Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1890 — BOOMERS ON THE BORDER. [ARTICLE]

BOOMERS ON THE BORDER.

another Oklahoma to Signal the Preai dent’s Message. A special from Pierre, S. Dak., says: Hundreds of boomers of this city, who are anxiously awaiting news of the President’s proclamation, opening the Sioux aeservation, have completely organised for a ooncentrated movement to occupy the land the minute the wires bring word from Washington. South Pierre boomers have ' reorganized and will again try to occupy j the town site. Fort Pierre citizens i are making preparations to guard l against them. They have called for further enforcements of troops from i Fort Sully, and it is understood two more companies will be stationed there at once to protect settlers on the mile square aud preserve order when the rush begins. A number of officers of the Nort h western Road came up Monday and spent the afternoon looking over the “mile square." This survey, taken together with the recent notice from Marvin Hughitt that the Northwestern claimed the “mile square,” according to Government treaty, gives color to the belief that the company is now arranging to take possession of the entire town site immediately upon the issue of the proclamation. Black Tomahawk, the Indian pre-empter of the same land, has completed his residence and now claims that he will enforce his rights with all the Sioux nation, if necessary. Houses are going up like magic, and Indian police and troops have hard work to keep people who are allowed at Fort Pierre from constantly encroaching over the lines.