The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-16
II ~ O'clock the Festive Boomer
Will Strike Out for the
Choicest Location.
khou.auds of Men, Women and Child
ron with Every Conceivable
Kind Of Conveyance Wait
ing for the Hour.
rh. authorities are Taking Every
prrcautiOn to Guard Against
Possible Trouble.
reservation Thrown Open To-day.

Reservation Thrown open To-Day.
WATERTowN, S. d., April IL Sisseton
nom grows apace. Tn, additions made
10 the boomer army today was very
marked. The line at the land office
Enlightened out visibly and if it increases
tomorrow as it has today its proportions
yill be magnificent viewed from the
boomers point of view. The dry goods
box brigade has added largely to its
numerical strength. 1t is fact that no
bano-b box or fair sized boxes OF any kind
ran be procured in town. but the rain
has let up and this is the last night be-
More the opening Of the land office.
Prhosc who cannot procure shelter can
stand it, but it is highly probable the
line will be continued for several days.
EOnIy limited number of filings can re
made each day and as there are many in
|line it seems certain that the additions
made to it in the last IS hours must
stand out in the weather and get some
|of the experienced gained by early birds.
EPaces in the line have been in eager
t,Iemand today. Several sold out. The
&hghcst price paid, SO far as known. was
slJ0. tomorrow will be big sale day
xand it is fair to presume number VIII
unload at "a handsome profit.
The crowd still continues good .natured
but when the rush commences it may
bet unruly. TO guard against this con
e. la, La Ia "a
#that any undue crowding will lose the
offender his right to position in the line,
III mo-. his right to file. Inspector Iiar
ban is exertng himself explaining the
law and assisting boomers in every way
he can to proper understanding of the
mode of procedure necessary to secure a
clam.
The streets have been crowded all day
|and the boomer is here, there. and every
where. The land office is surrounded
entirely with them. The space in the
phce allotted to them is crowded to sui
location during office hours. Railways
tloorways, and every convenient place for
Them to meet to talk over the situation
Is used. The boomer seems Ubiquitous.
The sheriff has been busy all day
swearing in his deputies preparing FOR
tomorrow. Company II state troops
have been ordered to report for duty,
Subject to the orders of the sheriff They
will sleep at the armory tonight. II the
morning it is altogether likely they will
be ordered to the reservation and sta
tioned at a point fifteen to eighteen
Nmilrs north of this city. They take their
camp equipage with them prepared for a
stay if found necessary. Extra patrol
men have been appointed. In brief,
every possible precautlon h rs been taken
to prevent any brawlng or worse by the
vicious or disappointed boomers.
The march for the reservation con
tinues. Many who were here intending
10 file have concluded to avail them
SELVES of squattcrs right. This produced
a great demand for shHvcls and spades.
A bright idea caught a citizen and he
bought up all there were in town ana IS
now running little corner IN spades
and shovcls. His stock will all go and
his foresight will net him a neat little
stake. Llvcrymen have formed combi-
nation. They said the reservation can
be opened only once. The putting to-
gether of their heads resulted in tire
mcndOus increase in rates. Anything
less than $50 for a team tomorrow would
be laughed at aud for this price you can
not get flyers, rafting good teams being
from $50 up.
Many citizens are going up to place
where most of the squattIng IN this
county will be done. They want to see
fun. II they don't see something worse
than fun it will be because some OF the
boomers prove weak knced. Land IN
this county is very valuable, on account
pr its being 80 near to the leading town
IN Sioux valley. AS near AZ can be
Judged there are twenty men Tor each
quarter. The sight will bc a grand, one
70 see, but if bullets begin to iiy, o'
Ppades and shovels enter into the dis
eussion it may cause chill to run ahu
pown the spinal columns OF some "l lh'
lpectators.
1t has been talked all day that Orders
would come from Washington cnm
Pell1ng everyone to tile at the land olic'
5hd cut off squattcrs. II such an orde
IS .ioes come there will ho trouble. The
boomers who have gone to the rcscrva
lion borders in preference to filing wouiO
make Rome howl If defrauded Of thcl
rights. There will be war wagcd as SUR
as Tate il such orders are received. Ih
townsite boomers have hied themselve
TO different points where, in their vivi'
imagination, the future metropolis Of tn
northwest will he started at noon of Fri
day