The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-07-12

iications through an agent. of their own
selection. 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 or in
any other than his true name. Each
applicant who shows himself duly quail
fed will be registered and given a nom
transferable certificate to that effect,
which viii entitle him to go upon and ex-
anime 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 understand
ingly select the lands for which he will
make entry.
No Settlement Before Opening.
No one will be permitted to make set
Element upon any of said lands in ad-
vance of the opening herein provided for.
and during the first GO days following
said opening no one but registered apph--
cants will be permitted to make home
stead settlement upon any Of said lands,
and then only in pursuance of home
stead entry duly allowed by the local
land officers, or of a soldiers declara-
tory statement duly accepted by such Of
ficers. !.
The order in which. during the first go
days following the opening, the regis
tered applicants will be permitted to make
homestead entry OF the lands opened
hereunder will be determined by draw
ings for both the Ell Reno and Lawton
districts publicly held at the United
States land Office at Ell Reno, Ok. com;
mencing at nine o'clock a. m, Monday;
July %. 1901, and continuing for such
period as may be necessary to complete
the same. The drawings will be had un-
der the supervision and immediate OBJ
servance of a committee of three persons,
whose integrity is such as to make their
control OF the drawing guaranty of its
fairness. The members of this commit
tee will be appointed by the secretary
of the interior, who will prescribe suit
able compensation for their services.
Cards for Identification.
Preparatory to these drawings the reg
tstration officers will, at the time of reg
1stering each applicant who shows him
self duly qualified. make out a card.
which must be signed by the applicant,
stating the land district In. which he de-
sires to make homestead entry, and CIV
ing such description Of the applicant
as will enable the local land officers to
thereafter 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
ings as herein provided. When the regis
tration is completed all Of these sealed
place of drawing and turned over to the
committee in charge Of the drawing,
who. In such manner as in their judg
ment will be attended with entire fair
ness and equality Of opportunity, shall
proceed to draw out and open the sepa-
anUaInnn0 n RI 90 oh in.
closed card number In the order in
which the envelope containing the same
Is drawn. While the drawings for the
two districts will be separately conducted
they Will occur as nearly at the same
time as is practicable. The result of the
drawing for each district will be certi-
fled 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 Of the Drawings.
Notice Of the drawings, stating the
name of each applicant and number as
signed to him by the drawing, will be
posted each day at the place of drawing,
and each applicant will be notified of his
number by a postal card mailed to him
at the time of registration. Each appli-
cant should. however, in his own behalf,
employ such measures as WI insure his
obtaining prompt and accufate informa-
ton 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 60 days following the opening can be
made only by registered applicants and
in the order established by the drawing.
At each land office, commencing Tuesday,
August 6, 1901, at nine o'clock a. m, the
applications OF those drawing numbers /
to 125. inclusive, for that district must be
presented and will be considered in their
the applications of those drawing num-
bers 125 to $50, inclusive, must be pre-
sented 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
been entered. If any applicant fails to
appear and present his application for
entry when the number assigned to him
by the drawing Is reached his right tc
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 un.
der such drawing.
Concerning Soldiers and Sailors.
To obtain the allowance of homestead
entry each applicant must personally pre-
sent the certificate of registration there.
tofore issued him, together with regular
homestead application and the necessary
accompanying proofs, and with the regu.
lar land Office fees, but an honorably dis
charged soldier or sailor may file his dec
laratory statement through the agent