The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10
A TIP ON TRIP OPENING
ABOUT OCTOBER I" SAY NORTH.
WESTERN OFFICIALS.
START TO ADVERTISE OPENING

Every indication That Northwe stern
Has Straight Tip on Trip County
openIns-Land Office Probably for
Dallas.
That Trip county, s. D., will be
thrown open to settlement this fall
and that the United States land office
will be located for the opening at
Dallas. the terminus OF the Norfolk
Rosebud branch of the Northwestern.
Is the opinion of President Marvin
Hughltt and other high officials OF the
Chicago a Northwestern railway.
This opinion is shown by advertise
ments which have just been sent out
| by that railroad, touching upon the
forthcoming land lottery.
About October L."
"The government opening OF Trip
county lands will probably occur about
October /, when million acres Will
be thrown open to settlement, in
Guiding some of the finest agricultural
lands in the west" says the advertis-
ing announcement of the railway COM
pany.
Norfolk Again the Gateway.
And that Norfolk again will be the
gateway for great land rush-one
probably greater than that in Gregory
county-is also emphasized by the
northwestern In its announcement.
which continues: The Rosebud ex.
tension of the Chicago & Northwest
ern is the only railway line to these
lands"
Dallas on the Slate.
PEOPLE are advised in the advertise
ment to be sure that their tickets read
to Dallas" half mile from the reser.
walton border"
1t seems assured that the North
western must have a reliable "tip"
upon the opening date, from the fact
that the railroad company is now
spending Its money to give publicity
to the lands, The avertising of the
forthcoming lottery will in itself be no
small item and 1t is unreasonable to
believe that the railroad would auth.
orize this huge expenditure without
first knowing upon absolute authority
that the opening will come this year.
Must Be Straight Tip.
And aside from the money consider
alton, there are two other reasons why
this advertisement may be taken as
reliable information. In the first
place the railroad could not afford,
any more than any other business in
stitution, to advertise an opening
which did not take place on schedule
time. The confidence lost in case of
the failure of the lards to be thrown
open in accordance with the published
program, would react too seriously
upon the real opening when it did
come, to take the risk of making a
mistake. And again, there would be
no real object in giving publicity at
date preceding the proclamation UNI
less it were based upon absolute in
formation, since enough publicity
could be given, on pinch, even after
the proclamation came.
Proclamation Expected Soon.
1T seems probable that the presi-
dents proclamation, setting the dates
Tor the registration and drawing. NAV
De soon forthcoming. 1t has been
thought by many in the Rosebud coun-
try that as soon as the interior depart
ment was informed by Allotting
Agent Scriven that his work would
be finished in time for the opening to
take place this fall, the president
would issue his proclamation.
Senator Kittredge, in his recent
speech at Gregory, stated that he had
learned few things on his trip and
that he thought something definite
might be expected in regard to Trip
county before great while.
Allottine Crew Increased.
This week the allotting crew has
Scriven. The agents action was taken
after Washington correspondence.
1t is stated in the Rosebud that the
remaining Indian allotments, little
ess than half of the required number,
ian be made within the required time
o permit the opening of the county
his fall. OF the 1000 alotments to
De made, about LOO have already
been cared for.
kittredge Has Written.
Personal letters have been received
n the Rosebud from Senator Kilt
edge, stating that Trip would open
his fall.
"Trip county will open before Oc-
ober 15-this is the straight tip on
he subject" Earnest Jackson of Dali
as told a correspondent of The News
sunday. Mr.. Jackson said that dis
'ussion of the possibility of the open
ng this fall would be stopped almost
my time by the presidents proclama.
ion.
Many residents even of Dallas have