The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-05
FAIR DAYS WORK
AT PROVO OFFICE
Over Nine Hundred People Registered
For Uintah Lands.
LITTLE DOING AT PRICE
SOME FACTS ABOUT THE PREsI-
DENTS PROCLAMATION.
Especial to The HeraIdO

Especial to The Herald)
n ROVO. Aug 4.-The applicants for
registration this afternoon did not
keep up the pace Of the forenoon.
and at the close Of the day only s1S.
an increase Of twenty-eight over yes
terday. had registered. making a. total
registration for Provo OF 5.476 Mrs.
V A. Hurst OF Kansas City, Mo. who
is visiting relatives in Salt Lake and
stopping at the Upper Falls resort In
Provo canyon. is one OF the ladies who
registered today and Mrs. Mary c.
Phelps OF Salt Lake City IS another.
This evening sixty-eight men came in
from Mt Pleasant TO register They
arrived too late to register today and
would be too late to return tomorrow
if they waited for the regular time
Of the opening Of the registration Of
fees, which is O'Clock. so Commits
sioner Richards viii open at s O'Clock
for their convenience. which will give
them an opportunity to return on the
S:20 train
Commissioner Richards was the
guest Of l. L. Num- at dinner to-
day and this evening Commission
er Richards and his entire force
Of clerks and a number Of Provo cftf-
zens were entertained at the Lake re-
sort by Colonel Luce. A drive and
trip on the lake were greatly appre-
ciated by the party.
The commission OF notary public held
by Thomas Sumner, which was sus-
pended by Governor Cutler pending an
investigation Of Mr. Summers methods
Of conducting his Office. has been re-
stored.
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a roulette zvEaaT e1,5r7a5 I,e,a g. 49,,
opening. but not taken out CT the ex-
press office an account OF the Opposi-
ton of the city authorities to gambling.
was shipped to Price today
A number Of crooks from Salt Lake
arrived yesterday, according to reports.
and the officers have been watching
them closely If they have turned any
tricks It has not been reported.
Morning Registration.
Seven hundred and thirteen app1i-
cants for Uintah reservation lands
had registered by noon today, an
increase over Wednesday and Thurs
day Wednesday, the day follow
ing the first day when the big
crowd registered, probably was the
low water mark in registration
At any rate there has been a slight
increase each day since The people
who register are from al parts OF the
state, mostly from points along the
railroad and most OF them caught the
next train out Each lot Of strangers
from the larger cities and mining towns
tell of others that are coming The
clerks now have an easy time Of If
The registration offices viii close ar
4-30 D. m hereafter, unless an unex-
pected rush should make it necessary
70 change this plan They open at .
O'Clock and there is generally a crowd
waiting for the opening hour. There
was probably 200 in line at the Proc
tor academy this morning. but as soon
as they were run through, the aDpli-
cants came in ones and twos. often
leaving che Office vacant Of applicants
for minutes at a time.
Mostly From Utah.
The majority OF those who register are
OF people this morning from other states
Some OF them are tourists bound for
drawing, and If they secure something
they consider worth looking after they
viii come back otherwise not
Commissioner Richards was informed BY
The Herald representative this morning
that some attorney in Salt Lake City had
given the opinion that any person who
had drawn 8 number emitting him TO en-
ter land on the reservation could make his
filing before a United States commissioner
TO make the entry.
Advised to Read Up.
who says that7'' asked Governor Rich
ards The Herald representative did not
know the name OF the man and so IN
formed the governor Well" said Gov
ernor- Richards. he had bstter read the
presidents proclamation They don't
seem to pay much attention to that. Come
in and viii show Il to you
The act of congress approved March 3.
1905, provides how the reservation shah
nation of the president shall prescribe the
manner in which these lands may be OBJ
tanned" Governor Richards read extern
sively from the proclamation, showing the
method Of registration and drawing, etc
Personal Application Only.
The following paragraphs read together
proclamation show very closely that the
only way the land can be entered Is oy
personal application and presentation OF
the certificate at the Vernal land office:
Commencing on Monday. Aug. 8. 1906,
at o'clock a m the applications or
those drawing numbers 1 to 80. inclusive.
must be presented at the land office in
the town Of VernaL Utah. in the land
district I'm which said lands are situated.
and will be considered in their numerical
order during The first day and the apph-
cations of those drawing numbers 81 TO
100 inclusive. must be presented and will
be considered in their numerical lorder dur
ing the second day, and so on at that rate
until all said lands subject TO entry under
the homestead law. and desired thereUn-
der. have been entered If any applicant
fails 10 appear and present MS appllca-
ton for entry when TIE number assigned
TO him by the drawing is reached. his
right to enter viii be passed until after
the other applications assigned for that
day have been disposed of. when he will
he given another opportunity to make en-
try falling in which he viii be deemed
to have abandoned his right to make en-
try under such drawing
To obtain the allowance OF a home
STEADY entry. each applicant must person
ally present the certificate of registration
Heretofore issued to him. together with
a regular homestead application and the
necessary accompanying proofs. together
with the regular land office fees. but an
honorably discharged soldier or sailor
NAV file his declaratory statement
through his agent, who can represent
but one soldier or sailor as in the matter
of registration
Commissions Suspended.
Governor Cutler has telegraphed Coun-
ty Clerk Gee that the commissions OF
two of the nOraries public who have been
taking applicants to regiSter-Ih omaS
Sumner OF Provo and H G. Twomey OF
SaIt Iake-have been suspended pending
an Investigation. District Attorney
TIo1ltZ is making an official inquiry into
f1ne facts Mr. Twomey has returned
10 Salt Lake The suspensions are the
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