The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-09
GREAT LAND LOTTERY.
The Registration of Home-Seekcrs
for tho Rosebud Land Now On,

Tor the NOSebuO Lana NOW lsn.
Dallas, s. D., Oct. 5.-What is
expected to be one of the greatest
public land lotteries ever conducted
by Uncle Sam had its inaugural to-
day, when the land offices here and
at other towns in the vicinity were
opened for the registration of the
thousands Of home-seekers eager to
take chance on seuring home in
the Rosebud Indian reservation.
Eight hundred thousand acres, d.
vided into quarter-section farms, will
be disposed of by this lottery. 1t is
expected that not less than 100000
persons and probably more, will reg
lister between today and October II,
in the hope that their names will be
drawn from the wheel of fortune at
the drawing beginning on October
10. Judge James w. Witten, chief
law officer of the United States gen.
eral land office, is in charge of the
opening. Thousands of people are
pouring into this and other registra-
tion towns daily and almost super
human efforts will be required to
prevent suffering and lawlessness.
Persons who desire to he register
ed for this drawing must go to the
towns OF Chamberlain, Dallas, Greg
ory or Presho, in South Dakota, or to
O'Neill or Valentine, in Nebraska.
between today and OH. IT, and
there sign and swear to an appli-
cation for registration which will
be furnished by the officer admins
tering the oath. All applications
for registration must be delivered
by the applicant by mail, in person
or otherwise, 10 Judge Witten
either at Dallas or Gregory, S. D.,
not later than 4 p. M, Saturday,
Oct. II. Drawing will take place
on the following Monday, Oct. 19,
at Dallas.
These lands embrace $4,000
acres, portion of which have been
allotted to Indians, and are located
on the south line OF the State Of
South Dakota and adjoin the lands
in Gregory county which we're open
ed in 1904. They are very desir-
able for farming and stock raising
purposes, and similar lands in ad
joining counties are selling for good
prices. The opening Of the Greg
Try county lands, four years ago.
was one Of the largest and most i'm
portant land openings ever held by
the government and attracted a
j, great deal Of attention, 100000
people having been registered.
From present indications the
Tripp county opening will be even
larger than the Gregory registration
since much larger area Of lands are
to be opened. The plan adopted for
this registration and drawing is
similar to that used in the Gregory
opening, but certain Objectionable
features which imposed hardships
On applicants for registration have
been eliminated. At the Gregory
and former openings applicants were
requested to appear in person and
stand in line, often for consider
able length of time, until officers of
the government examined into and
determined their qualifications and
registered them, while at the pres
ent Tripp county opening no line
will be formed, and the people will
,e permitted to send in their appli-
cations by mail, or otherwise, to the
superintendent, after they have been
sworn to In one Of the towns above
mentioned.
Soldiers who served for three
months dhring the Civil war, the
Spanish-American war or the philip
line insurrection will not be re.
Iuired to visit the towns mentioned
or the purpose Of registering, bu,
nay register through an agent.
The drawing to determine who o
.be persons registered will have th'
fright to make entry to. the Rosebut
. lands will begin at Dallas, Oct 19
y will continue daily at the rate o
ON 1900 to 1000 names unit
5000 have been drawn.
If an applicant draws a numbe
smaller than 4,001 he will be mott
: fed to appear at some date, prob
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