Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-18
HOW IT'S GOING TO BE DONE
The Opening of the Rosebud-How the Drawing VIII be
Conducted What the Land Will Cost, and Other
Information Of Interest

make selection OF land
Tie work of registration will contin-
ne until the qualifications Of all appli-
cants and the order in which they will
be permitted to select land have been
determined. The registration certili-
Gates will not be transferable, and to
make the Identification of applicants
complete, 80 that there may he no trans
rers, the applicants will be photographs
ed 10y rapid process which cal. now
be utilized ut slight cost to the govern.
ment.
Every applicant will be required to
register in person, excepting that hon.
orably discharged soldiers may be per-
mitted to register by an agent, subject
to the restriction that no person shall
act as agent for more than one soldier,
and no soldier will be permitted to reg
lister through an agent except upon
clear proof that he desires to obtain a
home from these lands by compliance
with the homestead law. There, will
be ample provision to prevent old sol
diers from being imposed upon through
the Misrepresentation or neglect Of All
agent.
The drawing will be under the super,
vision OF a non bipartisan commission,
composed of men whose high character
is So widely known throughout the
country as to make their control Of the
drawing a guaranty of its absolute fair
ness.
The numbers placed in the box be-
fore the drawing commences will more
than cover the number of people who
will apply to register. No advantage
will be obtained by being the first to
registe-, and all will have an equal
chance of drawing the first number.
When completed, the registration will
show the numbers which are not drawn
and at the opening they will be disre-
garded.
II Nos. I, 8 and are drawn and n os.
2 and remain in the box the order of
Sc ection at the opening will be I, ) and
as il there were no Nos. = and
The period of registration will be
long enough to admit of the easy regis
tration Of all applicants. The man who
registers on the last day will have the
same opportunity Of drawing one of
the earlier Numbers rs does the man
registering on the first day.
The applicants will be permitted to
freely travel over aud become familiar
with the lands to be opened so as to
qualify them to intelligently and ad.
visedly make selection Of land at tie
opening.
The proclamation will drescribe what
persons may make selection on each
day after the opening las for instance:
On the FIRST day those who hold mum
bers from to 300. inclusive; on the
second day those who hold numbers
from 3Ol to 900, inclusive, and SO on
until all the lands have been selected.
The one who draws No. 1900 will
know that his right of selection must
be exercised on the tenth day, aud that
it is not necessary for him to be pres.
emf at the opening until theE. This
plan will remove every incentive for
crowding or bartering for places in Lille
at both the registration and opening.
When the opening begins the person
holding the smallest number drawn
will have all the lands included in the
opening from which to make his selec-
ton, aud this person holding No. 2.6OO
Iwi,l HAYS al the lands to select from
witch have Tot been selected by those
holding prior numbers.
Each day Of the opening those hold
I ing the numbers assigned TO that day
kwfn MAXI sstsetisas IN the orar u