Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-27
RESERVATION LANDS
IN MELLE1TE COUNTY
RANK WITH The BEST
The Rosebud Country Opening
10 Settlement Affords
Rare Opportunity.

Dallas, $. d. ANY lS.-if it is true
THAT tn. local sentiment is q correct
Eeasure OF the Impotence of any event
jlhe registration for l:nas IN Meiictte
nd Bennett counties. South Dakota, is
lihe greatest scheduled event ON the
pubic calendar for This fall. Regard
Tess of opinions that may be held IN
iGther quarters. tho residents OF Greg
orN' and Tripp counties. where iand is
selling at $50 to SO ~ acre. realize that
il is something OF :; situation to be able
10 acquire contiguous lands, of the
same general character. at 70 cents to
IS an acre.
A Record Breaker Promised.
In view of the emphatic manner in
which Gregory and Trip counties have
made good on the agricultural question.
1.-The opinion is general in this section
that the big opening this fall will be
d record breaker in point OF rcslstra-
ton. Dallas had the distinction of be-
Iing the principal registration point for
the Tripp county opening in 1908. which
trew out 10000 applicants for home-
stead lands. Dallas is again the regis
%tr.iiiOA point nearest to the landS to
be opened and preparations are in pro-
gNess for the rush expected during the
re istration dates, October . to 81. in
jctuslNV. ~ is pItulclcu lHdl tlle total
registration for this opening will reach
$50, coo. establishing n new record in the
governments lame lotteries.
New System O: Drawing.
Those who are fortunate in the land
drawing his fan. to take place Il few
days after the close of the registration,
will find - much more equitable system
III land selection in force than prevailed
IN the previous openings. Many hard
Il. 80 ~ S,1@,N -. .- ,1~ --..k
through mistakes of locaters, but the
new arrangement gives complete pro-
lection To h entryman. All of the
lands To be opened have been carefully
classified and appraised by a competent
crew n each person, ut the time of
Cling. may select u class OF land de-
sired and pay only the appraised price
on that classification. As Il further
protection, the entryman is allowed Is
days after reserving the tract before
making his payment, which i'm each
class amounts to one-fifth OF the APP
praised value OF the land. The re-
maining four-ffths is made in five
equal annual installments.
According to the official schedule.
there are exactly 466, 562. 80 acres SUBJ
Jet to homestead entry in Mcllette and
~Hennett counties. OF this amount APP
p~ro&imate!y 10000 acres are classed as
very choice agricultural lands and will
he subject III entry ut $3.50 to ST an
acre. about loo, 600 acres are designated
Is second grade lgood) agricultural
lands and Will be subject to entry at
s. to 81 an acre. The balance is classed
as grazing land and is priced at %
cents to 81 an acre. All tracts must be
selected substantially in accordance
With the appraised ana classified out
lines.
Rules of Tire Game.
In tho YJ,lac fn,n.,,l,tnj r,. +l,o 49,.
ing opening, comparatively few changes
have been made from these that gov
erned similar events of the past. Each
registration applicant will subscribe To
a slip giving his I'm age, weight and
general description. These slips will be
enclosed in envelopes and deposited in
large steel tanks. and held until the
day OF the drawing. On the ~eventful
daN-Set for October 24-all OF the en-.
veiopeS Will be dumped on Il huge plat
form and the drawing will begin, the
first 100 envelopes to be selected by lit
tie girls. h order in which the en-
velores are drawn establishes the NUM-
bers. or fling rights of the applicants,
and the lucky one will be notified of
the day, hour and place on which this
right must be exercised. The number,
IN itself. gives no negotiable right, and
cannot be transferred. A number hold
rc may merely appear in his order, and
eS'c.s ''aS ialiu tneH open. 10 the eX-
tent of not more than 100 acres. pro-
vided lie has a valid homestead righ..
A Civilized Youn1ster.
The young city OF Dallas is one Of the
incidents of the opening to settlement
OF western Gregory county. The towp
was established four years ago and now
is q thriving, scdate country village Of
l.50O people. with gambling and other
border features thoroughly eliminated.
You should see Dallas is the slogan
that has been adopted and the inten.
ton Is to emphasize the statement SO
thoroughly that n pilgrim viii hest
tate TO come up in this section and go
back with the admission that he did
not see it,.
Railroad Facilities.
The Northwestern people are improv-
iug their terminal facilities at Dallas.
with a view Of being in readiness for
the rush. When the opening came IN
tnfee years ago the road has beer built
IN here but q few months, and the
SITUATION Was "a difficult one to handle.
AZ that time the Northwestern ran as
nigh as 10 special passenger trains in
to Dallas In a single day.
~
BURNT OUT IN WEST, THEY
RETURN TO GOODS COUNTRY"
Mitchell, s. D., July 1s.-The prairie
10 in great evidence in the
western part Of the state at the present
time. A farmer residing near Presho
counted So %schooners passing his place
. Few days ago, all within two hours.
they coming from the northwest with
settlers VINO were on heir way back
east. The settlers stated that in sonn.