The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-07-20
LANDS
IN ME:LLETTTE COUNTY
RANK WITH The BEST
The Rosebud Country Opening
TO Settlement Affords
Rare Opportunity,

1alias. $. d. July l&.-If Ii Is true
that the local sentiment Is = eorreSf
measure OF the Importance Of any event
the registration for lands III MelicSIe
and Bennett counties. South i1&&oNSs aS
the greatest scheduled event on tfe
public calendar for this fail. EeSaf3-
loss OF opInions tha may be held IA
Other Quarters. the residents Of Greg
orN and Trapp counties, where 3anQ 3
selling at $50 To SIS an acre, rss3lze Ss2t
it is something 81 3 situation 10 ne &9se
70 acquire contiguous lands, O. t'2
same general character, At ~ cents Ia
Sc an acre.
A Recora Breaker Promised.
II view of the emphatic manner "a
u.hfen Gregory ana Erlpp counties nave
made good on tie agricultural question:,
the opinion IS general m ms Se232aA
that the big opening TINS saA VIII es
& record breaker in point Of TGssStTa~
tor. DzliaS had the 6lsL!actsos ~ Ha-
lng the principal --eGlstJatlaG poE2N Eas
the Tr5pp county opening IN 2g6> Wa22h
drew out 5lGeo0 applicants -eT ao-s
stead lands Dallas is aEaa1 aae EF&
t.ar50n paint nearest to TIE EA-&S -
be oper5a and preparations ere 2 g-n-
gross for tae rZsa expected 2aEzlS l2s
--.S.1s >1:s s5ss5'.r = -. E-
elusive. 1t i predicted that Ire aSE-
registration for Ihrs opening Na4 0s2[a
I5e,ea0 establishing a neW rfcasd n th2
sSvETTauvut ia3 lotteries
Re>s System O. Drawing
Tb-se who are Fortunate IL Sha l835
drawing Tins fab. 70 take place b stE
days after tne ctose 1s Jae registration
VIII haa a much more equitable ES
Of lard selet5Gu ~ forot Sa21 4Eeg
in the previous openings Many Bard
.EhipS have been caused II &ae pass
through mistakes cf i~0a2ters, tT -EH
rev arrangement gives caIg4at2
lection 10 the eaTy1341 Al - lhs
lands TO be opened have been %S
classified and appraised - 9 competent
crew and each person I tie 1zas -
fling, may salcIt Sgg class &u1 de-
sired and Tay only Jla appraised gf-1us
on thai classification As o Further
protection. the eut- man 3 aAsrUZ Is
C8gs after Ee5sES5Es TBS GzEt l%4o1
making mss payment which II Ga
,claSs amounts 20 o1e-1tEn - the @C-
praised EGlae 81 lae lz11 Toe re-
naming fe4r-ifJas E1z1s n I'VE
lSalas azER1l slstalgEeEG
According To lha o7IiczL3 schedule {,
lf9cTe are exactly ssS ~ acres SEu-
scf To Hssa-ed cnt-s II M=Uls and
Bennett ooGatlss q mis- alaont ap-
p~Ta&ipatE3y za.aM scTes ere czsseG IS
/ 49, E--HhAH- e-- $3.50 A+ N-a-HA= T-A+ E-l
h subject ~ entry a sass 70 s. AZ
IaGra, GhoGt 1eaJ@1 acreS are designated
IS second grade good agriculture,
Hands ana viii b. subject 30 entry al
s. Z 81 an acre, The balance IS cisssed
Es grazing land and is priced al =
cents to 9 an acre All tracts oe
selected substantially in accordance
with the appraised ami classified cut.
lines
gulsz az the Game.
In tie rules formulated for the com,
ing opening, comparatively few changes
have been made from those that gov,
erned similar events OF the past. Eacl
registration applicant Will subscribe u
. slip giving his name. age, weight AMI
general description. These slips VIII b'
Enclosed in envelopes and deposited il
IL rgs steel Tanks. ana held until tht
day ST the drawing. On the eyentfu
Iday-set for October 24-ali of the en-
yelopes VIII be dumped on a huge plat
form and the drawing viii begin. tn
first 100 envelopes to be selected by lit
tie girls. The order in which the en-
velopes are drawn establishes the mum
bers. or fling rights OF the applicants
and the lucky ms will be notified o
tile day. hour and place o. which thi
right must be exercised. The number
in itself, gives no negotiable right. an
cannot be transferred. A number hold
ar may merely appear. in his order, an
select amy and then open, to the ex
tent of not more thar 160 acres. pro
yided he has a valid homestead right
A Civilized Ycungster.
THE Young city of Dallas is one of tn
incidents of the opening to settlemen
Of western Gregory county. The tow
was established four years 6 and no.
IS a Thriving, sedate country village G
,.soD people, with gambling n othe
border features thoroughly eliminated
You should see Dallas" is the sioga
.hat has beer adopted and the inter
tion is to emphasize the statement $
thoroughly that any pilgrim will hes
tate to come up in this section and g
back with the admission that he di
not see it.
Railroad Facilities.
The Northwestern people are improy
ing their terminal facilities at Dalla
with q view of being in readiness fc
the rush When the opening came Q
three years ago the road has been hui
IN here but a few months, mi II
situation was n difficult one to handl
ut that time the Northwestern ran s
high AS 10 special passenger trains ii
to Dallas in a single day.
, EURMT OUT IN WEST, THEY
RETURN TO GOODS COUNTRY
Mitchell. S. d.. July 124-The rra;r
schooner is in great evidence In Il
: western part of the state at the presel
time, farmer residing near Presf
{ lcounted 35 schooners passing his pla,
la few days ago, all within two hour
they coming from the northwest wi
! settlers who We're on their way ba,