The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-07-27
FOR S. D.
LAND DRAWING
THOUSANDS INQUIRE ABOUT THE
ROSEBUD AND PINE RIDGE
RESERVATIONS.
REGISTRATION BEGINS IN OCTOBER
Nearly Half Million Acres to Be Open
ed to Observation-Disclosures
Points Are Designated.

The recent announcement of the
general land office at Washington that
registrations would be received in
October for another big land opening
in South Dakota has started a flood of
inquiries at the Chamberlain United
States land office says a dispatch from
that city.
The officers of the land Office have
received detailed information regard
ing the coming registration that the
public may be informed. From this
official information the following facts
will be Chamberlain, Rapid City, Dal-
las and Gregory. The first registra-
tions will be received Oct. ., and the
work will continue for three weeks
at each of the four registration points.
In all. a total of 1856 500 acres will be
thrown open to settlement in the Rose
bud and Pine Ridge reservations.
These lands are TO be divided into
three classiications: They are: Pine
Ridge reservation, class A, Gle acres,
$3.50 TO 5000 per acre; class AZ, 49,
$40 acres. 50 TO 81: class G, 154,714
acres, so cents TO 81 30 per acre; Rose
bud reservation. class \, 1875 acres,
81 to Sc: class Az, 1852 acres, 80 to
$3.50; class G. POI. 500 acres, % cents
to 81 per acre. Glass A pertains to
agricultural lands, class Az to agricul-
tural lands of the second class, and
Glass G. to grazing lands. ANY mineral,
coal and timber lands in these tracts
will not be subject to filing.
The precipitation record given out
by the general land Office, reported
from Academy, S. D.. the nearest wea-
Their recording point to these lands,
is as follows: 1906, 359 inches; 1907,
2O.94 inches; 1908, 26.03 inches; 1909,
21.3S inches and 1910, 1867 inches.
All persons who desire to register
lluSl ItStIlJ lltlllStlNtS III pei at
Chamberlain, Rapid City, Dallas, or
Rosebud between Oct. . and Oct. 81,
inclusive. Registration applications
cannot be sworn to at any other time
or place, except by certain soldiers or
sailors, their widows and minor or or
phan children. These may register
through legally authorized agents. No
body will be eligible to register who is
the proprietor of more than 100 acres.
An applicant must be q years OF age
before the time set for receiving filings
next spring, and must be a citizen Of
the United States, or have declared
his or her intention of becoming such.
He must not have committed a home
stead entry prior to June 5, 1900, nor
have disposed Of a homestead by re-
linquishment or other valuable con
sideration.
A person may register who, prior to
Feb. 3, 1911, made entry under the
homestead laws, but who subsequently
TO such entry, from any cause, lost,
forfeited, or abandoned the same.
All persons acting as agents for per-
sons who have served in the army or
navy, or their widows or children, only
during actual war, must be appointed
on blank power of attorney according
to the form provided by the depart
ment for this purpose. Any one is
eligible TO act as such an agent who
is over 16 years Of age.
All the names registered will be
placed in large cans provided for that
purpose, and at the conclusion Of he
period Of registration will be taken 20
Gregory, S. D., where they will be
opened on Oct. a. The drawing will
then take place After being thor
oughly shaken up. they will be drawn
from the receptacle one at a 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
lands in the order OF preference indi
Gated at the drawing, when each per
o must appear in person and make
filing for the tract selected. A person
cannot %relinquish his chance without
first having filed and established his
residence upon the lands.
There Is no charge for registering
except a notary fee Of rs cents.