The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-23
new LANDS
FOR The LUCKY
ROSEBUD AGENCY SOON TO BE
OPENED BY THE GOVERNMENT
Review Gives Special Advance Infor,
nation to its Readers. Lands
Will be Given by Chance.

Will be G'ven Dy Clance.
The Rosebud Indian Reservation in
South Dakota is soon to be opened to
the public and there will be another
chance for fortunate ones to secure
homes for almost nothing. The bill is
now before the House, but the REVIEW
is reliably informed that it will be
favorably reported by the committee
on public lands, of which Mr.. Lacey of
Iowa is chairman, and will soon be-
come law.
AS will be seen by reading the bill,
the exact time Of opening and the ex-
act manner of settlement of the lands
in question is left entirely to the Presi-
dent, ard as is customary in such cases,
he issues his proclamation soon after
the passage of the bill and he then
prescribes the manner OF opening and
sets the day for same This informa-
tion is of course impossible to find out
definitely, as Lobody knows exactly
when the President will take such
action, but it is reasonably certain,
Judging from reliable information, that
he will issue his proclamation very
soon after the adjournment of this
Congress, and that the manner OF open
ing will be the same as that employed
in the recent opening of the kiowa
Indian lands in central Oklahoma
Territory last summer, viz: by what is
known as the drawing or lottery plan,
by which each applicant for quarter
sectiou OF land, after being duly reg
istered by proper registering officers
appointed BY the Interior Department
to be there OIL the ground, y Ill G3e q
card with his name and address, which
card will be mum bered in the order in
which filed Then the drawing takes
place before the public eye in a very
fair and impartial manner en- the last
day before the opening, and of course
the successful persons whose names
are drawn will have the right TO select
their land. the first name drawn hav-
ing the first right to choose location,
the drawing till all the quarter sec
tions are exhausted.
This plan proved quite satisfactory
last year, although there are some who
prefer the old style system of the
rush with all its attendant trick:
and hardships, there is no doabt how
ever but that the Government viii
adopt the newer and better plan of the
drawing. Any person. the head of {
family, whether man or woman, has
perfect right to register and take ,
chance at the drawing, soldiers ant
soldiers widows being allowed to d.
this through any agent they may dull.
authorize for that purpose, but other
will have to appear In person at tn
registering places. which will be dull
located near the land to be opened
and register themselves, and also b
there on hand TO select their land il
case they are successful at the draw
ing. Honorably discharged Unio
soldiers and sailors of both the civi
and Spanish wars have special priv
ileges given them as you will readil
see by refer"ing to the sections name
in the bill.
AN ACT
To ratify an agreement with the Siou
tribe of Indians of the Rosebud Re:
ervation in South Dakota, and max
ing appropriation to carry the sam
into effect
Whereas James Mclaughlin, Unite
States Indian inspector, did on tn
fourteenth day of September, ann
DOmini nineteen hundred and ont
make and conclude an agreemer
with the male adult Indians of th
Rosebud Reservation, in the State {
South Dakota, which said agreemer
is in words and figures as follow
This agreement made and entere
into on the 14.h, day of May, 1901, b
and between James McLaug ghlin, Unite
States Indian Inspector, on the part
the United States, and the Sioux trii
OF Indians belonging on the Rosebu
Reservation, in the State OF Sout
Dakota. witnesseth:
ARTICLE /. The said | dians b
longing on the Rosebud Reservation
South Dakota, for the considerable
h eiaatter ramed. do hereby ced
surrender, grant and convey to tt
United States all their claim, righ
title, and interest in and to all tn;
part of the Rosebu Indian Reservatic
now remaining unalloted, situate
within the boundries of Gregol
county, South Dakota, described mo
particularly as follows: Commencir
in the middle of the main channel
the Missouri River at the intersectit