Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-08-14
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Judge Witten Issues Order to Pro-
teCt Fraudulent Locations

The drawing for lands in the Flat /
head Indian reservation came to a |
conclusion yesterday afternoon and
the assistants and clerks of Superin-
tendent Witten are Justly engaged |
today in arranging the names of the
n fortunate ones into alphabetical order
and in preparing cards notifying
them of the number of their claims,
and also as to the time when they
must present themselves before the
United States land Office and make
the filing on the land. The closing
were dull and uninteresting, and dur
ing the work yesterday afternoon
there were hardly dozen persons
present to witness it.
Spokane Drawing Huge Joke.
Monday will witness the drawing
for lands in the Spokane reservation.
Miss Post, the daughter of promi-
nent lawyer in Spokane will draw the
lucky numbers. The registration and
drawing for lands in this reservation
has been regarded by all of those con-
versant with the amount of lands to
be opened to settlement and their
character as a huge joke. But ESQ
names will be drawn, as it is esti-
mated that there is not in excess of
100 claims which will be subject to
filing, and out of that number, ac-
cOrding to experienced cruisers, there
are but As claims worth filing upon,
the remainder being of no value-at
least not worth the expenditure of a
homestead right upon. According to-
estimates made an applicant will have
one chance in 1900 of drawing
lucky number, and it is universally
conceded that the person who draws
No. in this lottery game will be the
iuckiest man in the world.
No "Hin Topping" Allowed.
Superintendent Witten this after
noon promulgated an interesting set
of regulations with relation to the Sc
lection of lands in the three reserva-
tions when the time for filing comes,
and which will prevent any of the
lOcators now engaged in cruising the
lands, who may endeavor to locate
people when the time for filing comes,
from defrauding the applicant as to
the character of the land. The regu-
lations will be sent to each applicant
at the time he is given notice of the
time he must appear at the land office
and file. 1t is as follows:
'All persons to whom numbers are
assigned which entitle them to make
entry of either Occur d'Alene, Flat
head or Spokane lands will be notified
of the date when they must make
their filings next spring, and they
will be furnished with a map showing
all allotted and reserved lands, and
the classification and appraisement OF
each tract subject to entry.
"A large copy of this map will be
posted in the land office, and as soon
as a tract is entered it will be checked
of so the map will at all times show
each tract subject to entry when an
applicants name is called. No one
will be permitted to enter the land
office while the entries are being
made or inspect this map but an ap
plicant whose name is called and ons
other person employed by him to as
sist him in making his selection.
"All persons who act as locatint
agents will be required to furnish
each applicant they locate with I
written statement and guaranty as t,
the kind. character and topograph!
of the tract selected for him, and tn
description of the land selected mus
be sworn to by the locator or SOM
other person who has actually mad,
a personal examination and inspec
ton Of the land.
Since the ONCE map will be tn,
only source from which any persol
can ascertain the unentered tracts a
the time his number is called. an in
speetion of the map will be absolutel,
necessary. and no locator who fail
TO give the statement mentiOne,
above will be permitted to see tina
map.
"All persons holding numbers vii
be permitted to go onto the reserya
lions for the purpose of inspectinI
the unallotted lands at any time afte
this date, but they should carry wit