The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-07-30
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[,,, offIcERs IN CHARGE

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!. =. 10 Be disposed Of ey Lot
$4,000 pers0ns-Na"e' Ct
''S ,.ood Of oklahoma and
: o,,ls Of Kansas Are First
ter vs'uaD's Claims
: T .ruly Ss.-One OF the
seno. |. 'a,,sries in history was begun
- - \. morning. 1t was con-
1O,lns J III ~ federal government in
= - ls.ooo quarter sectloh
'Ins y on.n TO settlement on
~. - comanehe reservation.
TONa va went in years In the
p'." has attracted so much at
se'' 81. ane-,he initiation OF a
Y Q, 80 = disposing of govern
',,r1.. one hundred and sixty
',4e, ,rs5sona persons. each with
Il thirteen Of winning a
~ watched the event here
4;lance for the applicants
..,n .y.r, state in the Union.
,.svsrc took place on a plat
NJ, .ar The purpose in the open
i !. ,,a 1. from the center OF II
s;.,a.ad Ii. the foot of several
Aat. which formed a perfect
b. a..r the platform was the
t.. - thousands Of eyes. P.o-
(.nri.1 yery inch almost OF IN"
.-7sn1 ah8a, and every move.
I, ~ government oMcials on
L,,n .nafe below was watched
H. no,, int nse interest.
s.olnrino Of the Drawing.
i-aa5ar began al 3:i5 O'Clock;
H. Thousand excited. expectaEt
ANN and crowded about The
I'm 81, approa h Of the com.
kner> guarding the precious bun
!. nv. pes containing the thou
! y: applications. was the signal
grea; ,monstration. which was
tei st. ieryor from time TO time
& taa progress Of the arrange.
J. Waea finally the boys. five
t. R5lo and five from the Law
tsr.f.. We're lined up before In.
faa.,. ana awaited the word 10
| cg. IL first envelopes from the
kacts mighty cheer arose,
was repeated again and again
|hfa H. multitude pushed closer
PLATFORM. Eager. drawn faces
RI every movement Of those
ihe wheels. and necks were
2 10 near The name OF the first
p \ moment later. when 2
y marshal called loudly for or
n eroN3 vas stlllcd instantly.
o'clock Colonel Dyer. one o!
AFe" commissioners. read the
'eh' 5 PROCLAMATION relating "a
iTa~ite THE envelopes were
pace ~ tho wheels. each was
y Tei a'eily To insure a generou
and then the drawing was on.
3Fs' envelope taken from the
'GAla.h'i tho name OF James Il
O' "eaiaerGord. O. T.. who had
'sl iar homestead In ,hs
IN district
10, 2 Is a Woman.
- u H"ais Of Wichita. Kan.
birthplace in In Missouri. drew.
'. we also in the I.awton dis,
'ae multitude went frantic oy,.
noun nv iii.
shah' Wood and Miss
""a 'h1s have the right ic
y tlings. will select the
4 'e'lons adjoining the
i, 'Ahs.te district and which
i ~ 'a be worth siO.OeO each
!, !" oon1 Dyer announced III.
, 'N' as % and that her
ae same as that Of Mr.,
j. ''' persons shouted II
oa'' get married"
q ne Fl Reno district was
= iioleolm Of Pauls Valley
81, : was Leon Lamb oi
H. ;. announced during the day
|an,a ulhg the registration II
k,as. mat more than 1000
Nh II, had registered at the va
am, many giving the identi
ion address and personal de
nd ), Az Of these were thrown
ibo applicants will not have
or,., 'hance to which they
lall' ''''y entitled. II Is also
,r~d g"r'a'n that many Others
win 'naer different names
I'd. = i'rreted out when nlins.
bIn' ans Application Denied.
of n,oh' 1' July ao.-The depart
st,,,. as''c" has received a tcle
s,,, mat Judge Erwin OF tn.
tho 'onrt In Oklahoma had
ther "pp'lcation OF Lone VOL
'''ans for an Injunction