Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-09
The Crowd at Grand Forks MOI
So Large as Was Expected
There
LESS THAN 1000 70 BEGIN WITH
Railroads are Making Low Rates to
DEVILS Lake Country, But the In.
terest is Not So Great AS That Taken
IN tho Rosebud Reservation-Miseel.
ianeous News.

second big government land lottery. the
openinr of the Sioux. or Devils Lake,
Indian reservation. The land consists OF
about $50 quarter sections, scattered all
over Benson and Eddy counties. 1t ls
not in one place, as was at first sup
posed, but is checkerboarded around
over large area, less than 200 quarter
sections adjoining the rough, rolling
nrairie south of the Fort 'rotten school
land and north of the Sully national
park.
Though Grand Forks expects 3d.
600 people to register here, less than
1000 are now in the city. The twin
cities, st. Paul and Minneapolis, have
promised to send at least 5000. Du-
luth and Superior will send great
many, but the railroads are making "A
special low rate to Devils Lake. AMI
win take a great many through here
to that city, because they will expect
to see the land. Scarcely 500 present
ed themselves at the Central high
school building this morning when
Judge j. II. Davis, Inspector OF con-
tests, general land Office, who has
charge OF the Fort Totten registration
in this city, announced that registra-
ton would begin. Little real interest lis
shown The government is requiring
a payment OF $40 when filing is made.
$50 per acre. 1t is then agreed tp
pay $50 per year for six years. making
$3.50 per acre in ALL Settlers here de-
clare they can buy Indian allotment
and heirship land for IS per acre, ana
not be required to live on it until they
get ready.
There will be crowds. here. however.
for two weeks. but they will be COM
posed OF those. who have had no ex-
perience in the Rosebud drawing.
Swedish people from the big settle
ments around Minneapolis. will con-
tribute largely to the number regis
tering, as they are a thrifty people, all
anxious to raise more wheat.
There are no quarter sections which
enjoy a lake front" This is serious
disappointment to a great many whc
hoped to draw one OF the prizes = a
farm with beach, where sail boat
could be kept. CLAIMS dug and summer
boarders entertained. Others haf
planned to found homes and sanitar-
inrns for sufferers with hay fever, and
get It all for $3.50 per acre. But the
state Of North Dakota knew the value
Of this land, and on the maps each
lake front quarter is marked with n
cross, which indicates state selection.
Other choice selections of the fam
Gus Cuthead Sioux reservation have
been made for school lands by the In
dams, or the Raven Hill Presbyterian
church, or the Woodlake Presbyterian
church, or the Mission OF Sisters OF
Charity for Montreal, or ST. Jerome's
Catholic church. or the Fort Totten In
dian school, or for agencies or Sully's
National park With this land all re-
served, the national government Will
graciously allow the white man to set
tie on the $50 remaining quarters. 100
OF which are said to be worth $4,000
each and 400 practically valueless and
SO isolnted from railroads or railroad
surveys, that 1t would cost fortunes to
carry supplies In by wagon trains.
Judge j. II. Davis, in charge here
had charge Of the registration at Fair
fax, S. d. One of his assistants Is from
Bonesteel, two from Yankton and three
from Fairfax. Saturday afternoon
Judge Davis called a meeting In the
Central high school building, where the
registration is being held, and laid
down the law to the notaries. They
had planned to reap fortune, but all
signed the agreement to charge %
cents, and to forfeit application blanks
In case they failed to comply with their
agreement.
I'VE don't need you fellows at all"
declared the judge contidentiallv.
..There is no provision in the laws gov
erning the land office or any place else,
which requires that these papers be ac-
knouledged by notary. 1t is not nee
essary and II q man wished to do SO he
could force us to accept his registration
papers without the signature OF "A
notary or the seal of one authorized TO
take an acknowledgment in the state
or North Dakota But we prefer to
have sworn statements. 1t prevents
Irregularities. If you sign this agree
lnent your names will be placed on our
list and your papers Will be accepted.
Otherwise will throw the whole thing
wide open and win not ask anyone TO
even consult notary"
The gentlemen with little pocket edi-
tons and notarial seals and inkstands
became good at once. They signed
without exception. Few nonresident
notaries are in Grand Forks. No attor-
neys from East Grand Forks, Mimi,
have asked for commissions, and near
" all papers are being secured in the
regular notary offices and at the land
agencies.
Grand Forks is not to be another
Bonesteel, or even Yankton, said
Mayor George Duos to correspondent
yesterday morning.
People have read about Bonesteel
and expected to come here and find the
same thing. You do not expect to see
notaries in booths, land notification
agents, cane racks and other graft
deals on the street, because | have or
dered the police to pinch every graft
which appears in the city. We will
not tolerate it. If they appear, they are
quickly driven across the Red river"
Grand Forks is dry. The nearest
dampness Is the Red river which flows
two blocks east Of Main street. There
is not saloon or gambling house.
brothel or a questionable Joint In the
city.
Vice in city, like original sin In an
individual, will crop out and 1t is not
hard to find here. The one thing which
saves the city from being ten acres af