The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02

At FL Reno all told, l363l5.
At Fort Sill to-day, 53-.
Al Fort Sill, all told, &c, COL
Grand total, both districts, l67,OO6.
FL Reno, o. T.,:July 2S.-Registra-
tion of homeseebers for claims in the
Kiowa, Comanche, Apache and WITCH
tia country was concluded tonight.
The total number registered for both
land Office districts aggregated
1877, 006.
Commissioners Dale and Dyer over
ruled Governor Richards to-day and
decided to hold the drawing in the
open air. The governor was afraid
of the wind and rain. The two com
missioners held that the clerical force
could work in tent near the platform
and that there will be no danger of
losing or damaging any of the papers.
more satisfactory to the homeseekers
if the drawing we're pulled of out in
the open air, where everybody could
see it. The commissioners issued a
llllS dlbtIhOOl wing
the plan of the drawing. 1t is as fol-
lows
A platform will be erected in the
street upon the north side of the Irv-
ing school ground, upon which the
drawing will be conducted, in plain
view of all who desire to be present.
Envelopes containing the names of all
registered applicants will be placed in
two boxes, one for each land district
These boxes will be large enough and
so constructed and mounted as TO per-
NIT a thorough mixing of the envel-
opes. On Monday, July 20, 1901, the
envelopes containing the names of all
who have registered will be brought
to this platform in packages consecu-
lively numbered. y corresponding
series of numbers, upon slips. will be
placed in some receptacle, from which
they will be drawn out at random.
The package of envelopes bearing
the first number drawn will be the first
to be placed in the drawing box, and
well distributed, when another number
will be drawn and another package OF
envelopes distributed. This course
will be continued until all of the en-
velopes have been placed in the boxes,
after which the boxes will be revolved
for sufficient length OF time to insure
thorough mixing of the envelopes
These boxes will be so constructed
that five men can be employed in the
drawing at each one OF them, and tn
order in which they will begin at eacf
box will be determined by lot Th'
first envelope drawn will be No. /. i
will be at once opened and the identif
cation slip which it contains will b'
given a corresponding number ant
the name and residence which appears
upon the slip will be publicly an
nounced. This course will be pursued
numbering each envelope and its con
tents consecutively, until twenty-fiv,
numbers have been drawn from on
box, when an equal number will b.
drawn from the other box in simila
manner. This course will be pursued
until 500 names have been drawn from
each box, when, if the committee deen
it best to do so. arrangements will b
made for drawing simultaneously iron
each box. After the names have bee
drawn and announced, they will b
recorded and notice prepared to b
,N,nf1a1 n tho HVhnGn
drawn. The drawing will proceed i
this manner until every envelope /
both boxes has been drawn out.
The drawing boxes will be two an
They will be built of boards and wi
resemble coffin boxes. They will /
mounted on axes, and cranks will /
attached at each end to turn them
Taere will be five slip doors on eacf
The boxes will stand parallel on
high platform, one on one side of I'll
platform and the other on the othe
They will be about twelve feet apar
The platform will be large enough
hold the commissioners and the te
men who do the drawing. Behind
will be a tent where the clerical for,
will 40 its work.
On account of the change of plan
the homeseekers from the warrior
states will not have to appoint II cor
mittee to witness the drawing Thc
can all see it.
EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE.
For. Sill, Ok, July 2S.-ln Il