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ENGEL LOSES TO FILE ONBUTTE MAN EXHAUSTED RIGHT IN TRIPP COUNTY.JUDGE WITTEN GIVES DECISIOSUPERINTENDENT OP DRAWING SAYS CHANCE IS LOST.NEGRO TO GET CLAIM NO. 1When William Engel Went to Gregory Three Days Before He Drew Claim No. 1 in Aberdeen Land Lottery, He Exhausted Right to File.William I). Engel of lTutte, Nob., who drew No. I in the Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Indian reservation In ml lottery nt Aberdeen Tuesday of this week. Is lo bo cheated out of op-poiunlty to take advantage of bis good JtR'k, by an unkind fete A negro, Calvin Dowry of Blanmrck, N. II.. will got chance No. I.The fflct that Engel Hind on a quarter section of land In Tripp county, S. I),, only three days prior to the Aberdeen drawing, has cost him tlte right to Wo on hind In the reservations Just being opened, where he trow chdhce No, 1 out of 81,000 reg-tot rations.Judge Witten Wire* The News. The News is authoritatively informed by Judge Witten, superintendent of il*a land, lottery nt Aberdeen Judge Witten was also superintendent •f the Tripp county opening last year—that Engel's homestead rights were exhausted when he Wed on his Tripp county claim only live days ago, and that he cun not tile again.This is the telegram received from Judge Witten, In reply to a query sent to him yeaterdny:Aberdeen. S. I).. Oct. 28. Editor Norfolk Dally News: Engel's homestead rights were exhausted by Tripp eounty entry. He can not file again..1, W, Witten. Negro Now Gets First Chance. As a result of Engel's losing out In his chance to hie cm claim No. 1, that bit of good fortune will fall to the lot of a negro, Calvin Put wry of Bismarck. N. D„ who drew No. 2,The negro who gets first choice sow Is a porter. He Is 28 years of age and Is smld by officials to be the first negro who ever drew a leading number in a land tottery.Engel spent (59 to go to Pierre to Sle for a chance In the lottery in which ho drew No, I, and yet when he returned home ho had so little confidence In his chance to draw a farm, that he annulled the effect of his (80 trip, and lost his chance to probably make a fortune by filing on claim No I when he Went to the Gregory land office and filed on a claim four miles from Rosedale In Tripp county. This was one of the firm Her sections that had been left after the land rush to that county.Among the northeast winners were: 2fU Leon J- Keller. Dallas. S. D.818 lea !„. McGovern. Dixon. Neb. 420—Beatrice Burgtand. Oakland. Neb. *26— I-’. F. Dohso. Spencer. Neb.750—Henry A frank, West Point, lleb.78'i—Paul Spiel, Emerson, Neb.843— Cal Ritchey. Gregory. S. 1). 877—Forest E. Fills, Wilton, 8, D. 801—Julius Schrempp, Hartlngton, Neb.940— Frank N, Drees, Witten, S, D. 003—Charles Pearson, Newcastle, Heb.1041—Albert Van de Gegt, Cedar Rapids, Neb.i 134—Alfred Williams, Hay Springs, Neb,1138—William Zulauf. Pierce, Neb. 1232—Henry R, Wendt. Meadow Grove, Neb.1310 -Rebuild Hlnx, Herrick. S. D. 1817— Matt Samson. Eden. S. D, 1350—,1, p. Rico, Ponca. Neb.1860— William B. Hall. Dixon. Neb.What Winners Must Do.The Cheyenne and Standing Rock lands wilt be subject to filing and entry on and after April 1, 191b, and perrons who hold numbers from 1 N 60 must present their applications and filing for one quarter section or lets when their names are called on Umt day. persons bolding numbers 11 to 100 must similarly present their applications on April 2; persons hold-•umbers 101 to 200 must similarly present their applications on April 4, and so on at the rate of 100 dally. Bun days and legal holidays excepted, antll 1,000 persons have been given opportunity to make entry, and after (bat at the rate of 150 dally These lands are situated In more tout) one land district and it will he accessary for all applicants, except soldiers and sailors, and their widows and orphans, to appear personally and ■inko 'heir filings at the land office tor the district in which the lands •my desire are located. The map vbtrh will be furnished each appll-•ant will show the lines of the land districts and the locations of the bind offices. Soldiers, sailors, or •etr widows, may either appear In parson and either make entry or file a declaratory statement, or they may *1* • declaratory statement byagwoL* aay person fails to prsasat binCHANCE CLAIM NO. 1. IIfiling when his name Is catted at the land office on the day assigned him for ihat purpose, lie cannot make nlry until after all other persons f. 1 toned to that date have had opror xr illy to present their filings, when Tj, will he given the privilege of , $ ! on that date, but: not after j 'o Until September 1, 1910, All of i * nris not entered or filed on baft ^ eptember 1. 