Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-22
LULL IN REGISTRA-
TON CONTINUES
Many Eastern People to Arrive
in the City

Four thousand and eighty-one PEG
pie made applications for lands In
the Occur d'Alene Indian reservation
yesterday. This makes the total
number of applications received for
this reservation 29,9S1. The regis
tration for the Spokane was 1885,
making a total of $685., and that
for the FIathead was S,2O1, making
a total Of 1884. The total number
Of applications received now by
Judge Witten for all the reservations
Is 76,470. The registration for the
Occur d'Alene reservation for yes
terday was considerably lighter than
on the previous day. 1t is stated,
however, that there are several
trains on the way from eastern points
with landseekers ON board, and 1t is
believed that in day or so heavier
registration will follow. A large per-
cent of those now registering are
from the eastern states.
While the registration is lighter
the crowd in the city throughout the
day has not decreased to any extent,
owing to the fact that the rush crowd
has practically registered and those
now arriving in the city are from
more distant points, and, besides
registering, desire also to secure a
view of the city and information with
relation to the surrounding country
A number of them, besides taking a
chance in Uncle Sans lottery, are
also in search of investments, and the
result is that they remain for a while
and visit and secure as much infor-
nation in regard to the country in
general as is possible.
The notaries are enjoying a good
business, but instead of a few doing
1t all the business has been more di-
vided, as the larger percent of the
landseekers arriving take their time
to register. There is still a keen
rivalry for business among the notar-
les, but the competition is not as Sc
we're as it was and most of the feel
ing that existed has died out.
Swindlers at Work.
With the crowd yesterday came
also several swindlers-the first OF
their class to visit the city since the
opening of the reservation com
menced. There was not anything
particularly clever or unique about
their operations, but in at least two
cases they were successful. In both
cases the swindlers posed as repre-
sentatiyes of bushes houses in Spo-
kane and carried with them the bust
ness cards of the firms. One of them,
H. ]. Smith, posed as the representa-
tive of ]. NJ. Moore, who was claimed
to be the head of an advertising and
novelty mouse At OF SPA
nue., Spokane. He presented his card
TO Mr.. Normoyle. OF the Normoyie
hotel and advised him that he was
In need of money and requested him
10 advance $40 on sight draft on
his Spokane house, and he received
the accommodation. Mr.. Normoyie
discovered that he had been defraud-
al and turned the case over to Sher-
IN Bailey and his deputies for inves-
tigation.
Eugene Hansen. proprietor of the
Cobweb bar, was the other man de-
frauded. and E. Hyeuk is the man
for whom a warrant is out and for
whom the officers are searching Hy-
euk presented a check drawn in favor
NJ himself on one of the Spokane
banks and prevailed upon Hansen to
cash II. The amount was $40, The
check was returned from the bank
with the notation that this account
was closed.