The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-08
PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA TERRI
TORY CEDED BY INDIANS TO
BE OPENED
CHANGE TAKES PLACE AUG. 6
Rules for Registration of Applicants
and Drawing of Lands Laid
Down In Presidents
Proclamation
RENO AND LAWSON DISTRICTS

WASHINGTON, July THE procla-
nation of President Mckinley opening
to settlement the and ceded by Indians
in the territory of Oklahoma was given
to the public today. The proclamation
covers the cessions made by the Wichita
and affiliated bands of Indians, in ac-
cOrdance with the act of March 2, 1895,
and those made by the Comanche,
KioWa and Apache tribes in pursuance
of the act of June 6, 1900. The procla-
nation provides for the opening Of the
lands in those reservations which are
not reserved at o'clock a m, on the
9th of August next, the lands to be
open to settlement under the homestead
and townsite laws of the United States.
The proclamation says, that beginning
on the 10th inst, and ending on the 26th,
those who wish to make entry Of land
under the homestead laws shall be reg
istered. The registration Will take place
at the land Offices at keno and Lawton.
The registration at office will be for both
land districts.
To obtain registration the applicant
will be required to show himself duly
qualified to make homestead entry of
these lands under existing laws and to
give the registering officers sucn appro-
pirate matters Of description and iden-
tity as will protect the applicant and
the government against any attempted
impersonation.
Registration cannot be effected through
the United States mails or the employ
ment of am agent, excepting that honor
ably discharged soldiers and sailors may
present their applications through an
agent, no agent being allowed to rep
resent more tnan one soldier No per-
son will be allowed to register more
than once. After being registered ap>
pllcants will be given certificates, al
lowing them to go upon the ceded lands
and examine them in order to aid them
In making an intelligent selection.
1t is explicitly stated tnat mo one will
be permitted to make settlement upon
any of the lands in advance of the
opening by single" and the statement is
made, that for the first sixty days
following said opening no one but reg
istered applicants VIII be permitted to
make homestead settlement upon any Of
said lands and then only n pursuance
Of homestead entry, duly allowed by
the locaI land officers or of a. soldiers
declaratory statement duly accepted by
sucn officers
The order Of the applications is to be
determined by drawing, the plan for
which is described as follows:
The order in which during the first
sixty days following the opening the
registered applicants will be permitted
to make homestead entry Of the lands
opened herewith will be determined by
drawing for both the Reno and Lawson
districts, publicly held at the United
States land office. At FL Reno, Okla
homaY commencing at 8 o'clock a. m,
Monday, July 29, 1901, and continuing for
sucn period as may be necessary to COM
plete the same. The drawings will be
held upon the supervision and under the
immediate observance Of a. committee of
rrrhn f,,ta l..
to make their control Of the declaration
of the guaranty of its fairness The
members Of this committee will be ap-
pointed by the secretary of the interior,
who will be paid suitable compensation
for their service. Preparatory to these
drawings, the registry office WILL at the
time of registering each applicant who
shows himself duly qualified, make out
card, which must be signed by the
applicant, stating the land district in
which he desires to make homestead en-
try, and giving such a description of the
applicant as viii enable the local land
officer to thereafter identify nim This
card Will be at once sealed in a Seperate
envelope, which viii bear no other dis
tinguishing mark, except as to show
that 1t is to go into the drawing for
the land district, in which the ap-
picant desires to make entry These
envelopes will be separated according to
land districts and will be carefully pre-
served and remain sealed until opened
in the course of the drawing as herein
provided When the registration is COM
pleted, all Of these sealed envelopes viii
be brought together at the place of
drawing in such manner as III
their judgment will be attended
with entire fairness and equality
of opportunity, and shall proceed
to draw out and open the sepa-
rate envelopes and to give to each en-
closed card a number in the order in
which the envelope containing the same
Is drawn"
While the drawings for the two dis
tricts Will be separately conducted, they
will occur as nearly at the same time as
is practicable The result of the drawing
for each district will be certified by
the committee to the officers of the dis
trict ana viii determine the order in
which the applicants may make home
stead entry of said lands and settle
ment thereon
Subsequent proceedings are provided
for as follows:
Applications for homestead entry of
said lands during the first sixty DAYS fol-
lowing the opening can be made only by
registered applicants and In the order
established by the drawing. At each
land office, commencing Tuesday Au-
gust 6, 1901, at o'clock inclusive, for
that district must be presented the appli-
cations of those drawing numbers / to
125 inclusive and will be con-
sidered in their numerical order
during the first day, and the applications
of those drawing numbers 125 to $50 in
elusive, must be presented and will be
considered In their numerical order dur
Ing the second day, and so on at that
rate until all of said lands subject to
entry under the homestead law and de-
sired Hereunder have been entered. If
any applicant fails to appear and pre-
sent his application for entry when the
number assigned to him by the drawing
is reached, his right to enter will be
passed -htil after the other applications
assigned for that day have been disposed
OF, when he will be given another oppor-
tUnitY to make entry, failing In which
he will be deemed to have abandoned his
right to make entry under such drawing.
To obtain the allowance of a homestead
entry each applicant must personally pre-
sent the certificate of registration thel eto-
fore issued to him, together with a reg
ular homestead application and the
necessary accompanying proofs which
with the regular land office fees, but an
honorably discharged soldier or sailor
may file his declaratory statement
through the agent representing him at
the registration. If any applicant shall
register more than once hereunder, or in
any other than his true name, or shall
transfer his registration certificate he Will
thereby lose all the benefits of the reg
istration and drawing herein provided
for and will be precluded from entering
or settling upon any of said lands dur