The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-08

viii be had at the United States land OF
tory Of Oklahoma Cthe office at Lawton
to occupy provisional quarters IN the I'M
territory until suitable quarters can be
provided at Lawton). for the purpose Of
ter. settle upon and acquire title to any
of said lands under the homestead law
and of ascertaining their qualifications so
to do The registration at each. office will
be for both land districts. but at the time
CURED to elect and state in which dis
trict he desires to make entry. 70 OBJ
tain registration each applicant will be
required to show himself duly qualified to
make homestead entry Of these lands IN
tering officer such appropriate matters of
description and identity as VIII project
the applicant and the government against
any attempted impersonation. Registra-
ton can not be perfected through the use
OF the mans or the employment OF On
agent, excepting that honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors entitled 20
Statutes Of the United States. as amended
py Jne aeL OF congress approved Mafch
plications for registration and due proofs
Of their Qualifications through an agent
of their own selection, but no person viii
be permitted to act agent for more
than one such soldier or sailor. No per-
son VIII be permitted to register more
than once or in any other than his true
MAY EXAMINE THE LANDS.
Each applicant who shows himself duly
qualified Will be registered and given a
which viii entitIe him to go upon and
examine the LANDS TO be opened hereun-
to make his entry; but the only purpose
for which he may go upon and examine
on. as herein provided, to understandingly
select the lands for which he viii make
settlement upon any of said lands in adj
vance of the opening herein provided for,
and during the first 60 days following said
opening no one but registered applicants
viii be permitted to make homestead set
Element upon any Of said lands, and then
only in pursuance of a homestead entry
duly allowed by the local land officers, or
of a soldiers deelaratory statement duly
DRAWINGS AT Ell RENO ONLY.
days following the opening, the registered
applicants Will be permitted to make
hereunder, will be determined. by drawing
for both the FL Reno and Lawton dis
tricts publicly held at the United Suites
land Office at Ell Reno, Ok, commencing
at ? O'Clock. a. m, Monday, July 2s 1901,
be necessary to cornpiete the same. The
drawings win be had under the supervis-
ion and immediate observance of a COM
nittee of three persons. whose integrity
is such to make their control of the
drawing a guaranty Of its fairness The
pointed by the secretary Of the Interior
who will prescribe suitable compensation
DEscRfPTfON OF APPLICANTS.
Preparatory to these drawings the reg
istering each applicant who shows him
which must be signed nv the apDlicanf
stating that the land district In Which he
ing. such description of the applicant as
thereafter Identify him This card viii be
at once sealed in a separate envelope,
which will bear no other distinguishing
label or mark than such as may be neces-
sary to show that ii is to go into the
the applicant desires to make entry.
These envelopes will be separated ac-
cording to land districts and will be care
fully preserved and remain sealed until
cd in Ia 1f "a f1seauE lT1ar = &c
herein provided. When the registration
is completed all of these sealed envelopes
will be brought together at the place OF
drawing and turned over to the commit
tee in charge Of the drawing, who;in such
tended with entire fairness and equality
Of opportunity, shan proceed % draw out
give to each inclosed card a number in
the order in which the envelope contain
ings for the two districts will be sepa~
rately conducted they will occur as near
result of the drawing for each district
will be certified by the committee to the
officers of the district and will determine
the order in which the applicants may
make homestead entry of said lands and
RESULTS OF DRAWINGS DAILY
Notice of the drawings stating the name
4m s@ SH tRee drawng a NH n be pose eR
day at the place of drawing, and each APP
postal card mai i to o him at THE the al
dress, if any. given by him at the time of
ever in his own behalf employ such meas
ures as will insure his obtaining prompt
and accurate information of the order In
which his application for homestead entry
can be presented as hxed by the drawing.
lands during the first go days following
the opening can be made only by regis
tered applicants and in the order estab-
AFTER THE DRAWING.
dav. AUGUST g. isoi. at o'cloek a. M M
the applications of those dra wing number
be - presented and viii be con si in in
their. numerical order during the first day
and the a agpplies9 81 ~ Of those brewing
sented and will be. considered in their
and so on at that rate until an of said
lands subject to entry under the home
been entered. If any applicant fails to
appear and present his appiica ton for en-
the drawing is reached his right to enter
will be passed until after the other appli-
disposed Of when he will be given an
other opportunity to make entry, failing
doned- his right to make entry under
PRTViLEGEs TO VETERANS
To obtain the allowance of a homestead
entry each applicant must personally. pre-
sent the certificate of registration there
ular homestead application and the nee
essary ACCOMMODATING proofs, and with
orably discharged soldier or sailor may
file his declaratory statement through the
agent representing him at the regfstra-
tion. The production of the certificate OF
registration will be dispensed with only
upon satisfactory proof Of its loss or de-
struction- If at the time of considering
his regular application for entry it ap-
from making homestead entry of these
lands his application will be rejected. not
Withstanding his prior registration If
any applicant shall register more than
once hereunder, or in any other than
tration certificate he will thereby lose all
the benefits of the registration and draw
ing herein provided for, and will be pre-
Guided from entering or settling upon any
of said lands during the first 60 days fol-
lowing said opening.
ABOUT THE NEUTRAL STRIP
Because Of the provision in the said act
of congress approved June s, 1900, THAT
the aatIIers who Incatad on thai narl Of