Willmar tribune., 1909-11-03
WINNERS IN
LAND LOTTERY
Eighteen kandiyohi. County Res
fdents Draw Prizes. The
Filing Regulations.

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government land lottery on the
Cheyenne and Standing Rock Indian
reservations in South Dakota.
Lake Lillian drew the best prizes,
Lars Erickson getting number 81,
Chas. E. Erickson 507 and Strom-
me L. johnson 731. The first
named is entitled to pick some of
the choicest land and his claim is
estimated to be worth anywheres
between $4,000 and SIC, 900.
Claims from Nos. 500 to 1000 will
probably range from $4,000 to
$1,000. Values will scale from
that figure. with an average of ap-
proximately $500. OF course even
those entitled to first choice will not
receive the best land. for this had
been taken before the drawing by
the Indians who were given prior
allotments.
The lands which will be filed
upon next spring and converted into
farms were the old hunting
grounds of the Sioux tribe. Under
the leadership of the famous "Sit-
ting Bull" this tribe waged many
war against the white men, but
since the Messiah war they have
lived at peace with all the world.
The names of Kandiyohi county
land winners and their numbers are
as follows:
Joseph Lemare, Raymond, SGT;
Helge Halvorson, Norway Lake,
1874; F. C. Peterson, Atwater,
1880; JULIUS Miller. Atwater, 7841;
Edward Lungstrom, New London,
5251; J. A. Moberg, Atwater, 1902;
and in the CITY, F. w. Ferguson,
1878; L. J. Boudette, 257l; Ole E.
Birkeland. 3771; Ole H. Locken,
1925; Benjamin Olson, $50; Christ
R. Berg, 1914. Victor Klingenberg,
1918: William Cleary. 771O, and
John sundling 1868; also Otto Les
lie, formerly of this city but now
farming near Wist. S. D. and D. ].
Ostlund, of Mamre, now at Radi-
um.
The following outline of home-
stead regulations which settlers
must obey are pertinent at this
time:
Actual residence on the claim
must begin within six months of
filing and must be continuously
maintained until the expiration of
IA months from date of entry.
Upon application for final proof
government experts will appraise
the land and the homesteader will
be required to pay from 81 to Sc
per acre, according to the value.
No specified amount of either culti-
walton or improvements is required
by Uncle Sam, but there must, in
all cases, be such continuous i'm
provement and such actual cultiva-
tion as will show the good faith of
the entryman. A house must be
built, a we'll dug and 40 or so acres
of land plowed. Three hundred
dollars is estimated as the lowest
figure for such improvements.
Quoting from general land office
suggestions published April 10,
1909, section Is: "A mere tenn
porary sojourn followed by occa-
sional visits will not satisfy the re-
quirements and may result in the
can collation. of the entry
One government ruling, specify
ing that persons who are the own
ers of more than 100 acres of land
in the United States cannot file on
homesteads. has been quite general
ly overlooked at the Cheyenne and
Standing Rock registration and as a
result there will be q thinning out
when the filing process begins. In
fact, it is estimated that as high
as 10 per cent of the first 10000
winners will fail to make entry
next April.
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