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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-11
GOVERNMENT LANDS
ARE ALMOST GONE
Land Sellers No Longer Have to Compete With Uncle Sam
The Consequences.
Notwithstanding the considerable tracts

Notwithsta nding the considerable tracts
of good government land that re-
main in the ENTHUSIASTICALLY at con-
siderable distances from railways-Uncle
Sam has practically ceased to be a COM
petitor of the land dealers. They now
regard him rather as all ally. Companies
that have land to sell adjacent to govern
ment land that may be homesteaded call
attention to the fact as an inducement to
take their land. The adjoining quarter"
Of government land may be taken as a.
homestead, thus for the price the settler
pays the land man he gets 320 instead of
100 acres. Moreover. it takes five years
to get a free title to homestead and
$240 ($400 within land grant limits)
to commute it after fourteen months
occupation. Most settlers prefer to get
absolute title at once when private lands
are offered at such low figures as they
generally are in regions where any gov
eminent land remains.
But for years the government was q
competitor of the stiffest kind. The fact
that fifty or hundred miles away I'M
limited quantities of fertile prairie lands
were to be had for the taking operated to
keep down land values even in well-set-
tied regions and, indeed, throughout the
northwest. Now that this government
land is almost gone, comparatively speak
ing and referring chiefly to the best agri-
cultural lands, it Is easy to infer that land
values will bound upward much more rap
idly than they have in the past. The
cheap land era IS forever past. The pres
ent is almost the last opportunity for the
prospective homesteader to get what he
wants. A number of new railways re-
GENTLY built have given him his opportu-
nifty, for even free land is not in much de-
mand if it is a hundred miles from the
railway.
In the article on Northern Minnesota
will be found details regarding the unoc-
cuped public lands of that state, which
are open to settlement as we'll as those
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-11
TWO YEARS. EXPERIENCE

The following Is from letter written
to D. w. Casseday, land and industrial
agent of the 800" railway, Minneapolis,
by August Lubitz, a farmer Of Balfour,
N. D.:
Perchance it may be of interest to you to
know what we farmers think of this new set
Element. moved here in September. 1899,
erected my house and built barn during the
fall. harvested during 1900:
Ten acres Of wheat, IL bushels per acre, to-
tai 122 bushels, at rs cents
Five acres of oats, "a bushels per acre, total
120 bushels. at rs cents.
One acre nf potatoes. $50 bushels, at $1a0
per bushel
Cut and cured 80 tons Of good hay at So
per ton.
The above for dry year.
! harvested during 1901:
Thirty-eght bushels of wheat, 20 1910 BUSH
els per acre, total LIPS bushels, at Is cents.
Ten acres of oats, 80 bushels per acre, total
500 bushels, at so cents
Seven acres of fax, 20 bushels per acre,
total lao bushels, at $1.40.
Two and a half acres of speltz and barley
total SO bushels, at rs cents.
One and one-fourth acres Of potatoes. total
400 bushels, at go cents.
Ten acres Of corn. total 800 bushels. at 40
cents.
Three acres Of millet, eight tons.
l farmed for seventeen years in Lac qui
Parle county, Minnesota, and like 1t much
better here than In Minnesota.
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at present reserved. It will be remem-
bered that the total was placed at about
5000, 900 nearly equally divided between
reserved and unreserved. ..E
Wisconsin has remaining only 230,S13
acres Of unreserved public lands, and $780,
353 of reserved. The bulk Of the reserved
is in the Ashland land office district, with
about $4,000 acres in the Wausau district
and about So 900 in the Eau Claire district.
South. Dakota Public Lands.
The South Dakota land Offices are located
at Aberdeen, Chamberlain, Huron, Mitch
ell, Pierre, Rapid City and Watertown.
The Mitchell and Watertown districts
have only few tracts remaining.
The Aberdeen district includes the
counties Of Brown, Campbell, Edmunds,
Mcpherson and Walworth. The land is
excellent for grazing and agriculture.
There are 141,740 acres of land open to
settlement and 206,752 reserved.
The Chamberlain land district compris-
es the counties Of Brule, Buffalo, Gregory,
Lugenbeel, Lyman, Meyer, Stanley, Trip
and Washabaugh. In these counties
5,O91, 457 acres are in Indian and military
reservations and 1,765,665 acres are. unre-
served. The land is described as general
ly rough or rolling, and adapted to graz
| ing. Lyman and Stanley counties have
the largest amounts of unreserved land
the acreage bein 7,08S,060 for the first and
$685. for the latter.
Beadle, Faulk, Hand, Hyde, Potter and
Sphinx counties make UP the Huron dis
trict The S0,S76 acres Of unreserved land
| In this district are not considered very at
! tractive. The good lands were taken
| long ago. There are 54,720 acres Of re-
| served lands.
! The Pierre land office district contains
| the counties of Armstrong, Dewey,
| Hughes, Lyman, schnasse, Stanley and
! an unassigned area of $4,000 acres. The
! reserved area in this district includes
2, 321,577 acres and the unreserved, 1885,
796, chiefly in Stanley county. The land
is partly adapted to agriculture and large
| ly to grazing.
! The Rapid City district includes Butte,
| Custer. Fall River, Lawrence, Meade,
Pennington, Shannon and Washington
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-11

