Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-28
WHITE RIVER Wins FIGHT
Department of Interior Picks Town
as Listing Place for Lands.
ENTRIES MADE AT CHAMBERLAIN
Secretary Fisher Makes Allowance
to Water Users by Payment of
Penalty of Fifteen Cents,
Per Acre.
(From a staff Correspondent)

(From a staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Feb. H.-(Speciai Tel
esram-l-white River, s. D.. was selected
today by the commissioner Of the general
land office and concurred in by Score
tary Fisher Of the Interior department
and President Tan as the place Of max
ing selections for lands in the Pine Ridge
and Rosebud reservations. shortly to be
thrown open to settlement.
The entries win be made at the Cham
berlain land office. the district in which
the lands are. situated. There has been a
hard fight between Gregory and White
River for tho location OF the listing place
and rival delegations have beset the
members Of congress from South Dakota
for their support. All the delegates did
was to listen to the claims Of the two
towns and then send the whole matter
to the general land office for final set
tlement. which has now been made
Extension for settlers.
Congressman Kinkaid went before the
secretary Of the interior today with
James T. Whitehead OF Mitchell. presi-
the North Platte project, and presented
the proposition OF modifying the require
ments for the next water right payment.
Il was finally agreed that instead Of
paying t225 per acre, due March Is, set
tiers would be allowed. by the payment
Of penalty of Is cents per acre. to pay
81 per acre by March IS and have until
December next to pay the remaining SIS
and penalty. The department also agreed
to eliminate the provision that settlers
must show they were unable to meet the
full payment before the extension would
be granted.
Mr.. Whitehead was taken to the White
House by Mr.. Klnkaid and presented to
the president.
INDIAN Appropriation Bill.
Amendments to the Indian appropria-
ton bill were introduced by Senator
Brown today calling for additional APP
preparations for the Genoa Indian school
OF $4,000 for general repairs and improve
ments. $500 for a cottage for the super
intendent. $500 for gardeners cottage.
t35oo for additions to the hospital and
office and 1850 for the construction OF
sewer main. These amendments were
asked for by the Genoa Commercial club
in a letter received this morning.
Chocolate Appeal Denied.
The supreme court this morning denied
the writ OF certiorari asked for by Walter
Baker A. Co. in an action against the
grocery firm Of Gray q Gray Of Column
bus to enjoin the sale Of any other
chocolate than that manufactured by the
under the name Of Bakers"
The injunction was denied by Judge 7.
C. Munger in the Nebraska federal court
and later by the circuit court OF appeals
OF the Eighth circuit.
Hsiser Flights Oleo Bill.
Former Congressman Il. J. Hainer OF
Lincoln is at the Raleigh. He will be In
the city for several days and Is working
for the dairy interests in Nebraska to
defeat legislation favorable to the manu-
facture OF oleomargarine. He called on
the various members OF the Nebraska
delegation today and renewed old ac-
quaintance with former collegians In the
house.
Schneider I'm Washington.
r. b. Schneider Of Fremont. candidate
for delegate-at-large on the Taft ticket
In Nebraska. is at the Raleigh. He stated
that his mission here had no political sig-
and had no comment 10 make
on present conditions. saying that he
was here entirely on private business.
He goes to New York City tomorrow.
Numerous appeals from Nebraska have
been received by Senator Brown urging
him to help secure more federal aid for
agricultural education.
Munroe Hears Argument.
John A. Munroe. freight traffic man
ager of the Union Pacific at Omaha, ar
rived in Washington today and was an
listener to the arguments in the
so-cailed long and short haul cases
before the supreme court