Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-06-25
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OPENING RESERVATION LANDS.

OPENING RESERVATION LANDS.
President Roosevelt has issued his
proclamation for the opening of the
lands of the Devils Lake Indian reser-
Walton to settlement and prescribing
the rules and regulations under which
the lands will be opened for settle
ment. Beginning at 9 o'clock Mon
day, August 8, and ending at O'Clock
p. m. Saturday, August 20, registration
will be had Of all persons who desire
to enter upon the lands. Each ap-
phcant must show himself qualified
under the government regulations to
make homestead entry. All registra-
tons must be made in person except
in the case of honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors who will be per-
mitted to register through duly
qualified agent with power of attorney.
To such persons as are registered a
non-transferable certificate will be
given permitting them to go upon and
examine the lands, not for the pur-
pose of settlement but for the purpose
OF enabling him later on to make an
intelligent selection as the opportuni-
ty offers. The manner in which the
order of preferment will be deter
mined is set forth as follows: ,-.-*
The order in which, during the
first sixty days following the opening,
the registered applicants will be per-
mitted to make entry of the lands
opened hereunder, will be determined
by a drawing for the district publicly
held at Devils Lake, North Dakota,
commencing at 9 o'clock a. NJ, We'd
nesday, August "a, 1904, and continu-
ing for such period as may be neces-
sary to complete the same. The draw
ing will be had under the supervision
and immediate observance of a COM
mittee of three persons whose integri-
ty is such as to make their control Of
the drawing guaranty of its fairness.
The members of this committee will
be appointed by the secretary of the
interior. who will prescribe suitable
compensation for their services. Pre-
paratory to this drawing, the registra-
ton officers will, at the time of regis
tering each applicant who shows him
self duly qualified, make out a card,
which must be signed by the appli-
can't, and giving such description Of
the applicant as enable the local land
officers to thereafter identify him.
This card will be subsequently 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
These envelopes will be carefully pre-
served and remain sealed until opened
in the course of the drawing herein
provided. When the registration is
completed, all Of these sealed envel-
opes will be brought together at the
place of drawing and turned over to
the committee in charge of the draw
Ing, who, in such manner as in their
Judgment will be attended with entire
fairness and equality of opportunity,
shall proceed to draw out and open
the separate envelopes and to give to
each enclosed card number in the
order in which the envelope contain
ing the same was drawn. The result
4 of the drawing will be certified by the
committee to the officers Of the dis
I tict and win determine the order in
which the applicants may make home
stead entry OF said lands and settle
ment thereon Z +, q, . = y 20, l.:
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