The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-02-19
HOMES OFFERED
EXSERVICE MEN

Homestead entry on about 10000
acres Of reclaimed land in Wyoming
and Nebraska will be permitted early
in March, the reclamation service an
nounced today. Applications for en-
try upon irrigated farms comprising
a tract Of about 5000 acres in the
North Platte valley prospect embrac-
ing large section of the border areas
Of each state, will be accepted from
February % to March S. Applications
for entry on another 5000 acre tract
on the Shoshone (Wyo.) project will
be accepted during the week follow
ing. Drawings will be made to de-
ternaine the right of entry in each case
where two or more applications are
made for the same farm.
The North Platte valley tract.
which is part of project in which
hundreds of thousands of acres al
ready have been reclaimed by storing
the waters of the North Platte river
behind the Pathfinder dam, will be
opened on a water service rental basis
for the first three years. At the end
Of that time, when the irrigating sys-
tenn has been entirely completed, so
the cost can be computed and assessed
to the acre, the homesteader will as
sumo entry on an ownership basis.
The, acreage comprised in the two
tracts constitutes the largest area Of
reclaimed land opened to the home
steader in more than five years, off,
cials of the service said.
The sender Of this clipping has gone
to the trouble to learn something
further about this land proposition, so
as to pass it along to all Marnemen
who are interested. He writes:
Il have investigated this PROPOSE
ton and find it is good one. At
these drawings each man files on the
claim he wants. If two want the same
claim they draw lots. The wilmer
gets the claim but the loser can file
on another claim. This is not land
such as the old homestead was but
fine land under irrigation and ready
for the lucky man to come along, dig
his laterals and plant his crop. If
you get one of these claims you can
put in crop this spring.
"Now this land is not given away.
Millions have been spent to build the
dams and irrigation system. The
land is sold by the government for
from $40 to 500 an acre. You have
to pay dollar an acre when you file
and 5 per cent of the cost if you win
in the drawing. Then you have no
more to pay+4for five years. After
fve years you are required to pay a
pertain per cent a year until you are
paid Up. Some of the land taken up
two or three years ago has recently
sold for $3.50 an acre. ~
"a man should have a capital of
S So : geo stos go inte1 this. You are re-
quired to live three years on thei
claim. But your time in the Army
counts up to two years. That leaves !
most Of the men in the Third only
one year which they would have to |
stay on their claim. And the govern
men will allow you five-month fur
lough, so man with two years in
the army would only have to stay !
on his claim seven months before he
could get the title for it. It.. is a
good speculation, but if you are a I
farmer and want valuable farm
here's a good chance to get one of
the best cheaper and easier than you
will ever be able to again.
IF you are going to act on this
you will have to act quickly. Write
,r wire the Reclamation Bureau, De-
oartment of Interior, Washington.
D.. C. Or if you live in western
state write or wire the land agent of
he Department Of Interior whose To-
cation in your state can be found out
from some Of your public officers.
The postmaster, also can usually give