The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-08-12
WINNERS ARE FILING
ON ROSEBUD LAND
William Mccormick, No. l.,
Located Near the New
Town of Burke.
TROOPS ARE NOT NEEDED
Crowd of a Thousand Watching the
Filing is Orderly-only Two in
First 66 Fail to Use Their
Numbers.
o ARE NOT NEEDED

Bonesteel. S. D.. Aug. l0-At 9 o'clock
the filing for Rosebud reservation lana
began with Il good crowd of holders or
lucky numbers looking on. The open
Ing of the filing office was witnessed by
q crowd of over LOCO, including about
100 winners who came in early to make
their selections.
BY . o'clock sixty-slX numbers had
been called. OF these only two failed
10 respond. No. SO. William A. Brady
Of Brainerd. Ia, was n who did not
rare to take his land. HIS choice VIII
now go to the reserved list of numbers,
following the regular $500 who have
choice Of the quarter sections in or
der.
William Mccormick of Nebraska.
,lerk in the treasury department at
Washington, No. l.. was on hand
promptly at 9 o'clock and made his
filing promptly. He took a quarter
section in section "a, about twelve
miles west of Bonesteel. adjoining the
!ownsite of Burke. which has been
named after the South Dakota con
gresham.
Chose Farm Lands.
Talus Rugge of Tea, s. d., who drew
No. 2, took a quarter section by the
tide of that of Mccormick.
II. Wesley Brown of Dakota City.
Neb., No. 8. selected a quarter section
IN its merits for farming purposes.
about three miles west of Bonesteel, be-
side h Nebraska state line. After this
number most of the winners chose sec
ions without reference to townsltes,
oreferring to AVE good farm land TO
Epeculating upon the growth of IN
particular town.
None of the lots in the townsites
lave been disposed of, the government
rot having decided whether they would
Sc given out by lottery or otherwise.
There continues to be q good deal of
interest in these, 200 having visited
Gregory and ST. Elmo yesterday. In
III about 1000 were at the new town
ites today. There is 40 disorder here
md no likelihood of needing troops.
Chances are Looking Up.
Holders of poor numbers in the
Rosebud drawing need not necessarily
eel absolutely discouraged. Numbers
ire looking UP. There are a number o.
people in she first 100 who will not file
There are still more in that number
,ers was drawn by n of the female
%ragrants who were driven out of Bone
Iteel when the community decided t.
70 into the housekeeping business. Sh'
S less han 20 years old. AS the mum
,ers become larger, the proportion wht
IT and number 1000 is estimated herr
~ locators as being equivalent t
bout 75oth choice. fasteners VIII
lrew lucky numbers are adding to TIL
um of human joys among those VIII
propose to stick by the game. The,
,ome out here with preconceived Idea
II what farm land shout be. Whel
hey fail to see herds of Hereford cat
lie, a brick house and orchards, OBJ
lerve nothing but wild prairie. man.
+ them AXE the next train home. Som
VI these timid tenderfeet are being en-
outraged in his plan of action by tn
Willy men Of the west. There is plent
If guile in the Rosebud. Notwithstand
ng all this. land in the vicinity G
3onesteel is being held for $50 per ACRE
The government office has mao
avery preparation to protect Its none
turing the filing period. If any ban
If desperadoes should be tempted b
The valuable loot, to attempt to pu
off something they will meet with
! lot reception. Two men armed wit
rifes, both of them crack shots, wi
be concealed in sue a place as t
/. command the enllre building and the
Instructions are to shoot to kill. EN-
ira armed guards have been put O
about the banks and every precautio
IS being taken to protect the none
that is brought in here.