Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-21
OPENING GOVERNMENT | ANDs
Ono OF the Days Best Car,oons.



wASlIlN,;ToN y g ser,c,h.r on
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NC rour'h Vi July OF inns year found
several hundred strangers in Spokane
The hotels wcr. crowded Tho .,r,.,
vo,o ,ua,
M" '"" '"e ''"'"h's an"
moving picture shows were over
wheimed with business Throughout
the day and All the mex, morning eacl,
incoming 'ia!ii Drought more people
men and women OF all stations and
dissertations from w,u..r.ott.J I,,y
ycrs ia d,,.,, 80, 80. l
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Young schoolnlarms. From the sur
rounding districts tb.y came. and many
from -. f,r c,s, ,vi.cou.u o,i
! Idaho. These visitors we're not at
tracted to Spokanc nv the fame Of it's
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sane. WhiIe pai'ouc' Is usual m""rst
IN AFFAIRS OF 'l'' kliu. lhcN were
there to make their appica,ioms for
IAN" on ne "imiu'Shc" '"INlhc indI2n
reservation which was "pci"h NJ Tor
S'lttem."i W W. government OH the
- ''ulN.
livery TIME the government opens hp
reservation her" = tremendous
lush Tor reIi-tr"tion IN the case "i
inc ."iNilie iand. SPOKANE was only
one OF SIX towns thht we're "EcrruN
Win ambitious CitIHcnS "h" wanted 10
take chahcc on q Government i"Eln.
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and tho Town of Colvillc also
Tho Colyillc Hcscrvatinn rs large,
tract OF land i'm tho northeastern part
of the state Of VasIiiu.;ou. ,nrilpiis-
ing in All 3oO.o0o a,ros Tho best
agricultural tracts have hccu allotted
by the government TO $500 Indians,
ana o,hcr bi. portions have bccH set
aside - containing tinihc ana nlu-
oLaiS TN" remaining land, which am-
braces about %ic,"n" acres. Is classified
by tho GovcrumcuI rs follows. Some
IS rough and mountainous and NOT de-
*irablc for Agricultural! use; some IS
valuable Tor cultivation 10 crops. anu
some may be valuable TO-. stock lh's-
ing only From TINS u Would aPro'f
ihai inc A"ihcSteairt VIZ" nibcfi"oh
10 make 2o"d ON n '"i'lil' 'Itlin N"n'i
pc UP ats"AhS' 4 EN'h'f u'l''.' '"',l i'"N"-
Slt'"l yet over '"'""N i'"p' l''u 'P-
nHcH H"H" 'o' t'"''"S az INC ''S's''"'''"
ICONS
ihrlt N'i' H'H"E pinS ''N'
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Method Hest Devised.
The method used by the government
in appor,ioning the land OF The Col
vile Reservation is considered tho
best that has vet been evolved.
ouGinally when the United states was
vast Wilderness people took what
ever land they wanted and held l. by
RIGHT OF possessions; but rs tho popu-
la;ion Increased and Tho wilderness
grow into towns and cities the stalk
! in@ OF claims became a hazardous mat
ter often resulting IN bloodshcd and
bitter fcuds FINALLY i'm the later
| eighties. the country had become 50
oversc,tled that people were camping
! ON the border OF tho forbidden pratrics
OF oklahoma ana ciamorirg for adlnis-
! sion CONGRESS decided 10 omen an This
land 10 IN. settlers hut i'm order TO he
/ ncrrcc,lv fair. no ono was allowed 10
! enter uu,u ihc srcc,r,cd day "a, the
| risli Of forfcitinr his land Whom il
! came thousands of settlers raced over
/ ihc boiFer III u furious ehoft TO staNc
l"''t 'hi'dS '''i Stt ".'N I" ~ H"N
oIhin'"t "-en'S' ,nIor'ui'''e'E' VIC
'cS"iAS % '"i" '4te-io'-" i.'t 49,
I very ulsc"ur'e'hS 10 me Ian" ntp"
'hchi Nhich even now is occaS'"i"i'E
( tronoicI VII" ono OF ines. hrSt ~"
, i'o'''i ~" 'i''''' itn'! ~ - '"''''
/ went TO the man with the strongest
| arm OF the fastest morse Wh" uSua4'N
oodl" convince me agents thal II" Was
right.
Now Whatever fc"l estate business
Uncle Sam undertakes IS conducted ~
! AN orderly manner Even women ar"
! perfectly safe in homcstcadinS claims.
except IA moving picture scenarios.
The present method. rs employed IN
/ the ColNiiio indian I;cScrNatlon opcit-
1 ing. is in the nature OF a big lottery,
! and. so far as the government officials
/ can ascertain. !, is absolutely fair, The