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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1904
Page
2
The President will issue a proclamation opening a selection process in July with sixty days to settle and establish a home. Early applicants may pick a choice quarter of the rich land. This is described as the last and best Indian reservation in North Dakota.
The Devils Lake Reservation offers early homestead gains on the lake’s southern shore with accessible rail links from Great Northern and Northern Pacific. At $4.50 per acre from government, lands promise quick market value, thriving community nearby, and rapid settlement with schools and churches planned within a year of opening.
Washington May 7 report that a lottery system will open Northwest reservations to settlement. Applicants must register. drawings determine land order. Devils Lake North Dakota 104 416 acres priced at 4 50 per acre opens in July. Officials anticipate orderly, funded homesteading with reduced chaos of free entry.
The plan proposes that every applicant be registered before drawing. Applicants who draw a number and choose land must pay a fixed price per acre, securing civil government protection for their rights.
The Fort Totten Indian reservation outer 100000 acres is opened for settlement after President Roosevelt signed the bill. Another 100000 acres of deceased Indian lands may be bought, with payment terms of 1.50 at filing and 50 cents yearly until 4.50 total. Rail lines Northern Pacific and Great Northern border the area near Sheyenne Oberon Minnewataan Devils Lake. The land boasts timber, lakes, and fertile soil promising rapid selection and strong settlement potential. Langdon Republican notes the opening could resemble an Oklahoma-like rush but expects orderly draws and no bloodshed.
The author notes a growing land value trend over the past decades, citing Ohio Illinois Iowa Wisconsin and beyond. He urges thrift-minded young buyers to seek cheap remaining lands in Upper Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin and North Dakota at about 4.50 or more per acre, arguing broad population growth will push almost all land out of reach soon.
J A Gnelidge of Verbena Alabama suffered a severe case of piles with 24 tumors and was twice hospitalized before Bucklen's Arctic Salve stopped the inflammation and cured him. The ad claims the salve relieves aches and pains and sells for 25 cents at C W Grene's drug store.
West Bound trains include No 3 Pugetound Express via Mayville Latimore daily 725 am and No 307 Local freight to Rugby daily 780 am. East Bound No 4 Puget Sound Express via Larimore Mayville Willmar 138 am and No 804 Local freight to Larimore 725 am. Stops cough and colds with Brone Quinine. New line of rugs and carpets at J Goldberg's.
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