Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-13

ifications through an agent Of their own
selection. but no person will be permitted
to act as agent for moro than one such
soldier or sailor. No person will be per-
United 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 q nom
transferable certificate to that effect,
which will entitle him to 90 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
lngly select the lands for which he will
make entry.
q No Settlement Before Opeuing.
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 60 days following
said opening no one but registered appli-
cants will be permitted to make home
stead settlement upon any OF said lands.
and then only in pursuance of a home
stead entry duly allowed by the local
land officers, or Of q soldiers declara-
tory statement duly accepted by such Of
hcers.
The order in which, during the first 60
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
tngs for both the FL 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 UNI
der the supervision and immediate OBJ
servance Of q committee of three persons.
whose integrity is such as to make their
control OF the drawing a 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
istration officers will. at the time of reg
istering each applicant who shows him
self duly qualified. make out 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 1t 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
lngs as herein provided. When the regis
fgssne Ion, ts. l4Nl Ill lAI
envelopes will be brought together at the
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-
rate envelopes and to give to each 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-
fed 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
1t the time Of registration. Each appli-
can't should, however In his own behalf.
employ such measures as will insure his
prompt and accurate informa-
lion of the order in which his application
Tor homestead entry can. be presented as
liked 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
N 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
numerical order during the first day, and
he applications Of those drawing num-
oers 125 to $50, inclusive. must be pre-
,ented and will be considered in their
numerical order during the second day,
and so on at that rate until all Of said
ands subject to entry under the home
stead law. and desired Hereunder, have
been entered. II any applicant fails to
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. fall
ng In which he will be deemed to have |
abandoned his right to make entry un-
Ter such drawing.
Concerning Soldiers and Sailors.
To obtain the allowance of homestead |
Entry each applicant must personally pre- |
sent the certificate of registration there |
ofore issued him, together with a regular |
application and the necessary |
proofs, and with the regu- |
ar land Office fees. but an honorably dis |
charged soldier or sailor may file his dec