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The New 640 Acre Stock
Raising Homestead Law
Congressman N. J. Slnnott has
sent to Tho Bulletin a copy of the
recently enacted 640 acre Btock rais
ing homestead law, which 1b hero ro-
printed lit. full.
"H. H. 407. An act to provldo for
Btoek-ralsiug homesteads, and tor
other purposes.
"Be it enacted by the senate, etc.,
That from and after the passage of
this act It shall bo lawful for any
person qualified to make entry under
the homestead laws of the United
States to make a stock-raising home
stead entry for not exceeding six
hundred and forty acres of unap
propriated unreserved public lands
In reasonably cotnpact form: Pro
vided, however. That the land so en
tered shall theretofore have been
designated by the Secretary of the
Interior a "stock-raising lands.
"Section 2. That the Secretary of
the Interior is hereby authorized, on
application or otherwise, to designate
as stock-raisinR lands subject to entry
Under this act, lands the surface of
which is. In his opinion, chiefly val
uable for gracing and raising forage
crops, do not contain merchantable
timber, are hot susceptible of irriga
tion from any known source of water
supply, and are of such character
that six hundred and forty acres are
reasonably required for the support
of a family; provided. That where
Any person qualified to make original
or additional entry under the pro
Visions of this act shall make appli
cation to enter any unappropriated
public land which has not been desig
nated as subject to entry (provided
said application is' accompanied and
supported Jiy properly corroborated
affidavit of the applicant in dupli
cate showing prima facie that the
land applied for is of the character
contemplated by this act), such ap
plication, together with the regular
fees and commissions, shall be re
ceived by the register and receiver
of the land district in which said land
is located and suspended until it
shall have been determined by the
Secretary of the Interior whether said
land is actually of that character.
That during such suspension the land
described in the application shall not
be disposed of; and if the said land
Bhall be designated under this act,
then such application shall be allow
ed; otherwise it shall be rejected,
subject to appeal; but no right to oc
cupy such- lands shall be acquired
by reason ot said application until
said lands have been designated as
stock-raising lands.
r "Sec. 3. That any qualified home
Mead entryman may make entry un-
tAar 4ha-.knntMtDil 1 ei rtt lonHa on
designated by the Secretary of the,
Interior, according to legal subdi
visions, in areas not exceeding sin
hundred and forty acres, and. in com
pact form so far as may be subject
to the' provisions of this act, and se
cure title thereto by compliance with
the terms of the homestead laws:
Provided," That a former- homestead
entry of land of the character de
scribed in 'section two hereof shall
Hot be, a bar to the entry of a tract
Within a radius of twenty miles from
Such" former entry under the provls-ia8
Ions of this act,, subject to the re
quirements of law as to residence and
improvements, which, together with
lhe former entry, shall not exceed six
hundred and forty acres; Provided
further. That the entryman shall be
required to enter all contiguous areas
of the character herein described
open to entry prior to the entry of
any .non-contiguous land: Provided :ential right hereunder, the tract in
'1' B,fadk f c,uI"va,tlon question may be entered by the per-
rh manU?l tT jT! nlU to the local
the .entryman shall be required to . . . , .. ,
make permanent improvements upon!land office his application to exerciso
the iajid entered before final proof and Patents Issued under the said
is submitted tending to Increase the Preferential right.
Value of , the same tor stock-raising
purposes, of the value of not less than
1.25 per acre, and at least one-halt
of such improvements shall be placed
Upon, he land within three years af
ter the date of entry thereof.
"See. 4. That any homestead en
tryman of lands of the character
herein; described, who has not sub
mitted: final proof upon his ex
isting Gentry, shall have the right to
enter, ; subject to the provisions of
this act. such amount of contiguous
lands designated for entry under the
provisions of this act as shall not,
together ovith the amount embraced
In his original entry, exceed six hun
dred and forty acres, and residence
upon the original entry shall be cred
ited on. both-entries, but Improve
ments, must he made on the addition
al entry equal to f 1.24 tor each acre
thereof. ..:,-
' ."Sec. 5. That persons who have
$798.89
We paid this amount to our Savings depositors on De
cember 30, as Interest on their accounts for the preceed
lng six months.
