The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-15
LAND RUSH NOT STRONG


Continued From Page one.
turned towards making a success OF
the industrial exposition, starting the
latter part of the month.
Good Order Maintained.
Although thousands Of strangers are
in this city registering for a home in
the Fort Berthold reservation and
every type of criminal from the short
changer to the thug is represented, the
government officials state that the
opening is proving one OF the most or
derby ever conducted by the United
States government.
Chief Of Police Elmer J. Smith. as
sisted by score of special patrol
men, are covering every nook and cor
ner OF the city, and the operations of
the criminal class are reduced to the
minimum. About 4 dozen short-chang-
ers have been arrested and run out
of the city. Mounted police are round
ing up the hoboes that invest the rail-
road yards, and the residence streets
are being patroled to prevent house
burglaries
Aside from the first few hours of
registration. there were no signs of
violence at any Of the registration
points. Judge Witten took personal
charge Of the registration at Minot
during the opening and at the start
was obliged to intervene to prevent a
clash. Hundreds Of landseekers had
filed the lobby OF the registration
building to OVERLOOKING, and when the
signal was given for the opening, all
made a grand rush for the gate. Men
and women were jostled back and
forth, until Judge Witten. raising his
hands, prevented the seething crowd
from going through the railing.
Judge Witten stated today that the
opening, while q very lively one. liz
more orderly than the average open
ing.
Il hope you viii all yet claims"
said the judge to a crowd OF several
hundred gathered at the booth today.
Many Of you have come long way
to register, and while some OF you will
be necessarily disappointed, hope
that as many as possible win receive
notice that you have drawn lucky
numbers.
This is one of the most orderly
registrations that / have ever attended.
The people Of Minot are most accom-
mQdating, and / am more than pleased
at the manner in which they are TAX
ing hold Of the opening and doing
everything in their power to treat the
strangers right. The government Of
ficials are here to please the public.
The government does not advertise
these openings. It is not necessary. for
the newspapers to do she work for u.s.
New England Represented.
Several New England states are rep
resented among those who have regis
tered. Gualey L. Fairly Of Princeton.
VT. who registered to day, said:
Two thousand miles seems a long
way for a person to take q chance on
claim in the Berthold reservation.
but this is the distance I have travelled
We people up in New England have
no idea Of the development OF the
northwest / never dreamed that North
Dakota was SO thoroughly developed
and that there were so many oppor-
tunities in this state"
Judge Witten officially announced
today that about 1000 farms will be
allotted. There are over 100000 acres
in the reservation, making about o.
900 farms, bat nearly half Of this has
been reserved BY the government on
account Of the Ignite coal. The estf-
mates Of the number Of people who
will register during the three weeks
range from 10000 to 100000, but from
the hrst days registration 1t is evil
dent that the figures VIII SO fer beyond
the 10000 mark