Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-29
TROOPS MI! GUARD
South Dakota National Guard
Will Be on Duty at Bone
steel During Filing
VAST SUMS OF MONEY READY
Estimated Tha. Homesteaders Will
Take 100000 Day to BonesteeI for
the First Few Days of Filins-sherisf
Taylor Makes Arrangements for
Protection.
Special to Times Republican.

Speclal TO 1meS-Republlcan.
| Sioux City, July 29.-To protect
homesteaders wno will take 100000 g
day to Bonesteel, Company B, South
| Dakota National guard. will be station
ed at Bonesteel throughout the filing
| period, two months following August s
This was announced today in Sioux
City by Sheriff Taylor OF Bonesteel.
Adjutant General 8. j. Conklin of the
South Dakota National guard is CT
present holding an encampment fol
the third battalion of the Third regi-
ment at Hot Springs, but has signified
ms Willingness to return and take per-
sonal command of the troops under
Sheriff Taylor.
Sheriff Taylor was in Sioux City yes
terday morning en- route to Onawa and
made the announcement to the Tribune
that he had asked Governor Herreid
today to furnish him one or two com-
panies of militia to assist him in keep
Ing peace, and had been assured be-
fore making the application that Com
pany from Sioux Falls would
be furnished at any time.
The city authorities Of Bonesteel
have turned the city over to the sheriff
and he will assume control August l.,
and remain at the. head OF the fling
city for sixty days or until the last
man has filed.
Il do not propose to use local men
who viii stand to be beaten over the
head by thugs said the sheriff Of
Gregory county this morning to a re-
porter. There was too much disre-
gard for officers during the registra-
ton. l feel now that l am in posi-
ton TO assure all who come to file that
South Dakota militiamen are as good
as federal troops and will not stand
knocking around by Migrants and
thugs. We will have order and don't
you forget 1t, but l have deemed il
necessary to nave at least one COM
pany of the militia on the scene.'
Asked II the city would be placed UNI
del military rule and picketed and in
coming passengers held up to ascertain
their business and identity, Sheriff
Taylor said:
Personally. I would rather not have
i'Hei eAai Jaw oNSitieu, nut nave given
my promise to the commissioner of the
general land office and to the business
men of Bonesteel that no lawlessness
will exist during the filing and if
forced to do SO l will take extreme
measures :
Sheriff Taylor says that Bonesteel is
perfectly quiet now. The grafters have
all gone and the gamblers are not run
ming to any extent as they could not
stand to pay the license without big
crowd from which to draw patrons
1t is not thought that many will re-
turn and try to operate during filing.
as the crowd will not be large.
OF the condition of the policemen
who were shot last Friday evening in
the riot and battle which ensued, the
sheriff said that Police Officers G.. II.
Harris and Eli Stanburg are recover
ing from their wounds.
One CRATER. whom the authorities
Of Ronesteel do not know by name, is
left in their hands TO care for, and
may die. His condition is serious and
the sheriff says that if there is any
fatality as a sequel to the big row of
last Friday evening it will be the death
of that CRATER.