The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-09
ge aatiehia 1ay Eagle: gmesdan 1ormmo, anry 1901


Z for registration and due proofs Of their
qualifications through an agent Of their
own selection, but no person VIII be per
mitted TO act as agent for mere than one
such soldier or sailor. No person wiz be
/ permitted to register more than once or
I in any other than his true name. Each
applicant who shows himself duly quail
fed viii be registered and given z non
transferable certificate 10 that effect.
which win entitIe him TO so upon and ex-
anime the lands 10 be opened hereunder
in the land district in which he elects to
make his entry; but the only purpose for
which he may 90 upon and examine said
lands is that Of enabling him later on
as herein provided. TO understandingly
select the lands for which he viii make
entry. No one viii be permitted 70 make
settlement upon any of said lands in ad-
vance Of the opening herein provided for
and during the first sixty days following
said opening no one but registered appli-
cants viii be permitted TO make home
stead settlement upon any Of said lands
and then only II pursuance OF q home
stead entry duly allowed by The local land
officers. or Of a soldiers declarat0ry
statement duly accepted by such officers.
The order in which, during the first
sixty days following the opening. the
registered applicants VIII be permitted
TO make homestead entry Of the lands.
opened hereunder, viii be determined by
drawing for both the FL Reno and Law
ton districts, publicly held at the United
States land Office at Ell Reno Oklahoma,
commencing at O'Clock q. n. Monday.
July g. 1901, and continuing for such per-
Tod as may be necessary to complete the
same.
The drawings VIII be held under the su-
pervision and immediate observance Of
a committee Of three persons whose in
tegrity is such as to make their con-
troll of the drawing q geuaranty Of its
fairness The nemberss of the commit
tee viii disappointed by the secretary Of
the interior, who will prescribe suita-
bic compensation for thier services. Pre-
paratory to these drawings, the registra-
ton officers will, at the time If register
ing each applicant who shows himself
duly qualified. make out a card, which
must be signed by the applicant stating
the land district in which he desires the
homestead entry, and giving such de-
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the Ioscal land officers to thereafter iden-
tify him. This card VIII be at once seal
ed in a separate envelope, which viii
bear no other distinguishing label or
mark than such as may be necessary to
show that it is 10 go into the drawing
for the land district IN which the appli-
cant desires to make entry. These IN
velopes viii be separated according to
land districts and will be carefully pre-
served and remain sealed until opened
in the course Of the drawings as herein
provided. When the registration is COM
pleted all of these sealed envelopes Will
be brought together at the place OF draw
ing and turned over TO the committe in
charge OF the drawing, who, in such
manner, as in their judgment, would be
attended with entire fairness and eqnaltiy
Of opportunity, shall proceed 20 darw out
and open the separate envelopes and give
to each enclosed care a number in the or
der IN which the envelope containing the
the smae is drawn. While the drawings
for the two districts viii be separately
concluded they wiz occur as nearly with
the same as practicable. The result Of
the drawing for each district will be GER
tilted by the committee to the officers
of the district and will determine the or
der in which the applicants may make
homestead entry of said lands and set
Element thereon.
Notice CT the drawings stating the name
OF each applicant and number assigned
TO him by the drawing VIII be posted
each day at the place OF drawing and
each applicant viii be notified Of his
number by postal card mailed to him
at the address. if any, given by him. AZ
the time Of registration. Each applicant
should, however, in his own behalf en-
ploy such measures as will insure his OBJ
tanning prompt and accurate Information
of the order IN which his application for
homestead entry can be presented, as
fixed by the drawing. Applications for
homestead entry of said lands during the
first sixty days following the opening can
be made only by registered applicants.
and in the order established by the draw
ing At each land Office. commencing
Tuesday, August g. 1901, ct O'Clock a. m.
the applications of those drawing mum
bers / to 125 inclusive, for that district.
must be presented, and VIII be considered
in their numerical order during the first
day, and the applicants Of those drawing
125 TO go inclusive. must be pre-
scented and VIII be considered in their
order during the second day,
and so on az that rate. until al Of said
lands subject 70 entry under the home
stead law, and desired Hereunder, have
been entered. II any applicant fails to
appear and present his application Tor en-
try when the number assigned to him by
the drawing is reached. his right TO enter
VIII be passed until after the other appli- /
cations assigned for that day have been
of. when h VIII be given an
other opportunity 70 make entry. fail
ing IN which he VIII be deemed to have I
abandoned his right 20 make entry under I
such drawing. To obtain the allowance I
OF a homestead entry each applicant must I
personally present the certificate Of reg
.stration heretofore issued to him. to- /
gether with a regular homestead appI- I
-ation and the necessary accompanying /
proofs. and With the regular land Office /
fees, but an honorably discharged soldier /
7r sailor may file his declsrztory state /
nent through the agent representing him +
At the registration. The production Il 4
The certificate CT registration VII be dis
7ensed with only upon satisfactory proof /
= its less or destruction. II. az the time
# considering his regular Application for
,ntry, 10 appears that any applicant is
from making honcstead en-
~ Of these lands. his application VIII be
elected, notwithstanding the PRIOR reg
stration. Il any applicant shall register
more than once hereunder, or II any
.ther than his true name. or shan trans
er his registration certificate. he viii
hereby lose ali the benefits q the regis