Chapter 716. For the relief of the Colorado Cooperative Colony; to permit second homesteads in certain cases, and for other purposes
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CHAP. 716.— An Act For the relief of the Colorado Cooperative Colony; to permit second homesteads in certain cases, and for other purposes. June 5, 1900. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the time for makingColorado Cooperative Colony.Time extended to members of, for payment, etc., for lands located under desertland laws, etc. final proof and payment for all lands located under the desert-land laws of the United States by members of the Colorado Cooperative Colony, namely:
Number four hundred and ninety-four. George Douglass, section four, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number four hundred and thirty-eight, Erskine Easton, section five, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number four hundred and twenty-one. Ruth R. Miller, section five, township forty-six north, range fifteen west: number four hundred and sixty-six, Evelyn Winter, section five, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number 268Colorado Cooperative Colony—Continued.four hundred and sixty-nine, Charles A.
Hastings, section live, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number four hundred and eleven, Julia A. Howard, section six, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number four hundred and twenty-two, Thomas M. Campbell, section six, township forty-six north, range fifteen west: number four hundred and thirty-nine, Edward L. Kittell, section six, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number four hundred and sixty-seven. Robert L. Veach, section six, township forty-six north, range fifteen west: number four hundred and sixty-eight, Presly B.
Veach, section six. township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number four hundred and sixty, Fred. C. Tawney, section six, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number four hundred and twenty-three, Charles C. Goodrich, section six. township forty-six north, range fifteen west: number four hundred and thirty-seven, Melville J. Goodrich, section six, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number four hundred and two, Olaf S. Petterson, section seven, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number four hundred and three, Robert W.
Crane, section seven, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number four hundred and forty-five, Cornelius C. Langford, section seven, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number four hundred and one, Hugh L. Shellabarger, section seven, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number four hundred and thirteen, Cora G. Wartner, section seven, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number four hundred and thirty-six, Nancy L. Bowen, section seven, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number three hundred and ninety-five, George Slote, section eight, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number four hundred and forty-eight, Cassius N.
Gile, section eight, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number three hundred and sixty-one, Ludelbert A. Lewis, section eight, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number four hundred and eighty-seven, Clara L. Gile, section nine, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number two hundred and twenty-eight, Edward L. Gallatin, section nine, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number four hundred and eighty-four, Waldo Linnell, section nine; township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number four hundred and eighty-three, John H.
Iverson, section nine, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number three hundred and forty-eight, Reuben S. Riehl, section twelve, township forty-six north, range sixteen west; number four hundred and seventy-five. Frank C. Gibbs, section twelve, township forty-six north, range sixteen west; number three hundred and ninety-nine. George C. Wright, section twelve, township forty-six north, range sixteen west; number three hundred and thirty-nine, Charles Reed, section twenty-four, township forty-six north, range sixteen west; number three hundred and eighty-five, John F.
Skees, section fourteen, township forty-seven north, range sixteen west; number four hundred and twenty-six, Emory C. Brooks, section fourteen, township forty-seven north, range sixteen west; number four hundred and fifty-one, Elmer C. Brooks, section fourteen, township forty-seven north, range sixteen west; number four hundred and sixty-four, James Cooper, section fifteen, township forty-seven north, range sixteen west; number three hundred and ninety-six, Frank E. Furry, section twenty-two, township forty-seven north, range sixteen west; number four hundred and twenty-nine.
William B. Benny, section twenty-three, township forty-seven north, range sixteen west; number four hundred and thirty-five, William C. McGuire, section twenty-three, township forty-seven north, range sixteen west; number four hundred and thirty. John Doing, section twenty-three, township forty-seven north, range sixteen west; number four hundred and thirty-one, Arlie C. Coon, section twenty-three, township forty-seven north, range sixteen west; number four hundred and six, Fred 269H.
Brown, section twenty-four, township forty-seven north, range sixteenColorado Cooperative Colony—Continued. west; number three hundred and ninety-one, Uri H. Walker, section twenty-four, township forty-seven north, range sixteen west; number two hundred and forty, Georgena R. Smith, section twenty-five, township forty-seven north, range sixteen west; number four hundred and sixteen, Albert C. Snyder, section twenty-five, township forty-seven north, range sixteen west; number three hundred and fifty-two, Claus J.
