PAtJE FOUR
THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPXER. ORE.. THURSDAY. JAN. 11. 1917
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MATERIAL.
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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
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"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.
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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
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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-
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Mrs. L. G. 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.
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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