in part Barnes, Cass, Dickey, Eddy, Eos
ter, Griggs, Lamoure, Ransom, Rtchland,
Sargent, Steele, Stutsman and Trail.
The amounts Of government lands in these
counties are Insignificant, except in
22,320, respectively.
The same is true Of the Grand Forks
district. OF the counties-Ransom,
Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks, Nelson,
Pembina, Ramsey and Walsh-Ramsey is
credited with 1000 and Cavalier with a.
600.
The MinoS district comprises a vast
amount of government land, as follows:
Billings county, 19S,OOO; Bottineau, 1885,
$50; Mclean, 27O, $40; Star, 621, 200; Ward,
2,913, 1858; Williams, 2,043,922.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-11
Ulland Company, Fergus Falls.

Fergus Falls is one Of the best business
towns in Minnesota, and Otter Tail county
is one Of it's banner counties. 1t is big
and populous county and is located in the
delightful park region. The Ulland Land
and Loan company of Fergus Falls has
large list of wild, improved, timber or
prairie lands in the Red River valley and
the Park region, ranging from SO to $50
per acre in price. This company makes
a speciality of first mortgage farm loans,
than which there are few safer invest
ments in the world
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-11
BIG BEND COUNTRY
A Fine Part of North Dakota That Is
Now Opened.

A Fine Part of North Dakota That IS
Now Opened.
A. D. Clarke & Co., of St. Paul, have
made a great discovery in the Big Bend Of
the Missouri In North Dakota. This
land, long neglected and passed over, has
been found to be fertile, we'll watered,
with plenty of rainfall, level and easy to
cultivate and covered with fine range
grass. The company bought 440 600 acres
from the Northern Pacific in block, and
has been putting it on the market at re-
markedly low prices. In consequence the
influx Of settlers and prospective pur-
chasers is large. One Of the attractions
is the opportunity to take up govern
ment land adjoining the tract bought from
the company. The Clarke company
lands are located in Oliver, Morton and
Mercer counties. Those who have been
to .'spy OUT this new land report that
they were astonished to find such splendid
agricultural land beyond the Missouri. It
is equally good for stock raising.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-11
A WIDE SCOPE
Central NIinnesota Land Company's
Different Regions.

The Central Minnesota Hand company of
1872 E Third street. St. Paul, extends it's
scope over a considerable territory. The
company handles northern Wisconsin
lands, near Shell Lake in Washburn
county, Minnesota Red River Valley lands
in Marshall county and Nelson county
lands, North Dakota. To be right up with
the times the company has secured OPP
lions on some large tracts of western
Canada lands, which will be an attraction
for the investor who desires to get into
the land business himself. The company
is strong and reliable and will gladly fur
nish particulars about its land to any one
interested in the four regions named.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-11

counties. 1t has s,179,s56 acres of unre-
served lands and 2,565,595 acres of re-
served lands. This includes the famous
Black Hills country with Its rough,
mountainous timber and mineral lands,
as we'll as much good grazing and agri-
cultural country.
There are 2,562,S45 acres of Indian res
ervation land in Schnasse, Foreman and
Dewey and unattached regions, not as
signed TO any land Office.
The total unreserved acreage in South
Dakota is 11,S69,004; and the reserved,
12,SC2,946. The total of the public lands
in South Dakota is just about half the
area of the state, which is trif1e over
100000 acres.
The large Indian reservations west of
the Missouri river In this state account
for the existence of so much public land.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-11
Chean Lumber.

