Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-07-20

against any attempted representation
Registration cannot be effected t..-ough
the use OF the mails of the employment
OF an agent excepting that honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors entitled
to the benefits of section 23Of of the Re-
vissd Statutes of the United States, as
amended by the act of Congress APP
proved March 1. 1901 (31 Stat. SID. may
present their applications for regfstra-
ton and due proofs of their Qualif1ca-
tons through an agent OF their own
lection, but no person will be permitted
to act as agent for more than one such
soldier or sailor No person will be PER
mitted to register more than once in
any other than his true name Each
applicant who shows himself duly quali-
fled will be registered and given a nom
transferable certificate to that effect.
which will entitle him to go upon and
examine the lands to be opened here
under in the land district in which
he elects to make his entry; but the only
purpose for which he may go upon and
examine said lands is that of enabling
him later on, as herein provided. to
derstandingly select the lands for which
he viii make entry. No one will be per-
mitted to make settlement upon any of
said lands in advance of the Opening
herein provided for. and during the first
sixty days following said opening no one
Dur registered applicants will be per-
mftted to make homestead settlement
upon any of said lands. and then only in
pursuance of a homestead entry duly
allowed by the local land officers or of
a soldiers declaratory statement duly
accepted by such officers.
1.-The order in which, during the first
sixty days following the opening. the
registered applicants will be permitted to
make homestead entry of the lands
opened hereunder, will be determined by
drawing for both the Ell Reno and LAW
ton districts publicly held at the United
States land Office at Ell Reno, Oklahoma.
commencing at o'clock M, Monday.
July 49,. 1901. and continuing for such
period as may be necessary to complete
the same. The drawings will be had
under the supervision and immediate OBJ
servance of committee of three persons
whose integrity is such as to make their
control of the drawing a guaranty of it's
fairness The members of this commit
tee will be appointed by the secretary
able compensation for their services.
Preparatory to these drawings the regis
tratiOn officers will, at the time of regis
tering 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 giving such
description of the applicant as will
enable the local land officers to there
after identify him. This card will be at
once sealed in separate envelope.
which will bear no other distinguishing
label or mark than such as may be
necessary to show that it is to go into
the drawing for the land district in
which the applicant desires TO make en-
try. These envelopes will be separated
according to land districts and will be
carefully preserved and remain sealed
until opened in the course of the draw
ing herein provided. When the rogis-
tration is completed all of these sealed
envelopes will be brought together at the
place of drawing and turned over TO the
committe in charge of the drawing, who,
in such manner in their judgment
Will be attended with entire fairness and
equality of opportunity, shall proceed to
draw out and open the separate en-
velopes and to give to each enclosed
card number in the order in which the
envelope containing the same is drawn.
While the drawings for the two dis
tricts will be separately conducted they
will occur nearly at the same time
is practicable. The result of the draw
ing for 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 settlement
thereon.
Notice of the drawings stating the
name of each applicant and number
signed to him by the drawing will be
posted each day at the place of draw
ing and each applicant will be notified
of his number by postal card mailed
to him at the address. If any, given by
applicant should, however, in his
behalf, employ such measures will
insure his obtaining prompt and accur-
ate information of the order in which
his application for homestead entry can
be presented fixed by the drawing.
Applications for homestead entry of said
lands during the first sixty days follow
ing the opening can be made only by
registered applicants and in the order
land office, commencing Tuesday. August
6. 1901, at o'clock a. M, the applications
of those drawing numbers 1 to 125 in
elusive, for that district must be pre-
scented and will be considered in their
numerical order during the first day,
and the applications of those drawing
numbers Us to $50. inclusive. must be
presented and will be considered in their
numerical order during the second day,
and so on at that rate until all of said
lands subject to entry under the home
stead law and desired hereunder, have
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 after the other
applications assigned for that 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
abandoned his right to make entry under
such drawing. To obtain the allowance
of homestead entry each applicant
registration heretofore issued to him,
together with a regular homestead APP
plication and the necessary accompany
ing proofs, and with the regular land
office fees. but honorably discharged
soldier sailor may file his declaratory
statement through the agent represent
ing him at he registration The pro-
1uction of the certificate of registration
will be dispensed with only upon salts
factory proof of its loss destruction.
If at the time of considering his regular
application for entry it appears that any
applicant is disqualified from making
homestead entry of these lands his APP
plication will be rejected notwithstand-
ing his prior registration If any appli-
cant shall register more than once here
under, in any other than his true
name. or shall transfer mis- registration
certificate he will thereby lose all the