The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-07-15
ALL WERE REGISTERED.
A Total of 3,612 Took Certificates al.
Eonesteel Yesterday.

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Eonesteel Yesterday
| Bonesteel. S. D., July s.-As promised
| by Commissioner C. *. Richards of the
/ general land office, every man, woman
and old soldiers proxy. who desired to
register here yesterday. had the oppor-
tuhity, and last evening nearly 1000
people We're at liberty to leave Bone
! steel.
| Precisely 3612 men registered. nclud-
| ing the old soldiers who registered by
proxy. Early in the afternoon PA wom-
| Ell had filed their papers and We're at
| liberty to leave the mushroom city. Few
! people from BoneSteel and this imfne-
| date vicinity registered yesterday.
| They preferred to let the visitors file
! their papers which would enable them
to leave for their homes. The special
train over the Northwestern which left
/ here at 1:30 last night. carried away
| nearly 900, While the train which left
at ! clock this morning tools out nine
i coach, Z. An incoming trains were
| heavb loaded. and Bonesteel looks for
a G. astant stream of homeseekers for
/ the next sixteen days. 1t is said that
at no time will the number exceed the
1000 or 400 people who We're in the
city yesterday, though Bonesteel is pre-
| pared to care for from 5000 to 10000 at
any, time. The lodging houses We're
! half empty last night and the special
concessions literally Went begging.
|
ering of cutthroats or deadbeats. The
| fact that every man who files on 4
| quarter section of Rosebud land will
be required to pay $3.50 down has kept
out an undesirable, itinerant element.
| ACCOMPLISHMENTS may be made after the
| sl60 is paid, but the certificates of reg
4 istration are not transferable. If
| party draws a quarter section and is
\ entitled to file his homestead papers.
he must pay the $3.50 If he then de-
| sires to re!inquish his rights TO anoth
er, he may give u written withdrawal.
| The party to whom the withdrawal is
given may present his entry papers and
| the withdrawal of the original entry
man thus having the first right to file
on the relnquished claim. But he
must pay another $3.50. and the original
entryman forfeits not only his $3.50. but
also his right of homestead. The gov-
ernment, which considers every man
| entitled to a quarter section of land,
thus pays two debts with the same sec
tion, and retains the $3.50 besides. 1t is
not thought that many will relinquish
their homesteads. or that there Will be
many who will offer to pay back the
$3.50 paid the government and put up
the second $l6O besides. There is no
trading or dickertng in Bonesteel.
though locating agents are coming
money by accepting a fee of SIS for
locating claims and 81 and 81 80 for no.
tfying after the dra wing takes place
| The government has made provision
for notifying all who draw land on the
2Sth of July. and the rea! estate agents
and notaries are thus collecting a fee
for something which is absolutely UNI
necessary.
People OF Bonesteel resent the state
mem % some papers that 81 is being
charged oy notaries for diling out pa
pers aud making the affidavit. No
notary has been reported who has
charged
nouncement by CoWmissioner Richards
that he would not tolerate charge of
over quarter of a dollar was final, and
signs with letters two feet long We're
Immediately erected to the effect that
papers would be filled out and the ac-
acknowledgements taken for 25 cents
A little trouble was threatened yes
terday when it leaked out that notaries
had filled papers out on the 4th of July
and dated them on the 5th. Commits
sioner Richards said that he would not
throw out the papers, but that if posi-
tive information was obtained against
any notary. he would see that the
notary did no more business While the
registration was going on. He said fur
ther that he would take steps With the
governor of South Dakota to see that
the commission of the notary is re-
voked. and his rame placed on ever
lasting blacklist.
Practically all the non-residents in
Bonesteel have registered. and the Of
fees closed eai'iy last evening, though
they had intended to run late in order
to give all chance to get their certiti-
Gates of registration. The offices opened
early this morning and short line
waited the announcement Of Inspector
McPhall at / O'clock that the 'egistra-
tion for the second day had started.
After noon today it was possible for
anyone to step up to the Office and
register in two minutes.
Chief of Police Jim Melon has had
few complaints of robberies or at
tempted robberes. His men patrol the
streets day and night in sufficient
numbers to guarantee safety The
crowd of coored bawds and hoodlums
camped in tents south of the track is
considered the only dangerous place in
the town. To pander to the lowest
negresses are in Bonesteel. They have
constructed dance halls under tents.
brought in their pianos and bucks, and
prepared to do d large amount of
grating and thieving among those
whom they entice to their quarters.
But they are given the cold shoulder
by the visitors, and at no time yester-
day or last night did a crowd infest the
negro quarter or visit the creoles.
A small fire last night in a saloon
on the main street caused the fire de-
partment of Bonesteel to turn out,
and tie hundreds of people who
watched the five citizens come clowly
down the pike with a heavy hose cart
leered for an hour. l3onesteel has
plenty of water but no fire protection,
and We're it not for the fact that it has
rained here every other day for two
weeks the many frail structures would
be in danger of being erased from the
map. Rain fell for an hour last even-
ing and cooled the atmosphere. which
was overheated during the day.
CROWDED At YANx7oN.
Two Thousand Registered at That City