The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-10-14

In our Last talk we explained the
usual method Of PROVING up en- z um.
her e. :ss ssss. ' .acths Put s e pre
z necessary. This talk VIII! deal with
the old form Of proof, which II still
used In some cases.
partment It 10 stated that ;pnleos the
land Department shall make an ap.
Draisemsn Within nine nonths after
pHa 9S !: a sS: Il: ass.s ss ss
piration. OF the nine. months period.
Pay TO- the receiver s ct the land office ss
sworn: statement. which must mot be
less than $3.50 per acre. ana he may
then proceed &C. offer hnsl proof after
publication viii be prepared 81 the
register Of the land office. but In this
case the entryman may state which
Ia, i there Be more than one %' paper
'.nd the same distance from the
In making this form of procf the
The daee see ana ANA sive IN .hsiP tesss
proof, only the auestione are different
Sic sses must ste snsw ct es ss '
q married woman she must show citi-
aensni !ho Of he. her husband d. applicant
and must state when and in whose
how the land was identi led tthat ats is.
or fcund), what improvements are on
it is At for publication or not. ana II
ber. were removed. Applicant must de-
scribe the land fully 60 as to show
why It is not At fer cultivation. .Ap:
contains any minerals. and whether it
Il more valuable for the minerale than
Tor its timber. and must state why he
considers con .. It TN more valuable for timber
Appl icant must state how many feet.
| board measure. he estimates can be
gut from the entire tract, and what
state Whether he Is a. p %ae a"m.
herman or woodsman. and II net how
he arrived at the estimate. Then he
Il asked what he expects to do with
title to IT.. and whether he knows Of
any capitalist or company that has Of
fsrea e purchase the land Or the
Applicant H. asked as. to- what his
business has been for the past year.
how he first learned Of this land and
that il would be good investment to
fanything for this information. whether
he paid out of his individual funds all
| the money In connection with making
| the fling and whether he expects to
pay for the land with his own money.
where he got the money to pay for
the land and how long: he ha: had it
a bank account during the past six
| me nths. and IL so where, and many
other questions.
| The witnesses must also show that
they are. we'll acquainted with the
land. and must state when they OK:
SoM the IT, ewxh aS wss With r fasn m anS
give practically the same testimony
as the claimant. and must state wheth-
| er they know Of their own knowledge
that the applicant has sufficient
| money to purchase the land and hold
~ Ter six months without mOrtgaging
The different in the two kinds Of
In the fact that the proof mentioned
in our former talk Is made after the
land has been appraised by a special
agent OF the land department. and the
government has satisfied itself. thru
Its special agent CT the facts In the
case. while in. this latter form Of
pryor no investigatio ~ has been made
to satisfy the government az to the
points covered by the proof questions.
Timber and stone entrymen should
understand that II no appraisement IL
returned within nine months after
they file their application an dsworn
statement they have the right to pro-
coed as outlined above. but unless
their proof within thirty days after
the expiration Of the nine months,
they will lose all their rights to the
land and their entry win be Canceled.