Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-29
REGISTRATION
is 10000
Those Wanting Occur d'Alene
Lands Number SO. 746-
Will Reach 100000.

One hundred and sixty-seven thou
sand three hundred and fifty-six APP
plications have now ben received for
lands in the Occur d'Alene, Flathead
and Spokane Indian reservations by
Superintendent James w. Witten.
Sixty-two thousand seven hundred
and forty-six of these are for the
Occur dAlene, $4,000 for the Spo-
kane, and the remainder, 1910, are
for the Flathead. According to the
estimate made by Judge Witten this
morning, should the registration go
forward at the present rate until it
closes at midnight on August 5, just
a week from IL o'clock tonight, the
registration for Occur d'Alene lands
will stand at 99,135. He does not,
however, expect it to remain the
same, nor to decrease, but that it
will increase, and is confident now
that it will 60 beyond his original
estimate of 100000 applications. The
registration for Occur d'Alene lands
yesterday was 5,667, and it was bet
ter than an average day.
Crowd Continues to Come.
The registration opened just two
weeks ago today, and while during
that time every train that has come
to the city during each day has been
Enthusiastically packed-with peo-
pie who are in search of land, the
crowd has, instead of decreasing in
the last few days, increased, and it is
expected that the remaining week
will contain the banner days OF the
registration. The railroad men agree
with Judge Witten that the applica-
tons for land will increase during
the last week instead of diminish
and in support of their contention
point to the fact that there are still
many people who will come to the
west for the purpose of visiting the
exposition at Seattle, and that they
will come in time to register, and
that there are many who have jour
neyed on through to the exposition
and who will register on their re-
turn. 1t is also stated by them ina
there are many people in the west
ern states who have delayed register
Ing until the last, hoping that DS
then the crowd and rush will be over
and that there will be rush on thu
part of these when the closing day.
shall come. Then there are besides
many old soldiers who have OeeI
making arrangements to register
through power of attorney, and II i
expected that a food of application
will be received from this source
Agents are now searching for person
to represent these soldiers who ar
unable to come and telegraphlni
their names in so that the power 0
attorney properly executed can reacl
them before the registration closes.
Looking for Investments.
The people who have been regis
tering for land the last two or thre
days are mostly from the east an
represent a class which is lookin
for investments in real property an
boxing for business locations. Thel
prime motive for visiting the city L
no doubt, to take a chance in the To-
terry game of Uncle Sam, but Will
hey are doing so they are making
point to avail themselves of ever
opportunity to become aeQualnte
With the city and surrounding eoui
Try. They are of that well-to-do eias
Who are not necessarily in need OF
home. but who realize the value
and and are possessed Of means
purchase 1t in the event that the
mould be unsuccessful In securing
claim In the reservation. and II
Predicted that one Of the benereil
fesuhs Of the opening win be moo
q immigration from this class TO u
sest and the purchase Of lana