The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-04-30

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ton of the payments.
An entryman who on March 4,
1925, was an actual settler on the
land embraced in his entry may pay
one-half of the principal which was
due and unpaid on March A, 1925,
on or before November 1, 1925, and
the other half on or before November
1, 1926. with interest on both halves
as indicated in the second paragraph
hereof.
An entryman who on March 4,
1925, was not an actual settler on
the land embraced in his entry is re-
quired to pay the total amount which
was due and unpaid on March a,
1925, with the required interest on
or before November 1, 1925.
Notices showing the total amount
of principal and interest heretofore
paid under such entry, together with
the amount of principal which was
due and unpaid on March 4, 1925,
and the amount of interest required
computed under both sections of the
act, will be prepared in this Office
and sent to the local office for service
by registered mail. A copy Of the
notice, together with a copy of this
letter, should first be sent to the en-
tryman at his record address, and if
service is not obtained at that adj
dress a further notice should be di-
rected to the entryman at the post
Office nearest the land. This office
will use the utmost care in preparing
these notices in order that thew may
correctly show the amounts due, but
before final certificate is issued the
local officers will check the amount
shown in the notice with the local
Office records in order to verify the
figures given.
One who claims the right to make
payment under the first section of the
act as an actual settler. must show
by affidavit corroborated by the aft
davits of two persons the facts rela-
tive to his settlement. The affidavit
must also show whether on March 4,
1925. he was actually residing upon
the land embraced in his entry and
whether on that date he had his
home upon the land to the exclusion
of a home elsewhere.
The provisions in the act that upon
the failure of an entryman to COM
plete his payments as required the
entry shall be cancelled and the land
revert to the status of other tribal
lands of the Fort Peck Indian reser-
walton will strictly observed. and en-
tries for which payments have not
been made as required will be can
celled without notice to the entry
man other than the notice advising
them of the amount due.
Upon payment being made. the
local officers will so report to this
office and if payment is not made
they will so report as soon as pos
sible after November 1. 1925. Where
payment is made under section one
of the act, the local officers will
make further report upon the COM
pletion of the payments and if pay
ments are not made as required they
will so report as soon as possible
after November /, 1926.
Where payments are made as re-
quired, where satisfactory proof Of
residence, cultivation and improve
ments has been made and in the
absence of objection shown by the
local Office records, the register will
issue final certificates without special
instructions from this Office.
The act is supplemental to the
acts of March 2, 1917, (39 Stat.
994) and December II, 1919, al
Stat. 365). See circulars Nos. 544
(46 L. D. 75) and 667 at L. D.
1850. Payments maturing after
March a, 1925, must be made as in
Dictated in circular No. 544.
Any entryman may, if he SO de-
sires, file a REIMBURSEMENT of a por-
ton of his entry and apply to have
the money heretofore paid applied on
the part retained. GAG L. D. 1881.
Very respectfully,
WILLIAM SPRY,
Commissioner.