Advocates Of the timber regions Of Min
nesota and Wisconsin remind settlers that
lumber is very cheap in those districts, as
they are near the source of supply. This
Is an item worth considering.
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Powers and PIaisted.

"A. b. Powers and Ed Plaisted Of tBreck-
enridge, Mimi, handle Red River Valley
lands, improved and unimproved. They
buyer.
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/: But here, as elsewhere, it is
s: generally more satisfactory to buy
{: cheap lands, near railways, where
civi alton, with all it's advan-
Z: tages, is already installed. ~:
North Dakota.

There are about 1900 900 acres of I'M
reserved public lands in North Dakota and
about 100000 acres of reserved land.
Much of it, of course, is better adapted to
grazing than to agriculture. But-the ad-
vance of the area Of settlement westward
across the state has developed the fact
unfit for agricultural purposes is we'll
adapted to them The Mouse river cOun-
try Is a comparatively recent discovery
and there is much free land there. The
Missouri valley above Bismarck, on both
sides of the river for considerable dis
lance is another find. !" ]"
Throughout the western part Of the
state along the Great Northern and North
ern Pacific and 500 lines there still re-
mains much good government land. That
near the railways is being taken rapidly.
The North Dakota land Offices are at
Bismarck, Devils Lake, Fargo, Grand
Forks and Mtnot.
The Bismarck land Office covers the
counties Of Billings, 3,190,133 acres of I'M
reserved land; Burleigh, 219.660; Eddy,
200; Emmons, 272,130; Foster, $3.50; Kid
der, 24O,S0 Logan, 236.460; Mcintosh,
169;29O; Mclean, 798,260; Mercer, 890,995;
Morton, 1,294,3S4; Oliver, 1920; Star.
2,148, S99; Stutsman, 317 400; Wells, 1850
Devils Lake district includes: Ben
son, 1S2,380 acres; Bottineau, 10000;
Cavalier, 7,040; Eddy, 1000; McHenry, 49,
900; Mclean, 1915, 500; PIERCE, $1,000; Ram
sey, 1000; Rolette. 10000; Towner, 5000;
Wells, 1000.
The Fargo district includes in whole or
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-01

Rescues an Actor Friend From
Drowning in the Briny Waters
of the Great Salt Lake.

CHARLES Bowers, the clever young
aTust-aCtor who designed the scenery
and costumes for "Corianton" and who
plays ShiblOn. COriantons brother. in
the Book of Mormon play. was saved
from drowning in the Great Salt lake
wednesday evening by Joseph Ha-
worth. the star of the production and
a lifelong friend of the young man.
Several members of the "Corfanton''
company were visiting Saltair and
Bowers went out several hundred
yards beyond the fireworks pavilion in
search for deep water. Suddenly.
he stepped on bottle in the sandy
bottom and slipped. AS he fell he
gasped and as a result swallowed a
mouthfui of the salt water. which
completely overcame him, mis- eyes also
being filled with the briny stuff.
Haworth was only a couple of yards
away, fortunately, and he rushed to
the aid of young Bowers. The lat
ter was unconscious and was carried
in to shore. a distance of probably 500
yards. by his friend. There were calls
for brandy. but owing 10 the anti
liquor regulations at Saltair none could
be secured. An hour or so of hard
rubbing and massage brought Bowers
back to consciousness. but he was a
very sick man all night and WAS bare
" able TO stand on his feet at rehear-
sal yesterday.
Haworth had an experience similar
to that of Wednesday at Atlantic City
some time ago. a friend who ven
tured out too far went under the brine
and while Haworth got him ashore,
he lived but a few hours.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-01
LANDED HIS
MAN AT LAST
Inspector Sharp's Long Chase
For Charles Stevens.
,pPESTED HIM AT DENVER
-r.NTED IN THIS CITY FOR
aUFGLARIzING PosToFFICE.
arrested HIM AT OENVEI

