Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-02
Advice to Newcomers.

Advice to Newcomers.
The first thing a seeker should dc
after reching Bonesteel is to check his
hand baggage at some responsible
check stand. Then secure suitable
sleeping apartments. This can be done
thru any of the locating agencies, As
there are enough sleeping apartments
for all. None of the responsible agen-
cies will make any charge for this In
formation, nor, as for that matter, for
any information of this kind.
Afterwards the applicant can go 10
some responsible agency and have his
papers made out properly. The gov
eminent will fix small fee for this
service, and aside from the ability Of
the notary there will be no choice as 70
whom they go.
When the papers have been properly
certified and sworn to they should be
taken at once TO the land office aud
placed on file. 1t may be nee essury for
the applicant to stand in line here for
some hours or more before his turn TO
file comes.
About Filing Papers.
advise everyone to take a short trip
over the reservation, either in livery
rig or in one of the automobiles. Any
liyeryinan will take an applicant for
a half days trip on the reservation for
$1.50.
las soon as this is over, go home.
Take the first train you can after fin
ishing your business, which SHOULD
keep you in Bonesteel for Just about
two days.
The business men of Bonesteel wish
to impress 1t OH all that there is room
for from 5000 to 10000 people in this
town, and that they are not going TO
be overcharged for anything
A graphic incident of the cpening Of
the Rosebud Indian reserve ton to
settlement next week will be the rush
for the new town OF st. Elr1o, which
has been located near the center OF the
reserve. This Isl the only town located,
so far, and is ON the site of the farm
formerly owned by Mollie Eagle Pipe,
widow of old Chief Eagle Pipe. The
town is probably destined to be a SEE
ond LAYTON or Guthrie. and to play
the part in this opening which, the two
formerly named towns did in the FAM
GUS Oklahoma opening.
AT present there is nothing on the
town site except the tepee Of Eagle
Pipe. and this viii be movad away
But the city of st. Elmo Is.
partially in the railroad yards at Bone
steel. loaded on freight cars. Already
FIVE ears of lumber have been
received, and on the morning of the
opening and in fact just as so On as the
opening proclamation is read by Cont
missioner Richards. this lumber will
be started across the plains from Bone
steel to ST. Elmo. ten miles away.
Portable houses are in readin sss to be
run In and number of buildings from
Bonesteel viii be- placed on wheels and
carried bodily to the new location.
St Elmo will be town Of from 1900
10 1000 people.
Postoffice Already Established.
A telegram was today received from
The postoffice department at Washing
ton. saying that a postoffiee had been
at ST. Elmo. and that A.
Eastman. of Bonesteel. had been ap-
pointed postmaster. The office will not
De installed until after the reservation
IS opened next week. Poles for the con-
struction of long distance telephone
line from st. Elmo to Bonesteel, to
connect with the interstate telephone
Ines are now In the yards ut Bone
steeland will be- distributed so that
work can begin as soon
Is government permission is given. A
0-phOne switchboard has been order
ID for the local telephone system,
which will be installed as soon as the
own is built.
The new town is situated on the sur
,eyed extension of the Northwestern
,oad and will be the terminus; of that
when built In the meantime
/ line of automobiles Will be installed
between Bonesteel and ST. Elmo.