Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-30
LOTTERY FOR UTAH LANDS
Details Are All Arranged for Opening Of
Uintah Reservation.
COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT DRAWING
John Dern and Irving HOwbart VIII
> Assist COmmissiOner Richards
Men of IrreprORchabIe
% Character.
CFrom a STAFF Correspondent


WASHINGTON. July 29.-(special Tele-
gram.)-John Dern of Salt Lake City. Irv-
ing Howbart of Colorado Springs, and w.
A. Richards, commissioner of the general
land office, will conduct the drawing of en-
trymen on the Unitah reservation. Acting
Secretary Ryan made these names public
today following the proclamation of the
president that persons of unimpeachable
character shall supervise the drawing
Since the opening of the Kiowa and Com
manche country in Oklahoma a committee
of representative citizens has been selected
to supervise the drawing OF entrymen's
names from the box. Commissioner Rich
ards was the first to put the so-called
lottery scheme of determining who was
entitled to first choice Of lands into prac-
tice, and realizing that criticism would fol-
low Unless he was surrounded by men of
irreproachable character, he hit upon the
scheme of committee which is now car
ried out in the opening of the Unitah res
ervation by the choice OF John Dern and
Irving Howbart.
Secretary Ryan stated that this commit
tee. outside of the commissioner, would
receive SIS per day during the drawing.
II Is thought the committee will sit at
Provo. Utah.
John Dern is a German by birth. He
was engaged in farming in Dodge county,
Nebraska. between the years 1s69-S1 Later
he engaged in the grain and lumber bust
ness at Scribner Fremont and Hooper
Neb., and was senator from Dodge county
In 1889 and treasurer of the same county
two terms He became manager of the
Mercuery Gold Mining and Milling COM
pany, salt Lake City, in 1898 and is now
engaged in mining enterprises.
Irving Howbart of Colorado Springs Is
one of the best known men in Colorado.
He Is reputed to be a millionaire and has
been connected with railroad enterprises
for years, having been president of the
Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek railroad,
which is looked upon as one of the great
scenic railroads of the continent
Judge Ryan, speaking of the appointment
of Messrs Dern and Howbart, said that
they had been selected by Governor Rich
ards prior to the latter's leaving for the
west; that their selection was In accord
ance with the presidents proclamation,
and he believed that the choice would be
accepted by the great bulk of the people.
Say Hull Gets Free Seeds.
Neighbors of Congressman Hull, who
owns farm on the Potomac river thirty
miles south Of Washington, in conjunction
with Congressman Wadsworth of New
York, are making an kinds of charges
against Hull and his partner because they
have been receiving free seeds from the
government, Vast quantities of timothy,
alfalfa and clover, it is charged, have been
sent by the Agricultural department to
Hull and Wadsworth and the whole neigh
borhood is up in arms, asserting that
paternallsm of the rankest kind has been
shown to these representatives.
DIR. Galloway, chief of the seed division
says a few seeds have been sent, but moth
Ing like the quantity charged, and laugh
ingly says that the Virginia nelghbors of
Hull have been "doped."
New Rural Carriers.
Rural carriers appointed for Nebraska:
Clearwater. route No. 2, Xoa Savage car
rier. John F. Savage substitute; Hooper,
route 8, Henry r. Hartung carrier, Andrew
Matson substitute. Rural route No has
been ordered established October 2 at St.
Charles, Madison county, Ia, serving 645
people and los houses.
Rush to Reservation Begins.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo, July 29-This
city is ready to care comfortably for the
thousands of homeseekers who are ex-
pected to come to Grand Junction to reg
lister for the Uintah reservation lands. In
nearly every block temporary rooming and
boarding houses have been opened and big
tents on nearly every available vacant lot
near the central portion of the city make
the place look like boom town.
Hundreds Of orders for accommodations
have been received by the lodging houses
and on every train people are coming in
to be on the ground early. Many persons
are arriving in prairie sehooners and wag-
ons. The work of placing drinking foun-
tains and erecting a special temporary
sanitary system is about completed. A
score of special policemen were commits
stoned today. Registration will begin next
Tuesday