The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-12-02
Copyrighted 1920 by Cola w. shep.
ard. Colony. Wyo.. and published In the
Powder River County Examiner thru
special arrangement,

years or more in complying with the
homestead laws. has duly advertised
peared with two witnesses and proved
that he complied with the law. 1t ia
| only natural for him to expect to re-
| time. hut for various reasons patents
arc frequently a. long time in ccming,
and in this talk we will attempt to
| time.
When the final proof testimony. the
publishers affidavit and the required
fees have all been received at the dig
| for consideration by the register ana
receiver but it often hapenst hat they
are SO pressed with other work that
proofs, so the proof may lief or sew ..st,
| eral months waiting for the register
ana receiver to get time to lcok it
c cier me on,ted stats athsr comissioner
may take the final proof testimony
outside thel and office, does not pass
on it, but simply sends it to the dis
trict land office for action.
If the final proof seems satisfactory
IN every way, and all the requirements
nave been met aud all payments made,
the e receiver issues final eertitieate,
to receive a patent to the land de-
s y; therein b II they find that the
s me ,aG is 1Gt eomplete in every way
opportunity to complete the showing.
or reject it. In, either case the entry
the commissioners OF the general land
oft af, d II he fels that he is not getting
From the wording Of the final cer-
tihcate 1t might appear that after it
IS cnce Issued the land department
would he bound to issue a patent, but
proof papers are sent in to Washing
ton and there. after waiting their turn
wn,c f may take a year. the whole
tiny to ascertain if every requirement.
has been met and that there exists no
tease, why patent should not issue. In
land office finds that the register and
receiver have overlooked some point.
and the honorable commissioner Of the
sion requiring further showing. or
further compliance. or rejecting the
proof; and he has the authority to
requirements are met His decision is
however. subject to an appeal To- the
secretary Of the interior.
that the the Is a. th sood 50
office can find no fault with it. the
entry is certified for patent and the
h IS IS anDshsr 1ysen whsrs
m fn,y h .r a delay Of several months be-
loTe me employees or this department
can get to it,. But if everything is
working smoothly the patent will even
tua11y be prepared. signed, recorded
ana ana issued. and then mailed back to
the register ana receiver, who will en-
ter 1t en- their records and send a mo-
tlce to the entryman that his patent
is ready and Will be del iyered upou
the presentation Of the notice and the
surrender Of the final certificate
While 1t is supposed that the reg
lister and receiver will promptly is
sue this notice. it sometimes happens
tnat the pc tents lie for months in the
district land offices before the notice
IS issued: in fact. there are many de-
lays in the proceedings thar take place
between the making of final proof and
the receipt of the patent by the en-
erNman and II is often necessary to
employ an attorney to get the case
started on again. for. In some OF the
oIllces 1t may be ''pigeon-ho1ed" and
re Tor years without attention unless
IN" case Is called up and the papers
are hunted up. When the land offices