The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-10-05
MEN STEP ASIDE TO
LET WOMEN IN FIRST

Gregory. S. d, Oct. Cor the $50 on
h train last evening, 822 got off at
Gregory, and of the remaining 103 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 before the be-
ginning of the registration there was
quite a demonstration at the station,
nearly the whole crowd OF stragers al
ready In 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 stuff they raise at home.
There were men from nearly every
state.
Probably the distinction of having
made the longest trip rests with r. z.
Davis of Kentwood, La, who is a mem
Der of the u. S. coast rive corps and
who stated that If Uncle Sam would
give him a Rosebud farm he would will
ling %relinquish his position at the So
called federal pie counter.
f. j.. Scofield, a lawyer from st.
Louis, Mo, himself as the
forerunner of a party of about 800 st.
Louis business men who will arrive in
special cars the latter part Of the week.
The crowd which went through Win
ner last night returned in large num-
bers this morning to file their registra-
tons.
Scene at Midnight.
Standing in a drizzling rain, a crowd
of 800 patiently awaited the opening
of the registration building from 10
p. m. until midnight. Inside the first
received their final Instructions from
Judge Witten, after which the Judge
went to the door and addressed the
waiting crowd, welcoming them to the
Rosebud country n assuring them
that they made no mistake in striving
for a 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.
Women Get First Place.
His remarks We're 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 pose
with the judge and notaries for a
f1ashl1ght picture.
This honored Individual was Henry
f. Patrick. of Linwood, Kan.
The next to register were:
Elda Willis, Muskogee, Okla;
Frances Alworth, Meadow Grove,
Neb.; Mrs. Caroline Hull, Cambridge,
ILL.,; Mary E.. Gale. Bertrand, Neb.:
John r. Russom. Broken Box, Neb.;
Frank Felhauer, Sioux City, Ia: George
Sehrotke, Hartford. S. D.: Andrew
Lila, Bertrand, Neb.: f. j. Becker,
Iowa City, Ia; Guy Potter, Ord. Neb.;
Henry ]. Jennings, Lake City, Ia; Ct.
w. Frost, Broke Bow, Neb.; S.. E.
Cogswell, Beaver Crossing, Neb.; II. w.
Sears. Ponca, Neb.; John j. Murphy,
Center, Neb.; w. w. Smell, st. Paul,
Mimi; j.. A. Bunker, Hamburg. Ia: l..
A. Lowe. Watson. Mo-; John Claussen.
Bonesteel, S. D.; ]. q. Broulik. Elysian,
Mimi; Christ Bakken. Minneapolis,
MINI; Clara Doll, Omaha. Neb.: Her
man Fl. Mohr. Omaha, Neb.: Jesse T.
Mauk, Tolmo. Kan; A. r, Smith,
South Omaha, Neb.
When the shift of notaries was
changed at S O'Clock this morning a
total of 3S5 registrations had been
filed, and at that a report from Dallas
stated that III had been filed at that
place.
In police court this morning. a man
from iawdTden, ia, VINO ave his