Jensen, section twenty-five, township forty-seven north, range sixteen west; number four hundred and eighty-two, M. B. Leap, section twenty-seven, township forty-seven north, range sixteen west; number four hundred and eighty-five, Gustav D. Hanman, section twenty-seven, township forty-seven north, range sixteen west; number three hundred and forty-eight, Chester C. Dunn, section thirty-five, township forty-seven north, range sixteen west; number two hundred and seventy-six, Hattie H.
Chrisman, section thirty-five, township forty-seven north, range sixteen west; number four hundred and seventy-nine, Ligel M. Preston, section thirty-five. township forty-seven north, range sixteen west; number four hundred and five, Bertha Tarkoff, section thirty-six, township forty-seven north, range sixteen west; number four hundred and four, Friend D. Minor, section thirty-six, township forty-seven north, range sixteen west; number two hundred and seventy-eight. Hattie E.
Wright, section thirty-six. township forty-seven north, range sixteen west: number two hundred and twenty-nine, Ada R. McElroy, section ten, township forty-six north, range fifteen west: number four hundred and seventy-one, Leroy M. V each, section fifteen, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number three hundred and fifty-four, Isaac Tarkoff. section sixteen, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number four hundred and seventy-two, Handy R. Babcock, section sixteen, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number four hundred and ten, Benj.
L. Smith, section sixteen, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number three hundredand ninety-seven, Samuel England, section sixteen, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number three hundred and thirteen. Rockwood H. Blake, section thirty, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number three hundred and forty-seven, John H. Dunmike, section thirty-six, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number three hundred and forty-four, Clarence A. Wood, section thirty-six, township forty-six north, range fifteen west; number four hundred, May Schenck, section thirty, township forty-seven north, range fifteen west; number four hundred and forty-four.
Ralph E. Chatfield, section thirty-one, township forty-seven north, range fifteen west; number four hundred and forty-one, Lida M. Brown, section thirty-one, township forty-seven north, range fifteen west; number two hundred and thirty, Hezekiah Epperson, section one, township forty-six north, range sixteen west; number four hundred and seven, William Liebenberg, section one, township forty-six north, range sixteen west: number three hundred and seventy-five, Julia W. Barnes, section one, township forty-six north, range sixteen west; number four hundred and eighty-one, Samuel M.
Kerns, section one, township forty-six north, range sixteen west; number four hundred and thirty-two. Harry J. Langdon, section two. township forty-six north, range sixteen west; number four hundred and thirty-three, John O’Leary, section two, township forty-six north, range sixteen west; number three hundred and fifty-three, James Mahaffy, section four, township forty-six north, range sixteen west, all in Montrose County, Colorado, land district, shall be extended for a period of three years.
Sec. 2. That any person who has heretofore made entry under theAdditional entry to homesteaders commuting first entry, etc.[R. S., sec. 2301, p. 421](/us/rs/s2301/p421). homestead laws and Commuted same under provisions of section twenty-three hundred and one of the Revised Statutes of the United States and the amendments thereto shall be entitled to the benefits of the 270homestead laws, as though such former entry had not been made, except that commutation under the provisions of section twenty-three hundred and one of the Revised Statutes shall not be allowed of au entry made under this section of this Act.
Sec. 3. —for forfeiture.That any person who prior to the passage of this Act, has made entry under the homestead laws, but from any cause has lost or forfeited the same shall be entitled to the benefits of the homestead *Proviso.*Purchasers of Flathead Indian lands, Montana, included.Vol. 25, p. 871.laws as though such former entry had not been made: *Provided*, That persons who purchased land under and in accordance with the terms of an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the sale of lands patented to certain members of the Flathead band of Indians in the Territory of Montana, and for other purposes,” approved March second, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, shall not be held to have impaired or exhausted their homestead rights by or on account of any such purchase.
Approved, June 5, 1900.