Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-01
Being in Another State May Prove to
Be Too Much Of Objection.
CONVENIENT FOR NEW SETTLERS
Ample Accommodation for Crowds
Expected to Be at Opening.
REsURvEY OF WYOMING LANDS
Bill Provides for Protection of Present
Settlers who Have Acquired Rights
and Made improvements
on Holdings.
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CFrom a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-(Special Tele-
m.)-Senator Burkett will on Monday
see Secretary Garfield of the Interior de-
partment and the commissioner OF the gen
eral land office with a view of having
Valentine made one of the registry places
for the opening of lands in Trip county,
South Dakota.
Valentine is nearer to the new reservation
than any town In South Dakota 1t is we'll
equipped with hotel accommodations to
care for the crowds that are expected to
pour into South Dakota when this reser-
walton is opened to permanent settlement.
Senator Burkett realizes that there may be
objection made to making a place in one
| stSte a registration office for lands in
another state, but he proposes to try for
Valentine Notwithstanding.
Postmaster for Seward.
Representative Hinshaw has recommended
the appointment of William Boyer for
postmaster at Seward.
sixth District Matters.
At the request of Congressman Kinkaid
a local board of pension surgeons has been
| established at Chadron with Drs. c. G.
Elmore and G. w. Deemer of Chadron and
Dr. B. f. Richards of Crawford as men,
bers thereof
Congressman Kinkaid has recommended
the appointment of Otto Strand as post
master at Giles, Blaine county, and that
the office at Goldville, Blaine county, be
discontinued.
Resurvey of Wyoming Lands.
Representative Monden today introduced
bill providing for the reaurvey of the
following townships in Wyoming; Al to A
north, ranges 81 to 80 west, inclusive; as to
iS north ranges 81 to 1O4 west inclusive,
except township 4S north, ranges IS to 81
west, inclusive; 40 to 50 north, ranges 50 to
81 west, inclusive; SO to 56 north, ranges
101 to 10S west, inclusive; townships 12, 10
and ii north, range 81 west townships 12
to 16 north, ranges SO to 10I west, inclu-
sive; townships II to "a north. ranges 81
to 100 west, inclusive township 12 north,
ranges Jos to los, inclusive townships y
to q north, ranges 109 to 112, inclusive;
township "a north, range Ill west; town
ships II to 20 north, ranges III to 121 west.
inclusive; township 81 north, range 6S
west, all west of sixth principal meridian
It is provided that the resurvey authorized
shall be so executed as not to impair any
bonafide right or claim of any actual occu-
pant or owner of any lands within the
| territory surveyed to land which under the
law he is entitled and before any contract
is made for the resurvey of any other
! lands It shall be made to appear to the
secretary of the interior that the former
| survey of said lands is so Inaccurate or
| obliterated as to make a resurvey neces-
sary and expedient
Postal Matters.
Postmasters appointed: Iowa Greenville,
| Clay county, Frank Sherman, vice E. r.
| Harrington, resigned. South Dakota-Ash-
creek, Stanley county Clarence f. Keyser.
vice F. NJ. Reed, resigned: Bangor, Wal
worth county, Christine Peterson, vice c.
Taylor, resigned; Leslie, Stanley county,
William NJ. Griffith, vice L. r. Numma,
resigned; Pringle, Custer county, Mary L.
Reed, vice A. e. Westover, resigned.
Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes:
Desoto, route q Edwin A. Carty carrier,
Luella Canine substitute; Hawarden, route
| /, Albert L. Wheeler carrier Blanche
Wheeler substitute; Larrabee, route 1,
Alvin Dodge carrier, George Dodge substi-
tute; Salix route 1, N. A. Gpeeneaf car
rler, John A. Black substitute; Stuart,
route 8, Alonzo Hadley carrier Elmer ].
Hadley substitute.
Minor Matters at Capital.
| Civil service examinations will be held
| March q at Alliance, Neb., Abba, Ia, Deni-
son. Ia, and Rapid City, s. D.. for clerk
and carrier in the postoffice service.
Upon the recommendation OF Congress-
man Norris DR.. ]. w. Moranvllle has been
appointed pension examining surgeon at
Red Cloud, Neb., vice DR.. ]. w. Tulley,
| deceased.
Carl Johnson Of Omaha has been APP
| pointed fireman in the census office
Henry T. Clark of Omaha and c. F.
! Bentley of Grand Island are in Washington.