Show Homestead Law Broadly Construed Washington Frank Frank Pierce acting secretary of ot the interior has written a letter to Senator Senator Reed Smoot construing construing con con- the large homestead act In so far as it provides That after arter entry and until final proof the entry- entry man shall reside within such distance of the land as will enable him successfully successfully suc Sue to farm tarm the same If It the homesteader personally farms the theland theland theland land entered or personally supervises the cultivation and improvement of ot the same the department win Will not inquire in in- quire Into ito his place of residence |