| Show PUBLIC LAND LAWS we are informed by ayt T C bailey bro land attorneys of this cl city 71 that the late bill before congress for r the repeal of the preemption pre emption timber culture and lesert desert land laws pa passed s sed the house but butt failed to pass t the A senate ther therefore elore eiore these laws still stand the same as heretofore but aney will ve very ry likely be repealed at the next session of congress and so we advise all our patrons who wish to avail themselves of the privileges of those laws to hurry up uty and make their filin filings s and antt entries without delay or they will be too late i when these three laws are repealed nothing but the homestead law will be left by which to secure s to public land laud we are also informed by the above named firm that all persons whose homestead entries have ever been canceled or set aside on account of i any illegality or conflict with other legal entries or lecause the me entries were ere within reservations of any kind whether military or indian or withdrawn by railroad grant scan obtain the repayment of the fees and commissions paid at date of entry less a reasonable chiare for collecting the same by addressing the above named firm enclosing a stamp and giving the number or date of the entry and a description of the land they will answer promptly and inform the writer whether his case comes within the law granting the said repayment repayment and if it does a proper application pl cation catlon will be sent the claimant to sign and execute with f till full instructions many perso persons ns write directly to the land office for information thinking no doubt that the officers will give them better and more detailed an andre r v liable information than any one else this Is a mistaken idea for these officers have not the time to answer inquiries in detail hunt up locations construct diagrams and explain questions at length their official duties if well attended to wui will not allow ita it it is true they are instructed to answer correspondents but from the very ver nature of the case their re replies ies les must be tre very brief and lid ild often de delayed ayed no doubt when when pressed res sed with bus busness business ness mess they are not allowed to receive any pay for this work while on theother the other hand band and the land attorney makes it his bis special care to answer all letters by return mail giving all details law instructions information and even diagrams with a view of obtaining the goodwill good will and confidence of his correspondents and thus make business T C bailey brother answer these questions free persons who made homesteads prior to june 15 1880 can make direct cash entries of their claims without residence cultivation publication or using any witnesses 9 |
