The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-05-21
EVERYTHING IN
LINE FOR DRAWING
Salmon River Opening to Go
Off Smoothly.
Sheds Already Erected to Shell
ter Crowd on Lots Back Of
Hotel Perrine.

Due to the many times r. M. McCol-
lum has gone through with the work in
cidental to opening new territory he has
this time reduced the work to q science
and has his plans so laid that those
really desirous of fling on land can be
handled easily and quickly. All next
week the people desiring to file on land
will be taken care of at the office of the
company in the Hotel Perrine, where
each quarter section has been checked
up in filing cabinet.
Only a week is given in which to
register for the drawing, the office be-
ing open from Monday morning until
late Saturday afternoon. The person
wishing to draw must deposit a certified
check in the following amounts ac-
cording to the amount of land desired
40 acres, deposit required, s131 so
50 acres, deposit required, 262.50
12O acres, deposit required, 393.50
160 acres, deposit required, 524 so
Each person registered is given re-
ceipt placed in an envelope on which is
stamped the registration number. This
receipt must be produced at the time of
drawing and without it no person will
be allowed to file on land. 1t should be
in the pocket of every man on the open
ing day who has any desire to make
entry in the order OF numbers drawn.
Monday, June 1st, rain or shine the
drawing will begin promptly at ten
o'clock a. m. at the raised platform on
the lots at the rear of the Hotel Per-
rine.
On the platform will be barrel
churn into which, on cubes of wood
have been printed the number of regis
tration. The churn will be revolved for
several minutes until the cubes are
mixed and then lady selected by the
company will draw out one number at a
time. AS the cubes are drawn they
will be handed to the officer in charge
of drawing who will reud the number
aloud and see that each cube is set
down in the. book in the order in which
it is drawn That is is if number 25 OF
registration was drawn from box first it
would be set down as drawing number
one and the man holding the receipt for
twenty would approach the plat
form with his receipt and have
the drawing number placed upon re-
ceipt. After this Is done he is ready
to carry on his fling and will be d.
rected to window to the left of plat
form and at the rear of shed. Here
will be located the engineer with plat
to take his choice OF land and record 1t
on the receipt. The receipt is then
handed back to the table where the en-
gineers in charge of the official plat re-
cord the entry and hand came to clerk
In charge OF filing case in which are the
contracts for each forty acres on tract.
This clerk pins receipt to contract
and hands, both papers promptly to
the recording clerks behind the wire
netting just next to the engineers. The
entryman has let his receipt go out OF
his pose ssion and must keep his eye on
it as it passes from official to official
and to do SO must follow along
the narrow passageway in front Of
desks. From the recorders the papers
60 the state land board officials who
make record of the application for en-
try and pass 1t along to the cashiers.
1t man desire to withdraw, his re.
cefpt is surrendered to the cashiers who
return to him his certified check given
when he registered. In case he wishes
the land, his receipt is then turned ov-
or to the cashiers who in turn give him
2 receipt stub which Is attached to the
original receipt. His paper Is then
given to the company whore it viii be
kept for recording and for regisstation
With the state land board after :
short time the entry man will 'ruceive
hls contract upon surEender stub iscsip
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