The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-09

In which they have previously taken
land and the balance Of the allot.
ments which are granted to them
under this new law. are to be taken
7; west Of the river.
1t further provides for the setting
aside as place OF historical interest,
the ruins of the old bort Bertnolu
Indian Village and the Indian burial
grounds adjacent thereto. r, ~.
There is also reserved whatever
land may be necessary for agency,
school and religious purposes. These
lands are to be so reserved as long
as may be needed. ~ +
There is further reserved an area
OF land, not to exceed six hundred
and forty acres, which is to be set
aside for the purpose of establishing
and maintaining a demonstration
farm for the benefit of the Indians
and the bill appropirates twenty five
thousand dollars for building the
necessary building and providing the
necessary stock and machinery. This
is the first demonstration farm to be
established In this way upon any
reservation in tae United States.
All timber lands are to be set
aside and reserved for the use and
benefit of the Indians. There are
some quite good bodies of timber
along the Missouri river.
Sections 16 and Sc in every town.
ship are given to the state of North
Dakota for the benefit of the common
schools and where any of these sec
lions have been allotted to the In
dams, the state is to receive other
lands in lieu for them and the gov
eminent is to pay the Indians for
the School lands which ar egiven to
the state and the bill provides an ap-
preparation for that purpose. ....
She bill further provides that gov
eminent townsites may be located
upon the lands that are to be opened
and when the lots in these govern.
ment townsites are sold the money
shall go into the United States treas.
ury for the benefit of the Indians.
The lands to be opened are to be
appraised by commission of three
persons. consisting of representa-
tive of the department Of interior, a
citizens OF the state of North Dakota
and member of one Of the there
tribes~d Indians, the latter to act
as representative for the Indians.
| There Is no maximum price on
the lands whatever. The lands are to
be disposed of under the provisions of
the homestead and townsite laws of
F, the United States and will be open.
ed by proclamation Of the presi.
dent. The settler can live upon the
lands as under the homestead law
for five or seven years, and prove up,
or he can commute at the end of four.
teen months, pay the government
price and prove up II he 80 desires.
At the time the settler files upon
the land, he must pay one fifth of
the price that has been set upon the
land by the board of appraisers. The
balance Is divided into five payments,
one due each year for five years, but
this bill provides that no payments
shall be required from the settlers
at the end Of the first year, but that
the five payments are still due, shall
! be paid In two, three, four, five and
six years respectively. This is the
first bill for the opening of a reser.
walton which has ever had clause
of this kind in It and it will be Of
great help to the new settler, as II
is well known fact that when a
settler goes upon land. he is put to
quite large expense in building
buildings and breaking up his land
and as rule he does not get any crop
from the land the first year.
1 The deferred payments on the land
draw no interest whatever and this ID
Of help to the new settler.
i All Of the money received from the
lands is to go into the treasury OF the
j United States and thegovernment will
allow the Indians interest at the rate
of 3 per cent per annum upon al
moneys deposited and all Of THU
money to the credit Of the Indians,
shall be subject to appropriation by
congress for the education, support
and civilization Of the Indians.
The bill further provides that the
lands allotted. those retained or -
served, and the lands sold or granted
to the state, or otherwise disposed Of,
shall b subject 70 III Of the laws Of
the United statss, prohibiting tho IN