The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-26
LAND LOTTERY
SOON UNDER WAY
MODUs OPERANDI TO BE FOL-
LOWED AT CHAMBERLAIN.
Commissioner Richards on the
Ground to Direct the Drawing,
Which Opens on Thursday-Offi ce
to Be Transferred to Bonesteel on
Aug. 8 for the Filings.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The journal.
Chamberlain, s. D.. July 26.-Arrange-
ments are rapidly taking definite shape
for the great Rosebud drawing, which be-
gins at Chamberlain on Thursday. The
commissioner Of the general land office,
w. A. Richards, arrived last evening from
Washington to take the personal direction
OF affairs, and the minor details are rapid
~ being worked out
The drawing will take place in the open
air. at point Immediately north of the
Catholic church, where large vacant
space is available for the gathering of
many thousands A box ten feet long and
two and one-half square has been made
In which to place %the envelopes, but, as
this was made on an estimate of To- 900
registration, it is likely that it will have
to be made larger In order to hold the
900 enrolled for chance. The box
has three openings to receive the envel-
opes containing the names, which will be
placed In the receptacle In open view Of.
everyone from twenty-four foot plat
form, raised three feet from the ground,
from which the drawing will be made
There will be four openings from which
tho names will be drawn. An iron bar
is extended thru the box with crank on
one end, by means Of which the box will
be frequently turned over to keep the en-
yelopes in a thoroly mixed condition. The
drawing will be under the direction of
committee of three, of which w A. Rich
ards will be chairman, and Judge Wake
ley of Omaha and P. F. Sherman, presi-
don't of the Minnehaha National bank of
Sioux Falls, will be members.
Thousand Day.
1t is the intention to draw from the box
LOCO names a day for the first three days.
After the first three days, which will be
sufficient to draw out all the names that
a q 01n 49, I,z 1cr, H. I,
will be drawn as rapidly as the work can
be prosecuted, and it Is likely that 10000
names will be drawn daily
3 Every day during the first three days
the government force present will prepare
notices to be mailed on the first train to
the addresses Of the persons whose names
have been drawn. In addition to this an
announcer will be present to call the name
and number of the person drawn, SO that
all may know as the work progresses just
what is being done and who the fortunate
persons are.
Transfer to BonesteeI.
On Aug. the Chamberlain land office
force will be temporarily transferred to
.Bonesteel, where the filings will be made
on the land. On Aug. the first hun
dred names drawn will be called for fl
ing, and each will have to be present to
respond when his name is called. In case
there is a failure to respond, the name will
be passed and again called in the evening,
just before the closing Of the office for
the day, and a second failure to respond
will forfeit all rights acquired by the
dra wing. -@92aSag no $50
One hundred names viii be drawn each
day until the land is entirely Apr opriared
II will make no difference how many re-
spend daily and make filings, for but 100
names will be called daily, and person
holding, for instance, No. 746 will there
fore know that his name will be called on
the eighth day Of the filings, and will
know just when to be present.
AS the drawing results in no blanks but
merely places in particular numerical
order all the names registered, the list
will be unlimited from which to call for
filir gs, but the first 5000 names will with
out doubt entirely exhaust the land.