The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-27

the general land office which can he oh
tanned only at the time and places of
registration herein mentioned. and eaob
person registering must give the ragiS
tering officer such appropriate mattor
of description and identification as will
protect the applicant and the govern
ment against any attempted personif-
cation.
Registration cannot be effected
through the use of mails or the ON
plOyment of an agent. excepting ,ba,
honorably discharged soldiers and sail
ors entitled to the benefits of section
23O4 of the revised statutes of the Unit
ed States. as amended by the act Of
congress approved March 1. 1901 (31
Stat, SAD, may present their appli-
cations for registration for the purposa
of making homestead entry and MAKE
due proof of their qualifications
through an agent of their own selection
having a duly executed power of attor-
ney on blank furnished by the COM
missioner of the general land office, but
no person will be permitted to act as
agent for more than one soldier OF
sailor. No person will be permitted to
register more than once. nor will be
permitted to register in any other than
his true name.
Each applicant who shows himself
duly qualified will be registered and
ciyaO a NON fra N G fora bIa cartifc,+o ~
that effect, and each person holding
such certificate will be entitled to 90
on any coded lands subject to entry
hereunder and examine such lands but
the only purpose for which he can go
upon an deXamine such lands is to en-
able him later on. as herein provided.
to Understandings select the lands for
which he may make entry.
The order in which during the first
sixty days following the opening the
to make homestead entry of lands
opened hereunder will be determined
by drawing for the district, held az
Lander, Wyoming, commencing at
and to continue for such period neces-
sary to complete the same. The draw
ing will be had under the supervision
and Immediate observance of a COM
mittee of three persons whose integrity
is such as to make their control of the
drawing a guaranty of its fairness. The
members of this committee will be
appointed by the secretary of the in
terror who will prescribe suitable COM
pensaton for their services
Preparatory to this drawing
the registration officers. will at the time
of registering each applicant who
shows himself duly qualified make out
a card which m ustbe signed by the
applicant. and give such a description
of the applicant as will enable the To-
cal land officers to thereafter identify
him. This card will be subsequently
sealed in d separate envelope which
will bear no other distinguishing label
Or mark than such as may be necessary
to show that it is to go into the draw
ing. These envelopes will be careful
ly preserved and remain sealed until
herein provided. When the registra-
ton is completed all of these sealed
envelopes will be brought together at
the place of drawing and turned over
to the committee in charge of the
drawing who. in such manner as in
their Judgment will be attended with
entire fairness and equality of opportu-
nifty, shall proceed to draw out and
open the separate envelopes and to
give to each inclOsed card a number
containing the same is drawn. The
result of the drawing will be certified
to the officers of the district and Will
determine the order in which the appi-
cant may make homestead entry of
said lands and settle thereon.
Notices of drawing, stating the
name of each applicant and the number
assigned to him by the drawing. VIII
be posted each day at the place of the
drawing. and each applicant will be
notified of his number and the day upon
which he must make his entry, by
postal card mailed to him at the al
dress given by him at the time of the
registration. The result of each days
drawing will also be given to the press
and published as a matter of news.
for homestead entry dur
ing the sixty days following the open
ing can be made only by registered
applicants nd in the order established
by the drawing. Gazette.