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PAtJE FOUR THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPXER. ORE.. THURSDAY. JAN. 11. 1917 New Lumber Yard VTTtTT t Now open in building formerlv occupied by Independent Garage on Main Street. LUMBER, LATHS, SHINGLES, BUILDING MATERIAL. LUMBER IN CAR LOTS A SPECIALTY. Get Our Estimates Before Building H. C. GITHENS WE1EJ m IS "31 1-2 BIoirscpweir $725.00 31 lrqpTO85 $910.00 mm M Use THE MOTOR IS A WONDER, UNUSUALLY POWER FUL BUT WONDERFULLY ECONOMICAL 20 TO 25 MILES ON A GALLON OF GASOLINE IS THE USUAL REPORT. THE FASTEST, SELLING COMPLETE AUTOMOBILE EVER OFFERED. Tlaese arc 1917 Models mi w hme fern m afdk ready m &CO. THE FERRIS 640-ACRE HOMESTEAD LAW ICE CREAM SPECIALS PURE DELICIOUS -:- REFRESHING TRY OUR STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM Made from fresh crushed strawberries. You will like it. SOFT DRINKS OUR SPECIALTY THE PALM HIGHEST GRADE OF CANDIES IN THE CITY Comfort rINTER DAY WARMTH IN YOUR HOME IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE USE OF THE RIGHT KIND AND SIZE OF STOVE. UB. HEATERS, burning both wood and coal, are the best to be found on the market. They doi-'t stand in with the fuel man. They are FUEL SAVERS "We Have It, Will Get It, Or It Is Not Made In Hardware.". Gilliam & Bisbee Pioneer Hardware Merchants. LOST A light browB fur neck piece between South Methodist church and poBtoffice. Finder please leave at this office. LOST Black Conney Barrel shayo muff at Fair Pavilion Monday even ing, January 2. Finder return to Mrs. Geo. Aiken. (Continued from page 1) Interior is hereby authorized, on ap plication or otherwise, to designate as stock-raising lands subject to en try under this act lands the surface of which is, in his opinion, chiefly, valuable for grazing and raising for age crops, do not contain merchant able timber, are not susceptible of lr- rigatlon from any known source water supply, and are of such char acter that six hundred and forty ac res are reasonably required for the support of a family: Provided That where any person qualified make original or additional entry un der the provisions of this act shall make application to enter any unap propria ted" public land which hns not hfren designate! as subject to entry (provided said application la 'accom panied and supported by properly cor i-cborated affidavit of the applicant in duplicate showing prima facie that the land applied for is of the charac ter contemplated by this act.), such application together with the regular fees and commissions, shall be receiv ed by the register and receiver of the land district in which said land is lo cated and suspended until it shall have been determined by the Secre tary of the Interior whether said land is actually of that character. That during such suspension the land de scribed in the application shall not be disposed of; and if the said land shall 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- supy such lands shall be acquired by reason of said, application until said lands have been designated as stock- raising lands. . Sec. 3. That any qualified home stead entryman may make entry un der the homestead laws of lands so designated by the Secretary of the In terior, according to legal subdivisions in areas not exceeding six hundred and forty acres, and in compact form so far as may be subject to the pro visions of this act, and secure title thereto by compliance with the terms of the homestead laws: Provided That a former homestead entry of land of the character described In esection two hereof shall not be a bar to the entry of a tract within a radius of twenty miles from such for mer entry under the provisions of this act, subject to the requirements of law as to residence and improve ments, which, together with the for mer entry shall not exceed six hun dred and forty acres: Provided fur ther, That the entryman shall be Re quired to enter all contiguous arias of the character herein described (fp- en to entry prior to the entry of any noncontiguous land: Provided fur ther, That instead of cultivation as required by the homestead law the entryman shall be required to make permanent improvements upon the land entered before final proof Is sub mitted tending to increase the value of the same for stock-raising purpos es, of the value of not less than $1.25 per acre and at least one-half of such Improvements shall be placed upon the land within three years after the date of entry thereof. Sec. 4. That any homestead entry man of lands of the character herein described, who has not submitted fin al proof upon his existing entry, shall have the right ,to enter, subject to he provisions, of this act as shall not, '.ogether with the amount embraced In his original entry, exceed six hun dred and forty acres, and residence upon the original entry shall be credi ted on both entries, but improve ments must be made on the additional entry equal to $1.25 for each acre thereof. Sec. 5 That persons who have sub mitted final proof upon, or received patent for lands of the character herein described under the home stead laws, and who own and reside upon the land so acquired, may, sub ject to the provisions of this act, make additional entry for and obtain patent to contiguous lands designated for entry under the provisions of this act, which together with the area theretofore acquired under the home stead law, shall not exceed six hun dred and forty acres, on proof of the expenditure required by this act on account of permanent improvements upon the additional entry. Sec. 6. That any person who Is the head of a family, or who has arrived 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 of this act, lands of the character des cribed in this act, the area of which is less than six hundred and forty ac res, and who Is unable to' exercise the right of additional entry herein con ferred because no lands subject to entry under this act adjoin the tract so entered or acquired or He within the twenty-mile limit provided for In this act, may, upoa submitting proof that he resides uplu and has not sold the land so entered or acquired land against