Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-08-12
ANOTHER BIG LAND
DRAWING is NEAR
Devils Lake Now Mecca OF
Thousands of Persons
Hunting Homes.
RULES ARE AS AT ROSEBUD
This Time There Will Be No Scenes
of Lawlessness as at Bonesteei
II Is Promised by the
Authorities.

Devils Lake, N. d., Aug. 4.-Now
that the registration at the Rosebud
reservation is a thing of the past, this
city is on the eve Of a rush that prom
Uses to surpass even that of the South
Dakota stampede, and this VIII be due
to the fact that this is O better known
country and because the lands ON the
reservation at his point are more vail
liable than those on the South dakota
reservation.
Already people are here looking for
information and taking one or n sew
eral methods OF transportation 10 the
reservations land. A railroad OF the
Chautauqua grounds. south of the city
five miles. takes one to the steamboat
landing, where q line Of steamers VIII
carry the passengers eight miles fur
Their, TO the very center of the reserva-
ton. Another route is across the
bridge. which makes the distance but
a few miles from this city TO n part
OF the reservation. This bridge is a
practical road built at a narrow place
across the lake and was constructed at
q cost of $40, 900, which money was sup
piled by private subscriptions of citi-
zens OF Devils Lake.
Few Go to Grand Forks.
The United states land office is To-
Gated at this city and IL Is here that
the registration will take place. IL is
true hat registration for a few town
ships may be made az Grand Forks, but
this point Is aver 100 miles from the
reservation and as the same railroad
rate can be obtained on a ticket TO this
city, il Is not expected that many peo-
pie Will stop off at Grand Forks.
This city with the chautauqua
grounds is prepared to handle $4,000 at
any one time--and more IL necessary.
Al Chautauqua the hotels and restau-
rants are being kept open and tents can
be obtained there by the hundreds, and
this watering place only a few days ago
Inhabited by 5000 fun-seekers, will in
n few days be the ~habitation of prob
ably 10, 900 or $1,000 h-omeseekers. Prices
TO be charged here viii be reasonable for
every necessity, and besides one life
ind property will not be at stake as
they were at the Rosebud opening.
Any person who lis Owe Il years OF
pge except married women, and these
when deserted wives CT widows. are
Qualified to register, provided they have
hot now more than 100 acres OF land
hnd have never taken a homestead. Any
person who took a homestead and lost
| the same by contest Or relinquished the
same or commuted ii prior 10 June 5
1900, is qualified to register, n the act
of April "a, 1904, gives this right TO al
OF the above persons, except those who
committed since June 5, 1900.
Soldiers and sailors who were en-.
gagged for more than ninety days IN the
civil war or Spanish-American war OIL
Philippine insurrection may register By
agent, and also select their land bs
agent, and will not have to file on the
same until six months after the and II
SO located. This is lone In the follow
ing manner. Any soldier may or
blanks furnished by the land office here
or the commissioner Of the general land
office at washington, appoint an agent
to register for him, n also give sucf
agent power to file what is known az Q
soldiers declaratory statement, thus re
serving the land located by agent fol
six months during which time the sol
der may file. and failing to do 81 II
that time his rights under the state
ment would be lost.
Begins Next Monday.
Registration commences here Mon
day, August s, at 8 a. m, and continues
TO 6 D. m, Saturday, August 20. Eacl
person who registers must sign hfI
name to a card. on which he is de
scribed, so that the local officers OF thu
land Office might identify him when III
presents his certificate OF registration
and applies to file, IL he lis successful IL
drawing. These cards are placed IL
envelopes and then in a large box
where they are shaken and Stirred4u
for hours before the drawing occur or
August "a. On his date and for eaci
succeeding day. until all the land Il
filed on, fifty anne are taken from
the box full Of envelopes and the luck.
names In the envelopes are posted in
conspicuous place and each winner ais
notified and given his number. He vii
then have twelve days in which to Sc
tect his land and the final filings com
mence September 6 and can only b
made in this city. II a person who 1
successful at the drawing on Angus
IA is not present TO file on September
when his name is called. he will hav'
TO walt until the names after him ar,
all fled, and IL he does not file on tina
day. he will have to wait sixty day
before he can file any place.
Unless a person who registers Is sue
cessful at the drawing, no fee 1
charged by the government, and tn
commissioner has limited the charg
for making out the registration paper
TO rs cents. so that is all the fee that |
charged in case the person registerinI
does not win and file on a claim. whel
the price charged for the and is $4.6
an acre, payable Sl.50 an acre at tn
time of filing and so cents annual,
thereafter. with no interest. ANY per
son desiring to do so may commute a
any time after fourteen months fror
the time of fling. by paying the balanc
due on the $3.50 per acre (purchas
price,, at that time. No additions
communication fee will be charged.
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