The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-08-11
WINNERS ARE filing
ON ROSEBUD LAND
|wiIiiam Mccormick, No. =
Located Near the New
Town of Burke.
ARE NOT NEEDED
.crovd of a Thousand Wstoh'na the
p;iino Is Orderly-Only Two IN
First 66 Fail to Use Their
Numbers.
rpoOPs ARE NOT NEEDED

q ,onAstcel, S. d. Aug. 10-At 8 O'Clock
ma dling for Rosebud reservation land
,r,r with a good crowd OF holders OF
,,Slv numbers looking on. The open
x # the films Office was witnessed by
7" 7no,v5 of over 1000, including about
4 "a Winners who came in early to make
q thnfr selections.
4 '" ~ . o'clock siXty-six numbers had
/ beeii called. or these only Two ialtgu
] 80 rrasnond. No. IS, William A. BRADY
\ ~ iISr3inerd. Ia, was one who did not
i - 70 take his land. His choice Will
o.. oo. 70 the reserved list of numbers,
s ,o,i,S,ing the regular $500 who have
rhotce of the quarter sections III or
WiIItam Mccormick of Nebraska,
1 .7oy,, in the treasury department at
Il Washington, No. l, was on land
1 oromntly at 9 o'clock and made his
\ ling promptly, He took a quarter
i ,,ilas west Of Ronesteel. adjoining the
sownsite Of Burke, which has been
,au,pd after the South Dakota con-
Chose Farm Lands.
ralus Rugge of Tea. S. D., who drew
"a 3 took q quarter section by the
/ ;iie of that Of Mccormick.
II wesley Brown of Dakota City,
Seb.. No. 3, selected q quarter section
IN It's merits for farming purposes.
,hout three miles west of Bonesteel, be-
I ,ide the Nebraska state line. After this
| ,nmber most of the winners chose sec
l ions without reference to townsitGs,
referring TO have good farm land to
:naculating upon the growth of any
sdrticular town.
None of the lots in the townsiteS
rave been disposed of. the government
,t having decided whether they would
,e given out by lottery or otherwise.
There continues TO be a good deal Of
interest in these, 200 having visited
;regory and st. Elmo yesterday. In
ites today. There Is no disorder here
md no likelihood Of needing troops.
Chances are Looking Up.
Holders of poor numbers in tho
Rosebud drawing need not necessarily!
eel absolutely discouraged. Numbers
ne looking up. There are a number OF
Ieople in the first 100 who will not file
There are still more in that number
who cannot file. One of the best num-
lsrs was drawn by n of the female
ragrants who were driven out Of Bone
lteel when the community decided to
20 into the housekeeping business. She
5 less IMAM ~ years blu. AS lHS IuIll-
iers become larger, the proportion who
annot and will not file, becomes larg-
r and number 1,G00 is estimated here
~ loCators as being equivalent to
bout 76Oth choice. Fasteners who
rev lucky numbers are adding to the
fam of human joys among those who
Fopose to stick by the game. They
a0me out here with p~reConceived ideas
Il what farm land should be. When
hey fail to see herds of Hereford cat
lie, a brick house and orchards, OBJ
Serye nothing but wild prairie, many
Them take the mex train home. Som
II these timid tenderfeet are being en-
outraged In this plan of action by the
siiy men of the west. There Is plenty
II guile in the Rosebud. Notwithstand-
1g all this, land In the vicinity Of
3~onesteel Is being held for $50 per acre.
The government office has made
every preparation to protect it's money
turing the filing period. II any band
II desperadoes' should be tempted by
ne valuable loot. to attempt to pull
N something they will meet with a
lot reception. Two men armed with
HHes, both of them crack shots, will
be concealed In such a place as to
sommand the entire building and their
astFuctions are to shoot to kill. Ex-
Fa armed guards nave been put on
aaGut the banks and every p~recaution
) BENG taken to protect the money
mat is brought in here.