Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-07-07
MANY WILL RACE TO
TOWN OF 81. ELM0
Site Has Been Decided Nearly
in Center of Rosebud
Lands.
%POSTOFFicE ESTABLISHED
A More Graphic Incident Has Not o..
Cured and Rush in Oklahoma
Than viii Take Place Next
Week at ST. Elmo.

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bonesteci. =. -. July 1.-The mos
graphic incident of tho opening of the
Rosebud Indian rcscrvat lion 10 settlement
next week VIII be the rush for the new
town of st. Elmo. which has been located
near the center of tho reserve. This is
the only TOW located. so far. and is on
inc site OF the farm formerly owned by
Mollic Eagle Pipe, widow of old chief
Eagle Pipe. The town is probably dcs-
tined to be a second Lawton or Guthrie,
ana TO play the part In this opening which
the two formerly named towns did n
the famous Oklahoma opening.
AT present there is nothing on the town
site except the tepee OF Eagle Pipe, and
this will he moved away Sunday. But
the city OF St Elmo Is partially in the
railroad yards nj Boncstcel, loaded on
freight cars, Already thirty-nvc cars of
lumber have been received, and on the
morning of tho opening. and m fact just
as soon as the opening proclamation IL
read by Commissioner Richards. this um-
her Will be started across the plains from
Boncatccl to ST. Elmo, ton miles away.
Portable houses are In readiness to h..
run in and n number of buildings from
Boncstccl will be placed ON wheels and
carried bodily TO the new location. With
In two weeks it is expected tina ST. Elmo
VIII be a town of from l.5W to 1900 people.
P~ostoffice Already Established.
a elegram was today received from the
r>'stofticc department at Washington say
ing that "A postoffcc had been established
at 81. Elmo and that a. Eastman of Bone
Steel had been appointed postmaster. The
office will not he Installed until after the
reservation is opened next week. Poles
for the construction of Il long distance
telephone line from ST. Elmo to Bonestccl
10 connect with the Interstate telephone
lines are now In the yards at Roncsteel
and will be distributed so that construc-
ton work can begin as soon as govern
ment permission is given. A ~25O-phone
switchboard has been ordered for the To-
cal telephone system, which will be in
stalled as soon as the town Is built.
The new tow is situated on the sur
veyed extension OF the Northwestern road
and will be the terminus of that extern
sion when built. In, the meantime a line
of automobiles will be installed
Homestead and st. Elmo.
Railroads Are Prepared.
c. II. Reynolds, superintendent of the
Northwestern railroad, was In town to-
day and said his road was making prepn-
ratlons to handle $4,000 men into Bone
steel during the eighteen days rcgistra-
ton period. Mr.. Reynolds told of the
details OF the preparations. which includes
the placing of dozens of extra coaches
and many locomotives at Omaha, Nor
folk. Lincoln and Sioux City, to be In
readiness for the immense crowds which
the company expects next week. He says
special trains without number will he run
should the crowds demand.
ID. w. Forbes, president of the commcr-
cial club. today asked the different news
instructions to those coming to Bonestccl
to register:
Advice to Newcomers.
"The first thing a seeker should do
after reaching Bonesteei is to check his
hand baggage at some responsible check
stand. Then secure suitable sleeping
apartments. This can be done through
any of the locating agencies. as there are
enough sleeping apartments for all. None
OF the responsible agencies will make any
charge for this information, nor. as for
that matter. for any Information of this
kind.
Afterwards the applicant Gun go to
some responsible agency and have his
papers made out properly. The govern
ment will fix n small fee for this service.
and aside from the ability Of the notary
there will be no choice as to whom to go.
When the papers have been properly
certified and sworn to they should he
taken at once to the land office and placed
on fle. 1t may be necessary for the appll-
can to stand in line here for some hours
or more before his turn to file comes
About Filing Papers.
After the papers are fled ! would adj
Wise every n to a X a short trip over
the reservation. either IN a livery rig or
one OF the automobiles. Any liveryman
will = X an applicant for half a days
trip on the reservation for S1.N.
AS soon ~ this IL over. go home Take
the first train you can after finishing your