Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-03-19
OPENING THE
COUER D'ALENE
Preparations for Drawing;
When and How 1t
Is Done


throughout the country as to the
method that win be pursued In al
lotting the lands of the Couer d'Alene
reservation to homesteaders. Since
the act has passed congress providing
for the opening hundreds and thous-
ands of persons have expressed a de-
termination to locate upon the reser-
walton.
In answer to inquiries of this kind
Congressman Jones of Washington
lands will be allotted to homesteaders
by drawing similar to that used at
the opening of the Shoshone or Wind
River reservations although the ques-
ton properly falls within the jurisdic-
ton of the commissioner of the gener-
al land Office,
How to Register.
The following extracts from the pro-
visions for the opening of the Sho-
shone reservation show what in all
probability will be the procedure in
opening the Couer dAlene reserva-
ton.
ITO obtain registration for the pur-
pose of making a homestead entry of
any of the said ceded lands the appli-
cant will be required to show himself
duly qualified under the law to make
such entry and this showing must be
made by the presentation of a sworn
application for registration executed
on a blank furnished by the commits
sioner of the general land Office which
can be obtained only at the time and
places of registration herein mentioned
and each person registering must give
the registration officer such appropria-
te matter of description and identifi-
cation as will protect the applicant
and the government against and at
tempted representation
No Registration by Mail.
Registration cannot be affected
through the use Of the mails or bv
the employment of an agent. except
Ing that honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors entitled to the benefits of
section 2344 of the revised statutes of
the United States as, amended by act
OF congress approved March 1.19O1
(31 Stat. SAD, may present their APP
plication for making homestead en-
try and make dual proof of their uuar-
hcations through an agent of their Sc
selection, having a duly executed
power OF attorney, on blank furnish
ed by the commissioner of the general
land office, but no person shall be per-
mitted to act as agen for more than
one soldier or sailor No person will
be permitted to register more than
once or be permitted to register in
any other that his true name
Certificates Non transferable.
Each APPLICANT who shows himself
duly qualified viii be registered and
given a transferable certificate
10 that effect, and each person hold :
ing such certificate will be entitled to
go on any coded land subject to entry
her9inunder, and examine such lands.
out the only purpose for which he can
go upon such lands is to enable him
later on, as herein provided, to I'M
oerstandingly select the lands for
which he may make entry.
Preparations for DRAWING.
The order in which during the first
90 days following the opening the reg
istered APPLICANTS will be allowed to
make homestead entry of lands Oman
ed hereunder will be determined bv a
drawing for the district The draw,ng
VIII be had under the supervision ana
immediate observance OF a committee
OF three persons whose integrity is
such as to make their control Of tho
drawing guarantee of its fairness
me members of this committee will
De appointed by the secretary of the
INFERIOR who will prescribe suitable
compensation for their services. Pre-
paratory to this drawing the registra-
ton officers, will, at the time of rae-
istering each applicant who shows
hithsen duly qualified. make out a
caro- which must be signed by the an
phcant. and such description of the
applicant as will enable the local land
oHicer to thereafter identity him
rms card will be subsequently scales
IN a separate envelope which viii
bear no other distinguishing label or
mark than such as to show that IL Is
to go into the drawing. These envel-
opes will be carefully preserved and
remain sealed until opened in the
course of the drawing herein provided
How the Drawing Is Done.
When the registration is completed
all of these sealed envelopes viii he
brought together at the place of
drawing and turned over to the COM
mittee in charge Nof the drawing who.
In such manner as in their Judgment
VIII be attended with entire fairness
and equality of opportunity, shall pro-