The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-13
INDICATIONS ARE
FOR GREAT RUSH
TO LAND OPENING
Many Inquiries Already
at Chamberlain
Land Office
400, 5b2 AC r E S
In Pine Ridge and Rosebud
Reservations Will be
Thrown Open
400, ,5b2 AC r E S


| chamberlain. S. D.-The recent
announcement OF the general land
office at Washington that registra-
f.ons would be received in October
for another big land opening in
South Dakota has already started a
flood OF inquiries at the local Unit
ed States land office Tilicn mdica, ,es
that there will this year be 10 di-
minuation of interest from former
years in land openings. The officers
| Of the LEGAL land office have received
detailed information in regard ito
he coming registration in order
that The public may be informed,
| from which official information The
following facts have been cleaned:
TIE places of registration will be
Chamberlain. Rapid City, Dallas and
Greg ry. October is the day of
| the first registrations will be receiv-
ed, and the work will continue for
three weeks at each OF the four reg
istration points. In all total of
4G6,562 acres will be thrown open
to settlement in the Rosebud and
Pine Ridge reservations These
lands are to be divided. into three
classiiications as follows: Pine Ridge
reservation, class A, GIG acres, $4 so
to 5000 per acre; Glass Az !3,940
acres, 50 to 81; Glass C, 154,7l4
acres, soc to $l.50 per acre. Rosebud
reservation class A. GIG acres. $3.50
SOC to $l.50 per acre. Rosebud res
ervation, Glass A. 1S,975 acres, So
ito Sc; Glass Il, 76,452 acres, 50 to
$3.50; Class G, 20l,SG2 acres, 25c
to So per acre. The classification
means that Glass A is agricultural
land, Glass AZ agricultural land Of
the second class and Glass c is graz
timber lands in these tracts will not
be subject TO fling.
The precipitation record, given by
the general land office as reported
from Academy, S. d., nearest wealth
sr recording point to these lands. is
as follows: 1906, 1888 inches; 1907
20.94 inches; 1908, 2G.03 inches:
1909, 213S inches and 1910, 1867
inches.
All persons who desire to register
must present themselves in person
at Chamberlain, Rapid City, Dallas
Or Rosebud between October 2 and
October 81, inclusive, and registra-
ton applications cannot be sworn
to at any other place, excepting thal
certain soldiers or sailors or their
widows or minor or orphan children
may register through legally author
ized agents. Nobody will be eligible
TO register who is the proprietor of
more thar 100 acres. Applicants
must be 81 years of age before the
time set for receiving filing next
spring, and must be a citizen of the
United States or have declared their
intention to become such. and who
have not committed a homestead en-
have not disposed Of a homestead by
try prior to June ), 1900, or who
has not disposed of homestead by
REIMBURSEMENT or other valuable
consideration. A person may regis
ter who prior to Feb. 3, 1911 made
entry under the homestead laws, but
who subsequent to such entry from
any cause lost, forfeited or abandon
ed the same. All persons acting as
agent for persons who have served
in the army or navy, or their widows
or children, only during actual war,
of attorney according TO form pro-
vided by the department for this pur-
pose, and any one is eligible to act
as such agent who is over sixteen
years of age.
Drawing October Gath.
All the names registered will be
placed in large cans provided for
that purpose and at the conclusion
of the period of registration will be
taken to Gregory, S. D., where they
will be opened on October "a, when
the drawing will take place. After
being thoroughly shaken up they
will be drawn from the recptacle one
at a time. and numbered in the order
of their drawing, and the names in
dicated will be privileged to file in
accordance and in the order of their
numbering. About March lst the
general land Office will designate a
| time and place where filing will be
| received for the lands in the order
Of preference as indicated at the
drawing, when each person must APP
pear in person and make filing for
| the particular tract of their selection.
a person cannot relinquish his
chance without first having filed and
established his residence upon the
/ lands. At the time Of making FLING
claimant must in addition to paying
the usual homestead filing fee CT 81 4
also pay one-fifth Of the appraised
value OF the land selected. The bal
ance of the appraised value Of the
lands must be paid in four annual
payments, at the end of two, three,
4 four and five years of settlement Ii
commuted proof is made all the pay
ments specified may be made at the
time of making proof. Residence