Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1901-07-13

suitable quarters can be provided at
LaWton), Tor the p1rpose OF ascertain
ing what persons desire to enter, set
tie upon, and acquire title to any of
said lands under rhe homestead law
and of ascertaining their qualifications
so to do. The registration at each Of
flee will be for both land districts, but
at the time of registration each appli-
can't will be required to elect and state
in which district he desires to make en-
try. To obtain registration each APP
plicant will be required to show him
self duly qualified to make homestead
entry of these lands under existing
laws and to give the registering officer
such appropriate matters OF description
and identity as will protect the appli-
cant and tue government against any
attempted impersonHtion. Registra-
ton cannot be effected through the use
Of the mails or the employment of an
agent, excepting that honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors entitled to
the benefits OF section 23u4 of the Re-
yised Statutes of the United States, as
amended by the act of congress ap-
proved March 1. 1901 al Stat, $40,
may present their applications Tor re-
gistration and due proofs of their
qualifications through an agent of their
own selection, but no person will be
permitted to act as agent for more than
one such soldier or sailor. No person
will be permitted to register more than
once or in any other than h s true
name. Each applicant who shows him
self duly qualified will be registered
and given a non-transferablec certificate
to that effect, hich viii entitle him
to go upon and examine the lands to be
opened hereunder in the land district
in which he elects to make his entry;
but the only purpose for which he may
go upon and examine said lands is that
/ of ena bling him later on. as herein
provided, to Understandings select the
| lands for which he will make entry.
No one will be permitted to make set
Element upon any of said lands in adj
vance of the opening herein provided
for. aud during the first sixty days fol-
| lowing said opening no one but regis
tered applicants will be permitte to
make homestead settlement upon any
| of said lands. and then only in pursu-
ance of homestead entry duly allow
ed by the lo-al land offices, or of sol
dier's declaratory statement duly &C
cepted by such officers.
SIXTY DAYS FOR DRAWING.
1.-The order in which, during the first
sixty days following the opening. the
registered applicants will be permitted
to make homestead entry of the lanes
| opened hereunder, will be Determined
| by drawing for both the FL Reno anu
| Lawton districts publicly held at the
| United States land Office at FL Reno,
| Oklahoma, commencing at O'CLOCK d.
M, Wednesday, July 10, closing at p.
IN, Monday July %. 1891, and continu-
| ing for such period as may be necessary
| to compete the same. The drawings
will be mad under the supervision and
| Immediate observance OF committee
| of three persons whose integrity Is such
as to make their control of the draw
| ing guarantee of its fairness. The
members of this committee will be APP
! pointed 10y the secretary of the interior,
/ VINO will prescri De suitable cOmpcnsa-
ton for their services. Preparatory to
these drawings the registration Off -ers
will, at the time OF registering eacn APP
plicant who shows himself duly quail
lied. make out a card, which must be
signed by the applicant, stating the
! land district in which he desires to
make homestead entry, and giving
such d desert Dtion of tie appl emit as
will enable the local land officers to
| thereafter identity him. This card
will be at once sealed in separate en-
velope, which will bear no other dis
tinguishing label or mark than such
that may be necessary to show that it
| is to go into the drawing for the land
district in which the applicant desires
to make entry. These envelopes will
be separated according to land districts
and will be carefully preserved and re-
main sealed until opened in the course
of the drawing as herein provided
When the registration is completed all
of these sealed envelopes will be
brought together at the place of draw
ing and turned over to the committee
in charge of the drawing, who, in such
manner as in their judgment will bt
attended with fairness and equal
ity of opportunity, shall proceed tc
draw out and open the separate envel
opeS and to give to each inclosed care
a number in the order in which the en-
velope containing the same is drawn
While the drawing for the two district:
will be separately conducted they viii
occur as nearly at the same time as i:
practicable. The result of the draw
ing for each district will be certified BY
the committee to the officers of the dis
trict and will determine the order IL
which the applicants may make home
stead entry of said lands and settle
ment thereon.
NOTICE OF DRAWING.
."Notice of the drawings stating tn,
name of each applicant and mum Der as
signed to him by the drawing will b
! posted each day at the place of draw
ing, and each applicant will be notife'
| of his number by postal card males
to him at the address. if any. given b.
/ him at the time of registration. Fac
s applicant should, however, in his owl
: behalf, employ such measures as vii
insure his obtaining prompt and &C
curate infor nation of the order il
!, which his application for homestea
t entry can be presented as fixed by tn
n drawing. Applications for homestea
K entry of said lands during the first siz
i ty days following the opening can b
Y made only by registered applicants an
r in the order esta bkished by the draw
: ing. At each land office, commencin
/ Tuesday, August 6. 1901, at o'clock g
M, the applications of those DRAWN
: numbers 1 to 125. inclusive, for tina
s district must be presented and will b
a considered in thier numerical order dui
d ing the first day, and the application
= of those drawing numbers 125 to PSF
e inclusive, must be presented and wi
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