Land Decisions of Importance Under the Enlarged Homestead Act
A summary of laws on homestead entries, citizenship loss by expatriation, felony status and eligibility for land entry, and the process for cash and settlement entries. It notes that citizens retain general rights unless specifically forfeited and that land selection follows statutory provisions without discretionary deviation by the land department.
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United States
The
Land Department
Canada
General Land Office
DANGERS THAT LIE IN CHEAP ICE CREAM
Mary Heaton Vorse discusses risks of cheap ice cream in the July Woman's Home Companion article The Fatal Penny. She notes danger from low quality ingredients dextrine flour and gelatine as well as improper storage leading to toxin exposure and possible death.
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Mary Heaton Vorse
July Woman's Home Companion
Real Estate Transfers and Desert Claims in Centennial Valley
Week ending June 24 records multiple deeds including warranty deeds from Pinkerton to Larimer and Boone to Mooney with prices listed. a 100 by 150 foot tract in Polaris sold for 1. quit claims from Benois to McVoy and Cline to Jones for 1 and 5 acres. a bargain and sale deed for Lakeview lot. desert claims by Cheney siblings and O'Brien totaling 820 and 320 acres. several quartz locations in Utopia and Elkhorn districts including Silver King lodes Nos. 1 2 and 3 and a Colorado lode Ikhorn district.
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James R. Pinkerton
Charles Larimer
Jackson
R. W. Boone
Daniel Mooney
North Dakota Street
William Larimer
Charles Richardson
Polaris
J. W. Russell
Herman Jackson
Bannack Street
X. Benois
John O. McVoy
Bannack
Anna F. Cline
W. C. Jones
Dewey
Wm. Hollingsworth
James Dodd
Lakeview
Centennial Valley
Martha A. Cheney
Johnb. Cheney
John O’brien
Lima
George Ki. Jewell
Montana
Apex Lode
Utopia District
O. la Marche
Sanford Shepard
J. .A. la Marche
John Willman
Colorado
Ikhorn Distict
Carrie
Elkhorn District
Dawg Song Parade of Fighting Dogs
A reader sent a humorous dog poem describing Champ the hound coon hound Teddy a bull dog and a lean stray dog. The grey hound is praised for grit and readiness to rumble as the other two may have to yield if the stray returns from Nebraska with certainly spirited canine rivalry.
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Champ
Teddy
Nebraska
Busy Man Closes Deals On Acres and Deeds
A list of real estate transfers and mineral rights shows Adele Pierce transferring 65.25 acres on Horse Prairie for $1 with a bargain and sale deed, plus quit claims by several parties. Patents issued for 160 to 320.48 acres near Lima include multiple Williams holdings. Mining and water rights across Sage Creek and Bannack districts complete the batch.
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Adele Pierce
Horse Prairie
B. F. White
Wm. M. Reed
South Dakota Street
Stephen Kambich
Willis
Consideraton
L. J. Phillips
A. F. Waldorf
Slader
Lima
W. Nugent
Bert Knox
Frank Nelson
Joseph O. Williams
Robert 4. Leonard
Margaret W. Williams
T. C. Witherspoon
Monidair Trust Co
Wise River
Gerry V. Geiger
Little Sage Creek
John C. Steger
Kentucky
Bannack
For Sale 160 Acres Near Dillon with Irrigation
Property offers 160 acres two miles from Dillon, all under cultivation with irrigation and a good water right. Includes first class buildings and fences. Listing by Peter C. Peterson.
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Dillon
Peter C. Peterson
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Democratic National Committee
Thomas
Taggart
Dawg
Los Angeles Tribune
S. J. Freeman
California City
American Press Association
Urey Woodson
Eph Stoller
Birch Creek
Velie
Dart Hardware and
Jack Rabbit
Carl
INDI
Elmer Apperson
Edgar Apperson
Times-Herald
Chicago
Long Island
Apperson Bros
the Apperson
Altadena-Pasadena
Apperson Brothers Auto Company
John T. Orr Auto Co
Dillon, Montana
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