The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-02-08

A gentleman writing to the Kan
a City Live Stock Indicator hai
the following to say of the Indiai
reservation about to be opened foI
homes.cadcrs:
"Realizing that your valuabl,
paper goes into the homes OF thou.
sands Of people, many Of whom
are, perhaps Interested in the Kia-
wa. Domanche, Apache and Wichi-
tn Indian lands, To b. opened next
summer ! write this brief article
for the information of such readers.
Tho reservations constitute the
southwest part of Oklahoma. aud
the choicest part OF that territory.
They contain about three and ono
hall millions Of what IL. "a n
whole. fine farming country. Here
you find good land, good water
and plenty Of 1t. good health and
desirable climate, elements rare
y found all together. The land,
will be subject to homestead under
the general and special homestead
laws. Any person tw enty-onc
yours old, not owning nor than
fC0 acres of land and who has not
exhausted his or his homestead
right will be omitted To take n
claim here. 4 word ~ warning
and will he done. There are a
nUmbcr of concerns along the bor-
der towns styling themselves
~''opcuirg agencies" Us "informa-
ton bur aus." etc. These you will
do well 10 leave alone. They are
here tu to fleece the unsu-pccting
homcsccker by selling for $3.50 up.
what they call "information." but
what Is OF very little or no value
to you. All you need is "A good
section map. "a digest OF the home
stead laws and some paper. taking
al interest in the matter, publish
ed near the border. Al OF these
you get mt an expense OF 81 to
si.GO, owingt to how long sou take
tho paper will t0kc pleasure In
%adswcring questions Il made brief,
aad u ,cli-nddressod envelope and
stamp i enclosed. In asking
questions leave two or three lines
between the questions, so that aG-
can be written in blank
space.
Edward vi. To His People.
LO%DON, Fob. (. The king has
sent the following message to all
the British colonies and depend
cncics:
"ro Ny People Beyond the Seas.
18th" countless message oi
sympathy that | have re-
from every part OF my
domiu.opS over seas testify To the
universal grief In which the whole
empire now mourns the loss Of my
beloved mother.
''ln the welfare and prosperity
ri her subjects throughout Greater
the queen oycr cyinccd y
heartfelt interest. She saw with
.hanhiulncss the steady progress
which, under the wide extension
ii srlf-g ycrnmcnt, they had
made during her reign. She
warmly appreciated their unfail-
Ing loyalty to her throne and per-
son and was proud To think OF 4
.hosc who had so uobiy fought
md died for empires cause ~
South Africa.
al have already declared that IL
viii De my constant endcavor to !
the great example which {
ma been ~bcqucathed to me. In J
hose crlcavors ! shall nave con- J
ldcnt trust in the devotion and
iympathy OF the people and 81 '
heir several representative ASSEM- !
plies throughout my vast colonial .
lomirions, With such loyal sup !
port, win with the blessing OF A,
If God, solemnly work Tor the )
promotion of the common welfare .
md security of our g,eat empire, :
,ver which have now been }
allied 10 reign, EDWARD" d
Atlanta. Ga, Feb. IA mole of +
protest against the John Marshall h
celebration n sounded by John
". AdlScn, former president Of the
Georgia Bar Association, who gave r
an nl-pn letter In which he SaVs. Al