The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-08-05
BIG LAND
DRAWING IS near
Devils Lake Now Mecca of
Thousands of Persons
Hunting Homes.
RULES ARE ROSEBUD
This Time There Will Be Nc Scenes
of Lawlessness as at Bonesteel
1t Is Promised by the
Authorities.
RULES ARE AS AT ROSEBUD

DeNllS Lake, y. u, Aug. NON
that the registration at the itosebud
reservation is Il thing OF the past. this
city is on the eve of 4 rush that prom-
ises to SurpaSS eNen that of the South
Dakota stampede, this will be due
TO the fact that this is a better known
country because the lands on the
reservation at his point are more VAL
liable han hose ON The South Dakota
observation.
Already people are here looking for
information and taking one of the sev-
eral methods of transportation TO the
reservations land. y railroad of the
Chautauqua grounds, south of the city
five miles, takes one to the steamboat
landing, where u line of steamers will
carry the passengers eight miles fur
Their, to the very center of the reserva-
ton. Another route is across the
bridge, which makes the distance but
Il few miles from this city To one part
of the reservation. This bridge is Il
practical road built at Il narrow place
a cost of 100000, which money Was sup
piled by private subscriptions of citi-
zenS of Devils Lake.
Few Co to Grand Forks.
The United States land office is To-
Gated at this city and it is here that
the registration viii take place. 1t is
true that registration for a few town
ships may be made at Grand Forks. but
this point is over 100 miles from the
reservation and as the same railroad
rate can be obtained on Il ticket to this
city. ii is not expected that many peo-
pie will stop off at Grand Forks.
This city with the chautauqua
grounds is prepared to handle 5 1000 at
amy one time-and more if necessary.
AT Chautauqua the hotels and restau-
rants are being kept open and tents cam
be obtained there Inv the bnnlrp3G and
HIS Watering place only Il few days ago
inhabited by 5000 fun-seekerS. will in
Il few days be the habftation of prob
ably 10000 or 5000 homeseekers. Prices
10 be chargedhere will be reasonable for
every necessity. and besides ones life
hnd property will not be III stake as
they We're ut the Rosebud opening.
Any person who is over u years of
pge except married women, and these
when deserted wives CT widows. are
qualified to register. provided they have
hot now more than $50 acres of land
pnd have never taken II homestead. Any
person who took Il homestead and lost
the same by contest or relinquished the
same or IN it prior to June .,
1900. is qualified to register, and the act
of April IS, 1904, gives this right To all
of the above persons, except those who
committed since June 5. 1900.
Soldiers and sailors who We're en-
iAS IitiI IllV a. - u lllS
civil war or Spanish-American war or
Philippine inSurrection may register by
agent, and also select their land by
agent, and will not have to file on the
same until six months after the land is
so located. This is lone in the follow
ing manner Any soldier may on
blanks furnished by the land office here
or the commissioner of the general land
office at Washington, appoint am agent
TO register for him, and also give such
agent power to file what is known as n
soldiers declaratory statement. thus re-
serving the land located by agent for
six months during which time the SOL
der may file, and failing to do so in
that time his rights under the state
ment YOU be lost.
Begins Next Monday.
Registration commences here Nom
day, August s, at 8 a. m., and continues
to 6 p. M, Saturday, August 90. Each
person who registers must sign his
name to a card, on which he is de-
land office might identify him when he
presents his certificate of registration
and applies to file. if he is successful in
drawing. These cards are placed i'm
envelopes and then in a large box,
where they are shaker and stirred up
for hours before the drawing occurs on
August "a. On this date and for each
succeeding day. until all the land is
filed on. fifty names are taken from
the box full of envelopes n the lucky
names i'm the envelopes are posted in a
conspicuous place and each winner also
notified and given his number He will
then have twelve days in which to Sc
lect his land and the ina filings ON
mence September & and can only be
made in this city. If a person who is
successful at the drawing on August
"a is not present TO file on September 6,
when his name is called. he will have
To wait until the names after him are
all filed, and if he does not file ON thai
day, he will have to wait sixty days
before he can file any place.
Unless a person who registers is sue
cessful at the drawing. no fee is
charged by the government, and the
commissioner has limited the charge
for making out the registration papers
TO % cents, SO that is all the fee that is
charged In case the person registering
does not win and file on a claim. when
the price charged for the land is 81. so
an acre, payable 81 80 an acre at the
time of filing and 80 cents annually
thereafter. with no interest. Any per-
son desiring to do SO may commute at
n1y time after fourteen months from
The time of filing, by paying the balance
u on the $3.50 per acre purchase
price,. at that time. No additional
communication fee will be charged.
Harvesters Attacked.