Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-26

office point in South Dakota. This
line has half a dozen stations on the
land opened up. The Milwaukee Is
also building line in a Southwestern
| ly direction from Mobridge across
the reservation, and other branches
are contemplated. The Minneapolis
and St. Louis is also active and is
building through the reservation from
it's Missouri river terminus at Le-
Beau. The Northwestern is also ex-
tending it's line from the south at
Philip, northwest through the tract.
The Northern Pacific is building as
rapidly as possible from Bismarck
and Mandan, down the Missouri river,
and skirting along the north part OF
the reservation along the Cannon
Ball river, across this region to
Mott. The graders are now at work
all along the line. ,.]s -
Over $4,000 Claims.
The opening of approximately 1887
600 acres to homestead entry means
that there will be $4,000 claims Of 100
acres each offered to the citizens Of
this country, as well as those who
have declared their intention to be-
come such. At this opening, like all
others, there will be many who file
on less than 100 acres. This is ae-
counted for in many ways. In many
cases the ones filing have previously
filed on less than 100 acres and OBJ
tanned title to same, and these are
only eligible to file on such number
of acres, which added to their first
entry will make a total of $50 acres
for the two entries.
The number filing on less than 100
from this and other causes is surprls-
ing. It is safe to assume that up
wards of $4,000 filings will be made
at this opening, which means that up
wards of $4,000 individuals will be
benefited.
Plan Of Opening and Registration
Points.
While in some details it may diff
fer, the opening of these LANDS will
be on the same general plan as the
Rosebud opening, which took place
in October, 1908, and the more re-
cent opening Of the Occur d'Alene
reservation, and regarding the man
agement of which there was never
at any time the slightest suspicion OF
irregularity. Following the procla-
iamation of the president, which was
issued on September 18th, the period
of registration extending from Oct.
4, to Oct %, was set aside, during
which those who wish to secure land
may go to one of the points designat-
ed, Bismarck, on the main line of the
Northern Pacific railway, being the
most convenient, and only registration
point in. North Dakota. (Aberdeen,
Pierre, Lennon, LeBeau and Mo-
bridge, being the registration points
in South Dakota), and register their
names on blanks supplied.
After the registration period. all
of the registrations from all of the
registration points will be, forwarded
to Aberdeen, where the drawing will
be held October %, 1909, under the
personal direction of Mr.. Jas. W.
Witten, superintendent Of opening
and sale of Indian reservations, an
officer of the general land office at
Washington. The persons to whom
numbers are assigned may make Sc
lection and entry for the lands in the
order of their numbers, beginning
April l., 1910.
The plan is called by some lot
terry, but it is in no sense lottery
for no money is paid the government
unless one actually draws and files
on land. The expense to register is
limited to a charge on the part OF the
notary of twenty-five cents per Per
son, and under no circumstances IS
one allowed to charge more. Each
one desiring to get some of the land
must 20 in person to one of the points
of registration (for the government
takes the stand that if a man Is suff1-
GENTLY interested to get homestead
he should be sufficiently interested
to go and see at least a portion OF the
lands to be thrown open), and reg
lister his name in the regular way.
Certain soldiers or sailors who serv'
ed in the civil war, the Spanish
American war or the instruction OF
the Philippines, may both register
and file, too, by proxy, by appointing
another person to act for them, this
latter person to appear personally at
a registration or filing point.
The registration, being over and the
names |of those registering having
been placed separately in sealed,
plain envelopes, the drawing takes