which land there are no en cumbrances, relinquish and in lieu thereof, within the same land-office district, may enter and acquire title to six hundred and forty acres of the 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 pro visions of the homestead laws shall not apply to any entries made under 1 this act. Sec. 8. That any homestead entry man or patentees who shall be entitl ed to additional entry under this act shall have for ninety days after the designation of lands subject to en try under the provisions of this act and contiguous to those entered or owned and occupied by him the pre ferential right to make additional entry as provided tu this act.: Pro vided. That where such lands con tiguous to the land of two or more entryman or patentees entitled to ad ditional entries under this section are not sufficient In area to enable such entryman to secure by additional en try the maximum amounts to which they are entitled, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make an equitable division of the lands among the several entryman or patentees ap plying to exercise preferential rights, such division to be in tracts of not less than forty acres, or other legal subdivision, and so made to equalize as nearly as possible the area which such entryman and patentees will ac quire by adding the tracts embraced in additional 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 entryman or patentees entitled to exercise pre ferential right hereunder, the tract in question may be entered by the person who first submits to the local land office his application to exer cise said preferential right. That all entries made and patents Issued under the provisions 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 entered and patented, to gether with the right to prospect for mine and remove the same. The coal and other mineral deposits In such lands shall be subject to disposal by the United States in accordance with the provisions of the coal and mineral land laws in force at the time of such disposal. Any person qualified to lo cate and enter the coal or other mine ral deposts, or havng the right at all times to enter upon the lands entered or patented, as provided by this act, for the purpose of prospect ing for coal or other mineral therein provided he shall not injure, damage, or destroy the permanent improve ments of the entryman of patentee for all damages to the crops on such lands by reason of such prospecting. Any person who has acquired from the United States the coal or other mineral deposits in any such land, or the right to mine and remove the same, may reenter and occupy so Iquch of the surface thereof as may be required for all purposes, reason ably incident to the mining or re moval of the coal or other minerals, fit, upon securing the written con sent or waiver of the homestead en tryman or patentee; second, upon the payment of the damages to crops of other tangible improvements to the owner thereof, where agree- f J ment may be had as to the amount thereof; or, third, in lieu or other f the foregong provisions, upon the execution of a good and sufficient bond or undertaking to the United States for the use and benefit of the entryman or owner of the land and to secure the payment of such damages f the crops or tangible improve- ents of the entryman or owners, as may be determined and fixed in an ac tion brought upon the bond or un dertaking in a court of competent urisdiction against the principal and sureties thereon, such bond or undertaking to be in form and in ac cordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior and to be filed with and ap proved by the register and receiver of the local land office of the district herein the land is situate, subject to appeal to the Commissioner of the General Land Office: Provided, That all patents for the coal or other mine ral deposits herein reserved shall contain appropriate notations de claring them to be subject to the pro visions of this act with reference to the disposition, occupacy, and use of the land as . permitted to an entryman under this act. Sec. 10. That lands containing water holes or other bodies of water needed or used by the public for wat ering purposes shalLnot be designat ed under tliis act but may be reserv ed under the provisions of the act of June twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and ten, and such lands heretofore or hereafter reserved shall, while so reserved, be. kept and held open to the public use for such purposes un der such general rules and regula tions as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe: Provided, That the Secretary may, in his discretion al so withdraw from entry lands neces sary to insure access by the public to watering places reserved hereun der and needed for use In the move ment of stock to summer and winter ranges or so shipping points and may prescribe such rules and regulations may be necessary for the proper administration and use of such lands: Provided further, That such drive ways shall not be of, greater number or width man snail De cieany neces sary 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 for drive ways over twenty and not more than thirty-five miles In length: Provid ed further, That all stock so trans ported over such driveways shall be moved an average of hot less than three miles per day for sheep and goats and an average of not less than six miles per day for cattle and hor- L-J J. o. 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Herren announces the addition of a dress-making and de sighing department to her millinery establishment, after January 1st. This department will be in charge of Miss Phillips, a professional dress-maker and a thoroughly com petent designer. Your Patronage Solicited GAZETTE-TIMES Advertising Pays. For this there Is a reason: Circulation which includes practically ALL the people in Morrow and Northern Grant Counties. 1 ses. Sec. 11. That the Secretary of the Interior Is hereby authorized to make all necessary rules and regulations in harmony with the provisions and purposes of this act for the purpose of carrying the same Into effect, J