Ne year ago last night parcel of
FIVE registered packages of Unit
" c5 states mail. worth $1,000.
,.r.te-iousIy disappeared from th2
,suing room jan the basement o. the
c.rt Lake postofice. As mysteriously
Inf thu thief He had so completely
.orercd his tracks that ii was surpassed
). never would be heard of. Today
,se alleged robber is behind prison
his His captivity is the result IF a
-,sn hunt rTtendinS over zen months.
and its successful outcome is due 10
rostsl Inspector Frank G.. Sharp. who
has incossantly pursued the search
until now he has his game, charged
~ifh dozen other crimes besides the
robhery Of July 81. 1901.
For the first time. Inspector Sharp
,old the story yesterday OF the chas.
,aft carried him into almost every
,tate in the Union and several Tires
into CANADA aud British Columbia,
vbirh resulted finally i'm the arrest OF
Charles Stevens, alias Charles Savage,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-01
STOLE A BOYS RIFLE.
Lad Held Up in City Creek Canyon
by Two Hoboes.

While hunting in the City Creek
canyon. about two miles from the city,
Yesterday afternoon, Clarence CahOOn,
IL years of age, was held up and
robbed of his rifle by two hoboes who
had evidently followed the lad out
from the city.
Early in the afternoon the boy armed
himself with a small rife and went up
the canyon. He had passed the water
tanks when he observed that two men
were following. He paid no atten-
ton to the strangers until they ap-
preached. when one of them asked
to examine the gun. The boy readily
agreed and handed over the weapon
Looking at it for a moment one OF
the men raised il to his shoulder and
pointing it at the boy said;
Now. you run back home just as
fast as you can 60 If you don't I'll
shoot"
No second warning was necessary
and the boy sped terrified toward the
city. He stopped in his flight at the
water tank where he told his expert
ence Two men accompanied him
back in search OF the hoboes but they
had disappeared. The police We're no
tilted and officers detailed TO catch the
robbers but no arrests have been made.
From the description given by the boy
the men are trampS and are desper-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-01
ALL FAVOR SALT LAKE
Chances Look Good For Securing
Permanent Headquarters of
the Woodmen.

Salt Lakes chances of securing the
permanent headquarters of the Pacific
jurisdiction, Woodmen of the World
are ripening. Three carloads of dele
gates from California and Nevada
stood on the platform at the Rio
Grande Western depot last night and
cheered this city as their choice for the
beneficial honor.
Whats the matter with Salt Lake? '
they cried. It's the only place for
headquarters"
The delegations had been escorted
around town and shown the sights by
committees of the local camps, and
they certainly had a good impression
of the town when they boarded the
train for Cripple Creek, the meeting
place of the present head camp session.
good deal of effective work is being
done by the local camps, headed by
George Wood, counsel commander of
No. SO. with a little folder just issued
showing by map of the states in the
Pacific jurisdiction that Salt Lake is
the exact geographical center, and
logically the spot for the permanent
headquarters of the organization.
The local lodge members anticipate
that there viii be a fight between Colo
RADIO and the coast for headquarters,
and that, even though geographical
advantage should not be considered,
Salt Lake will be the only compromise
location. The support of the public is
being solicited. and without question
has already been given.
The selection of Salt Lake as the
Woodmen's permanent headquarters
means the erection of $4,000 build
ing in this city, the employment of
$50 people and an increase of about
$500 per annum in postal business.
The latter figure is based upon the
postal business done by the organiza-
ton at Denver. the temporary head
quarters.
The Commercial club will take the
matter up and put forth its best eff
forts to carry the victory for Salt Lake.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-01

Honolulu, T. H, July "A (via San
Francisco, July SD.--A ruling has just
been made by the attorney general TO
the effect that eX-Queen Liliuokalani
must pay the income tax on her annual
allowance Of s. 500 from the territory.
The provision for this allowance was
made by the last legislature. The tax
amounts to $50.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-01

However slight at this time of year
and in this climate, il is the forerun-
ner of malaria. A disposition TO yawn,
and an all tired out feeling even comes
before the chill. Herbine, by its prompt
Stimulative action on the liver, drives
the malarial germs out Of the system.
purifies the blood. tones up the sys-
tenn and restores health. soc at u. c.
NJ
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-01
INDIAN GOODS DISPLAY.
Unique Articles Made by Navajos
Brought to Salt Lake.