' HOW MUCH OH THIS DID YOU RECEIVE?
If you have not a Savings account with this Bank, tho first
' of the New Year is a good time to start one. $1.00 starts
'an account, on which you receive 4 per cent Interest seml
;' anually.
The First National Bank
BEND, ;-: OREGON
submitted final proof upon, or re
ceived patent for, lands of the char
acter herein described under tho
homes tend laws, and who own and
reside upon llio land so acquired may,
subject to tho provisions of this act,
make additional entry for and obtain
nntnnt til inlt Itrllnlltt hinds deSllilUlt
od for entry under the prbvlslons otiliiR or removal of tho coal or other
this act, which, together with the ! minerals, first, upon securing the
area theretofore acquired under tho I written consent or waiver of the
homestead law, shall not exceed six
hundred and forty acres, on proof of
the expenditure required by this act
on account of permanent improve
ments upon the additional entry.
"Sec. 6. That any person who is
the head of a family, or who has ar
rived at the age of twenty-one years
and Is a citizen of the United States,
who has entered or acquired under
the homestead laws, prior to the
passage ot this act, lands of tho
character described In this' act, the
area ot which is less than six hundred
and forty acres, and who Is unable
to exercise the right of additional
entry herein conferred because no
lands subject to entry under this act
adjoin the tract so entered or ac
quired or He within the twenty-mile
limit provided for in this act, may.
upon submitting proof that he resides
upon and. has not sold the land so
entered or acquired and against
which . land there are no encum
brances, relinquish or reconvey to
the United States the land so occu
pied, entered, or acquired, and In
lieu thereof, within the same land-
office district, may enter and acquire j
title to six hundred and forty acres
of land subject to entry under this
act, but must show compliance with
all the provisions of this act respect
ing the new entry and with all the
provisions of existing homestead laws
except as modified herein.
"Sec. 7. That the commutation
Drovisions ot the homestead laws
shall not apply to any entries made
under this act.
"Sec. 8. That any homestead en
trymen or patentees who shall be
entitled to additional entry under,
this act shall have for ninety days
after the designation of lands subject
to entry under the provisions of this
act and contiguous to those entered
or owned and occupied by him the
preferential right to make additional
entry as provided in this act; Pro
vided, That where such lands con
tigious to the lands ot two or more
entrymen or patentees entitled to
additional entries, under this section
are not sufficient in area to enable
such entrymen to secure by ad
dltlonal entry the maximum amounts
to which they are entitled, the Secre
tary of the Interior Is authorized to
make an equitable division of the
lands among the several entrymen
or patentees, applying to exerciso
preferential rights, such division to
be in tracts of not less than forty
acres, or other legal sub-division,
and so made as to equalize as nearly
possible the area which such en-
trymen and patentees will acquire by
adding the tracts embraced in addi
tional entries to the lands' originally
held or -owned by them: Provided
further. That where but one such
tract of vacant land may adjoin the
lands of two or more entrymen or
natentees entitled to exercise Drefer
sec. . mat aw entries made
and patents Issued under the pro
visions of this act shall be subject to
and contain a reservation to the
United States of all the coal and
other minerals in the lands so en
tered and patented, together with the
right to prospect for, mine, and re
move the same. The coal and other
mineral deposits in such lands shall
be subject to disposal, by the United
States In accordance with the pro
visions of the coal and mineral land
laws in force at the time of such dis
posal. Any person qualified to locate
and enter the coal or other mineral
deposits, or having the right to mine
and remove the same under the laws
of the United States, shall have the
right at all limes to enter upon the
lands entered or patented, as pro
vided by this act, for the purpose of
prospecting tor coal or other mineral
therein, provided he shall not Ihjuru,
damage, or destroy tho permanent
improvements of tho entryiunn or
patentee, and shall bo liable to and
shall compensate the ontryinan or
patentee tor all damngea to thu crops
on such lands by reason ot such pros
pecting Any person who has ac
quired from tho United States tho
coal or other mineral deposits In any
such land, or the right to mine and
