The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-12
turned to his headquarters in this city
today and organized his big force OF
clerks for the registration, which will
-hnEin nj MiscnIla Coou. ~ loao Cit.,

SA0A no AoA luo IC6ioIidllOl, WHICH Will
begin at Missoula, Occur d'Alene City,
Ida, and Spokane. Wash, on July Is.
Judge Witten is cooperating with the
local authorities in each of the three
registration cities to suppress gam
blers. land sharks, professional swind-
lers and eastern crooks who are
swarming into this section in antici-
patton of rich harvest There are
already 10000 homesteaders in Mis-
soula and although several restau.
rants and eating houses were opened
here yesterday, it is becoming q SER
ious problem already to feed the null
titude OF strangers. 1t is believed
that by the fifteenth, the opening OF
the registration, there will be 10000
strangers. The trains from the east
are taxed to the limit of their capacity
and hundreds arriving here daily are
unable to find sleeping accommoda-
tions. Such q condition has brought
about peculiar situation. By virtue
of previous agreement made be-
tween lodging house keepers and tho
hotels and the Missoula chamber of
commerce no advance in rates is to
be charged. 1t is impossible to secure
room here today and tented city
is being raised on the broad plateau
on the south side of the city. To this
section strangers are being directed
and all who wish may erect their own
temporary shelter.
The city council was overrun with
applications for tenting privileges
from Inherent land agents, schemers
and promoters" of all kinds at the
last meeting, but every petition was
turned down and Mayor Logan states
most emphatically that Missoula shall
not become second Rawhide or
Goldfield. To help the city police and
the sheriffs deputies, the authorities
have sent to Chicago for experienced
detectives. These men. coming from
we'll known private detective agen-
cy, are to meet all trains and patrol
the city. Known crooks will be rail-
roaded without even the formality Of
arrest and arraignment in court and
vigorous prosecution CT strong arm
men will tend to rid the city of un-
desirables.
To protect the interests of the
homesteaders, the government has de-
termined upon a fee of twenty-five
cents for the notaries before whom
applications for registration must no
sworn. The Superintendent, Judge
Witten, has appointed about n:ty no.
taries in Missoula and are designated
by yellow placard which is hung
before their Offices. Other thar this,
No advertising or soliciting will ba
permitted. To accommodate the great
crowds who will seek land, lno 1.p.
taries have voted to keep theil Offices
open from 6 a. m. to a. m.
Tho ocTeln...ent especially warns
intending homestenders against
swindlerS who masquerade as
"agents" and claim to select leSira-
BILE locations IN the reservation. TIE
Flathead con:,;us Ibaut 45G ,13N :tc:cs
and is the most extensive section OF
government land that ever has or
ever will be thrown open to white
settlement. Adventures of the car
pet bag variety are operating all over
the United States collecting fees
ranging from 81 to $25 for alleged
inside government information
Some of these ingenious persons aru
said to be operating in Oregon and
Washington, exhibiting maps alleged
to have been copied from the govern
ment surveys, etc. Despite the extra
ordinary precautions being taken by
the government to protect the home
seekers. hundreds will be swindled in
one way or another. A great many of
the strangers in Missoula have rea-
sonably large amount of money with
them. In most cases this money con-
stitutes their entire fortune, and some
have even sold homes in the east to
come to the great northwest and make
fresh start on government land
grant, little dreaming of the expenses,
time and patience that is required to
establish claim, once the applicant
has been fortunate enough to secure
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