Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-01-25
BIG RUSH FOR MISSOURI
SLOPE GOLD PRODUCERS
Forty Wine townships Of the Land Withdrawn for fiqa
lion Purposes Opened for Settlement Today
Over Hundred Homestead Filings Made
Up to A D. IN. Today

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The U. s. land office was a busy
place this morning and the Railways
leading to it were crowded with men
and women seeking to make filings
on lands embraced in the 40 town
ships restored to the public domain
today. -r# 5g#s a
These townships form the major
part of the public Land withdrawn
from entry a year ago for the purpose
of examination by the reclamation
service for feasible irrigation sites.
This work has been accomplished and
the land was restored to entry to-
day. It embraces land in Kidder,
Burleigh, Morton ond Oliver counties,
and Judging from the rush to-day to
secure homesteads, ut must contain
some very desirable tracts. :5.s s
A Fair Maid is First.
When the land office opened at 8
a. m. there were 6S homesteadens In
the line, which reached from the Of
flee door to the head of the front:
stairs. At the head of the column
was Miss Adelma L. Kellogg, prett y
and winsome young lady from IF a.
mona, IS. D, She had taken her pnst
lat a. M, though previous to thet
hour many men had come, tarried
la while and departed. She stuck
| amanfully" at her post and was the
first TO make fling, her choice being
the northwest quarter section 6-140-76,
a nice piece of land east of SibleW
Butte, and thus lBurleigh county gains
one of South Dakota's fairest
daughters. She came to Bismarck on
! the 23d and that she will make a good
citizen is shown 1by her energy, and
pluck in holding the head Of the line.
Next Four are Ladies. ~@t
The next in line was a handsome
and smiling maid from far off Wis
consin, Nora Seaman by name. She
took post at 6 a. m. and when the
time came chose the north half of
southwest quarter, southeast quarter
of southwest quarter and northwest
quarter of southeast quarter section
10-139-76, which is northeast of Sterl
| ing a few miles. al ~ Z s.
Hattie Gaukel of Broolings, s. D.,
was third and filed on the northeast
quarter section 10-140-77, near Sibley
Butte. 49, 49,
Minnie Olson Of Sims, N. D., came
next and got the south half Of north
east quarter and south half Of north
west quarter section 20-13S-S5. >.'
Mrs. Lucy Craig Of Francis, this
county, was fifth and secured the
southeast quarter section -140-7s,
close to her old home.
Gallant Men Come Next. "
John W. Scott Of Watertown, s. D.,
was sixth, he and those behind him
having gallantly. given the last three
ladies their places In line. He fled
on the southwest quarter section 2
1876. Zs.,5. ~. 5.* s.$
Calvin Strasser of Lenox, S. D.,
came next and took the southeast
quarter section 6-1ss-74, near the c1as-
| sic shores Of Long Lake in Kidder
county 4. 81 ygs.. y. ,25 gs,
| John Peterson of David, S. D., locat-
| ed on the southeast quarter section
2o-138-75, and will also be able ITO
shoot ducks on the lake from his
cabin door.
Jacob ]. Berg Of Driscon, chose the
northeast quarter of 20-13s-75 and VIII
be neighbor Of the above. ssS
Albert %. Miller Of Hamline, Mimi,
made the tenth entry for south half
fof northeast quarter, northwest quar-
tier OF northeast quarter and southe ast
quarter Of northwest quarter Of sec
ton 26-141-76. MT. Miller was fol
lowed by ave others from ST. Paul,
and so on down the line. the waiting
throng Including men and women,
young and old. from a dozen differ
ent states, all drawn here by the stnr-
lies Of the fertile lands Of the fias-
|soura Slope that could be had as g
gift from Uncle Sam for the mere
living upon II.
Fine Looking Lot.
AS whole the people who made
filings today were q fne looking lot
fof men and women most OF them aT
dpearing to be well to- do bright and
i, - ass ~ 3. 49, a.