Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-10-29
OPENING OMAHA LANDS.
Secretary Noble issues the Necessary
Orders.

Secretary Noble Issues the Necessary
Orders.
ASHLAND, Wis, Oct. o3.-An order
has been received by the local land O..
fee throwing open to settlement the
Omaha land grant. The date for the
opening is November 2. In
pursuance of an order issued
by Secretary Noble, notice was
given opening these lands to
settlement to be made on or
after April Is, 1891. Two days previous
to that date, however, it was reported
to the Secretary by numerous persons
that the local authorities were
unable or disinclined to maintain
order, for the reason that
large crowd had surrounded the office
bearing arms and threatening violence
to all newcomers. In view of this al
legged situation, Secretary Noble re-
voked the order on April Is,
and the lands have since remained
in a state of reservation. The pres
ent order differs from that formerly
issued in allowing settlement to be
made or a filing to be presented as
party may elect on the same dav, in
stead of two separate days as previously
ordered. TO avoid the use Of
force, threats or intimidation, the
department in advance gives notice to
persons seeking to acquire rights by
such means that they will be ultimately
defeated, when the papers reach the
is said to be very valuable for it's timber.
Land Commissioner Carter's order is as
follows:
INGToN, ID. c., Oct. %, l691.-Ihe COM
missioner Of the General Land Office
SIR: 1t is hereby ordered that all
the la1d in the Ashland, Wis, land dis
trct under Withdrawals heretofore made
and held for indemnity purposes under
grants for the benefit of the Chicago. st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Com
pany be and are hereby restored to public
domain and opened to settlement and en-
try under the general land laws as con.
structed by this, department. Provided
that this order shall not take
effect until public notice of the contents
hereof shall have been given in the vicinity
OF said lands for SIX days under your di-
recJlOn. Iii connection with such notice
yOu are instructed to announce that no
person Will be recognized as acquiring any
claim or ri ght to any OF said lands who
force, threats or intimidation.
[Slgned] JOHN W. NOBLE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. %, 1891
Register and Receiver United States Land
Office, ashland, Wis: In compliance
with an order of the honorable secretary
of the interior of this date you are direct
ed to post In your office and publish in
weekly and also in daily newspapers of
general circulation in the vicinity of the
lands notice that, on Monday, November
2, 1891, all lands in your district under
Withdrawals heretofore made and held
for indemnity purpose for the benefit
OF the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis s.
Omaha Railway Company. will be restored
to settlement and entry, said lands being
the same as referred to in letter of my pre-
deceSSOr, dated January S, 1891. In the
notice you will announce that no person
will be recognized as acquiring any claim or
right to said lands who seeks to initiate or
perfect the same by means OF force, threats
or Intimidation. You will, for general in
formation, republish as part of such notice
the list of said lands heretofore published
Conform to instruction heretofore given
Insofar as such instructions are consistent
and harmonious with these directions.
The first publication in both weekly and
daily papers should be made not later than
Saturday, the oath instant.
(Signed) THOMAS II. CARTER,
Commissioner.
During the summer months several
attempts have been made to form
lines upon the strength of ru-
mors from Washington that the
lands had been thrown open,
but they were broken. The
land Office is now removed to the
second story Of the First National Bank
building, and it will be hard to
form line there. 1t is stated
that ar organization is being
quietly formed among filers this morn
ing to stand by each other and get IN
their filings. Every foot of the
land has been thoroughly explored
during the summer, and minutes
upon different sections are selling at big
figures. AS the time is snort it is
thought that few Of the out
side gangs that raised trouble last
of lands published to-day in the Daily
Press includes about 240 descriptions.
and there are already twice as many
applicants ready.
The weather is very fine and prepare
tions are already being made to camp
out near the land office by over
loo men. Filters are getting ready
to fall in line to file. Last spring men
stood IN line night and day for over
month.
Part Of the land is covered with val
liable timber and includes about $780,
600 acres. Some is located
close to the city. The land
Office regulations are very rigid
and no trouble is apprehended, although
the excitement is growing intense and
hundreds of strangers are pouring into
the city by every train.