Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-17
MAKING INQUIRIES
Asour ROSEBUD AND PINE
RIDGE OPENINGS.
WILL OFFER 4ee,5e2 ACRES
TO PUBLIC FOR ENTRY
Registration Offices Will open in
Chamberlain, Rapid City. Dallas and
Rosebud Oct. 2-AppIieants Must
Present Themselves in Psrson-Pro.
visions Of Registration.

Chamberlain, S. D.. July 1.-THE re-
cent announcement of the general land
office at Washington that registrations
would be received in october for an
other big land opening in South Da-
kota has started flood Of inquiries at
the local United States land office.
The officers of the local land office
have received detailed information re-
garding the coming registration that
the public may be informed. From
this official information the following
facts are taken The places of regis
tration will be Chamberlain. Rapid
City, Dallas and Gregory. The first
registrations will be received Oct. 2.
and the work Will continue for three
weeks at each of the four registra-
ton points. In ALL a total of 466.o62
acres Will be thrown open TO settle
,nent in the Rosebud and Pine Ridge
reservations.
These lands are to be divided into
three ciassifcat!ons. They are: Pine
Ridge reservation, class A, 616 acres,
$3.50 to Sc per acre: class AZ. 1890
acres. So to "a: class G. 1914 acres
so cents to $3.50 per acre: Rosebud
reservation, class A, 1875 acres. S. to
So class Az, 76,452 acres, 81 to $3.50;
class G, 2O1S62 acres. % cents to 81
per acre Class a pertains to agricul-
tural lands, class Az to agriculture!
lands Of the second class, and class g
to grazing lands. Any mineral. coal
and timber lands in these tracts VIII
not be subject to filing.
The precipitation record given out
by the general land office. reported
from Academy. s. D., the nearest
weather recording point to these lands,
is as follows: 1906. 33 50 inches: 1901
aO.94 inches: 1908, 2sO3 inches: 1909,
21.sS inches and 1910, 1867 inches
All persons who desire to register
must present themselves in person at
Chamberlain. Rapid City. Dallas. or
Rosebud between Oct. 2 and Oct. 81
inclusive. Registration applications
can not be sworn to at any otner time
or place. except by certain soldiers OF
sailors, their widows and minor or or
phan children. These may register
thru legally authorized agents. NOBODY
will be eligible to register who is the
proprietor of more than $50 acres. An
applicant must be 81 years OF age be-
fore the time set for receiving filings
next spring, and must be citizen of
the United States, or having declared
his or her intention to become such.
He must not have comn1uted home
stead entry prior to June D, 1900. nor
have disposed of a homestead by re-
inouishnent or other valuable consid-
Grafton.
A person may register who. prior to
Feb. 3, 1911. made entry under the
homestead laws, but who subsequent
" to such entry, from any cause. lost,
forfeited. or abandoned the same All
persons acting as agents for persons
who have served in the army or navy,
or their widows or children, only our
ing actual war. must be appointed on
blank powers of attorney according 20
the form provided by the department
for this purpose. Any one is eligible TO
act as such an agent who is over 1t
years of age.
All the names registered Will be
placed in large cans provided Tor that
nurpose. and at the conclusion Of the
period of registration will be taken TO
Gregory S. D.. where they will be OPP
ened on Oct. "a. The drawing will
then take place. After being thor
oushly shaken up. they will be drawn
from the receptacle one at time. and
numbered in the order Of their draw
ing. The names indicated will be
privileged to file in the order Of their
numbering.
About March !. the general land Of
fee will designate a time and place
where filings will be received for the
la nds in the order Of preference indi-
Gated at the drawing. when each per-
son must appear in person and make
fling for the tract selected. A per-
son can not relinquish his chance with
out first having filed and established
his residence upon the lands.
At the time of filing. the claimant
must. in addition to paying the usual
homestead fling fee Of s14, also pay
one-fifth of the appraised value OF the
land selected. The balance OF the ap-
praised value of the lands must be paid
| in four annual payments. at the end OF
| two. three, four and five years OF set
tlemert II committed proof is made,
ALI payments specified may be made at
the time Of making proof Residence
and cultivation are as in the home
stead law.
There is no charge for registering
except q notary fee OF % cents.
CLEANSE ILLINOIS POLITICS.