The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-29
Registered for Rosebud Lands
Without DiffiuIty.
Impressions of Cedar Rapids,
Chamberlain, Mitchell.
Mitchell Eager TO Be Capital
of South Dakota.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Hans P. Jorgensen and A. G. LaaeH
saw communities of many characters sn
their recent registration trip to CAan-
berlaln, s. d., and back. Yet, muck M
the settlements varied in other respects.
they seemed all alike in one, and that
is that they were all eager to push 3
head and amount to something
The gentlemen left on the 10Th on the
Milwaukee, on which line they saw .o.,es
elegant train service. They stopped az
Austin where they changed cars ant
thence left for Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where
they spent the night. During their short
stay at Cedar Rapids they met aun-
Der of brother Elks, who gave them TN.
finest entertainment that was possible
in SO short time. This little city kas
improved wonderfully since the stree
car line was instituted and now has &
population of about twenty thousand
The street cars seem to be doing ar
immense business. At nine O'Clock the
last electric train goes to Cedar Lake,
ten or twelve miles away. The las
coaches that went out on that night vers.
filled with people. Every car that came
in was also well filled. The car Line
to that beautiful summer resort vzs
without doubt tremendous and perma--
nent boom to the town.
There is continual discussion over tn
question of prohibition in this go-aheaI
little city. Many people want saloszs
on the ground that they would yield th1
city a great amount of revenue in The
way of license fees. So far, 'howesex.
the anti-liquor element has succeeded n
controlling the situation and keeping TIE
town free from that oul-destroyinr
traffic
Cedar Rapids has miles of paved
streets, but unfortunately these streets
are not kept clean. Yet the whole place
has general air Of prosperity and
money making.
From Cedar Rapids, Mr.. JorgenseH zzf
Mr. Lack hurried off to Chamberiam.
This town they found like a beehive.
The normal population is not more than
fifteen hundred yet now the place was
simply swarming with eager HOMESTEAD
seekers. On every side could be seen liz
offices of notary public, with their hasts
ly improvised shingles, stating that thes
were ready to make out papers f@
registration for the Rosebud lands TAess
notaries were busy people, and the uas
in which they kept raking in their lii
tie fees of twenty-f cents from ea<h
would-be donee of homestead indiezt
ed that they were reaping a rich harvest
whether anybody else was or not
The unsuspecting greenhorn usually
gets the worst of it in this town duriaf
the registration season. Every kind Il
graft" of which human ingenuity can
conceive is running here at full baasx
There are gambling dens well-nigh with
out number. Money is piled up in greas
heaps in these places, and the propriea~
of each of these diabolical concerns fnac
ready victims in the young farmer lads
that have come to try their luck. Young
men lose all that they have and canase
buy ticket to take them home. They
stake their watches, pins and all TIER
jewelry in the vain attempt to win baek
what they have lost, and must at length
undergo the humiliation of telegraphinf
home for ticket.
Mr.. Lack is an experienced Traveller
and knows how to get the best of what
there is to be had. Through his guidancs,
he and Mr.. Jorgensen, notwithstanding
the crowded condition of the town, OBJ
tanned some elegant rooms.
On the morning after their arrival in
the settlement, they arose quite carly
and saw the people lining up at 6w
O'Clock in front of the government regis
tration office, although the office was not
to be opened up before nine. Not wish
ing to stand in line, they walked around
to view the beautiful scenery surrounA
ing the city. Chamberlain is nestled In
among some exceedingly picturesque hiiA
in a patch of so-called bad lands The
hills rise grand and enchanting in their
barrenness. There is no vegetation On
their slopes, except the drouth- enduring
cactus, whose sharp thorns prick throusA
the shoes of the traveller as he slowag
makes his way up the hillsides. Near
the top of one of the highest of Tie
hills, they glanced down into ravine
and caught sight of the artesian weHs
which is in many respects the life Of the
city of Chamberlain. This well has N
eight inch bore, through which the water