Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-18
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South Dakota is asked by the interior
department, 10 rcply, within two weeks,
TO the protest of the ianhion SIOUX |
against the selection by the state OF 60 |
UUO acres of land OH the reserve ON nc.
count of school indemnity IN advance OF
the opening To settlement. The protest
is not wholly the protest ot n band OF
Indians. weak in number and IN Ill
llurnce ii is participated III by thouS-
and> of white citizens ot South Dako,t.
who want these lands occupied and
titled and put in !, condition To bring
incomes To the state and To the t"llciS'l
within the State. The Indian Office is
disposed to favor the side OF the S,a e
and will assist in the effort To prevent
development. upon one third the avail
able land within the reservation, The
matter vii! be decided by the interior
department nj thecnd of the two weeks
limit lmk,on Press.
III is Il noticeable fact that the only
protest.. so far coming against The state
appropria,ing any of these NanNioh
reservation lands are from small 2and
of Indians and the people living con-
1jeuou, To them. The ones who would
profit mos, by the state losing lis IN
tcrost in the premises are few real
estate sharks who ARG now lowering
around the outskirts of the reservation
and who are melting the opposition
principally. l'h" people of the state
outside of BOnliommc, Douglas and
Charles Min counties a:c undoubtedly
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tion of the lands on the reservation rs
the endowment il j. entitled 10 and Tic
efforts OF Hon j il. Lockhari, our
.ilcicnt commissioner OF school aud
public lands, are To be commended IN
his attempt To secure them
III is foolish To assert that every acre
of TIE lands thrown open To settlement
i'm the Yal kton reservation will at once
he appropriated by settlers when i'm
portions of the west, is II, present IN
consequential and while there are
plenty of other equally good lands in
in the Jim and Missouri river valley,
that can he had for Il mere song, bn'
which are going begging Such is th,
song oil the real estate agent and >pecu
lator, who hope To profit by 4 seizure
in one WAY and another, Of the mos
desirable tracts on the reservation, bu
!. who are liable To be baked i'll thei
schemes ii the state secures its rights
i The matter resolves itself Into thu
prouosi,lon If the interests ri the emtir'
state Us against u few hundred pcopl
living in the vicinity OF The reservation
and us such there's no question but tina
i the state should be protected, as
d matter of equity and justice. lh
L actual settlers with good intent who III
:, expecting TO take lands Oh the lankto
It reservation will find plenty of choic
; selections and there will be left man
d more desirable qu;lr,er-scctlons TO iiios
Il who may follow them in the neS
j few years. even though the state
awarded the sixty thousand acres il lt
=. filed on.
: 1t is . purely selfish cry that is bein
raised against the state i'll this matte
: ard the motive back CT it is not hard
discern.
~ by giving the state the portion ii asg
. i, will be the means of tightening Il
" burden of taxation and the sooner pm
u ting our state institutions on !, self SUI
porting basis.