Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-03
FIGHT FOR A LAND OFFICE
Gregory County Towns in Contest for
One to Be Moved from Mitchell.
C0NGRESSMEN TAKING SIDES
Gamble and Hall said TO Favor
Gregory and Kittredge and Martin
Are Lined Up in Favor of
Locating 1T at Dallas.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Especial Tele-
gram 1.-THE commissioner of the general
land office has In contemplation the re-
moval of the laNd office At Mitchell, s. d.,
to some point IN Gregory county and to
transfer the business now being conducted
at Mitchell to officials of the land office
at Chamberlain.
The recent opening to white settlement of
Indian lands in Trip county and prior to
that large areas opened in Gregory county,
make it almost imperative for the prompt
transaction of land office business that a
registrar and receiver be located at some
point near the Indian country in Gregory
and Tripp counties which Is about 10 be
settled upon by whites. In brief it has b en-
practically determined to remove the Nit
chel office to Gregory county, but just
which town in Gregory county is to be Sc
lected Is the bone Of contention. Five towns
in Gregory county have entered into COM
petition for the land office, namely: Fair
fax Bonesteel, Burke, Gregory and Dallas.
The delegations from these South Dakota
towns have had their innings with Commits
soner Fred d nnett and he now has the
various propositions under adyisement and
will shortly take the matter up with Secre-
tary of the Interior Garfield. 1t was
learned at the general land office today
that the contest for the new land office has
narrowed down to two towns-Gregory and
Dallas. Both Of thes, towns have adherents
or boomers in Washington today and each
is working hard for their respective towns.
This morning Representative Philo Hall
accompanied the following gentlemen from
Gregory 10 the land office, where they had
an extended Interview with Mr.. bennett:
JOY NJ Hacker, cashier of the Gregory
State bank; Fred Huston, postmaster at
Gregory, and Windsor Doherty. attorney al
law. Senator Gamble and Congressman
Hall are assisting the Gregory boomers,
while Senator Kittredge and Representative
Martin are said to favor the location Of the
new land office at Dallas.
The Dallas boomers consist OF ]. d.
Keller, c. NJ. Rose, o. p. Chambers and
G.. A. Jeffers.
Indian ; rrintendent Transferred.
g. A. NJ. Young superintendent Of the
Indian school at Chamb erlain, S. D., was
today transferred to take charge of the
Indian school at North Yakima, Wash, to
succeed ]. Lynch resigned.
New Banks Authorized.
The application of John Stewart, Frank
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son and Graydon B. Jackson to organize
/ the First National bank of Dallas, S. D.,
with S25,OOO capital has been approved by
the comptroller OF the currency.
The following banks have been authorized
to begin business: The Whitbeck National
of Chamberlain, s. D., with $4,000 capital
William NJ. Pratt, president; ~ W. Egles-
| ton, vice president A. c. Whitbeck, cash
| Ter. The National Bank OF Bloomfield
Bloomfield, Ia, with $4,000 capital; Henry
c. Taylor, president; S. s. Handley, vice
president: S. F. Mcconnell, cashier. The
| City National bank of Council Bluffs, Ia.
with $4,000 capital; T. G. Turner, president
Oscar Keeline and ]. G. Wadsworth, vice
presidents; Charles r. Hannah, jr., cash,
Ter.
Postal Appointments.
Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska-El
wood. route 2 Inar Anderson, carrier; Ar
thur Anderson, substitutes; Mclean. route l
Douglas f. Marsh, carrier; f. E. Marsh
substitute; Wausa, route 2, Elmer c. Peter.
son, carrier; j. e. Peterson. substitute
South Dakota-Beresford. route 5. Wilbur
lC. Scroggs, carrier; Frederick d. savey
substitute; Britton. route Robert z
Smith. carrier; John ]. Wells, substitute.
| Past Assistant Surgeon L. w. Bishop 4
detached from duty at the navy recruiting
station at Omaha and ordered to duty OF
the Hancock. Assistant Surgeon A. II
Rnbnet is detached from duty IN Cub
and viii proceed to the Omaha recruiting
station for duE