The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-31
Elaborate Plans Berg Prepared to In
Itiate President Tart During
His Stay In Spokane,
r August.
BIG DRAWING AUGUST 8
100000 Acres Of Lands In Three
Reservations to He Drawn on
That Date-Is Valuable
Land.

Land.
! SPOKANE, Wash, May 29.Ofiicers
TOT Excelsior Camp, No. STA Modern
Woodmen, are preparing elaborate
plans to initiate President Taft into
! the mysteries of the order during his
stay in Spokane the second week Of
august, when it is expected the chief
executive Will participate at the Seven
Iteenth sessions Of the National Irri.
| CATION Congress. The honors will be
conferred by A. r. Talbot. head con.
sui, assisted by William jennings
Bryan of Nebraska. United States
1 Senator Jonathan p. Dolliver Of Iowa.
United States Senator Joseph W..
II.sB" Hey Of Texas, Speaker Joseph Can
non Of Illinois, Professor j. w. Black.
man OF Kansas University, Lyman
| Abbott, Editor Of The Outlook. and
other prominent public men.
The ceremonies will take place in
the state armory with from 5000 to
5000 members in attendance. A ban
/ quet. at which President Taft will
speak. is to follow. The band connect
ed with the Fighting Third" regiment
infantry. organized in1792, and at one
time commanded by MAD Anthony"
Wayne, to be stationed at Fort George
Wright, three miles northwest Of Spo-
I kane, this summer, will furnish music
for the occasion. and representative
| members Of the order from all parts
iof America will be here to greet the
| nations chief r-hen he takes the
| Wooi;nen's oath.
| Another important matter, which,
| by happy coincidence. comes with the
opening of the meeting Of the irriga-
tionists and experts IN forestry. deep
I VA erways, good roads and hcme-
building. and the visit; OF President
1 Taft. is the beginning Of the draw.
! ings on August Q, fer more than 70O,.
600 acres OF lands in the Spokane,
i Occur d. Alene and Flathead reserva-
! tons. The registration officers will
be in Spokane, Occur d'Alene. Idaho,
and Kalispell and Missoula, Mont.
r. Insinger, chairman OF the board
Of control Of the National Congress,
has received advices that registration
will begin on July Is and close on
A August 5 the time for making the en-.
try being fixed for April 1910, thus
enabling successful applicants to make
personal Investigations OF the lands
subject to- settlement and entry. APP
plications for registrations must be
delivered through the mails only to
the superintendent of the opening al
4 Occur d'Alene, Idaho. "a miles east
of Spokane, which will be the princi
pal poin. In the drawings for the three
reservations.
While the regulations regarding the
I, opening Of the lands will not be avail
4 able until early in June, 1t is under
| stood that those qualified to make
homestead entry will be permitted te
4 register for any OF the lands desig
mated in the three reservations. This
4 must be done in person, while former
4 soldiers may register through agents
Persons entering lands in the Flat
head reserve, where 100000 acres
will be thrown open this year, viii
be required to pay one-third OF the
appraised value ranging from 81 t
4 s1.25 an acre, at the time of the en-
try. while purchasers of government
lands In the Spokane reserve, 100000
acres. and the Occur d'Alene reserva
!. ton 200, 900 acres, will be required t
nav one-fifth of the appraised value
) at the time OF entry the remainder t.
be paid in five equal annual install
ments.
These three drawings will provide
, homes for at least $4,000 person!
. there being between 1890 and 500
homesteads. Other lands in the re
& serves. which contain approximate.
1000 600 acres. will be opened II
I1o1o and 1911. Those familiar will
a the lands to be opened this year sa!
nortions Of them are adapted t.
wheat. oats and other small grains
I also root crops and fruits.
The indians owning these lands sue
cessfully resisted all attempts to opel
them to settlement until recently
when they gave in to the ever-increas
ing land hunger OF the white people
. and. as a result. in few months TN
Isfepee Of the Indian brave will b
!. supplanted by the home Of the settler
who will bring forth wealth from thu
'land over which only wild things ca
wort today.
The FIathead reservation comprise
i /, 425 900 acres on the west slope OF IN
II Rocky mountains in northwestern
Montana, tributary to Kalispell, mod
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