The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-11-02
INTEREST CENTERS
ON HOW TO SECURE
TITLE TO new LAND
Last of Names Drawn at Greg.
ory-Steps Homesteaders
Must Take

Must Take
Gregory, S. d., Oct. 28.--Now that all
winners in the Rosebud land opening
have been announced much interest Is
manifested in the procedure through
which those who have been lucky, must
go IN securing title to the lands.
AS the registration cards were drawn,
under the direction of Judge James
Witten, notices have been sent TO the
winners, telling them of the number
they drew. AS soon as the superintend-
ent of the drawing can make prepara-
tons each person who received num-
Der low enough to entitlte him to make
entry will be notified of the time ana
place where he must go to make Sc
lection. These notices probably Will be
sent out about March 1. 1912. When all
is ready for entry, names OF the Win
ners will be called, and at this time.
those who desire lands, must be on
hand to select the tract he desires.
The selection may be made from q
large map that will be secured by the
land office officials.
To give prospective homesteaders
time in which to look over lands and
satisfy himself OF the quality or the
soil, he will be given Is days. During
this time, he must file his homestead
application with the land office, and
must pay fees and commissions. to-
gether with one-fifth of the appraised
value of the land. which in reality Is
the first payment.
May Enter at Once.
t. To save the cost of additional trip
to the land he may execute his home
stead application for the tract Sc
lected and go at once and take up his
residence. In case this method is adopt
ed, the homesteader must make his
first payment, as well as pay the reg
istration fees and commissions within
Is days OF making the selection. Pay
ments may be made in cash. in person.
by agent or through the mails, though
only postal money orders will be ac-
.cepted. In case an agent or the mails
are used, the applicant assumes all re-
sponSibilit" for the money reaching the
land office. In case payments are not
made or that the money does not reach
the land office, the entry is Cancelled
and the homesteader loses all rights to
the land. One-fifth of the total listed
price of the lands must be paid each
year
If "a homesteader wishes, he has six
months to move onto the land, after he
had made his selection.
Failure to Be On Hand.
In case any person who has secured
a number, IN not on hand at the land
office on the day assigned to him, his
name will be passed until all other per-
sons assigned to that day, have re-
ceived attention, when he will be given
another opportunity to make his selec-
ton. If at that time he fails to make
selection, or having made selection,
fails to perfect 1t by making entry or
filing, he will not be entitled to another
chance prior to october /, 1912, when
all the untaken land will be thrown
open to settlement Any person quail
fled to take up land, even though he
had received a number on the Rosebud
registration, is then allowed to make
selection
Maps Are Furnished.
The government will furnish official
maps to all who have drawn numbers
These maps can be secured from the
register OF the land office at Gregory,
upon either sending or presenting the
card that officially informed them of
the number drawn. All other persons
can secure a map by sending rs cents
to the register.
Selecting tho Land.
Prior to opening the land for entry,
expert government commissioners will
have listed and classified all lands open
to homeSteaderS. and their findings, as
to quality and nature of the land, will
be found on the large map at the Greg
DRY office. These same commissioners
will act as appraisers and determine
the price the government will ask.
Can Go on Reservation.
Persons to whom numbers have been
assigned are entitled to go over the
reservation at any time. for the purpose
Of looking over the land. In this case
they probably will be better prepared
to make a selection on the day Of entry.
In this connection Judge Witten has
issued q caution to all who expect to
take up land, asking them to be sure
that In case they employ so-called
locating agents that they be sure
that those whom they employ are ia
miliar with the land, and also that the
prospective homesteader require such
agents to make a sworn statement as
to the quality and topography of the
land selected.
Patents to land may be obtained
either by proving IA months actual and
continuous residence and the payment
Of all fees and unpaid installments, or
by proving five years residence and the
payment of yearly il1stallments, the
first, after settlement is made, coming
two years after the date of entry.
Range of Prices.
The land in the Rosebud is listed I'M
der three classifications: agricultural
lands of the first class, of which there
lis about 1875 acres agricultural
there is about 76,452 acres; and graz
ing lands, of which there is about 201,
S62 acres. The best land is listed at
from SIS to Sc; the second class land at
from 50 to $3.50, and the grazing lands
lat from 25 cents to 81. The number of
acres that will be open to settlement
will be somewhat less than the above
figures, as reservations and withdraw
ais, which have not been definitely set
tied as yet, will be made. All mineral,
coal and timber lands in the tract are
not subject to entry.
The last name in the Rosebud draw
ing was drawn yesterday afternoon at
o'clock. Yerdia Nelson was the last
lucky person. All through the drawing
there has been no trouble of any kind,
and Judge Witten expressed satisfac-
ton at the conduct Of all.
FIRST SNOW AT PIERRE.
Pierre, S. D.. Oct. 2S.-The first snow
of the year, amounting to perhaps half
an inch. struck Pierre and central South
Dakota last night. 1t was melted and
off before noon, but small fiurries have
continued through the day. This is
later than the average for the first
snow fall.
DAKOTA SUPREME COURT.
Pierre, s. D., Oct. 2S-The supreme
court sat for the first time today since
last week. 1t listened to the oral argu-
ment in the case of State vs. Leayitt. a