The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-08-31
ADDITIONAL LAND
OPEN TO ENTRY

Opening of 4,774.9 acres of land in
the Missoula land district of the Flat
head Indian reservation, which have
been duly classified and appraised in
accordance with the provisions of ex-
listing law is advertised for September
1st, 1917. The, schedules include g..
69346 acres of non-timbered lands
which have been appraised at ST.
150.72, or an average of $2.65 per
acre, and 2.OS1.44 acres of timber
land, containing CABS NJ feet, accord
ing to officially registered estimate.
The timber land has been appraised
at $12,754.0O. or an average of $6.12
per acre, and the timber thereon at
$10,9SS.00, or an average OF $1.52 per
thousand feet. Appraised valuations
run as high as $500 per acre for
some of the timber lands to be en-
tered.
All the listed lands will be dis
posed of under the homestead laws
and regulations authorized by con-
gress substantially as follows: All
persons qualified to make homestead
entry for said lands may file one ap-
plication accompanied by the required
deposit, either for a unit or for a
parcel of unit at any time between
8 o'clock a. M, Saturday, September
1, and II o'clock noon of Saturday,
September Is, 1917. All applications
filed during said period will be treat
ed as filed simultaneously. Amy per-
son having only an additional home
stead right for less than 100 acres,
may file an application for such por-
tion of a unit as he or she may be
entitled to enter.
In order to prevent confusion and
more readily dispose of conflicts dur
ing the period of simultaneous appli-
cations lands have. so far as prac-
tlcable, been arranged in units of
approximately 100 acres each, and
indicated by tract numbers, and dur
ing said period all applications for
these lands shall be filed for a unit
or part of a unit, according to this
arrangement. An application filed
during said period for lands embraced
IN more than one unit shall be re-
jected.
Where there is no conflict of appli-
cations filed during the period men
toned, and the application is ac-
companied by the required initial
payment, such application will be al
lowed Immediately after September
18th. In the event of conflicting ap-
plications, either in whole of part,
the rights of the several applicants
Will be determined by public draw
ing at the U. S. land office at Mis-
soula, at 10 o'clock a. M, September
18th, 1917.
Applications may be executed be-
fore the register or receiver of the
U. S. land office or before a U. S.
commissioner, or a judge or clerk of
a court of record residing in the
county in which the land is situated
The initial payment required under
the law, at the time of making appli-
appraised value of the lands, the bal
ance in five equal annual INSTALL
ments, and in addition where the
land is classified as timber land, the
total price of the timber, as we'll as
the regular land office fee and COM
missions. The payment must be in
tiotal or state bank or trust COM
pany which can be cashed without
cost to the government or by a post
office money order, made payable to
the receiver of the land office. No
other form of payment will be ac-
cepted. If an application is rejected
an application is allowed in part, the
money paid in excess of the required
amount Will be returned
No right can be acquired to any of
the said lands by settlement before
entry until after the expiration Of the
, period for filing simultaneous appli-
cations, to-wit, September 18th. An
other radical departure from past
and traditional procedure on the part
of the government is in the proposed
treatment of rejected applications
pending before the department. Such
applications receive no precedence or
priority of right, though persons hav-
ing rejected applications may, with
any other qualified entryman, make