Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-05-07
THE wrnxnsAao nArDs.
proc,amat ion by Gov. Pierce Distribut-
"a Among the Bsttloxu. .h

A Proclamation by Gov. Pierce Distribut-
A Cd Among the esttierA
dispatch from Chamberlain says: Attor-
new General Rice is distributing copies OF tho
following proclamation among the settlers on
the winnebago and Grow Creek reservations;
Tho president has deemed it necessary TO re-
yoke the executive order Of Fob q, 1880, oPen.
ing chs above reservations to settlements = NC
action Ia plainly inspired by The single PurPosss
az maintaining what is regarded ~ the piigl'e,u
faith of the government ana keePsbe h"
the sacred terms Of treaty $3.50
T realize the hsrdships TO settlers involved
In This order and I am sure the presioent y
moi sbijyious 10 OF unmindfm OF them. BUT "
has been issued Under what seemed 70 the gov-
s,nment a necessity, and ii shotid be quictiy
and neaceably obeyed Considerations OK
good citizenship, and considerations OF soil
interest favor such action .,
The president and congress- viii not neglect
10 see Justice done TO those " 10 have gone on
theso lands under color Of right, and VINO sac
rifice their property and yield what thss M 70
gained In order to obey the command VI ''o
executive
/ earnestly trrst therefore, both for the sake
Of law and order, and for the sake OF the set
tiers themselves, thst the proclamation OF the
president will be oboy6d witheus compellipg
resort 10 M; show OF force whatetst Nething
can be gained; much can DC lost by taiiure 70
voluntarily comply with the order. Liza
snursst also, that meas ures OF some kind
10 taken by the settlers TO preserve PROOF o.
their respective ctsims " bOakt 30 0peneri
in each settlement and record br INSIDE OF
the facts in each case, describing iands sst
tied upon, buildings erected ana expense ~,
CURED il may prove Of much conyeniehee anu
noKsibly facilitate q settlement OF claims,
shonld the government consider II proper 70
recognize and make provisions for Them
To assist In leyising some method Dy when
this can be done, the attorney general q ,ng
territory will visit the Reservations ana VII
aid the settlers in any manner possible py ms
counsel and advice -
The ATTORNEY. General was qt,essiened and
said would not tlaes the number o. eiaie'-
ants al less than two tholissDd, propaPY rep
resentia- about three to family or sls thqus5
and ID all actual settler1 have found no
evidence that there are any spectators nsur.
ing with the lands OF squatters. have not
So,,d men holding claims that have their
homes in town, rs Is common when business
men 20 out and take claims Men VINO nave
| families there are actually - resiuihs
| on the claims with them INST tney
have endured great hardships IL cer'auL
They show all the evidence OF pioheors an1
hard work, evidently trying to get home OF
their own Most OF them are breaking ana
seeding. This portion OF Dakota Is settled
| thicker than most new countries probably IRON
| the reasons that il is close to railroad ana
| towns, and the fact that tree claims cannot pc
| fled and there is no way to get rights TO the
| land except by actual settlement specAators
! have been effectually barred out there being
| no way OF filing or making bogus entries
| by lanG sharps There seems TO be sot-
| tier on every quarter section of desirable land;
1 passed through the Ave townships occupied
| Nv the Indians, and still left to thom, The
/ land for the Indians ia as good as any nave
seen in Dakota There only about l,lOo In.
| dams, including woman and children, AND
| large tracts Of many sections together are un.
| occupied They could graze lOVVO head OF
| cattle il they mad them. / have heard OF nc
| trouble between the whites and the Indiana
1 have no proclamation from the governor
| but | have an address from him tt
| the settlers, advising them to peaceably
| obey the order OF the president and advising
! them 10 form local organizations FOL
| the purpose of making records OF their I'M
/ provements and the land they have located
/ i,on, with the object Of preserving eyidenet
/ 4 their rights and the damages sustained
/ Should congress in the future grant them re
| lief OF any kind il can be used do not fine
! any disposition to resist the authorities b,
/ force, but an honest determination TO ass a.
| legal means TO project their rights, and the,
are bona fide settlers. The governor feels
deep interest in the matter and is anxious
render The settlers any assistance in his power