Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 277, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 November 1911 — OPENING ROSERUD RESERVATION [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OPENING ROSERUD RESERVATION

OCTOBER 24, under the direction of James W. Witten of the department of the Interior, the lands of the Rosebud Indian reservation were awarded to settlers by lot. There were 18,014 registrations,, and the town of Gregory, S. D., where the drawing took place, was thronged with hopeftil people from all parts of the country. Our illustration shows, above, some of these would-be land owners in the main street of Gregory, and below, Mr. Witten and the great tent which he put up to accommodate those who could not find sleeping quarters in the town.