Decisions of the Department of the Interior and the General Land Office in Cases Relating to the Public Lands, Volume 6U.S. Government Printing Office, 1888 |
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... local officers . They have the witnesses before them , and have opportunities to observe the demeanor and actions of the witnesses , both in the direct and cross - examination . These officers found that : The weight of the testimony ...
... local officers . They have the witnesses before them , and have opportunities to observe the demeanor and actions of the witnesses , both in the direct and cross - examination . These officers found that : The weight of the testimony ...
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... local officers of hearings in contest cases are defective in failing to state what kind of notice was given by the register and receiver of their decisions , and whether or not any action has been taken by parties to the case . Your ...
... local officers of hearings in contest cases are defective in failing to state what kind of notice was given by the register and receiver of their decisions , and whether or not any action has been taken by parties to the case . Your ...
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... local officers rejected said proof " for the reason that the tract is upon an odd section within the granted limits to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company , and for the further reason that Burns can not take advantage of Woodworth's ...
... local officers rejected said proof " for the reason that the tract is upon an odd section within the granted limits to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company , and for the further reason that Burns can not take advantage of Woodworth's ...
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... local officers . The homestead claim of Woodworth was in existence prior to the receipt of such notice at the local office , and therefore excepted the tract from the operation of the withdrawal . The claim of the present applicant ex ...
... local officers . The homestead claim of Woodworth was in existence prior to the receipt of such notice at the local office , and therefore excepted the tract from the operation of the withdrawal . The claim of the present applicant ex ...
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... local officers recommended the dismissal of the contest and their finding was affirmed by your office . The evidence shows that the entryman is the owner of about twenty- five acres of land lying from a quarter to a half a mile from the ...
... local officers recommended the dismissal of the contest and their finding was affirmed by your office . The evidence shows that the entryman is the owner of about twenty- five acres of land lying from a quarter to a half a mile from the ...
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acres act of June Acting Commissioner Stockslager Acting Secretary Muldrow affidavit alleging settlement allowed appeal application approved April attorney August 13 authority claimant Commissioner Sparks Congress court cultivation December December 15 declaratory statement definite location Department entitled entryman evidence fact faith February February 13 filed final proof hearing held holding for cancellation homestead entry homestead law indemnity limits issued July July 17 June 15 June 22 Lake Maurepas land district Land Office letter miles Muldrow to Commissioner Northern Pacific Northern Pacific Railroad notice November November 12 O'Brien county office decision Pacific R. R. Pacific Railroad Company parties patent prior public lands purchase record register and receiver rejected relinquishment reservation residence road rule Secretary Vilas selection September September 28 settlement laws settler Sioux City Stat survey testimony thereof timber culture entry tion township tract United Vilas to Commissioner Washington Territory withdrawal
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Page 400 - ... every alternate section of public land, not mineral, designated by odd numbers, to the amount of twenty alternate sections per mile, on each side of said railroad line, as said Company may adopt, through the Territories of the United States...
Page 142 - ... no certificate, however, shall be given or patent issued therefor until the expiration of five years from the date of such entry; and if at the expiration of such time, or at any time within two years thereafter, the person making such entry ; or if he be dead, his widow ; or in case of her death...
Page 135 - That no certificate shall be given or patent issued therefor until the expiration of five years from the date of such entry : and if, at the expiration of such time, or at any time within two years thereafter, the person making such entry — or if he be dead, his widow : or in case of her death, his heirs or devisee...
Page 749 - ... that he has not, directly or indirectly, made any agreement or contract in any way or manner with any person or persons whatsoever, by which the title which he might acquire from the Government of the United States should inure in whole or in part to the benefit of any person except himself...
Page 752 - ... not sold, reserved, or otherwise disposed of by the United States, and to which a preemption or homestead claim may not have attached at the time the line of said road is definitely fixed...
Page 281 - States or given aid and comfort to its enemies, and that such application is made for his or her exclusive use and benefit, and that said entry is made for the purpose of actual settlement and cultivation, and not either directly or indirectly for the use or benefit of any other person...
Page 371 - Every person above the age of twenty-one years, who is a citizen of the United States...
Page 73 - That when the lands in the said Territory shall be surveyed under the direction of the government of the United States, preparatory to bringing the same into market, sections numbered sixteen and thirty-six in each township in said Territory shall be and the same are hereby reserved for the purpose of being applied to schools in said Territory, and in the States and Territories hereafter to be erected out of the same.
Page 647 - States surveyor-general, showing accurately the boundaries of the claim or claims, which shall be distinctly marked by monuments on the ground, and shall post a copy of such plat, together with a notice of such application for a patent, in a conspicuous place on the land embraced in such plat previous to the filing of the application for a patent, and shall file an affidavit of at least two persons that such notice has been duly posted...
Page 279 - ... to citizens of the United States, or persons who have declared their intention to become such...