removo the same, may reenter nnd
occupy so much of tho surface there
of as may be required for all pur
poses reasonably incldout to l no nun
homestead entryman or patontoo;
second, upon payment of tho illumines
to crops or other tangible improve
ments to the owner thoreof, whore
agreement may bo had as to mo
amount thereof; or, third, In lieu of
either of tho foregoing provisions,
upon tho execution ot a good and suf
ficient bond or. undertaking to the
United States for tho use and benefit
of tho entryman or owner of tho land,
to secure the payment ot such dam
ages to the crops or tangible Improve
ments of the entryman or ownora, as
may be determined and fixed In an
action brought upon tho bond or un
dertaking in a court of competent
jurisdiction against the principal and
sureties thoreon, such bond or under
taking to be In form and In accord
ance with rules and regulations pre
scribed by the Secretary of the In
terior and to be filed with and ap
proved by tho register and receiver
of tho local land office of the district
whoreln the land Is situate, subject
to appeal to the Commissioner of the
General Land Office: Provided, That
all patents Issued for the coal or oth
er mineral deposits herein resorved
shall contain approprtato notations
declaring thorn to be subject to the
provisions of this act with reference
to the deposition, occupancy and use
of tho land as permitted to an entry
man under this act,
"Sec. 10. That lands containing
water holes or other bodies of water
needed or used by the public for wa
tering purposes shall not be desig
nated under this act but may be re
served under the provisions of the
act of June twenty-fifth, nineteen
hundred and ten. and such lands
heretofore or hereafter, resorved
shall, while so reserved, be kept and
held open to the public use for such
purposes under such general rules
and regulations as the Secretary of
the Interior may prescribe: Provided,
That the Secretary may. In his dis
cretion, also withdraw from entry
lands necessary to insure access by
the public to watering places re
served hereunder and needed for use
in the movement of Btock to summer
and winter ranges or to shipping
points, and may prescribe such rules
and regulations as may be necessary
for the proper administration and
use ot such lands: Provided further,
That such driveways shall not be of
greater number or width than shall
be clearly necessary for the purpose
proposed and in no event shall be
more than one mile In width for a
driveway less than twenty miles in
length,' not more than two miles In
width fori driveways - over twenty
and not more than thirty-five miles
in length, and not over five miles
In width for driveways over thirty
five miles in length: Provided fur
ther,' That all stock so transported
over such driveways shall be moved
an average of not less than three
miles per day tor sheep and goats and
an average of not less'than six miles
per day for cattle and horses.
"Sec. 11. That the Secretary of
the Interior is hereby authorized to
make all necessary rules and regu
lations in harmo'ny with the provis
ions and purposes of this act for the
purpose of carrying the same into ef
fect." In a statement accompanying the
law it is announced that the Interior
Department has Dot had time to com
pile rules and regulations governing
the entry ot lands under the provis
ions of the new law.- General com
ments and explanations have been
prepared, however, as follows:
1. The provisions of the law per
mit the entry of 640 acres of seml
arld grazing land by any qualified
entryman. . The bill does not apply
to all public lands, but only to such
areas as are suited largely for stock
raising and grazing purposes. The
Interior Department will later desig
nate the areas that may be entered
under this act. -
- 2. At the present time it Is im
possible to give specific Information
as to the location of the areas that
will subsequently be designated for
entry. . In general it may be stated
that designations, will be made In the
Rocky Mountain states and westward.
A personal Inspection of the lands
sought to be entered is the only sat
isfactory manner In which prospec
tive entryman can fully Inform him
self as to the relative worth of the
land.
3. To acquire title to a homestead
under this act an entryman must
reside upon the land not less than
three years and make permanent Im
provements thereon tending to in
crease Its value for stock-raising pur
poses, of the value of not less than
$1.25 per acre, one-half of which
must be placed on the land within
three years after the date of entry.
Cultivation ot the land Is not re
quired. Commutation of entry is not
allowed.
