Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-08-12
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D., Times at Scene Of the Big Government
~ land Lottery at Coeur d'Alene.

Cefee OF LltLie ROCK, Ark, a pro-
fessional "talker," was called to
the platform, and started the task
of reading and crying aloud the
5000 names which will be drawn
from the los, 900 applications.
70 keep the crowd, now standing
in the broiIing hot sun Of noon, in
good humor, Judge Witten stopped
the drawing at intervals long enough
to joke with the women who drew
claims and to tell stories Of his past
experiences il the land drawings OF
government reservations.
Messengers were dispatched with
the valuable slips to the land office
uptown, and there corps of clerks
and stenographers began the work
of listing the names in numerical
order and posting them outside.
After two hours of hard work 500
names had, been drawn from the lot
Of 105, 900. The afternoon drawing
began at LOO o'clock, and through
out the day not single irregularity
Of Importance was found. In several
instances where notaries had forgot
ten to sign their names, the crowd
became excited, but was soon quiet
ed when Judge Witten announced
that he had the seal and signature
Of every notary on file at his office,
where he could verify any defects.
In one instance Charles A. john
son Of Bradford, Pa, forgot to put
| in The name Of his state when he
made out his application, but when
the occurrence was announced by
Judge Witten johnson came for
ward from the crowd and identified
himself, and had the necessary
name of the state added to the ap-
plication by Judge Witten. His ap-
plication, which was No. POT, was
allowed to remain among the fortu-
nate ones.
/ Mrs. E. J. Laird, Spokane. and
her son drew successive numbers
The claim number drawn by Mrs
Laird is 319, while that drawn by
her son is 320.
| The winners:
| l. Isadore Selig, Myrtle Creek
| Ore.
i 2. John Hedmark, Spokane.
3. Charles G. Cromwell, Spokane
4. Herman Neubauer, South Ia
coma; 5. Ella 7. Maloney, Spokane
s. William w. Atkinson, Troy. Ida.
IL. Maude Sharpe, Martinsyille, Ida.
Is. Peter Weiderbaeh, Butte; 9
Paul B. Rising, St. Paul; 10. Mich
) ael Theis, St. Marys, Ida; IL. Q. L
Kemmeron, Spokane; II. Levi
Kemper, Washington, Mo-; Il. G
! r. Masters, Spokane; Il. Leonar'
Fidler, Seattle; Is. James E. West
colt, st. Paul; Is. Israel J. Thong
son, Alden, O.; II. J. E. Graymar
Seattle; IS. Lawrence Ryan, spe
4 kane; 10. Amelia NJ. Thompson
Occur d'Alene; 20. Charles I. MAJ
!, tin, Fairfield, Wash; p. John Z
Y Stomach, Seattle; p. Fl. 4. Wa
2 rem, Walla Walla; 23 Charles y
/, Simonds, Chehalis, Wash; "a. II
J. dolph Klein, Spokane; 9. Ann
t Graelenberger, Spokane.
! Following are the names OF thos
/ Montanans who drew prizes IN tf
land lottery at Coeur d, Alene city
n 8, Peter Weidenbach, Butte.
s II, James A. Foster, Great Falls
n IS, James "A. Pritchard. Butte.
( 100, Victor Gustafson Anaconda
i'd 1O7, Garth r. Miller, Hamilton.
143. Ruth A. Grain. agent Il.
k, Footler, Lewiston.
at 166, Martha A. Hills, Wllitefsh.
174, Charles West, Bonner.
nd 1856. F. A. Collins. Whitefish.
O. 206, Ed. J. Burr, st. Regis.
er 211, s. G. Rutland. Great Falls.
it. 266, Peter Carraaher, Anaconda