The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-08-04
IOWA PEOPLE GET
ROSE BUD FARMS.
osKALoosA, HOWEVER, is NOT
IN 1T AS YET.
A NEBRASKA MAN DRAWS NO. I
More Than a Thousand Quarter Sec
tions ParceIed Out the First Day
-GrinneII, Montezuma and
Hedrick Represented.


| Chamberlain, S. D., July 29.-The
eagerly awaited day for the drawing
of the lands of the Rosebud reserva-
ton dawned bright and sultry. The
town was early astir and an hour be-
fore the time appointed for the draw
ing to begin there was crowd of 800
or 1000 persons surrounding the build
ing in which the registered names
were to be drawn. The crowd was
much smaller than expected. The
building from which operations were
conducted is "a feet square, rooted, but
open on the four sides. Promptly at
nine o'clock United States Land Com
missioner Richards inaugurated PRO
| ceedings by announcing the rules that
were to govern the drawing. The COM
missioner and Judge EleaZer Wakely,
of Omaha, and p F. Sherman, of Sioux
Falls, were the committee empowered
to conduct operations A dozen or more
clerks from the various registration
points were on hand to attend to the
clerical work. Among the distin-
guished visitors on the stand were
Congressman Burke and Internal Rev
enue Collector Ellerman. The huge
wheel which held the names of hope
full aspirants for quarter sections was
box ten feet long by 81 inches
through. A rod running the entire
length of the box was rigged with
crank handles by which the box could
be turned. At $50 a. m. the entire
registration had been thoroughly
mixed and placed in the box Eight
boys were selected to serve on alter
nate days. Lucky" Sommers drew the
lot which named him as the first to
draw from the box.
Shortly after ten o'clock. at a signal
from the commissioner. Young Som
mers inserted his hand into the box
and drew out the first envelope, which
he handed to the commission. The
commissioner tore open the envelope
and announced William Mccormick,
Of Lancaster county, Nebraska" SOL
der. After the excitement attendant
upon the announcement of McCor-
claim had died away the drawing chm
Inued rapidly. At times thereywas 80 r
much confusion and noise that it was
ifficult to catch the names as they
yere announced. After the first hun-I
red names had been drawn the prac-
ce of calling aloud the names was
iscontinued and the balance were dis
layed in patches upon a large bulle-
n board. One thousand names were {
rawn, at the conclusion of which the |
rawing was adjourned until nine |
clock this morning.
William Mccormick. Of Lancaster I
ounty, Neb.. who drew the first /
hoice, is 27 years old and a veteran
I the Spanish-American war, having
erved in the Second Nebraska volun-
GERS He was mustered out at Camp
Nebraska, October "a, 1898.
Ir. Mccormick was in Washington re-
emily and was opportuned by a land |
ttorney to allow his name to be regis
cred. Saying he had not much faith ,
4 his luck he filed his application,
'hich drew the most coveted prize of
he drawing.
Iowans Who Are Lucky.
113, Martin H. Valmer, Council !
Bluffs; ia, John j. Gornins, Worth ]
ngton; 116, Jesse ]. Farris, Sioux {
;ity; 130, Charles B. McGregor, Cres- ]
on; 135, William N. Smith, Gypsum; l
80, Isaac Hese, LeMars; $50, Alva c. !
lllis, Coon Rapids; 164, Engwood T. {
smith, Sioux City; 165, George H. {
Brown, Perry; 1873, Lorenzo Dow But c
or, Woodbine; 186,Pa Donahue, ,Coun- s
IL Bluffs; 1873, Albert D. Sassmar, I
'hariton; 1872, Adolph e. Breck, Coun- !
II Bluffs; 1913, Charles Shealon, Aller- !
on; 1913, Frank w. Thomas, Panora; {
SO, Gustav Danielson, Sioux City; s
II, Albert German, Des Moines; 21S, s
'amuel L. Black, Estherville; 220, s
Iva G. Fickland, Sioux City; 221, Fred Y
J. Tampky, Fort Dodge; 230, Alva B. Z
Montezuma; 234, Solomon r
!. Dunore, Harlan; 236, Kate Sylvia '
hubbard, Sioux City; 23S, George M. s
loot, Centerville; 241, Leander A. /
Eagle Grove; 242, F.O.Price, \
torn Lake; 244, Thomas w. Holmes, 8
'ates; ESQ, Milo J. Henderson, Maple {
On; 257, Misses McKeon, Ireton; 261, 7
saac Ferry, Kirkman; 262, James 7
ohnson, Hastie; 266, Charles A. Da- {
is, Galva; 268, Fred G. Forsythe, 9
,innville; 271, Elmer e. Hayes, MT.
UT; 272, Adam j. Setzman, LeMars; F
rs, George L. Stark, Pilot Mound; :
SO, Dominick F.Homnell, Smithland: I
s5, Andrew G. Myerell, odebolt; 29s, .
gorge e. Bishop, Cedar Falls; 294, :
ames Aurand, Charles City; 305, An i
rev D. Backus, Walnut; $40, George :
!. Raines, Sheldon; 312, George J. 3
Marcus; 313, w. M. Crar- Z
ey, Des Moines: BIT, Edward Kasper, =
ioux City; 324. John Mclaughlin, .
gden; 326, John F. Wilcox, CounciIl !,
luffs; 1888, Joel e. Hedeen, Sioux I,
ity; 1886, w. M. Wistrom, Akron: :,
,S, Eugene Gordner, Mt. Ayr: $40, r
aul H. Brier. Holstein; 341, vic II. ],
teyan Duhu1ne: 242. Law Rranana. :
Ioux City: 346. Ernest L. Donn. De-