The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-02-24
RULES OF THE
LAND FILING
JUDGE WiTTEN ISSUES HIS IN
STRUCTlONS.
FILING COMMENCE MAY 3
AND 1T WILL CONTINUE UNTIL
ALL FARMS ARE DRAWN.

Judge James w. Witten, superin-
tendent OF the fling for the Cheyenne
River and Standing Rock reservation
lands, has issued the following in
structions to govern locating agents
during the filing at Aberdeen:
During the opening of the Chcy-
enne River and Standing Rock 'ands
a map room will be maintained at Alb
erdeen, South Dakota, at which per-
sons holding numbers will be permit
ted to select the lands they desire to
enter, but no selections will be made
from all the lands in both land dis
tricts, and as fast as tracts are Sc
lected they will be crossed off on a
large wall map and the applicants
will be given a certificate which will
entitle them to make entry for the
selected tract at the land office for the
district in which it is located, within
ten days thereafter.
Persons holding numbers l to so
will make their selections on May 3;
numbers 81 to 100, May 3, numbers
1O1 to 1000, May 4 to 10, inclusive, at
the rate of 100 each day; numbers
1,001 to 1000, May Ii to June 7, in
elusive at the rate of $50 each day;
and numbers 4,001 to s 900, June s to
June 80, inclusive, at the rate 200
each day, Sundays and Decoration day
excluded. Persons holding numbers
above 5000 will begin to make selec-
tons on September l, 1910, and con.
tinue until November /, 1910, or as
long as there remains lands unentered.
Each person holding a number will
be duly notified of the exact hour on
a given day when his number will be
called at the map room, and when the
numbers are called applicants will be
admitted to the map room with their
locating agents, if they have employed
agents, but no one except persons
whose numbers ere called and their
agents will be admitted at n time;
and locating agen;s will not be admit
ted except when their clierts- numbers
are called. Neither the applicants nor
their agents will be permitted to re-
main in the map room longer than is
reasonably necessary for them to make
their selections Ind receive their GER
tificates.
"If locating cGnts Dr. any other per.
sons desire to do so, they may jointly
select a clerk at their own expense,
who will be permitted to remain in the
map room for the purpose Of sending
out by telephone or typewriter state
ments information as to the tracts Sc
lected as fast as selections are made;
but no locating agent who fails to
sign the agreement hereafter mention
ed will be permitted to obtain infor-
nation from the map room or any
other manner.
THE map showing the selected
tracts will be publicly posted on the
outside near the map room twice a
day to show the selected tracts, and
a list Of the selections will be furn-
ished to the press if desired but no
other than that shown on
the wall map will be furnished by the
officers in charge of the map room
as to the tracts selected.
mo locating agent will be admitted
to the map room with clients who does
not enter into a written agreement
that he will furnish cash person for
whom he makes a selection with a
written statement and guarantee as to
the approximate kind, qualify and topo-
graphy Of each tract selected. This
agreement may be signed at the land
office at Aberdeen any time after
April 25. Each locating agent must
swear in each written statement as
to the kind, character and topography
VI aoSlS sc CCtCu ny Hill, tudC he
has actually visited and inspected each
tract selected and that he knows of
his W personal knowledge gained
from such inspection, that the selected
tract is approximately Of the kind,
character and topography stated; or
II he has not personally inspected the
tract he must furnish a similar afidav-
it sworn to by some other person who
has actually visited and inspected it.
"Any locating agent who furnishes
any applicant with a false statement
as to the kind, character, or topo-
graphy OF the tract selected By him
will not thereafter te permitted to en-
ter the map room and will be liable
In damages to the person TO- whom
he made such selection and may be
prosecuted for furnishing false state
ment and oath. =
James W. Witten,