The Globe-republican., 1901-07-11

quarters In the immediate vicinity of
Fort Sill, Oklahoma Territory, until .
suitable quarters can be provided at I
Lnvton1, for the purpose of ascertain
ing what persons desire to enter, set |
tie upon, and acquire title to any OF /
said lands under rhe homestead law I
and of ascertaining their qualifications /
SO to do. The registration at each Of |
flee will be for both land districts, but +
at the time of registration each app1i- !
cant will be required to elect and state
in which district he desires to make en-
try To obtain registration each APP
p1icant will be required to show him
self duly qualified to make homestead
entry of these lands under existing
laws and TO give the registering officer
such appropriate matters of desert ption
and identity will protect the appli-
cant and the government against any
attempted impersOnatiOn. Registra-
ton cannot be effected through the use
OF the mails the emE,l oy ment OF
agent, exec pting that honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors entitled to
the benefits OF section 2304 of the Re-
vised Statutes of the United States,
| amended by the act of congress APP
may present their applications for re-
| gistrat;on and due proofs of their
qualifications through an agent of their
own selection, but no person will be
permitted to act as agent for more than
one such soldier sailor. No person
will be permitted to register more than
once or in any other than his true
| name. Each applicant who shows him
| self duly qualified will DO registered
1
to that effect, W hich will entitie him
| to go upon and examine the lands to be
| opened hereunder 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 understanding ly select tho
lands for which he will make entry.
No one will be permitted to make set
Element upop any of said lands in adj
vance of the opening herein provided
for. aud during the first sixty days fol-
lowing said opening no one but regis
| tered applicants will be permitted to
make homestead settlement upon any
of said lands, and then only in pursu-
ance of a homestead entry duly allow
ed by the lo-a1 land offices, of a SOL
dier's dec1aratory statement duly ac-
cePted by such officers
SIXTY DAYS FOR DRAWING.
1.-The order in which, during the first
sixty days following the opening, the
registered applicants will be perm tilted
opened hereunder, will be determined
by drawing for both the I'll Reno and
Lawten districts publicly held at the
| United States land ONCE at FL Keno,
/ Oklahoma, commencing at 8 o'clock u.
M, Wednesday, July 10, closing at p.
m, Monday July 20, 1871, and con tin u
ing for such period may be necessary
to complete the same. The drawings
Will be mad under the supervision and
| immediate observance OF a committee
OF three persons whose integrity IS such
as to make their control of the draw
ing a guarantee of its fairness The
/ mem bers of this committee will be ap
pointed by the secretary of the in teri or
VINO viii prescribe suita bic com penSa-
ton for their services. Preparatory &c
: these drawings the registration Off GERS
will, at the time of registering each D.
plicant who shows himself duly quail
tied. 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 a descriotio of t.te applicant as
will enable the local land officers &c
thereafter identity him. This caro-
: will be at once sealed in a separate en-
| ve1ope, which will bear no other dis
tinguishing label or mark than such
$ that may be necessary to show that i
is to go into the drawing for the lane
: district in which the applicant desire:
: to make entry. These envelopes will
L | be separated according to land district:
i and will be carefully preserved and re
. main sealed until opened in the course
+, of the drawing as herein provide d
5 When the registration is com pleted al
I of these sealed envelopes will bt
brought together at the o. ace of dra W
S ing and turned over to the comrni t es
r in charge of the drawing, who, in sucl
Q manner as in their Judgment will b
L attended with fairness and equal
ity of opportunity, shall proceed tt
: draw. out and open the separate envel
OpeS and to give to each Enclosed care
1 u mum Der in the order in which the en-
1 velope containing the same is draw u
5 While the drawing for the two district
: viii be separately conducted they vii
: practicable The result of the draw
: ing for each district will be certified o,
: the committee to tn officers of the dis
J, trict and viii determine the order il
e which the applicants may make home
f. stead entry of said lands and settle
3 men thereon.
NOTICE OF DRAWING.
d Notice of the drawings stating tn
d name of each applicant and mum Der rs
q signed to him by the drawing Will b
t posted each day at the place of draw
u ing. and each applicant will be notifies
d of his number by postal card MALE,
2 to him at the address. if any, given b
d him at the time of registration. Fac
3 applicant should. however. in his ovl
? behGsf, employ such measures vii
|, insure his obtaining prompt and &C
:. curate infor nation of the order ii
5, which his application for homestea
st entry can be presented fixed by tn
n drawing Applications for honnestea
k entry of 5. lands during the first 81 !
d " days following the opening can b
V made only by Registered applicants an
| the order "A nv RAJ e