1910, by persons ho numbers, will thru becomeKiib'm, o both settlement and entry by a* minted entry man.Fei and commissions amounting to not more Hum 814 and one-fifth of the apprnbed vntoo of each entered tract must he paid nt the date of filing next spring, and thereafter one-fifth of the balance of the tm-praised value must he pnid annually Ml the end of •inc. two, three, four and five years after the date of entry, If any entry mutt folia to make tiny payment when It becomes due all his former payments will he for- j felted nnd his t1try will he canceled, i 1’ntent may ho obtained either hv proving fourteen months* actual nnd continuous residence, cultivation nnd Improvement** nrnt the payment of proof fees nnd nd unpaid Installments of the n ppm b ed value of the la nd, or by proving five years' residence nnd culMvnt'on nnd the payment annually of nil Installments of the appraised value, and the proof fens nnd not more than #4 as commissions. [ Actual residence on the land must begin by nil persons, whether soldiers or otherwise, within six months from the dale of their filings, to the exclusion of a home elsewhere, and It must be continued until a patent has been earned.UNO OPINING » HKE’Thus Flathead Lottery Is Declared In Dry Farm Congress.Billings, Mont.. Oct, 28,— In spite of the fact that the roll ways Interested In the northwest us well as practically every land agent In the north nnd middle west who Is Interested In dry funning wanted the name changed, the dry farming congress, by n vote of 372 to 148 decided to let It stand.The railways and land agents deflated the term dry farming a misnomer and a detriment to the movement. The farmers who had the voles objected to making the name attractive,The following officers were elected: President, F. w, Mondell, Wyoming: first American vice president, Frank (A Bowman. Idaho: second American vice | resident, H. B. Henning. New Mexico; third American vice president, B. W. Thatcher. Washington: foreign vice presidents: George Ifar-court, Alberta, Canada: w. R. Mother-walk, Saskatchewan: Senor Inglauro Viuda, Mexico: l.us/.to Coyer, Hungary; Dr, Theodore Kryahiofovltch, Russia.The executive committee Includes George C, Scharsthug, Illinois; Ora Williams, Iowa; Mlley Bunnell, Minim: ota; D. Clem Denver, Nebraska; J. W, Wotst. North Dakota; 1. It. Crumpton, Wisccnuin; J. Briggs of Columbia, Louis W. Mill, president of the Uient Northern railway, in an address charncterlsseU the government opening of the Flathead reservation as a huge fake, enticing people from alt over the United Stales to draw laud while only three per cent got farms.He said the people spent not less than twelve millions of dollars in railroad farea. While the Great Northern got its share, he said, the money was not what ii wonted.Mr, Hill said the government in making a mistake In setting apart a million acres of land for the t'ree Indians. He regarded this as a particularly bad piece of management on the part of the government In the fact that the land could be we.i used by people employing dry farming methods.DIETRICH WEDSThe Former Senator Is Married In Philadelphia.Hastings, Neb., Oct. 28.—Former Senator Dietrich of Hastings and Miss Margretta Shaw Stewart of Phlladel- ( phla were married at the bride's home, 1725 Pine street. Philadelphia, yester- j day, The ceremony was simple and was witnessed only by relatives and a few Intimate friends of the bride and groom.Mr. Dietrich returned from Europe three weeks ago much improved In health after several months spent at watering places in Germany and England. Miss Stewart was a classmate of Mr. Dietrich’s daughter. Mrs. Herbert Knox Smith In Bryn Mawr, graduating In 1902. She was secretary of the self-government body In the college. serving with Miss Dietrich, who was president. For a number of years I she has been prominent In charity and literary work at Philadelphia.Trouble to Denmark, Copenhagen, Oct. 28—Znhie. the radical leader, has experienced the greatest difficulty In forming a cab-1 inet. Dr. Deuntr.er, who was offered the portfolio of foreign minister, declined to serve because he wanted to be premier. It is likely that the in tale try will be abort.THIATPOLtlHMADfPressi Alia to I forNov police Fi t dctor. 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