The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-15
ONLY ONE TO A FAMILY
Plain Provision in Regard to Filings
Seems to Be Misunderstood.

Special to The Journal
Yankton, S. D., July 15.-The larg-
est passenger train that ever pulled
into the state Of South Dakota arrived
at noon yesterday. In the first sec
ton, which was doubleheader, were
sixteen coaches and in the second were.
ten, making twenty-six coaches carry
ing 1 800 people,. When the people
from this monstrous train were clear
Of the cars they stretched up the
street for half a. mile in unbroken sue,
cession. Yankton people who have
seen other trains arrive state that they
had seen nothing like it before. The
rush for dinner, registration papers
and for a. place in the constantly
growing line before the doors Of the
government registration offices was
intense. The lines stretched for blocks
from the offices and were three and
four deep. Perfect weather and q
brisk breeze. without dust made the
stay in the line pleasant and the rapid
ity Of the governments clerks put the
waiting thousands thru the offices
almost at a walk. The West Side Of
flee again carried off the honors of
the day, for the number registered.
When the two offices had cast up their
be 3,491. These figures are direct
from Captain Whaley, official in
charge and are absolutely. correct. The
discrepancy which exists between the
published reports Of the other offices
and their official figures is highly
humorous. The official figures for the
four offices up to the night Of the 18th
Chamberlain, 2,286; Fairfax, 2,724;
Yanktcn, 1916. This gives Yankton
| a lead Of nearly 1000 over the COM
bined results at the other three
places. Yankton,s total last night was
22,237. The regular run on the
Northwestern road yesterday was d.
vided into three sections and brought
in $1,000 people. The rush today is
as great, If not greater.
In spite Of repeated warnings thru
the public press and the plain state
ment of the requirements Of the goy-
eminent officials, there are still peo-
pie who come to Yankton who are in
eligible to register. Several married
i women have come here from consid-
cradle distances in the vain hope OF
obtaining a home. One homestead In
a family is all that the government In
tends to give. Grown sons and daugh-
| tiers are not regarded as a part Of the
4 family and may register if they are OF
age. Many men attempt to file who have
used their homestead right. There has
! been no deception practiced upon the
officials thus far. In fact, it is a diff
fcuIt matter to get past the officials
unless their claim to register is abso.
1utely just. Yesterday the officials
l were compelled to turn down the pc.
1 tition Of a woman whose husband is q
cripple and who was unable to trave
i to Yankton. The law is strict and car
be interpreted in but one way. anG
! altho such cases arouse sympathy We
it is impossible to make a single ex.
!. ception. ~ s1:
4 Yankton needs more clerks. Foul
i clerks at Broadway handled s2,200 ap.
j plications yesterday, again breaking
the record for individual clerks. The
rush is growing every day and the
government will send four clerks ani
Ia special agent from the Land sale a