The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-19
STOOD In Line
ALL LAST NIGHT
RUSH FOR ROSEBUD LANDS RE-
SENIBLES A STAMPEDE.
In Spite Of Faulty Papers and Misun-
derstandings of Requirements, Great
Work Is Done by Registration
ClerksA Good Natured Crowd.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal,
Yankton. S. D.. July 49, The grand
rush at Yankton for the Rosebud
lands is assuming all the characteris- |
tics Of stampede. The land fever has
taken thousands who had not thought
Of coming and the result is an ava
ianche Of people upon Yankton that
people have registered at the Yankton
offices and the end is still out of sight.
The railroad companies say they have
all and more than they can haul to
Yankton during the remainder Of the
period. The crush of yesterday beg
gars description. The lines of people
were four blocks long at the registra-
ton offices. Standing In the hot sun
for hours, they patiently waited their
turn, papers in hand, to file their dec
laration of intention to file on the
great Rosebud reservation. At one
time over 1900 people were standing
in the lines, and at the closing time
800 We're turned from the doors I'M
registered These people were all in
the line this morning, as were the
1000 that came in on the North W. est
ern trains in the afternoon. In addi-
ton there were a thousand for the
east on the evening train and almost
that many from the north on the
Great Northern train this morning.
The record for yesterday went far
beyond the expectations Of the officers
in charge. The total was 5,055 and is
ing day, altho it is now assured that
this new record will be broken today,
There will be no lack of people, 1t
is only question of how many can
be put thru the Offices Yesterdays
lines formed at midnight and those Of
this morning were formed last even
ling. Hundreds Of men stayed UP all
night or slept on the steps Of the reg
| istration offices that they might be in
| the first section Of the line this morn
/ ing. Many procured baskets Of food
and ate their meals in the line. The
closing days of the registration will be
hummers and no mistake.
The amount of work that the clerks
| get thru in a day is astounding. At
| Capitol street, Clerk Billings registered
| 1884 yesterday and had what he con-
| sidered the high mapk till the report
| where Clerk Binley had made the
| astounding record Of 1919. How
any man can cover the ground that
| these men cover is a question that can
only be answered by a glimpse into
4 the offices during the busy hours
The clerks handle the people swiftly
and effectively. Owing to faulty pa
pers, incorrect descriptions and mis-
understandings that arise, the lot Of
| the government clerks during the busy
days is one that would try the patience
of a saint, yet no one has any words
to say save, of praise for the gentle
manly manner in which they have
been treated in the registration offices.
Despite the heat and dust, the long
| lines of men standing or sitting kept
up constant roar of comments on
the passersby. Good-natured jollying
was the order Of the day. Nothing
ungentlemanly was heard, but few
| lHt ,nn111S noe fhn~ Cfrnaf
withoutsbeing the object OF a perfect
storm of bright remarks. The girls
especially were singled ioutt3and even
the severely plain ones, of which there
are 9fewiin Yankton, had bouquets
enough thrown at them to last them
a year Whenever anyone appeared
driving, no matter whether the turn
tout was "a stylish equipage or a
grocer's cart, the lines beloved
whoa" and he was good driver that
laughter following his discontinue.
What the rest Of the week will bring
| is the great matter Of interest now.
That there will be more than 10000
is a certainty. The jam Of today is in
no way abated by the outgoing trains,
for people arrive faster than they
leave. The. city Is full to the brim,
/ feeling the effects a big majority of
the private homes being full to the
4 utmost capacity from cellar to garnet
I People are coming to Yankton who
care little or nothing about registering,
but who want to see the gigantic
crowd and the greatest land rush that
was ever witnessed in the northwest
When the totals are footed up and the
official figures are in, Yankton will be
found to have two-thirds Of all the
people.
4 The largest registration since the
opening took place here yesterday
4,407 having taken chance for g
home before the office doors closed al
6 pm. The total registration so fal
:. during the entire period is as follows
. Yankton, 32,930; Bonesteel, 21,656&
Fairfax, 4,653; Chamberlain, 4,763
Several trains came in the morning
and by noon the streets were lined
{ with people. A line Of anxious home.
seekers extended from the landoffice
, doors for a distance Of four blocks
J. The landoffice officials handled the
! crowds with ease, and say they coule
have handled at least 5000 people i
necessary. There is little doubt bu
; what $4,000 people will register here
this week. No one complains Of lacl
Of accommod ations and the. town car
easily handle double the number o.
people that have been here so far.
LOOKING OVER THE LANDS