The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-08
Presidents Proclamation Prescribing Con-
ditions of the Opening at Last Issued
--.ttomesteads Will Be Awarded
by Lottery.
Registration Begins July 10 and Lasts Sixteen Days;
Drawings Begin on July 29-Ihere Are Only 3,473
Quarter Sections Available, Some Of
Which Are Poor.

and reserved at such county seat land Tor a
yiied by the act of Congress last named: and
has rssIIa,iy caused to be surveyed suhaivdsd
for disposition as such towpsites.
To Avoid Contests.
named. ii is provided:
The lands to be opened to settlement and
agreements respectively shall be SO opened by
and eonns Which iS Ss
heretofore resulted from opening similar public
proclamation shall prescribe the manner in which
these lands may be settled upon, occupied and
acts ra,Sns said 'nssysS Est and
mo- person on shall be permitted to settle upon
/ prescribed in such proclamation until after the
expiration Of sixty days from the time when the
!, And whereas. by the act Of Congress last
named nan the rssidept vas authorized to csab
tricts and land offices in the Territory OF Okla
sas a f nns eta sn 80 ssa esz hsys
| heen established by an order of even date here
And whereas. all of the conditions required by
Law to be performed prior to the opening Of
been. as hereby declare. duly performed.
Opening on August 6.
Now therefore. 1 William Mckinley. rresi
declare and make known that ali Of the LANDS lands
So. aforesaid. eeded ~ the Wichita and
:. saving and excepting sections L. IS. Is and
g In ssf BY fs eery Of olso sSasd a
ng anS esp or ali saas oed in
to individual Indians and saving and exceptias;
M saas ana Sss and to a yfsana
excepting the lands selected and set aside as
RioWa an and s If sa
and saving and excepting the lands set aside and
position as towns,es. and saving and excepting
the lands now used occupied pied, CT set apar, for
Indian cemetery. wood reserve; forest reserve
sr ns at clock % on M The in sh se nag sr
herein prescribed. and not otherwise. be opened
the entg Srorlss Of h nI
tcwnsite laws of the United States.
Registration Begin. July 10.
Csn,me, cing at 3 o'clock a. M. Wednesday
July 2 1901 ,sss.! ssaI Will II Be had At
Ias in the Territory Of Oklahoma h hts' of aa
at LGwton to oecupy proyisienal quarters In the
able quarters can be provided at Lawon5: for the
q asse6anns what esr to
said lands under the homestead law; and OF
n ee oee M be e s sS ns I
tricts. but at the time OF registration each ap-
sh district he DESIRES e'a make IN
e,iain registration each applicant viii be
fenestead entry Of these lands under existing
laws and to give the registering officer such ap.
viii protect the applicant and t a Govere nf
against amy attempted impersonation ;
Soldiers and Sailors Favored
Registration cannot be effected through the use
eep,ing that honorabiy discharged sod frs and
the Reyised Statutes Of the United STATS s' as
amended ed By the &C, Of congress approved March
for registration and due proofs of their aualifica
t%ns hr trough an agent &c of their own selection
for more than an ons such soldier or sailor No
once or in any other than his true name.
May Examine Lands
Each applicant who shows himself duly quail
i,ed will be registered and given a non,ransfer-
opened Hereunder in the land district in which
pose for which ,a, - he go upon and examine said
in provided. to understandingly select the lands
for which he will make entry.
''SO0nern" Are Barred.
No one will be permitted to make settlement
herein provided for and curing the h u" rs St sxsx
days days., soSwins said opening no one but regis
stead settlement upon any of said lands. and then
lowed by the local land Officers or u; sa I.X al
declaratory statement duly accepted by such Of
fcers.
Details of Lottery system.
The order in which, during the frs, sixty DAYS
following 1I the opsnins the registered APPLICANT.
by drawings for both the Ell Reno and Lawton
Office At FL Reno. Ok. commencing at o.cioci
a. m. Monday July % 1901 and Continuing for
same.
The DR. drawings will he had under the supervi-
make their control Of the drawing a guaranty Of
be appointed by the stcretary Of the interior .
who will prescribe suitable compensation for
Cards for Homesteaders.
! Preparatory to these drawings the registration
Officers Officer. WILL at the time Of registering each APP
can't stating the land district in which he de-
ss.epon 4 he sppsan. A MI, s enable 'a ass
Hesl es Land Officers s. to theresfe, en, him
| envelope. which viii bear no other distinguish
10 show mark a Il Is o 10 as no he be rnMs
for the land district in which the applicant de-
Equal Chance for All.
These envelopes will be separated according
to land districts and will be carefully preserved
:sse n Il sSs rss
tration is completed all Of these sealed envelopes
and to the az IN
Of the VIM who in such in es
draw out and open the separate envelopes and to
| give to each tnclosed card number In the order
drawn While the drawings for the two dis.
| tricts Will he separately conducted, they will
occur as nearly at the same time as Is practical
| bic. The result of tho drawing for each dis
! OFFICERS OF the district and will determine the
order in which the applicants may make home
| stead entry of said lands and settlement there
on.
! Winners to Be Notified.
Notice Of the drawings stating the name OF
\ each applicant and number assigned to him by
the dra wing Will be posted each day at the place
| Of drawing, and each applicant VIII be notified
Of his nSmner sy postal card mailed to hin. him
in his own behalf. employ such measures as viii
| insure his obtaining prompt and accurate in
| formation OF the order in which his application
for homestead entry can be presented as fixed
try Of said lands during the first sixty days fol-
| lowing the opening can be made only by regis
j tered applicants and In the order established
| by the drawing.
When to File Applications.
At each land office. commencing Tuesday.
lions OF those drawing numbers 10 125. inclus-
| i've, for that district must be presented and will
he considered in their numerical order during the
first day. and the applications Of those drawing
and will be considered In their numerical order
during ths second day. and at that rate
| until all Of said lands subject to entry under
the homestead law. and desired hereunder. have
been entered. II any applicant fails TO appear
and present his application for entry when the
! number assigned to him by the drawing is
| reached, his right to enter will be passed until
day have been DISPOSED Of. when he will be
given another opportunity to make entry. fail
Ing IN which he will be deemed to have aban-