Brought to Salt Lake.
Wade & Sons, the Indian dealers of
Colorado and Utah. came into the city
yesterday with one of the most unique
displays of Navajo goods ever exhib-
tied here. 1t includes blankets, real
Navajo blankets,t and silyerware made
by the Indians in Arizona and New
Mexico. While the blankets are rare
beauties, the silver work attracts
greater attention. as il is all hand
work heated and pounded into shape
out of Mexican silver by rocks. There
are rings. spoons and bracelets in the
lot.
The Wade brothers are old friends
of United states Marshal Haywood.
who is an expert on Indian goods. and
a great admirer of Navajo blankets.
The marshal expects to purchase one
small rug in the display which. it is
claimed. was made from wool brought
into Mexico by COrtez.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-01

business circles of Ogden. Mr.. Davis
was a member of the last Legislature
and voted for Senator Kesrns. He is
quite popular. His administration
Will see the transfer of the Office to
the new 100000 federal building about
to be erected in this city. Rufus Gar
ner. his assistant. is an able and ener-
getic young business man who was un-
til yesterday bookkeeper for one of the
largest corporations in the state. Both
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-01
Especial to The Herald.)

Especial TO The Herald.)
n GDTN, July 31.-Thomas II. Davis
tomorrow, takes charge of the Og-
den postoffice. with Rufus Gar
ner as his assistant John L. Herrick.
acting postmaster retires after turning
over the books and keys of the place
tonight TO his successor. The three
gentlemen are all we'll known in the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-01
An Engineers Fast Run.

Al engineer OF one of the roads en-
.arsrs here. in speaking last night OF
fasr runs said: Although my machine
is not slow. once Let cold get six
hours the start of me and my machin-
a. is nc match for il. I have for
years kept a bottle Of Kemp's Balsam
constantly in my cab. and when a
conrh or cold gets q start of this
Sfsndard remedy Il is indeed a cold
dsv" Price, sc and Soc For sale by
f..,dbe- Pitts Dru< company
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-01
Why Suffer With Headach.

When one dose of Sherman's Headache
Cure will rid you of 1t? They are in
Simultaneous in their effect. and per-
fectly harmless Keep a box in the
house for emergencies They cure neu-
ralgia. 25c and 10c box For" sale by
Godbe-Pitts Drug company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-01
RUFUS GARNER,

are ardent Republican party workers
John l. Herrick, the retiring official
served about years as assistant post
master and when conditions arose ne
cessitating temporary transfer and
inspection of the Office accounts, Mr.
Herrick. a Democrat. was selected by
the department for the delicate and
important place as acting postmaster
position he filled with conspicuous
tact and ability.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-01
TALK OF THE DAY
Yes, IT'S Hot, But Just
Imagine It's January.

Hot!
Yes, but
Might be hotter.
Think how much you would enjoy
this heat
Next winter, say.
Just imagine IT Is next winter,
now.
Think of some good, cold day and
how much you would like about two
bits worth of warm air!
Speaking about warm air, that is
probably the only line of goods the
Big Boston Store is not handling
these days. Selling about everything
else.
What dye think of thisP a six
ounce package of high-grade japan
Tea in original packages for how
much, think your Two bits? No, in
deed. Ten cents. 10. That's the
way we sell groceries.
The prices get 'em. Tar soap in
cakes at a nickel a throw. Who'd
be dirty under such a propositions
BY the way, have you seen Burt
work? Who's Burt? Why the
lightning artist in oils in the win
dow. He losses of a landscape while
you're batting an eye.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-01
Consumption Threatened.

Gnu, vas troubled with a hacking
eo-7... 'or year and I thought 7 had
ST. pjioH. says &. Unger. I'll Maple
r-s..'' 1hampdign. Ills i tried a
ths many remedies and was under
rl,,.,, are OF physicians for several
Ho-,,..'S. used one bottle OF Foley's
- aud Tar. II cured me, and 1
Son moi hot been troubled since" John
Fratt Drug Co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-01

Quick Relief for Asthma Sufferers.
Foley's Honey and Tar affords i'm
mediate relief to asthma sufferers in
the worst stages, and, if taken in
time, viii effect a cure. Johnson-Pratt
Drug Co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-01

all they asked Then there in pnpretest pink
pretty