4. If a homestead entryman has
heretofore exhausted his homestead
right by securing title to 160 acres
of land In the humid regions, this
640-acre homestead tract does not
restore his rights nor permit him to
enter an additional homestead. The
theory of the law is that only one
homestead may be taken by an Indi
vidual entryman. Of course, If the
homestead was lost and title never
acquired, or it the land entered here
tofore was grazing land of the char
acter covered by ' this act, then and
in that event' a second entry could
bo madn as per sections 4 nnd 5 of
tho act. Legislation, known, us "tho
r'orrlB bill" (II. 11. 841)2), In now
pending looking to tho restoration
ot tho homestead rights of those who
Inivo heretofore bought Indian land.
Tho bill Imu ulrundy passed thu House
and Is now point hm In thu United
Slates Semite, It Is hoped tho liluaa
ure will become a law before thu pres
ent session ot Congress adjourns.
(l. Previous to thu time tho In
terior Department deslKimtoH thu ur
eas that may bo entered under this
law a prospective entryman inay file
arflduvlt showing that the lund ho
desires to enter la grazing land and
make application to tho local lund
office tor suspension of thu entry
until tho dun-actor of the lund Is des
ignated. Tho entry may. then be sus
pended until the land Is designated,
at which time, It the lund hus been
designated us grating lund, the ap
plication to actually muko tho entry
will bo rocelved. Ot course, It thi
Department should hold that the par
ticular tract of lund sought to be eu
tered under this procedure Is not
grating lands no rights would accrue
to the prospective entryman,
6. As each applicant la required
to swear that ho Is woll acquainted
with the character of the land de
scribed In his application, and as all
entries are made subject to the rights
of prior settlors, the applicant can
not make affidavit that he Is ac
quainted with the chnractor ot the
land or be sure that tho land Is not
already appropriated by a sottlor un
til aftor he has actually Inspected It.
7. AH proceedings connected with
the entering and filing on a home
stead are conducted by tho officials
ot the local land offices In the states i
where the laud la located. The Gen
eral Land Office ut Washington ilnos
not iasuo maps showing the location
ot vacant public land subject to en
try. This Information can be reliab
ly obtalnod only from the records of
the various United Stutes district
land offices, the Oregon offices be
ing as follows: Hums. I-u Grando,
Lakevlow, Portland, Hoseburg. The
Dalles and Vale.
g. Persons who desire to mako
homestead entry should flrBl decide
where they wish to locate, then go
or write to the local land office of
the district In which the lauds
situated and obtain from the records
9. A porsonul inspection of the
lands should bo mad) to ascertain it
they are suitable, unci, when satis
fied on this point, entry can be made
at the local land offici in tho man
ner prescribed by 'he law, under the
direction of the direction f the local
officers, who will give the applicant
full Information. Should a per.ion
desire to obtain information lu re
gard to vacant lands In any district
before going there for personal In
spection, he should address the reg
ister and receiver of the particular
local laud office, who will jlvo iuih
Information as Is available.
.10. Persons desiring to make
homestead entries should first fully
Inform themselves as to thu charac
ter and quality of the lands thny
desire to enter and should In no case
apply to enter until they have visited
and fully examined each legal sub
division for which they make appli
cation, as satisfactory Information
as to the character nnd occrfpancy i
public lands can not bo obtalnod '.
any other way.
11. All blank forms of affidavits
and other paiMjrs noedod In making
application to , enter or In making
final proofs can bo obtained by appli
cants and entrymon from the land
office for the district in which the
land lies.
RADIUM FIND MADE
Colorado Will Treble Hupply of the
World, Is Expert's Belief.
(United Pru Staff Correspondent.)
DENVER, Jan. 8. The ores of
Southwestern Colorado will double
or treble the world's supply of rad
ium, according to a statement Issued
today by the expert at the State
School of Mines at Coldon.
' The report declares that the ore
accessible In Southern- Colorado and
In the La Sal mountains in Utuh con
tains nearly 200 grains of radium,
or nearly three times the world's
present supply.
The carnotlte fields of Utah and
Colorado already have produced
about one-half the world's supply of
radium.
COST DECLINE FOUND
IN UNIVERSITY WORK
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LAWRENCE, Kan., Jan. 8. At
least one thing education Is cheap
er than a year ago, according to the
University of Kansas figures, which
show that the cost of educating a
student In the Collego of Liberal
arts and sclonces here Is six dollars
less than in 1915,
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