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CATERERS.
A GOOD THING FROM SPARES.

W." Stso bAS A4khSS " AcAASe
change in what were supposed to be the
rights of the Northern Pacific railroad
to lands located in what is known as the
ten mile indemnity grant. The town
site of Wlnona is on the east bank of
the river opposite Fort Yates, and is
considered valuable property. Lots
there have sold at from $50 to 500 and
the controversy involves about 100000.
The town WAS plated by the railroad,
which owns q half interest, and the other
half belongs principally to Harry Doug
las and Major Mclaughlin, of Standing
Rock. Some time ago John
Walton, the first settler in Bis
marck, and who located on the site of
Winona several years ago, made epplica-
ton at the Bismarck land office to file
on q homestead covering the town of
Winona, on the ground that he located
there in good faith as o homesteadsr
prior to the time when the railroad had
any color of title to the property. His
application WAS refused, and he appealed
to the general land Office. Commissioner
Sparks now sustains the appeal, and
orders the local office at Bismarck to re-
ceive the filing. The decision of the
commissioners is based upon the ground,
principally. that the railroad failed to
make good it's selection within the
indemnity grant by naming the land
actually lost. The act of congress
creating the ten-mile indemnity grant
required the railroad to file o list OF odd
sections within the tifty.mile limit
selected in lieu of all lands within the
forty mile limit lost by reason
OF prior settlemsn or other
causa. Tho railroad was, also re-
CURED to select its indemnity lands OPP
poslte those lost and in the same range.
1t seems the company failed to do this
and failed to support any specific de-
fciency, but simply flsd a general list
of the whole ten-mile indemnity grant,
thus claiming q great deal more land
than the company had actually loss
within the forty mile grant, and a great
deal more than the railroad was legiti-
ma tely entitled to-. The present decision
therefore, holds that because the rail-
road failed to make a proper selection of
its indemnity lands, it has no legitimate
claim to any land outside Of the origi-
nal forty mile grant. This decision
practically results in throwing open for
settlement all the odd sections between
the forty and fifty mile grants, involving
about 100000 acres of land in Dakota.
The decision is one OF great importance,
and a number of persons will take adj
vantage thereof to rush into the terri
tory thus thrown open for settlement.
DAKoTAs REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Aberdeen, June 22.-The republican
committee, which has been in session
here since last night, finally voted to hold
the republican congressional convention
at Yankton. September 20, the vote being:
Yankton, l6; Aberdeen, 12. Almost the
full central committee was present. The
basis of representation is one delegate to
every 1000 population.
SOLDIERS REUNION.
Z Mitchell, June 22-The fourth annual
reunion OF the soldiers and sailors resid-
ing in Dakota Is now in session here.
Some 700 veterans are in attendance and
others are arriving or every train. This
will bs the largest reunion ever held in
Dakota. The Ashton ana White Lake
bands ana Dell Rapids female drum
corps are in attendance. The soldiers
have cczy barracks and everything
possible is being done to make them
comfortable. Capt. Lucas is commander
of the camp and George Silsby adjutant.
The dress parade was Witnessed by
thousands of people. Col. B. F. Camp.
bell is officer of the day.
| SPARES EXCUSE.
Washington, June 22-The secretary
of the interior to-day sent the senate 9
reply to the recent resolution of that
body directing him to inform the senate
whether the commissioner of the general
land office had, with the approval of the
secretary of the interior, issued circulars
~suspending applications for entries
under the presumption, timber culture
aad desert land laws. The secretary
~recites the fact OF the PRONUNCIATION oil
the order, and its subsequent revocation,
and incloses q long communication or
the subject from Commissioner Sparks,
Sparks says: "The authority to Issue
such circular was founded upon pre-
cedents deemed to be sufficient. of more
than forty years. standing, sanctioned by
judicial decisions and by congressional
recognition.
AADE A NEW RECORD.
Pierre, June 2z-Fred Stone, one OF
the members of the Harris hose team OF
this city, not contented with breaking
the worlds record as a hose unner, did
., little record breaking on his own hook
last night by running away with Miss
Carrie MeGibbons. a petite milliner.
The couple skipped by the light of the
moon across the Sioux reservation, with
rapidity, as the prospective Gretna
Green. Marshal Barck, Of the same
hose team, is in close pursuit, aud the
race promises to be close and exciting.
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seven More vetoes.
Washington, June 23-The president