Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1890-02-14
TERMS. $500.
From the Co umbia Sentinel

Station agent :.nith came down
with the measles Sunday. j. D.
LAWN acted as station agent until
Mr.. Hendricks, Of Oakes, came down
to take charge Of things.
E. w. Bittman has sold his store
at this point to his brother Fred
Bittman, formerly in mercantile
business at Hecla. The purchaser
is now in Ohio but will be here in a
short time to take possession of the
store. F. w. Hall, who has been
in the store during the past year, ex-
poets to 60 to Ohio shortly after
turning over the business. Mr.. Hall
is a good business man and citizen,
and we hope may yet change his
plans and remain here.
ST. PAUL. Feb. 10.-A Pioneer Press
Chamberlain special says: Loud re-
ports of cannon this afternoon startled
the crowd of people camped here
awaiting an opportunity to get upon
the Sioux reservation lands, which
turned out to be the signal for the
townsite boomers who were secreted in
the heavy timber on American island
to get upon the coveted bottom on the
west side of the river. Immediately
representatives of the various COM
bination sent here for the purpose of
securing this tlact were in motion, and
teams with wagons loaded with lum-
Der started on a dead run across the
river, but it was evidently plain that
the local townsite boomers had secured
an important advantage by reason of
their closer proximity to the lands,
1T WAS A GRAND SIGHT,
viewed from the high bluffs, where
several thousand people had gathered
to see as many more take part in this
exciting event. Indian police, number
Ing nearly 100, had been placed as Il
guard to prevent any premature in
vasion; but they stood dazed and help
less as they viewed the great and ire
sistible rush for the reservation.
The most novel sight was the moying
of large building, under which had
been placed heavy timbers and wheels.
This, like all other wagons. was pulled
across the river by galloping horses.
1t took but few minutes for several
sections on the valuable bottom to be
literally covered with claimants, and
it will take score Of lawyers to solve
the problem as to who are the right
full owners.
LOCAL TOWNSHIP PEOPLE
undoubtedly secured an advantage
over the other organized boomers by
a few minutes, but among the boomers
are a number who intend to secure
homestead filings if possible, which
will complicate matters to such an ex-
tent as to result in protracted legal
struggles.
While this rush was going on for
bottom lands many other intending
settlers rushed promptly into the up
lands and began at once the erection
of houses. and they are prepared to de-
fend their rights as against later set
tiers. determinedly guarding against
any invasion of their lands,
United States Marshall Fry and In
dian Agent Anderson, assisted by
deputies and Indian police soon were
at work vigorously attempting
TO EJECT THE INVADERS.
The forces at their disposal were en-
tirely inadequate to the requirements
of the occasion, and while many were
notified and escorted to the river
there was not large enough force to
keep them there, and they quickley re-
turned to their claims. Tonight the
settlers are encamped on their claims
If it should transpire that the procls-'
nation did not name future day for
opening. the claims to settlement
would undoubtedly hold good, regard
less of the fact that the claimants were
elected. The new land Office is to be
organized at once, and will be in run
ming order by the time the land is sur
veyed, when filings will be rendered by
the settlers. The land is rs yet un-
surveyed, and the settlers for the pres
ent have to secure squattar's rights.
There were
A NUMBER OF sMASH-UPs
in the rush, but as yet no fatalities
have been reported. The city is in Il
great uproar tonight. Bells are ring
ing. whistles blowing, cannons BOOM
ing. BY morning the appearances of
the reservation for many miles in every
direction will have undergone Il great
transformation. Settlers who have
lumber OH the ground are erecting
houses
BY LIGHT OF LANTERNS,
and the morning sun will shine on
scores of new houses, many of them
grouped in the new town on the west
side.
Local townsters, who had an advan-
tage over other boomers, were in pos
} session of the townsite and had ar
ranged for representation in nearly fif