Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-12
MANY. LAND HUNGRY
Bio Rush for South Dakota
"Claim'' Lottery.
TRAINS TO PLAINS LOADED
James w. Witten of General Land
Office in Charge.
DRAWING AT DALLAS OCT. 10
Thousands Roughing It in Frontier
Towns to Register for the Main
Chance-Incidents.
DRAWING AT DALLAS OCT. 1e

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| DALLAS, S. D., October 12-While Dali
| las is the headquarters for both registra-
| ton and drawing. and is taking care of
practically 5000 people each day for the
| big opening of the Rosebud lands in Trip
county, S. D., comprising S3s,OOO acres.
O'Neill. Neb, has proved a surprise by
| outstripping all other registration points,
registering fully 5000 people the first two
days of the open period. With its
greater accessibility, O'Neil will proba-
bly, continue to be the Mecca for the
larger crowds OF land seekers.
The total registration for the six points
where affidavits are received aggregated
up to Thursday 10000, and these figures
caused Judge Witten, in charge of the
registration and drawing. to revise his
former estimate of 100000. and now places
the whole number at 10000. which will
give to each person registering about one
chance in thirty Of securing parcel of
land ~
Seventy-two coaches on the Northwest
ern line reached the city one afternoon
and evening. When they arrived laden
with landseekers it made the largest
crowd that has yet been present for the
big lottery. They are being cared for in
excellent shape.
The Dallas Commercial Club hired men
to go down the line and combat the false
| rumors of a food, water and bed famine,
which. perSiStently reported. have had a
| tendency to cause people to stop off at
other registration points.
The Fateful Drawing.
The drawing will be held at Dallas, S.
D., October 10, to determine who of the
persons registered will be given the right
to make entry. If person draws a num-
Der smaller than 4,OO1 he will be notified
by mail, addressed to the post office given
| in his application. unless he subsequently
gives another, to appear at some date,
probably in the month of March. 1909,
when he will be permitted to enter one
quarter section or less of these lands, for
which he will be required to pay the
usual fees and commissions of ST an acre.
If the number drawn is between 1000
and 6.OO1, the applicant will be notified in
| the same manner of some date In Au
| gust 1909 when he can make entry at
| $3.50 an acre, If any lands remain I'M
| entered at that time.
The fees and commissions and One-fifth
of the purchase money must be paid when
| the entry is made, and the remainder of
the purchase money IN five equal annual
| payments without interest. AT the time
he makes final proof he will be required
to pay the usual fees and commissions re-
| quired of homestead entrymen making
proof.
| IL person enters lOO dCIcS uIQci d uuIn>
Der smaller than 4.OO1, he must, therefore,
pay 1892 on the purchase price and $14 as
fees and commissions, or total of $2O6 at
the time he makes entry, and he will De
required to pay $15360 annually there
after for five years.
Rules for Securing Land.
Any person desiring to register for the
opening of the Rosebud lands under the
Presidents recent proclamation and the
instructions issued by the Secretary of the
Interior must go before a United States
commissioner or a judge or clerk of a
court of record or a notary public in any
one of the following towns, viz: Cham
berlain, Dallas, Gregory. or Presho In
South Dakota. or ONeil or Valentine