The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-08-12
Copyrighted 1920 by Cola w. shep.
ard. Colony, Wyo.. and published In the
Powder River County Examiner thru
special arrangement.)

homestead entryman married a woman
who was also holding . homestead.
could not both hold homesteads at the
same time, but on April g., 1914, con-
ara snes' WIFE to hold aH Somesteads At the
Many people have q dim idea Ct the
Of :nSn Law hs ana anter oto
matrimony Yith the expectatiGn OF ben
| case does net come within its provi-
! sions.
| both the husband and wife shall have
complied with the terms Of the home-
stead laws for at least one y year next 1t
to aat Se At s sase
year cid before the date OF marriage.
and both parties must have fully COM
piled with the homestead laws during
that year. It has also been held that
both entries must require further resi-
entitle entrymen to the benefits Of this
three years residence. then proof can
be submitted on that entry and they
can live on the other after marriage,
but they cannot in that case live on
residence on the other.
In order to avail themselves of the
benefits of this law the husband must
file in the land office notice OF his
tries. and this notice must be accom-:
panied with affidavits of both himself
and wife showing that they have actu-
with respect to- their respective en-
tries for at least one year before mar
rage.
While the government has not issued
any special forms for this notice 1T ana
states have suitable forms and can pre-
pare the necessary papers fer filing In
the land office.
unsurveyed lands are not entitled to
the benefits Of this law until after the
land Is surveyed and they make entry,
has lived on his or her homestead for
il they marry before both have filed,
then they cannot elect to i've on one
It does not matter where the entries
are. They may join or they may be a
thousand miles apart. They may be in
two different land districts or they
two land districts. then duplicate set
Of the notice of election and affdavits
must be filed in both land Offices
In making final proof each entry il
by ITSELF tine ana @
provements. With respect to residence
upon the entry where both lived the
showing is the same as In any other
proof. but with respect to the other
entry it is necessary to show In the
proof how long entryman actually
lived upon this land and also how long
upon the other entry.
1t has also been held by the land
department that where a woman, hav-
ing an unprotected homestead entry.
marries a man having a similar entry;
and thereupon abandOns her claim and
resides with her husband upon his
claim until he offers proof and re-
establish residence upon her claim be-
fore any contest is filed against same.
she thereby cures her default in the
matter of residence and is entitled to-
perfect her entry.
This offers a method of getting both
entries where the act Of April 6. 1914.
does not apply. OF course, If COM
test is filed against the claim which
Is temporarily abandoned 1t will be
it is often expedient to take this
chance.
1t Is usually better plan to live
on the wife's entry and complete it
first, for If the husband should lose
his claim he may file again. but the
wife, being a married woman, cannot
make new fling If she loses her
original claim.
All that has been said above applies
residence, Both husband and wife may
hold additional entries which dc not
require residence without any special
formality.