Show about residence for debret land En teries ono of the requirements of the desert L land lind ind lavi laii is that the person filing on oil a desert claim must bo be a resident citizen of the state in which the land is located but a recent ruling of the receiver of tho the united states land office al at boise idaho has aas given a very wry liberal interpretation of alie term to a resident citizen P the deci decision sion states stites thai thit a person is a resident citizen who comes into tile state and determine determines to settle the case ease in point is that of a middle western man who aas as tra traveling aing through the west apparently looking for opportunities he came to a tract of land in idaho hat thit seemed to be a promising homestead accordingly lie filed on the under the desert land act winch requires improvement but not residence on the lind land the man subsequently returned two different times to tho tile middle west to attend to important business and remained several months each etch time finally mo ing to idaho additional points are emph emphasized in the decision hawe however er it is held that at the time of making entry on the and land that he must have had the determination to malo make idaho his ills home this determination made him a resident citizen and by proving good faith and finally moung to idaho this citizenship v was as retained and established pacific monthly |