West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25
RICH INDIAN LANDS
To DE Opened for Settlement Out In
Oklahoma Territory.

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proclamation opening to settle
ment the lands in Oklahoma terri
tory, coded to the government b,
the Indians. The lands are to b,
opened to- settlement under tn,
homestead and town site laws of IN,
United States, and the opening be
gins at 9 a. m. August the 9th
Inc proclamation provides that al
those who wish to make entry mus
be registered between the 10th and
goth of this month at the land
office in Reno or Lawton.
TO obtain registration, each an.
plicant will be required to show
himself 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 applicant and
The government against any attempt
ed impersonation.
Registration cannot be effected
through the use of the mails or the
employment of agent, excepting
that honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors may present their appli-
cation through an agent, no agent
beng allowed to represent more
than one soldier. No person will
be allowed TO register more than
once. After being registered, APP
plicants will be given certificates.
allowing them to go upon the ceded
lands and examine them in order to
aid them in making an intelligent
selection.
1t is explicitly stated that "no
one viii be permitted to make settle
ment upon any of the lands in adj
vance of the opening provided for"
and the statement is added that
during the first sixty days follow
ing said opening, no one but regis
tered applicants will be permitted
TO make homestead settlement upon
any of said lands, and then only in
pursuance of homestead entry
duly allowed by the local land Off
GERS or of a soldiers declaratory
statement duly accepted by such
officers"
The order of the application will
be determined by drawing, so that
1t won't make any difference wheth-
er you are the first or the last one
registered for the grand rush at the
opening. A public drawing will be
held at the land office at Ell Reno.
Oklahoma, on Monday, July 20,
1901, commencing at a. m. and
continuing as long as may be nee
essary to complete the lottery. The
drawing will be conducted by a
committee of three disinterested
parties appointed by the Secretary
of the Interior.
Preparatory to these drawings
the registration of cases 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 entry and Civ
ing such description of the appli-
cant as will enable the local land
othcers to thereafter identify him.
This card will at once be sealed in
separate envelope, which will bear
no other Distinguishing label OF
mark than such as may be neces-
sary to show that it is to 90 into
the drawing for the land district in
which the applicant desires to make
entry. These envelopes will be
separated according to land dis.
tricts and will be carefully preser.
we'd and remain sealed until opened
in the course of the drawing a.
herein provided. When the regis.
tration is completed, all of thes,
sealed envelopes will be broueh
together at place of drawing anC
turned over to the committee il
charge Of the drawing, who, in sucl
manner as in their judgment will b,
attended with entire fairness an,
equality Of opportunity, shall pro
coed to draw out and open tn,
separate envelopes and to give t,
each enclosed card a number in tn,
order in which the envelope con
tanning the same is drawn.
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, MD.