The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-07-20

The Rosebud registration has pro
crossed sufficiently to demonstrate that
the opening to settlement of this tract of
land will be ~far-reaching in its effects
and will work a wonderful transforma-
ton in the entire country not only Inn
mediately west of Chamberlain, but the
border counties on the east side of the
Missouri River as well. The Rosebud
opening is bringing thousands Of PEG.
pie into the state who might otherwise
never have come, and after they reach
here the country proves both a revela-
ton and a surprise to the visitors While
but comparatively few will be able to
be taken care of in the Rosebud open
ing the overflow will drift over into the
lands already subject to homestead en-
try in Lyman and Stanley Counties on'
will certainly retire all lands open to Sc.
ment during the summer and fill every
quarter with an occupant, Fastening the
settlement OF the country by many years.
In fact, the officials of the general land
Office look for a much heavier fling the
next two months on the vacant Sioux
lands than in the Rosebud, not especial
~ because the former are better, but
because they are more extensive and
the people are here to acquire them.
While there will not be to exceed 14,00
entries made outside Of the Indian allot-
ments in the Rosebud, the filings on the
Sioux lands In Lyman County alone, as
shown By the following statement of the
Chamberlain land Office, were during the
six months ending July / the large total
Of 2,S7S, as follows: Original homestead
entries, $50, retiring 42S, 794 acres;
final homestead proofs, i54, perfecting
title to 24,094 acres; committed home-
stead proofs for 723 quarters, perfecting
title to lO3,579 acres, or a grand total of
1907 entries and 445,S6 acres handled
by the office during the six months. This
is a showing that dwarfs the possibilities
of entries on the Rosebud so far as mag
nItude is concerned, and proves that for
those who fail to secure fortunate num-
bers in that tract the Sioux lands still
vacant furnish a substitute, presenting
all the advantages, possibilities and pros
poets as those coveted lands
.
The report Of business from the office
Of secretary of state for the fiscal years
ending June 30, 1908 and 1904, show that
while the number Of corporations char
tered in the state for the latter year
were only about half in number as those
filed for the first year, the fees received
by the state under the new fee law which
went into effect a year ago, are greater
in amount than for the previous year un-
der the old rate. The amount Of cerital-
iZatlon was also cut to about one-third
of that given the previous year. The av-
erage charter fee under the old law was
$40, and the fees received from corpora
lions for the last year were $1S,S70;
while for the first year under the new
law the average charter fee was S19.27,
and the fees for the year were $l9,-
213.65. In 1908 1887 charters were is
sued with a total capitalization Of So
400,299.699. In 1904, 9S3 corporations
were chartered with a total capitalization
of 1901 100000. Six railroad corpora
tons filed articles for each year, under
the old law paying $50 in fees, and un-
der the new law paying $135. Twenty
eight state banks were chartered in 1908,
and thirty-six received charters In 1904
The total fees of the department from
all sources for 1908, were S24, 937 90;
and for 1904 $~25,312.9O.
The sheep industry of the Black Hills
is becoming very large. 1t has been
doubling each year for the past five
years. In Belle Fourcle FOR the year
1900 the output was 10000 pounds,
which was stored and shipped to an east
ern market. In 1908 the output was
$4,000 pounds, and it is estimated that
the clip for this year will be 100000
pounds. Eight carloads have already
been shipped from Belle Fourche by the
different shippers. The lowest price paid
thus far was II ceEts per pound and the
highest 17A cents. Charles Cooper, Of
Dale, sold 1900 pounds at the top
price, netting him $3.50. II, started
in four years & with 400 sheep and
now has about 1000 head. The other
large wool shipping stations in the Black
Hills are Rapid City and EdgemoDt.
The merchants at Leslie have been
securing a harvest. The Indians w
were doing road work on the southwe.
ern part Of the Cheyenne River reserva-
work, and as the payment was made at
the Cherry Creek sub-agency just across
Cheyenne River from Leslie a large
amount of trading has been lone at the
stores at that place since the payment.
While June was not considered a live
~ month in the land office in Pierre on
account Of such a great number wait
ing at other points, a tot %of $50 filings
were made in the Pierre ofce for the
month. Several fractional tracts of land
have been disposed OF by the land office
at public auction, going at the minimum
price of S1-25 per acre.
The Office of the secretary of state has
been besieged with applicants for nota-
rial commissions, Ginning from Gregory
County. One day last week twenty com
missions We're granted, and some of the
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