The Colorado statesman., 1905-08-19
GREAT LAND DRAWING
THE LOTTERY OPENS AT PROVO
Twelve Hundred and Twenty-one
Names the First Day-Utah Men
Get More Than Half of the First
DRAWINGS,

Get More Ihan Half OF the First
Drawings.
Denver, Colo, Aug. 18.-A special to
the Republican from Provo, Utah, last
night, says:
Twelve hundred and twenty-one
names of applicants for homesteads on
the Uintah Indian reservation were
drawn from the box to-day by the COM
mission consisting of w. A. Richards,
commissioner of the General Land Of
fee, Irving Howbert of Colorado
Springs, and John Dern of Salt Lake
City.
Colorado and Utah shared honors in
point of numbers drawn, as was to be
expected.
Roy Daniels, young farmer, twenty
one years of age, secured the first
chance. He is a native of Provo and
has already started for the reservation
to choose his homestead.
Estimates of the value of Daniels
chance run as high as $4,000. Two
numbers, one at Ogden, and one at
Price, Utah, are high on the list. One
of them, Daniel Burch of Ogden, has
No. 10, and claims to have refused an
offer Of $4,000 for it. The other,
Charles c. Clapper of Price, a Utah
volunteer has No. "a. He holds it at
$4,000 and will leave Immediately for
the reservation TO open a store
The drawing was attended by little
excitement There was a large crowd
present when the drawing began this
morning and Daniels, winner of the
first choice, was carried through the
streets on the shoulders of a Shouting
throng.
Interest began to lag early in the
day, however, and in the afternoon
only few persons witnessed the draw
ing Many of those who registered
and remained in the state to await the
outcome of the drawing went to Salt
Lake and Ogden to pass the interven-
ing time, SO that the crowd here was
confined almost wholly to residents of
Provo and near by towns.
Commissioner Richards and his asso-
ciates appeared on the platform where
the drawing took place early in the
day. An army ambulance with the en-
velopes in mail pouches and guarded
by detail of government clerks fol-
lowed at S:45.
The bales of tickets were placed on
long table, the proclamation of the
President was read and the 1850 en-
wheel" which was revolved a few
times to mix the tickets.
Following are the names of Colorado
people who drew among the first 200.
No. 2-Noah M. Balbock, Angora.
No. Oscar Fl. Hayes, Grand juno
ton.
No. Winfield S. Richards, Salida
No. 8-Barry Brady, Denver.
No. 10-Ernest M. Steele, Divide.
No. 12-Roy R. Miller, Fruita.
No. 15-John R. Richards, Colorado
Springs.
No. 16-Fred c. Smith, Grand juno
ton.
No. 17-Coleman R. Amf1erman,
Grand Junction.
No. 2O-John L. Atkinson, Mont
rose.
No. 22-Arthur X. Collins, Denver.
No. 25-John c. Houghton, Denver.
No. 26--John C. Holton Colorado
City.
No. 27-John c. Payton, by Amy
Campbell, Lawson.
No. 32-Emma A. Edwards, Grand
Junction.
No. 40-Alfred T. Moore, Denver.
No. 42-Clemson Bailey Heiser, Den
yer.
No. 45-Christopher C. Murray,
Grand Junction.
No. 46-Catherine M. Wright, Fort
Collins.
No. 47-Charles E Bremen, Colorado
City.
No. 4S-John E. Sheehan, Denver.
No. 49-Herbert H. Vogan, Brecken-
ridge.
No. 52-Samuel R. Sands, Pueblo.
In
City.
No. 57-Albert Mason. Erie
No. 61-Silas Wright, Denver.
No. 63-Eugene H. Smith (soldier)
agent Glen E. Motz.
No. 65-Robert l.. French, Cripple
Creek.
No. 66-Samuel d. Rush, Pueblo.
No. 71-John S. Redmond, Leadville.
No. 73-William L. Breny, Aspen.
No. 74-Ollie G. Hand, Cedar Edge.
No. 7S-Henry Schranz Colorado
Springs.
No. S2-Festes e. Riley. Carbondale.
No. ,S4-Charles l.. Bailey, Denver.
No. S6-Erie G. Strahl, Kokomo.
No. SS-Rolfielde Gravel. Red Cliff.
No. S9-Gordon L. Conley, Grand
Junction.
No. 94-John w. Galligan, ouray.
No. 97-Elisha X. Purde, New Cas-
tle
No. 101-Charles A. Kitsch, Mesa.
No. 1o2-Lottie Scott (widow).
Grand Junction.
| No. 105-Bert R. Johnson, Grand
| Junction.
No. 106-Lawrence Andin, Aspen.
No. 107-Daniel j. Bracken, Pail
sades.
No. 1O9-William H. Lawrence. Den
yer.
No. 112-Alonzo H. Johnson, Glen
wood Springs.
No. 114-Daniel " Wood, by E. G.
Hitler, Victor.
No. 115-Mike Mikel Crested Butte
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