Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-11

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suitable quarters can DO provided at
Lnwton), for the purpose OF ascertain
ing what persons desire TO enter, set.
tie upon, and acquire title 10 any OF
said lands under the homestead law
and OF ascertaiuing their qualifications
40 10 do The registration at each Of
fee will be for both land districts but
at the time OF registration each appll'
cant 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 nppli-
cant and the government against any
attempted impersonntlon, Rcgistra'
tion cannot DO effected through the use
OF tho mails or the employment OF an
agent, excepting that honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors entitled to
the benefits OF section 230i OF tho Re-
vised Statutes OF the United States, rs
amended by the act OF congress ap'
proved March I. 1901 (il stat, $40,
may present their applications for re-
gistration and due proofs OF their
qualifications through an agent OF their
own selection, but no person will DO
permitted to act as agent for more than
one such soldier or sailor, No person
will bo permitted TO register more than
once or In any other than his true
name. Each applicant who shows him.
self duly qualified will be registered
and given non-transfcrable certificate
TO that effect, which will entitle him
TO go upon and examine the lands TO DO
opened hereunder in the land district
In which le elects 10 make his entry;
but the only purpose for which no may
20 upon and examine said lands Is that
I OF enabling him later on, as herein
provided, TO understandingly select tho
lands for which he will make entry.
No ono will be permitted to make set
tlement upon any OF said lands In adj
vance OF tho opening herein provided
for, aud during the FIRST sixty days fol-
lowing said opening no one but regis
tered applicants will be permitted to
make homestead settlement upon any
OF said lands, and then only In pursu-
ance OF q homestead entry duly allow
ed by the local land Offices, or OF SOL
der's declaratory statement duly ac-
cepted by such officers
SIXTY DAYS FOR DRAWING.
"The order in which, during the first
sixty days following the opening, the
registered applicants will be permitted
10 make homestead entry OF the lands
opened hereunder, will be determined
by drawing for both tho El Reno and
Lawton districts publicly held ut the
United States land Office at El Reno,
Oklahoma, commencing ut o o'clock u,
m, Wednesday, July 10, closing at p
m, Monday July 20, 1901, and continu'
ing for such period as may be necessary
to complete the same. The drawings
will be had under the supervision and
immediate observance OF u 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 DO APP
pointed 10y the secretary OF the interior,
who will prescribe suitable compcnsa-
ton forther services. Preparatory TO
these drawings the registration oilite
Will, at the time Of registering each APP
plicant who shows himself duly quail
lied, make out card, which must be
signed by the applicant, stating the
| land district In which he desires to
make homestead entry and giving
such description OF tue applicant as
will enable the local land officers to
thereafter identity him. This card
will be nt once sealed in a separate en-
yelope, which will bear no other dis
tinguishing label or mark than such
that may be necessary TO show that u
is TO go into the drawing for tho 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 DO
brought together at the place OF draw
ing and turned over to the committee
in charge OF the drawing, who, in such
manner ns in their judgment will be
attended with fairness and equal
ity OF opportunity, shall proceed TO
draw out and open the separate envel.
opes and to give TO each inclosed card
n number in the order in which the en-
velope containing the same Is drawn
While the drawing for the two districts
will be separately conducted they will
occur rs nearly Mt the same time as is
practicable. The result Of tho draw
ing Tor each district will be certified by
the committee TO the officers OF the dis
trict and will determine the order in
which the applicants may make home.
stead entry Of said lands and settle
ment thereon.
NOTICE OF DRAWING
"Notice OF the drawings stating the
name OF each applicant and number MS
signed to him by the drawing will be
posted each day at tho place OF draw,
ing and each applicant will be notified
of his number by postal card mailed
to him at the address, II any, given by
him at the lime of registration. Each
applicant should, however, in his own
behalf, employ such measures as will
insure his obtaining prompt and Gc-
curate information OF the order IN
which his application for homestead
entry can be presented as fixed by the
drawing. Applications for homestead
entry OF sui lands during the first SIX
ty days following the opening can be
made only by registered applicants and
in the order established by the draw