Rancho, Alisal (1 L. D., 173); overruled, 5 L. D., 320. * Reed v. Buffington (7 L. D., 154); overruled, 8 L. D., 110. Rico Townsite (1 L. D., 556); modified, 5 L. D., 256. Robinson, Stella G. (12 L. D., 443); overruled, 13 L. D., 1. Rogers, Horace B. (10 L. D., 29); overruled, 14 L. D., 321. Rogers v. Atlantic and Pacific R. R. Co. (6 L. D., 565); overruled, 8 L. D., 165. Rogers v. Lukens (6 L. D., 111); overruled, 8 L. D., 110. State of California r. Smith (5 L. D., 543); overruled, 18 L. D., 343. Stricker, Lizzie (15 L. D., 74); overruled, 18 L. D., 283. Sweeten v. Stevenson (3 L. D., 249); overruled, 3 L. D., 248. Taft v. Chapin (14 L. D., 593); overruled, 17 L. D., 414. Talkington's Heirs v. Hempfling (2 L. D., 46); overruled, 14 L. D., 200. Taylor r. Yates et al. (8 L. D., 279); reversed on review, 10 L. D., 242. Traugh r. Erust (2 L. D., 212); overruled, 3 L. D., 218. St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Rwy. Co. (8 L. Tripp v. Stewart (7 C. L. O., 39); modified, 6 L. D., D., 255); modified, 13 L. D., 354. Sayles, Henry P. (2 L. D., 88); modified, 6 L. D., 797. Serrano v. Southern Pacific R. R. Co. (6 C. L. O., 93); overruled, 1 L. D., 380. Shanley . Moran (1 L. D., 162); overruled, 15 L. D., 424. Shineberger, Joseph (8 L. D., 231); overruled, 9 L. D.. 202. Sipchen v. Ross (1 L. D., 634); modified, 4 L. D., 152. Southern Pacific R. R. Co. (15 L. D., 460); reversed on review, 18 L. D., 275. Spencer, James (6 L. D., 217); modified, 6 L. D., 772, and 8 L. D., 467. State of California v. Pierce (3 C. L. O., 118); modi. fied, 2 L. D., 854. 795. Tupper v. Schwarz (2 L. D., 623); overruled, 6 L. D., 623. Turner v. Lang (1 C. L. O., 51); modified, 5 L. D.,256. United States v. Bush (13 L. D., 529); overruled, 18 L. D., 441. Vine, James (14 L. D., 527); modified, 14 L. D., 622. Walker e. Prosser (17 L. D., 85); reversed on review, 18 L. D., 425. Watson, Thomas E. (4 L. D., 169); modified, 6 L. D., 71. Weber, Peter (7 L. D., 476); overruled on review, 9 L. D., 150. Wilkins, Benjamin C. (2 L. D., 120); modified, 6 L. D., 797. Willingbeck, Christian P. (3 L. D., 383); modified 5 L. D., 408. *The cases marked with a star are now authority. See Hessong e. Burgan, 9 L. D., 153. 400 Sec. 5.... 176, 502, 528 February 28, 1891 (26 Stat., 796), school land. 343 March 3, 1891 (26 Stat., 1026), sec. 17, 122 DECISIONS RELATING TO THE PUBLIC LANDS. TIMBER CULTURE ENTRY-COMMUTATION. HENRY L. SHUTE. The heir of a deceased timber culture entryman is not entitled to submit commutation proof under section 1, act of March 3, 1891, if he is not a resident of the State in which the land is situated. First Assistant Secretary Sims to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, January 10, 1894. This case involves the SE. 1, Sec. 13, T. 153 N., R. 62 W., Grand Forks land district, North Dakota. The record shows that George L. Shute filed a timber-culture application December 13, 1883. On October 14, 1889, he died and on April 27, 1892, Henry L. Shute, his father and heir, made commutation proof, which was rejected by the local officers for the reason that the said Henry L. Shute was not a bona fide resident of the State of North Dakota. Upon appeal your office decision of September 2, 1892, was rendered and the decision appealed from was sustained. Upon further appeal the case is here for final adjudication. No question is raised as to the sufficiency of the proof; presumably it was satisfactory. The only question in the case is: Can an heir of a deceased entryman, not a resident of the State in which the land lies, make commutation proof. The section of the act of March 3, 1891, relating to this question is as follows: That any person who has made entry of any public lands of the United States under the timber-culture laws, and who has for a period of four years in good faith complied with the provisions of said laws and who is an actual bona fide resident of the State or Territory in which said land is located shall be entitled to make final proof thereto, and acquire title to the same, by the payment of one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre for such tract. 14469-VOL 18- -1 1 |