Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-05
HOW TO GET LANDS.
Explicit Directions Opening Of the
Rosebud indian Lands.

The president has signed procla-
nation opening that part Of the Rose
bud Indian lands In South Dakota.
generally known as the Trip County
lands, and designated Judge James
w. Witten, the chief law officer of the
general land office, to superintend and
conduct the registration and drawing
to be held in October next.
Persons who desire to be registered
for this drawing must go to the towns
of Chamberlain, Dallas, Gregory or
Presho, in South Dakota, or to O'Neill
or Valentine In Nebraska, between Oct.
5 and Oct. II. and there sign and swear
to an application for registration which
will be furnished by the OFFICER admin
,istering the oath. All applications for
registration must be delivered to Judge
Witten at either Dallas or Gregory,
South Dakota, not latter than p. M,
Saturday, Oct. II. The drawing will
take place on the following Monday.
Oct. 10, at Dallas.
These lands embrace $4,000 acres,
a portion of which have been allotted
to Indians. and are located on the
south side of the state of South Dako-
ia, and adjoining the lands in Greg
DRY county, which were opened In
1904 They are said to be very desir-
able for farming and stock raising pur-
poses, and similar lands in adjoining
counties are selling for good prices.
The opening of the Gregory county
lands, four years ago, was one OF the
largest and most important, land open
ings ever held by the government and
attracted great deal of attention,
over 100000 persons having been reg
istered. From present. indications the
Trip county opening will be even
larger than the Gregory registration,
since a much larger area of lands is
to be opened. The plan adopted for
this registration and drawing is SIM
liar to that used In the Gregory OPEN
ing, but certain Objectionable features
which imposed hardships on apple
cants for registration have been elm
mated. AT the Gregory and former
openings, applicants were required to
appear in person and stand In line,
often for a considerable length OF
time, until officers of the government
examined them and determined their
qualifications, and registered them.
while, at the approaching Trip coun-
ty opening no line will be formed.
and the people will be permitted to
send in their applications by mail, or
otherwise, to the superintendent, after
they have been. sworn to in one or the
towns above mentioned.
Soldiers who served three months
during the civil war, the Spanish
A Dh{1iYH,}nn In,
surrection, will not be required to
visit the towns mentioned for the pur-
pose of registering, but may register
thru an agent.
Information as to the manner OF
registering and drawing, and blank
applications, which entitle soldiers to
register by agent, can be obtained by
writing to Judge Witten at Washing
ton, D. c., prior to Sept. 25, but
after that date, application should be
made to him at Dallas, S. d., or to
the person who is placed in charge OF
the blanks at the towns named, after
Oct. A. Ali blanks needed by persons
who are not soldiers will be furnished
by the officers in the towns named,
who are authorized to administer oaths
anu 10 pGISONS WhO- eAIS NV t<oNASAASAS
will not be required to obtain blanks
in advance.
Persons who are successful In this
drawing will be permitted to make
entry for one quarter section, or less,
under the homestead law, at some
date after March 1, 1899. and may OBJ
tain title by making the required res
idence and cultivation, and the pay
ment of $500 an acre for all lands
entered prior to Jane 1, 1909, or $4.5o
an acre for lands entered under the
proclamation after that
date. One fifth of the purchase money
must be paid at the date of entry, and
the remainder in five equal annual
payments, without interest, or. II en-
tryman chooses to do so, he can OBJ
tain title after fourteen months ac-
tual residence and cultivation by pay
ing all Of the deferred instaliments
There are no settlements on any OF
these lands and several townsites VIII
be located In suitable places and re-
served from homestead entry. before
March ., 1eeA =. - 1888