Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-17
LAND LOTTERY
DRAWS CROWD
Thousands Come to Take Chance
in Reservation Drawing

9Vfehty-thfee applications Cor lanf
nad been received yesterday after
noon at O'Clock by Superintendent
James w. Witten for lands III IL,
Occur d'Alene indian reservation TO,
Yesterday; 5.S07 for the Spokane
and 100 for the Flathead. These
amounts, when taken together with
the applications received on the pre-.
Vlous days, bring the total for ali
reservations to 1854. The num-
Der Of applications received for lands
In the Occur d'Alene reservation for
the trst day was 1927. and while
the number received yesterday was
greater II does not Indicate that the
registration was heavier than the
first day, because all applications re-
ceiyed after o'clock ON the first
day were counted in with those re-
ceived yesterday. 1t is estimated
that the registration was no larger
yesterday, II as large, as on the first
day. 1t Is anticipated that the reg
istration today will be heavier than
on either of the two previous days,
as the Northern Pacific special sery-
ice will go into effect today and the
first train bearing landseekers will
arrive in the afternoon.
Spokane Continues to Knock.
There were plenty of empty room
ing houses in the city again last
night and the hotels were not over
crowded. The restaurants did a good
business, but neither were they at
any time crowded, and the business
done by the other business houses in
the city is practically OF no signifi-
canoe. The first good, hard knock
delivered to the city was by the
Spokesman-Review when 1t stated
that Occur d'Alene could not accom-
modate the people and that it had
elevated prices, and, evidently en-
couraged by the attack Of this paper
upon the citizens of a friendly and
neighboring town, the citizens of
Spokane - many of them - have
taken up the battle cry, and those
who come to register, as soon as
their work Is completed, leave on the
first outgoing train, and when night
comes the city Is practically deserted.
1t is stated by people who came here
to register that the hotels and room
ing houses are organized in Spokane.
and that they are advised by work
ers which they have in their employ
ment at the electric depot in that
city that Occur d'Alene is but a VIII
lage, that there are no rooms 10 be
obtained, no food. and that exorbi-
tant prices are being charged That
is one of the means that it is alleged
Spokane people are resorting to in
knocking Occur d'Alene and drawing
the people to their city. Another
which is used to deceive the land
seekers is that Occur d'Alene Is a
suburb of Spokane. and this, it is
said, was used by Spokane solicitors
even on the streets Of Occur d'Alene.
people who had come to the city for
the purpose of representing enter
prlses in Spokane and Incidentally TO
join in with the Spokane crowd In
knocking the lake city Whatever
may be thought of the means en-
ployed by the Spokane people in
taking the crowd away from Occur
d'Alene and reaping the harvest ard
letting the business men here pay
the bill. II is certainly being operated
successfully. and just so long as the
system can be operated without in
reference, protest or action on the
part Of the business men of Occur
d'Alene. just that long IL will be con-
tinued with success and Spokane is
going to reap a harvest and Occur
d'Alene be left without even enough
seed TO start another crop for spo-
kane TO reap.
City Is Orderly.
While considerable trouble vas
with piekPoekets and
sneak thieves the first day OF the
registration. but two arrests we're
made yesterday and those two con
sisted of two sneak thieves who stole
q camera In the forenoon. During
the afternoon and night no arrests
we're made and no complaints made
except in a case where 3 man had
sat down to q buneo game with some