Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-06-04
RULES OPENING
RESERVATION
Requirements and Methods of Pro-
cedure in Securing Lands

Pursuant to the proclamation O
the president, issued May %. 1909
Tor the opening to settlement and
entry Of certain lands within N,
Fiathead Indian reservation In IN,
state Of Idaho and the Spokane In
aian reservation in the state 81
washington, under the acts OF con,
sress named therein, the followina
rules and regulations are prescribed
Dy the general land office:
/. Applications for Registratiou
any person qualified to make a
homestead entry may present appli.
cation for registration for lands in
any or all of said reservations. bu,
his application must be sworn to al
Occur d'Alene, Idaho, IL he registers
for Occur d'Alene lands; at either
kalispell or Missoula, Montana. IL he
registers for Flathead lands; and at
Spokane, Washington, IL he registers
for Spokane lands.
2. Applications for registration
and powers of attorney for the ap-
pointment Of agents by soldiers or
sailors, or their widows or minor or
phan children, should be substan-
TALLY, in words and form, as sun
piled by the government.
3. All envelopes in which appli-
cations, for registration are to be
mailed should be three and one-half
inches wide and six inches long, and
they must be plainly addressed to
James w. Witten, Superintendent,
Occur d'Alene, Idaho" and the name
Of the reservation embracing the
lands which the applicant desires to
enter must be plainly written or
printed across the front and at the
left end of the envelope All envel-
opes should be securely sealed and
have the requisite postage stamps
attached thereto, before they are
placed in the mail.
4. No envelope should contain
more than one application for regis
tration or contain any other paper
than the application and agents au-
thority. Proof of naturalization and
of military service, and other proof
required las in case of second home
stead entries) will be exacted before
the entry is allowed, but should not
the application for regis
tratiOn.
5. Blank forms of application for
and addressed envelopes
to be used in forwarding applications
to the superintendent will be fur
nished to each applicant by the su-
perintendent, through the notaries
public before whom the applicants
are sworn. Blank powers of attor-
ney to be used by soldiers or sailors,
or their widows or minor orphan
in the appointment of
agents, may be obtained from the SUI
at Washington, ID. C.,
prior to July 5. 1909, and after that
date from him at Occur d'Alene.
Idaho.
6. Method of Receiving and Han
ding Applications-As soon as the
Of the opening re-
ceives an envelope addressed to him,
with the name of any of the reserYa-
tons endorsed threeon, he will (if
such envelope bears no distinctive
marks or words indicating the name
Of the person by whom it was pre-
sentedl deposit 1t in a metal can set
apart for the reception OF all envel-
Dpes bearing a like endorsement. The
cans used for this purpose must be
10 constructed as to prevent enyel- |
,pes deposited therein from being re-
moved therefrom. without detection,
md they must be safely guarded by
of the government
until they are publicly opened on the
lay when the selections authorized
" the proclamation are to be made.
Nh envelopes which show the name
II the person by whom they were
nailed win be at once opened and
he applications therein will be re-
urned to the applicants
:. Method OF Assigning Numbers
o Applieants-on August >. 1893.
he cans containing the applications
or registration presented By persons
yho desire to enter Occur d'Alene
ands viii be publicly opened and all
ENVELOPES contained therein viii be
mixed and distributed
to the selection and NUM-