The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-27

DAKOTA LAND DRAWING

466,692 Acres for Entry. Regis
tration Offices will Open for
FiIinQs on October 2nd.
Chamberlain, S. D., July 2O.-The
recent announcement of the general
land Office at Washington that regis
trations would be received in October
for another big land opening in
South Dakota has started food of
inquiries at the local United States
| land office.
The officers of the local land office
have received detailed information
regarding the coming registration
that the public may be informed.
Fnom this official information the
following facts are taken: The
places of registration will be Cham
berlain, Rapid City, Dallas and Greg
ory. The first registrations will be
received October 2, and the work will
continue for three weeks at each of
the four registration points. In all,
a total of 466,592 acres will be
thrown open to settlement in the
Rosebud and Pine Ridge reservation.
These lands are to be divided in
to three classifications. They are:
Pine Ridge reservation, class A,
GIG acres $3.50 to Sc per acre;
class Az, 1890 acres, 81 to 81;
class G, 154,714 acres, so cents to
$3.50 per acre, Rosebud reservation,
class A, 1875 acres, IS to S.; class
AZ, 76,452 acres, 81 to $3.50; class
! G, 2O1,S62 acres, 25 cents to 81 per
acre. Glass A pertains to agricultural
lands, class AZ to agricultural lands
of the second class, and class 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
lands, is as follows: 1906, 1859
inches; 1907, 20.94 inches; 1908,
26.03 inches; 1909, 21.3S 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 , and Oc-
tober 21, inclusive. Registration ap-
plicatiOns can not be sworn to at any
other time or place, except by GER
tain soldiers or sailors, their widows,
and minor or orphan children. These
may register through legally author
lied agents. Nobody will be eligible
to register who is the proprietor of
more than 100 acres. An applicant
must be 21 years of age before the
time set TO" receiving fl :ngs next
spring, and must be citizen of the
United States, or having declared his
or her intention to become such. He
must not have commuted a home
stead entry prior to lime 5, 1900,
nor have disposed of a homestead by
REIMBURSEMENT or other valuable
consideration.
! A person may register, who. prior
to February 3, 1911, made entry un-
der the homestead laws, but who
subsequently to such entry, flom any
cause, lost, forfeited, or abandoned
the same. All person acting as
agents for persons who have served
in the army or navy, or their widows
or children, only during actual war
must be appointed on blank powers
of attorney according to the form
provided by the department for this
purpose. Anyone is eligible to act as
such an agent who is over Is y y:5rs
of age.
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. The
drawing will then take place. After
being thoroughly shaken up, they
will be drawn from the receptacle one
at time, and numbered in the order
of their drawing. The names indl..
Gated will be privileged to file in the
! order of their drawing.
About March I, the general land
office will designate time and place
where filings will be received for the
lands in the order of preference indi-
Gated at the drawing, when each per-
son must appear in person and make
filing for the tract selected. A per-
son can not relinquish his chance
without first having filed and estab-
lished his residence upon the lands.
At the time of filing, the claimant
must, in addition to paying the usual
onAoetoou HAlu6 lee VI %I4, also pay
one-fifth of the appraised value of
the land selected. The balance of the
appraised value of the lands must be
paid in four annual payments, at the
end of two, three, or four and five
years of settlement. If commuted
proof is made, all payments specified
may be made at the time of making
proof. Residence and cultivation
are as in the homestead law.
There is no charge for registering
except notary fee of 25 cents.
Bad Fire at Kingston.