, 1921-08-15

Notice has been given by the Ian
der Land office that certain lands in
the Shoshono project. located near the
towns OF Frannie and Garland. Wye.
divided into farm units varying from
81 to 81 acres OF irrigabie area will
be open for entry under the condi-
tons hereinafter provided.
Soldiers md sailors who served dur
ing the late war with Germany hon
orabiy discharged or separated from
the service nave a preference right
for these lands until November l6,
1891.
Those desiring to obtain one Of
these homesteads should apply TO the
Project Manager. Powell, Wyo., for
an application for water right and
when received execute same applying
for the farm unit desired. Mail. take
In person or otherwise send together
with money ~equalling 5 per cent OF
the total construction charge which
is 500 per irrigable acre to the Pro
ject Manager, Powell. Wyo.. so that
same will reach him within h four
day period beginning September IL
and continuing to n including .
o'clock a. m. September 16. 1921. A
certified copy of certificate OF dis
charge from the army or navy to-
gether with an affidavit that he .p-
plicant served in the United States
army, navy or marine corps on or
after April 6, 1917: the approximate
period of such service; the unit or
units in which such service was per
| formed; hat he was honorably dis
| charged or separated from such serv-
ice or placed in the regular army or
4. xo.orxc and fn date fh.ra0f and
| that he did not refuse to perform
such service or wear the uniform
thereof.
All applications received during the
four-day period beginning September
i2 and continuing to September 16.
1921. at 0 o'clock will be opened and
action taken looking TO approval
Where there are no conflicting APP
plications the land will be allotted to
the one applying for same but where
there are conflicting applications the
successful applicant will be deter
mined by a drawing conducted by tho
project image Any farm units
not disposed of during the four-day
period will be available to entry by
an ex-soldier or ox-sailor urui Nov
embcr 16. 1921. provided he nles with
the project manager a water right APP
plication together with the correct
amount Of money, and h other docu-
ments mentioned above and secures
the approval of am After Novem'
Der 16, 1921. any remaining lands
will be open to the general public.
Persons filing water right applica'
tons by mail. or otherwise than in
person, must make necessary ar
rangements for notification in the
event OF being the successful appli,
cant for a farm unit The United
States will not assume the respon'
sibility of notifying successful apph'
cants who are not present at the
! drawing.
Approval of a water right applica
ton entities the applicant to file
homestead application at the Local
land Office where the land is situated
| for the farm unit described in the
water right applications. A small
portion of these lands are in the
| Billings, Mont, land district and the
greater portion in the Lander. Wye.
land district. Failure TO make home
stead application within five days
from midnight of the date on which
the water right application is APP
proved allowing him to make home
stead application for the farm unit
involved.
No part OF a payment will be re
turned to a successful applicant II
he is a qualified homestead entry
man.
Where an applicant fails to Obtain
public land applied for, he Will be
permitted to elect whether he viii
amend his application to embract
other land not affected by pending
applications or withdraw his origina
application without prejudice. II
case of withdrawal of application
money deposited will be refunded
upon surrender OF receipt. issue
therefor.
The water right charges asains
this land are of two kinds, TO wit
(a) Construction, ID maintenance. Thu
construction charge shall be 500 pc
irrigabie area payable as follows: Al
initial payment of 8 per cent of tn
construction charge shsn be made a
the time of fling wat'S1 right appli
cation. and the remainder shall b
payable in is installments. the FRS
ave of which shall be 5 per cent AM
the remaining 10 shall be Z e cen