Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1909 — PRIZE-WINNERS IN LAND DRAWING. [ARTICLE]

PRIZE-WINNERS IN LAND DRAWING.

In the first day’s drawing of land allotments in the Standing Rock and Cheyenne Indian Reservations at Aberdeen, So- Dak., Simon Marquess of West Lafayette, formerly of Remington, was one of the lucky ones among the first 2,500 names drawn, to secure an allotment. “Mabel C. Besse of Rensselaer,” Is another name given among the Indianians who drew a quarter section in the first day’s drawing. Mis» Besse is a daughter of T. A. Besse, formerly of near Rensselaer, but who has been living near Britton, So. Dak., for the past few years. Thomas Shew and Frank Braner of Remington; George Brown and F. W. Baker of Knox; W. V. Goodes of Lowell; Isabel Kennard of Monon; Anthony Yeager of Winamac, are also named as having drawn allotments in Thursday’s drawing. There were but 10,000 allotments, and some 81,000 people filed on these, so each stood about one chance in eight of drawing a claim.