The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-08-07

been present and in touch with the
Bonesteel opening:
People desiring land in Trip
county will be required TO register at
certain points to be designated In
a proclamation to be president OF the
United States. Thirty days will prob
ably be given for registration pur.
poses As soon as the registration is
closed, the names of all those having
registered. with their postofice ad
dress. will be placed on small cards
and these cards will be thoroughly
mixed in one large receptacle, when
the drawing out Of these names Will
begin and will continue from day to
day. drawing one hundred names
each day. The first one hundred names
drawn will have twenty-four hours to
select their particular sections of land
in Trip county in the order OF their
draw
THE one hundred names drawn on
the second day will be treated the
same, and so on until all the cards
are drawn out.
People can arrange to have locat.
ing agents select their land In case
they make a successful draw, and
are not required to remain personally
at registration points. This Is the
method likely to be followed at this
opening. In case person makes n
successful draw. he will be given six
months to take possession Of his
land and will be required to reside on
such land at least fourteen months
from the time he takes possession.
at the time of filing, under the
above method, he Is required to pay
the government about $175, which will
apply on his purchase of Sc per acre.
This is all the expense that he will
be put to until he is ready to prove
up his claim, which he may do at the
end of fourteen months, or at any
time within five years. When he
proves his claim, he must pay the
government the price of the land,
which is So per acre, and receive his
patent. There is no expense of reg
istration, unless perhaps notary fee
| of 80 cents.
There are many Iowans residing
in Dallas. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. b. Cal
lender of the Calender Hotel com
pany, who operate the Inn at Okoboji
are conducting the Hotel Dallas. The
whole corps of employees from the Inn
will be brought up for the opening
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wagner, the latter
formerly Miss Mabel Patrick of Des
Moines, are owners and managers OF
| the st. Edwards hotel. Rob and Frank
| Patrick of Des Moines are conducting
hardware store. The first named is
postmaster. DR.. Duncan is practicine
dentistry. DR.. Crawford formerly with
Mcbride Bros, is in the drug business
being the manager of the Mccain
company's store.
Mr.. Don H. Foster and wife and
daughter are recent arrivals in
Dallas. Mr.. Foster is son of Hon
Sidney A. Foster of Des MONIES and
was formerly in charge of the tielC
agents for the Royal Union Mutua
Life insurance company. Mr.. Foster
has been in Dallas only about 6
year, but has acquired a considerable
business. He is secretary and mana
ger of the Dallas Land company, ant
transacts a land, insurance and loar
business.
jackson Bros, who are the found
ers of Dallas, are the sons of eX-Gov
ernor f. ID. Jackson of Des Moines, are
the captains of industry OF the Rose
bud country. They have been in thi!
section for more than eight years
They have held down claims, and
have been interested at times in ever!
sort of business necessary to com
munity. For instance if a store wal
needed the Jackson brothers put i
in and run it until they could fine
some one to take charge of it. The.
have now reached the point where
their efforts are more concentrated
They are in the banking, irvestmen
and real estate business.