Show A Littud Office HniuCHS Washington 13 Inspector JIol comb in a report to the general land ollke gives ao interesting account ac-count of the establishment of land office at Huron Dakota He writes to tile secretary that October Oth Monday was set lor the office to open ami at o oclock that morning over 500 attorneys assembled in front of the office in readiness for business busi-ness at U oclock when the doors opened then there was such a rush that the doors and windows were broken and several fights occurred in the eagerness of parties to file applications ap-plications first The receiver was compelled to make the announcement announce-ment that all applications would be regarded as having been filed simultaneously simul-taneously Over S9000 worth of land was sold for cash the fiisfcday 100000 acres entered and that with protests and applications it was the largest days work perhaps ever done at any land office in this country I |