The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1919-09-25

| by states and counties, that was .un-
appropriated on July 1, 1919. The re-
port, so far as it relates to the Middle
West States, shows:
Colorado .........~.. 9,547,978 acres.
| Idaho ...............-...1 10, 68S, 608 acres.
Montana ...a..-..-.-.. 7,133,594 acres.
Nebraska ..-.........-.. 92,826 acres.
South Dakota .~..-.. SCI ,209 acres.
Wyoming ..-.... % 1877 ,979 acres.
The circular describes the land, in
general, as follows: Co.orado:-Ag-
ricultural, grazing, mountainous and
mineral. Observation-Disclosures, dry
farming, grazing and mineral. Mon
tana Mountainous and grazing. Ne
misunderstanding, rough and sandy
South misunderstanding, timbered,
low and wet, and lake bed. Wyoming:
Grazing, dry farming and mountain
Gus.
The cities at which District Land
Offices in the various states are .ocat-
ed are given as follows:
Colorado:-Del Norte, Denver, Du-
range, Glenwood Springs, Hugo, La
mar, Leadville, Montrose, Pueblo,
Sterling.
Idaho:-Blackfoot, Boise, Cour d.
Alene, HALEY, Lewistown. r.
Montana:-Billings, Bohemian, Glas-
gov, Great Falls, Havre, Helena, Ka..
ispel, Lewistown, Miles City, Nilsson
la. ,b'.
Observation-Disclosures, Broken Bow,
Lincoln. "nl
South Dakota:-Be,le Fourche, Pr
ere, Gregory, Lennon, Rapid City,
Timber Lake.
Wyoming:-Buffalo, Cheyenne, Ian
der, Douglas, Evanston, Sundance.
Interested persons should inform
themselves fully in regard to the char
acter of the land by corresponding
with the United States Land Agent
in the locality to which they wish to
go, before mourning any expenses.
Under existing laws "any officer,
soldier, sailor or marine who has SER
yer not less than 80 days in the Army,
Navy or Marine Corps Of the United
States during the war with Germany
and its allies, or during the opera
tons in Mexico or along its borders,
who have been honorabiy discharged,
who has not exhausted his homestead
right and who makes his homestead
entry, is entitled to have the term of
his service, but not exceeding two
years, deducted from the three years
residence required under homestead
laws. If his service continues after the
end of the war under the same en-
listment, (having served 90 days dur
ing the wary, he may have credit for
his entire period of service. If he was
discharged on account of wounds or
disability incurred in the line of duty,
he obtains credit for the whole term
of enlistment; and said term extends
to the end of the war If he enlisted
or was drafted for its duration. How
ever, in neither of these cases can the
credit given exceed two years.
With respect to the operations in
Mexico or along the borders thereof,
the privilege is given to persons in
the National Guard of any state en-
gagged in the service Of the United
States"
i The foregoing quotation is taken
from Circular No. GAL, issued by the
Department of the Interior. Those
who may desire copies Of the circulars
indicated above will probably be able
to secure them by addressing re-
quest directly to the Department of
the Interior, General Land Office,
Washington, ID. c.
} The information outlined above is
furnished not only for the convenience
of the soldiers, sailors and marines
} and others directly interested in the
, homestead question but also for the
, newspapers that may find it useful
, in answering inquiries addressed to
them. If | should be able to render
any additional service m connection
. with this matter, kindly advise me
and viii, take pleasure in doing so.
Yours very truly,
; w. f. ANDREWS