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Show LANDS FOR HOMES. Washington, D. C., Dec. 16. Senator Heyburn today reques-'ted the secretary of the interior to open for eale lands of the old Fort" Sherman military reservation, res-ervation, which have been reserved in expectation of ueing them for a desired branch of the national soldiers home. It is admitted that no possibility exist of securing the home, and the department depart-ment ie asked to open the lands for settlement. Senator Heyburn i3 making an effort to obtain remission of a fine import! on mail contractors for failure to d-liver d-liver mails into Thunder Mountain district dis-trict on schedule time, deep snow and bad weather maki."ff -it impossible to observe the schedule. The effort will be made to secure .n additional mail route to the Thunder Mountain district by way of Crawford. |