The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-10-05

that 100000 American cltixens VIII take
a chance in Uncle Sans drawing.
lent order is being maintained and the
authorities have the situation well In
hand.
MEN STEP ASIDE TO
LET WOMEN IN FIRST
Gregory, s. D.. Oct. 2.-Of the $50 on
the train last evening, 522 got on at
Gregory. and of the remaining los were
going to Winner, the terminus of the
road in Trip county. which adjoins
the land to be opened. The train be-
Ing the last to arrive beforef the be-
ginning of the registration there was
quite a demonstration at the station,
nearly the whole crowd OF stragers al
ready I'm the city being there to see
how many more would arrive to COM
pete with them for the honor Of being
first In line at the registration. The
Gregory brass band was also there and
led the procession UP town to the corn
palace, where the fasteners got busy
comparing the exhibits Of Rosebud
farms with the stun they raise at home.
There were men from nearly every
state.
Probably the distinction OF having
made the longest trip rests with r. r.
Davis Of Kentwood, La, who is q MEM
O0T OI TIC ~. -. COdSt SURVEY CotPS
who stated that IL Uncle Sam would
give him a Rosebud farm he would will
ling relinquish his position at the So
called federal pie counter.
r. L. Scofield. a lawyer from st.
Louis, Mo, announced himself as the
forerunner OF a party Of about 500 St
Louis business men who will arrive in
special cars the latter part of the week.
The crowd which went through VIM
ner last night returned in large num-
bers this morning to file their registra-
lions.
Scene at Midnight.
Standing in a drizzling rain a crowd
OF 300 patiently awaited the opening
of the registration building from 10
p. m. until midnight. Inside the first
shift OF notaries took their places and
received their final instructions from
Judge Wftten, after which the judge
went to the door and addressed the
waiting crowd, welcoming them to the
Rosebud country and assuring them
that they made no mistake in striving
for q farm here. He then cautioned
them about crowding. assuring them
that nothing would be gained thereby
and appealed to the sense of chivalry
Of those nearest to allow the ladies' In
the crowd to displace them and reg
lister first. Y4yb<
Women Get First Place.
His remarks wereN received with
cheers and the men at the head OF the
line Immediately invited the ladies to
take their places and the ladies were
thus the first to register, with the, ex-
ception Of one man who had previous
ly been invited inside in order to Dos
with the Judge and notaries fof 20
flashl1ght picture. ~
This honored individual was Henry
Dot 1nl- ~ Inn
-sI.se next to register were:
Elda willis, Muskogee Okla;
Frances Alworth, Meadow Grove
Neb.: rs.<Caroline Hull, Cambridge
ILL.,; Mary r. Gale. Bertrand. Neb.
John r. Russian. Broken Box, Neb.;
Frank Felhauer Sioux City. Ia; George
Schrotke. Hartford. s. d.: Andrew
iowa City, Ia: Guy Potter. Ord. Neb.:
Henry ]. Jennings, Lake City, Ia; @
w. Frost Broken Bow. Neb.; S. T.
Cogswell. Beaver Crossing, Neb.; II. w
Sears Ponca, Neb.; John ]. Murphy
Center, Neb.; w. w. Smell. st. Paul
Mimi: ]. A. Bunker. Hamburg. Ia; T.
A. Lowe, Watson. NO.; John Claussen
Mimi; Christ Bakken, Minneapolis
Mimi; Clara Doll. Omaha. Neb-; Her
man H. Mohr. Omaha, Neb.: Jesse T
Mauk, Tolmo, Kan; A. r. Smith
South Omaha. Neb.
When the shift OF notaries was
changed at o'clock this morning q
total OF 1856 registrations had beer
filed, and at that report from Dallas
stated that 121 had been filed at that
place.
In police court this morning, a mar
from Hawarden, Ia, who gave his
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