Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-06-02
South Dakota Reserva.
ton Will be Opened
at BonesteeI on
August Sth.
DEMAND TO Be GREAT
For Probably the Richest Land
in the Country Ever Thrown
Open TO Settlement.

During the past week the United
States land Office, located at Chamber.
2 lain, has been flooded with inquiries
from all sections of the country regard
ing the terms and conditions of the
opening to settlement of the Rosebud
reservation 10 settlement.
Thousands Of letters have been
received and the number is constantly
increasing. In order that the country
may be informed, and at the same time
relieve the burdens Of the local office,
Register CT. L. Brockway has issued
the following statement:
None bat persons qualified to make
homestead entry will be permitted to
register for the Rosebud lands in
Gregory county, South Dakota, opened
by the act of congress of April 23, 1904,
and the presidents proclamation of
MAY IS, 1904.
Qualifications TO make a homestead
entry are: Not the owner Of more than
l6o acres of land in any state or terri
tory, a citizen Of the United States,
native born or naturalized by first or
second paper; over the age of 81 years
or the head of a family; bona fde inten-
ton TO make entry and comply with
the homestead laws Of the United
States; for own use and benfit and not
directly or indirectly for the use or
benefit of any other person; has not
since Aug. 80. 1890, entered under the
public land laws of the United States a
quantity of land which with a legal
homestead would make more than 800
acres; has not heretofore perfected or
abandoned a entry under the home
stead laws of the United states.
1.-The following classes of persons
may make second entries;
"'Who. prior to May IL, 1900, made
final (~five-year) proof any payment of
the price Of the land in certain Indian
reservations opened by the act Of con-
gress of March 2, 1889.
"'Who, prior to June 8, 1900, lost or
forfeited a homestead entry.
"'Who, prior to June 8, 1900, COM
muted a homestead entry and paid the
government price for the land. Such
persons cannot commute a second
entry.
"'Who, prior to April 2S, 1904, relin-
pushed or lost a homestead entry,
receiving no payment or compensation
for REIMBURSEMENT or loss
Persons otherwise qualified to make
homestead entry, who, heretofore,
made final proof and received final
receipt for a homestead entry of less
than l60 acres, may make an additional
entry Of q quantity shall not exceed 100
acres.
Persons having q second or
additional right should, before register
ing, provide themselves with a memo
randum giving the number and date of
former entry, description Of the land,
Office where made, and date and num-
Der Of its disposition or loss, as the case
may be.
"Honorably DISCHARGED soldiers and
sailors Of the civil or Spanish American
wars or their widows may by power Of
attorney sppoint an agent and furnish
him with a copy Of discharge or other
competent evidence Of military service
and honorable discharge. Such agent
can register for n person so appoint
ing him only, and for himself.
mo person will be permitted to
register more than once, or in any other
than his rue name. Any person who
shall transfer his registration certificate
will thereby lose all benefits Of the
registration and be precluded from
entering or settling upon any of said
lands during the first sixty days.
las soon Al registered each person
will be given o certificate Of registration
which will enttle him to &c upon and
examine the land. This certificate
must be preserved and presented with
application by those entitled to make
entry.
Dates Of registration-July s to
July Is, 1904, both days inclusive.
"Places Of observation-disclosures
lain, Yankton, Fairfax and Bonesteel.
"Manner Of registration-In person
at the times and places mentioned.
"Drawing for the right Of entry
begins July 2s, 1904, at Chamberlain
aud continues until the names Of all
persons registered haze been drawn.
Each person win Be notified BY postal
ord al the address given by him when
y Registers. Of the drawing Of his name
IA a che time he must present hii
.-upasun1ion 70 make entry.
~ drawing win be under -