The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-01
TEXANS DRAWING HOMES
Several Were Successful In The Land
Lottery Yesterday.
TWO WINNERS ARE FROM HOUSTON.
The List OF Successful Applicants Will
Be Completed Today, but All the
Names VIII Be Drawn.


bred names were drawn from each when
In the United States land drawing today.
making the grand total SI00, Tomorrow
the list Of prize winners win be completed
The drawing of numbers will continue un-
III about 10000 names for each land dis
trlct are drawn from the wheels, making
total Of 10000 names.
AS there are about 1880 claims In the
Auew country. the drawing Of 10000 names
viii 80 beyond the point where persons
above 1880 can get land. The remaining
envelopes will draw blanks. but the com
mission desires TO Impress the public with
the fairness md honesty of the drawing,
and every one of the 10000 envelopes viii
he drawn. When the names entitled 10
homSsieads have been exhausted the work
thalJ follows Will be merely perfunetory
and. VIII be done ms rapidly ms possible.
Eacn persons who registered at ~ reno
or Iawton Will receive a postal card show
ing the number of HIS Identification card as
II came from tee wheel.
The commissioners Of the drawing IRE
notifying BY postal 'ard each person who
draws number, The card also gives the
date upon which the recipient must appear
at INC. office Of his respective iand district
md nlc his entry. The date upon which
a man must appear TO make entry is easily
determined. In cnch land district 40
persons. win be permitted 20 Tile daily.
August 0; i2G to $50 August Z, continuing
In This manner until all the homesteads In
each land district are died upon
The third days drawing az the great
land lottery WAS hegun with rush at q
o'clock this morning. The weather was
cool and braclng and the crowd pushed aud
Jostled each other In Q good .humorcd. way
to yet MS close as possible to the platform.
Two thousand names Will he drawn from
each wheel today s 9nd enough II tomsrr9w 70
The story of success or disappointment
for 10000 remaining homeseekels VIII then
have been told. Among the winners today
iiaw,on district: l. w Lawn, Denison
Texas Elizabeth Ice Drawn; Gainesylue
ifeSas;, w. Il Ford Fort Fort WortSfi i ciaps.
Dallas, Ttxas; Thomas p. Scott, Fort
ri Reno district; II, A. Dacres, Fort
Worth, Texas, j u Hssseti, Fort Worth
Texas; T. g. rlcrson, Houston, Texas;
Herbert Smelling, Houston, Texas.
Other MEANS who have won;
Joseph shepherd. Rockdale.
=. Il. Mum, Blue Grove.
g. A. Perkins, bridgeport
w d. BLACK. Gainesville.
w X. Patterson. Ammonia.
Robert 70. Dobson. Grnnbury
Henry Wilson, Westminster
William II. shelon, scurry.
Robert T.. Station Ailyord,
Dink Chisholm, Terrell.
Herbert Martin, Antelope.
Lyeurgus Pennington, Greeuyills.
William G. Whitlcw, Bartlett.
William Morhht Gainesville
| J w Humphreys, Wichita Falls.
James y. y, Liokc, Bridgeport
James 4: Gllliland, coster.
| Henne w Harvey, Argo.
! q. {. Bailey. Free Mound
! Walter Shaw. Bellevue
John c. Bowen, Massey.
Alex y. Stovall, Belchervilie.
! Columbus $. Jones, Georgetown.
Dan ~ HnrrigHn, Trenton.
| Ed Cox, Gainesville.
! G. G. Bates Alvord.
| y. H. Ely sherman.
James H. Cordial. Denison.
T. p. AyerheaTt, Estelene.
| NJ NJ Dobbs. Wise county.
Thomas Mn. Henrietta.
Richard y. Blanton, Era
w r. Griffith Faybnrg.
SCION - Killian, Pearson Texas.
Tnther Baker. Weatherford Texas.
Aler oyerturt, Denlson. Texas.
Robert s Bristow, Pennington, Texas
Ernest l. Gordon, DenIson, Texas
James a Jordan, Wichita Falls, Texas.
Dallas chitwood, Harold, Texas
lonnie Grafton ASl l,,9ri, T igSsss
John w Hubbard. fillmore, Texas.
Chrfle. w. Splegel Dallas, Texas.
Charlie Tnppin. Bellevue. Texas.
Louis williams. Oak Cllff Texas.
| George Mount, Henrietta. Texas.
wn,iain d. Dobbs, charbio,, Texas.
Jar,rs NJ Nash, Fort Worth, Texas.
William A. Stone. jolly, Texas.
Rcssmar d Brlce, Memphis, Texas.
Iiillcft NJ Fether. Savoy, Texas.
| Walter Adair. Wichita Falls, Texas.
charlen stephens. Bowie. Texas,
lanes T. Tayior, Montague, Texas.
| Rurl GRAY. Fort Worth Texas.
Aired NJ. Christian, Bnnyan, Texas.
Enaepc Wallln Cooks Point, Texas.
! Jtha H. Ronner, Mckinney. Texas
lanes T. Carter. White Rock. Texas.
william NJ Adams, Charley, Texas.
Charlie A. Brlnkley Willow Point, Texas.
Thomas Watkins. Denison, Texas
William S. Powell Iowa Park, Texas
stephen Haas, Wichita Fails, Texas.
| Zoe A. Riyes AlVord. Texas.
Wniam j. Sherwood Buffalo Springs,
Texas 49,,
TcSEs.
Aionzo Harvey Sunset. Texas
" JIam II Sparks Ennis, Texas.
sarah A GOsnel Vernon. Texas.
Albert Jnrrett Snd1ler. Texas;
William ii. shelton scurry, Texas.