The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-04-16

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T. 81 N, R. 33 E.
T. 32 NJ, R. SO E.
T. 81 N, R. "a E.
T. 20 NJ, R. SO E.
T. % NJ, R. 80 E.
T. 20 N, R. 40 E.
T. 81 N, r. Al E.
which plats were approved by the De-
partment of the Interior on the date
of this order and are on file in the Of
flee Of the project manager, U. S. Rec
lamation Service, Malta, Montana, and
at the local land office at Glasgow,
Montana.
2. Limit of area for which entry
may be made.-The limit of r of
public land per entry, representing the
acreage which, in the opinion of the
Secretary of the Interior, may be
reasonably required for the support of
a family upon such land, is fixed at
the amounts shown upon the plats for
the several farm units.
3. Entry by contestants having pref
erence rights;-During the statutory
period of thirty days to be announced
by notice Of the local land office, home
stead entry for either Farm Unit A
or Farm Unit B, Sec. "a, T. 20 ~, R.
38 E., shown on said plats may be
made at said local land office only by
a contestant having preference right
to enter one of said farm units. APP
p~lication to enter must be accompanied
by the certificate Of the Project Man.
ager showing that water-rental appli-
cation has been filed and the proper
water-rental charges deposited. At
the end of said statutory period of
thirty days either or both of the farm
units described in this paragraph re-
naming unentered shall then be sub
ject to entry under paragraph 4 of
this order.
A. Entry by those who are not con
testants.-Subject to the provisions of
paragraphs 8, IL and Is of this order,
homestead entries for farm units
shown on said plats may be made by
persons holding approved water-ren-
tai applications therefor, on and after
8 o'clock a. M, April 80, 1920, at the
local land office at Glasgow, Montana.
Every person desiring to acquire any
of said public land must execute a
water-rental application upon form
provided for that purpose and accom-
pany the same by payment of $500
for each irrigable acre in the farm
unit. Each water-rental application
must be for a specified farm unit and
more than one person may make such
application for the same farm unit,
but not more than one Water-rental
application can be made by the same
person. Such water-rental application
must be made to the project manager,
U. S. Reclamation Service at Malta,
Montana, in person, by mail, or other
wise within a period of six days be-
ginning April "a, 1920, and continuing
to and including 9 o'clock a. m. April
80, 1920. W~ater-rental applications
received after said period Of six days
will be filed and noted in the order of
their receipt.
S. Simultaneous filing of water
rental OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ap-
plications made and filed with the pro-
ject manager during said six-day per-
iod will be held and treated as sinful
t%aneously filed and the project man.
ager will dispose of them as follows:
(a) Where there is no conflict the
water-rental application will be ap-
proved.
(b) Where there are two or more
water-rental applications for the same
farm unit the project manager will
write on cards the names of the sew
eral water-rental applicants, and each
of those cards containing the name
of n such applicant will be placed
in an envelope upon which there is no
distinctive or identifying mark, and
at 2 o'clock p. M, April 30, 1920, aft
err all the envelopes containing the
names Of the several water-rental ap-
plicants shall have been thoroughly
mixed in the presence of such persons
as may desire to be present, they will
be drawn and numbered in order. The
cards as drawn and numbered will be
securely fastened to the water-rental
of the respective persons,
and the water-rental applications will
be allowed in such order.
6. Approved water-rental applica-
tiOns.-To each water-rental appli-
cant first in order among those apply
ing for the same farm unit, the pro-
ject manager will issue a water-reItal
duly approved, showing
payment of the charges as herein pro-
vided, which will entitle such water
rental applicant to file homestead APP
plication at said local land office, at
Glasgow, Montana, for the farm unit
described in his water-rental applica-
ton. Such homestead application
should be made within five days from
date of approval of water-rental ap-
plication. Failure to so make such
homestead application entities the
water-rental applicant next in order
for the same unit to have his water
application approved by the project
manager emitting him to make home
stead application, this procedure con-
if necessary as to all appli-
No part of a payment made
be returned to a successful appli-
cant in any case, if he be Il qualified
entryman.
Z. Failure of applicant to obtain
land applied for.-Where any
applicant fails to obtain land applied
FOR by him he will be permitted to elect
he will amend his app1iratiop