The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1911-08-10
AFFAIRS At WASHINGTON CITY
Current News of the Week and
Events of Importance in
Which South Dakota
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A way of affording relief to the
homesteaders of the Rosebud and
other Indian reservations in South
and North Dakota, has been found
by the. South Dakota delegation in
congress, and the result is that
Representative Burke secured ia
vorable action in the House upon
a measure extending the time of
payment to homesteaders, while
similar action was obtained in the
senate. The legislation provides
that an extension of time within
which to make payment of any
amount that is about to become
due by filing an affidavit duly cor
roborated by two other persons,
setting forth that, by reason of
drought, loss of crop, sickness, or
other unavoidable cause, he can
not make such payment, and if the
register and receiver are satisfied
that the facts are sufficient to JUS
tlfy the granting of an extension,
and that such person can not make
such payment and that he is acting
in good faith and is complying
with all the provisions of the
homestead laws, they may grant
an extension of such payment for
a period of one year by the pay
ment of interest for one year in
advance at five per cent upon the
amount due, and any payment so
extended may annually thereafter
be extended for a period of one
year upon the same terms: Pro-
vlded, that the last payment and
all other payments must be made
within a period not exceeding one
year after the last payment is due.
That all moneys paid for interest
as herein provided shall be dcpos-
tied in the treasury to the credit
of the Indians as a part of the
proceeds received for the land.'
The second section to the bill pro-
vides further that failure to make
any payment that may be due un-
less the same be extended, will for
felt the entry, which will result in
the same being cancelled.
Senator Warren's bill affording
relief to certain homesteaders, and
which passed the senate late in
July, has excited such wide spread |
attention that it's provisions will
no doubt prove of general interest
to newspaper readers in the regions
affected. The bill provides as fol-
lows: That all persons who have
heretofore made homestead entries
in Lennon, Timber Lake, Rapid |
City, Chamberlain, Belle Fourche,
Gregory and Pierre land districts
in the state of South Dakota; in
the Valentine, O'NeiI and Alliance
land districts in the state of Ne
braska; in the Dickinson, Minot
WilIston land districts in the state
of North Dakota; and in the Chey-
enne, Evanston, Sundance, and
Douglas land districts in the state
of Wyoming; in the former Spok-
ane Indian reservation in the state
of Washington, are hereby reIiev-
ed from the necessity of residence
upon their lands from the date of
approval of this act to April 10Th,
1912: Provided, that the time of |
actual absence during the period
named shall not be deducted from
the full time of residence required
by law"
The National Capital has learned
with perfect equanimity that the
Standard Oil reorganization is be-
ing effected and that the decision
of the supreme court is being
adhered to. Abuse of the
Standard Oil has been going out of
style and other great trusts" are
being compelled to bear the bur-
den of political onslaughts. The
may all be traced to ]