James A. Jarboe Homestead

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James Adelbert Jarboe Homestead
Homesteads in Morton County, North Dakota, July, 1904


	Official Land Patent Document James Adelbert Jarboe, Land Patent 132213, May 26, 1910 SE 1/4 of Section 20, Township 136N, Range 82W, 5th Principal Meridian
	General Land Office cover page for Patent No. 132213, May 26, 1910.
	Hand calculation of dates to ensure that he had lived there over 5 years.
	Homestead Application, October 9, 1905
	Homestead Application 31815 from James A Jarboe of Strain, ND for 160 acres. Land office at Bismarck. Signed by M. H. Jewell, Register.
	Homestead, Department of the Interior, Receipt for $18.00 from James A Jarboe for his Homestead Application 31815, October 9, 1905.
	Homestead Affidavit, Department of the Interior. Statement personally signed by James A Jarboe for Application 31815. States that he is a native born Citizen of the United States and the head of a family. October 7, 1905
	Department of the Interior, United States Land Office. Another statement personally signed by James A Jarboe, October 7, 1905.
	Non-Mineral Affidavit, Department of the Interior, United States Land Office. This is a statement personally signed by James A Jarboe stating that there are no minerals on the land. October 7, 1905.
	Homestead Application 31815. Receiver's Office, October 9, 1905. The receiver states that he has received $18.00 from James A Jarboe for this application.
	Notice of Intention to Make Proof, Department of the Interior, August 31, 1909. James A Jarboe states that he intends to make his final five year proof to establish his claim. He lists Joseph Huncovsky, W. T. Inman, Preston Inman and Ray Smith as his witnesses. Then there is an entry on September 11th, 1909 that the intention to make proof will be published in the Flasher Hustler, Flasher, ND for five consecutive weeks.
	Notice for Publication, Department of the Interior, August 31, 1909. Signed by M. H. Jewell.
	Notice for Publication, Department of the Interior. Same document as above but stamped to say "NO PROTEST against validity of this entry" signed by W. S. Wade
	Notice for Publication and Affidavit of Publication. A clipping from the newspaper and signature by M. L. Tuve stating that the notice was published weekly in the Flasher Hustler, Flasher, ND paper for 5 consecutive weeks from Sept 24, 1909 to October 22, 1909. Sworn to on October 25, 1909.
	Close-up of the newspaper clipping.
	Homestead Entry, Final Proof. Testimony of Claimant. James A Jarboe testifies that he settled on the land July 24, 1904. The house was built in August, 1904 but the family lived in the barn before the house was built.
	Continued testimony of James A Jarboe. Gives the details of the land he has cultivated and the crops he raised each year. Also describes the house and the improvements he has made
	Last page of testimony of James A Jarboe, with his signature. Deposition was given November 2, 1909.
	Final Affidavit Required of Homestead Claimants, signed by James A Jarboe swearing that he has lived on the land since July 24, 1904. Given November 2, 1909
	Homestead Entry, Final Proof, Testimony of Witness. Willis T. Inman, age 68 years testifies that he has known James A Jarboe since July 1904
	Continued testimony of Willis T. Inman. Gives details of the crops and improvements on the land
	Last page of testimony of Willis T. Inman. Says he lives three miles from James A Jarboe and visits about once a week. Says he ate dinner with the family of James A Jarboe in July 1904 when they first arrived. Statement taken November 2, 1909.
	Homestead Entry, Final Proof, Testimony of Witness. Ray H. Smith, age 43 years states he has known James A Jarboe five years.
	Continued testimony of Ray. H. Smith. Gives the details of the crops and improvements on the land
	Continued testimony of Ray H. Smith. Says he helped James A Jarboe build his house and visits him about twice a month. He lives in sight of James A Jarboe's house but it is about five miles away. Statement given November 2, 1909.
	Homestead, Department of the Interior. M. H. Jewell states that James A Jarboe is entitled to the tract of land. Signed November 3, 1909
	Land Office cover page for Patent Number 132213, May 26, 1910.