Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-12

in Nebraska, and there sign and swear
will be furnished him by the officer
before whom he makes his oath. This
application must be sworn to between
October ) and II, 1908. and after it is
sworn to it must be inclosed, unfolded.
In an envelope which will be furnished
by the officer. administering the oath,
and the envelope must then be addressed
and delivered to James W. Witten. SUI
or Gregory. S. D.. before 4:3o pm.
October II. and not after that, either
by mail or in person, or otherwise, but
not by registered mail. and the envelope
must not have the name of the applicant
written on it.
Advantage Of Service.
Soldiers and sailors who served ninety
days during the war of the rebellion, the
Spanish-American war or the Philippine
insurrection will not be required to go to
either of the above-named towns to
swear to their applications. but they may
appoint agents to present their applica-
tons for them. and these appointments
may now be made and sworn to in any
state or territory. The appointment Of
an agent by soldier must be made in
writing on blank form which may be
obtained of James w. Witten, at his
headquarters at Dallas. or from the officer
in charge of the registration blanks at
either of the towns above named. The
appointment must be sworn to by the
soldier, and should not be made on any
form other than the one prescribed for
that purpose. The agents name must be
written into the blank form Of appoint
ment before the soldier swears to 1t. as
appointments cannot be made out in
blank and the agents name subsequently
written into them.
The agent must go to one Of the towns
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ton for registration. which. will be at
tached to the soldiers appointment, and
he can then deliver the application and
appointment to the superintendent of the
9 nsa7ia by mail or Otherwise; at either
may register both for himself and for
one soldier, but the same person cannot
he agent for more than one soldier; and
no person will be permitted to take part
in the drawing who presents more than
one application in his own behalf, either
in person or through an agent. A soldier
who files by an agent cannot, therefore,
file in person.
Roughing It at 0'Neill.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
O'NEILL. Neb.. October 1.-Two thou
sand people have either found their beds
O'Neill for the past two or three nights
or have wandered about the streets wait
ing for the early hour of o'clock in the
morning when the notarial Offices open
and the rush is renewed.
The night trains loaded to the vesti-
bules. and even the blind baggage"
crowded, dump their human freight here
between 1920 and midnight. and the only
accommodations left at that hour are
the unfinished cots in unheated quar-
tiers at 81 per. Under the conditions the
cots go begging and the transient travel
ers seek the protected sides of the build
ings, where many are found in the early
mornings sleeping on sidewalks. while
the saloons. which are open all night. are
the center of activity both as to bars
and places of rest.
Each night there are scores who range
themselves about the side walls and rear
ends of the saloons in rows three and
four deep for a little hard-earned sleep.
since they are the only places where there
is protection from the chill and damp
of the fall nights.
Hot lunches are served on the street
corners for 80 cents for five ''weenies"
price applies for a diminutive slice of
range" beeksteak and wafer of
bread.
The crowd is greater than was expect
ed and the accommodations have been
stretched to meet the extra requirements
and that accounts in a measure for the
fact that the dining privileges are en-
joyed in standing, position on the
streets and the sleeping privileges endured
on cement sidewalks and the hard floors
of the only institutions whose doors al
ways swing inward for the man who has
the price of drink.
Trains Loaded to the Platforms.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
GREGORY, s. D., October 1.-THE
great rush for free homes in famous
Trip county is on. The second day of
the registration brought larger crowds
than the first. Every train had fifteen
to twenty coaches and they were loaded
to the platforms.
H-any who came went out by teams and
autos, and some even walked out four or
five miles to view the promised land. A
great many others simply registered and
took the next train home. The total reg
istration at the five points for the first
day exceeded 10000.
There has been no disorder and the
immense crowds have been well cared for
here Prices are not inflated. A good
meal can be had for quarter, and good
beds, in a house. for 80 cents. The
forty-eight notaries are ready to make
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