American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-01-18

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NIT the entry OF $40 acres OF semi
arid grazing land by any qualified
entryman. The bill does not apply to
all public lands, but only to such
areas as are suited largely for stock
raising and grazing purposes. The
interior department will later desig-
nate the areas that may be entered
under this act.
2. At the present time 1t is i'm
possible to give specific information
a to the location of the areas that
will subsequently be designated for
. entry. In general it may be stated
that designations will be made in the
Rocky Mountain states and westward.
A personal inspection OF the lands
sought to be entered is the only sat
~isfactory manner in which a pros
pective entryman can fully inform
himself as to the relative worth OF
the land.
3. To acquire title to a homestead
under this act an entryman must re-
side upon the land not less han three
years and make permanent improve
ments thereon tending to increase it's
value for stock raising purposes of the
value OF not less than 1925 per acre,
one-half Of which must be placed on
the land within three years after the
date of entry. Cultivation of the land
is not required. Communication of en-
try is not allowed.
4. II a homestead entryman has
heretofore exhausted his homestead
right by securing title to 16S acres Of
land in the humid regions this $40
acre homestead act does not restore
his rights nor permit him to enter an
additional homestead. The theory of
the law is that only one homestead
may be taken by an individual entry
man. OF course, II the homestead
vas lost and title never acquired, or
il the land entered heretofore was
grazing and of the character covered
by this act, her and in that event a
second entry could be made as per
sections 4 and 5 OF the act. Legisla-
ton, known as the Ferris bill" Oh.
r. 1892, is now pending looking to
the restoration of the homestead
rights of those who have heretofore
bought Indian land. This bill has al
ready passed the house and is now
pending in the United States senate.
1t is hoped the easur will become
a law before the present session Of
congress adjourns.
5. Previous to the time the in
terror department designates the
areas that may be entered under the
law a prospective entryman may file
affidavit showing that the and he de-
sires to enter is grazing land and make
application to the local land office
for suspension of the entry until the
character OF the land is designated.
The entry may then be suspended un-
til the land is designated, at which
time, if the land has been designated
as grazing land, the application to
actually make the entry will be re-
ceived. OF course. if the department
should hold that the particular tract
OF land sought to be entered under
this procedure is not grazing lands
mo rights would accrue to the pros
pective entryman.
6. AS each applicant is required
TO swear that he is we'll acquainted
with the character of the land de-
scribed in his application, and as all
entries are made subject to the rights
of prior settlers, the applicant cannot
make the affidavit that he is ac-
quainted with the character of the
land or be sure that the land is moi
already appropriated by a settler un.
I'll after he has actually inspected it
z. All proceedings connected Will
the entering and filing on a home.
stead are conducted by the official.
of the local land offices in the state:
where the land is located. The gen.
eral land office at Washington doe:
not issue maps showing the location
OF vacant public land subject to entry
This information can be reliably OBJ.
tanned only from the records of the
various United States district LAND
offices.
s. Persons who desire to make
homestead entry should first decid,
where tho wish TO locate, then go Of
write to the local land office OF tn,
district in which the lands are stu
= Afed and obtain from the records dia
grams Of vacant lands.
9. A personal inspection of thu
lands should be made to ascertain /
they are suitable. and. when Statistic,
on this point, entry a be made at tn
local land office in the manner pre-
scribed by the law. under the direc
ton OF the local land officers. wit
will give the applicant full informa
ton. Should a person desire to OBJ
tain information in regard to vscan
lands in any district before goinI
there for nersnnal isnactinn- b