The Globe-republican., 1909-06-17
NEXT LANO DRAWING.
Some Of The Dodge People viii Register for
Drawing Of Indian Lands In Washington,
Montana and Idaho,

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Drawing Of Indian Lands In Washington,
Montana and Idaho,
Quite number Of Dodge City
people are planning to make q trip
to the fur west during the latter half
of the coming July TO register for
the drawing Of lands on the three
Indian reservations which are to be
opened to the public at that time.
The time for registration is from Ju-
ly Is to August 5, 1909. Applica-
tions for registration may be sworn
to before any notary public designa-
ted by James W. Witten, superin-
tendent opening and sale Of Indian
reservations. The notaries will
furnish the proper blank form for
registration, and the application
must be mailed to the superintendent
at Occur d'Alene, Idaho, in an envel
ope which does not bear return
card, or any other mark which may
indicate the name of the person who
mailed it. 1t is necessary in regis
tering to 60 to Kalispel or Missoula,
Montana to register for Flathead
lands; to Occur d'Alene, Idaho to
register for Occur d'Alene lands and
to Spokane, Washington to register
for Spokane lands.
Soldiers or sailors, as usual in such
drawings, need not go in person to
the places Of registration, but may
register through agents appointed
by them for that purpose. All Ap-
plications must reach the superin
tendent Of the drawing before Au-
gust 8. No entries will be made before
April l, 1910, Notice will be given
of the exact date to appear and make
entry. There will be no charge for
registering, but at the time of max
ing entry, persons who apply for
Flathead land will be required to pay
one third Of the appraised value,
and for Occur d'Alene or Spokane
lands, one fifth of the appraised value.
The remainder of the purchase
money may be paid in five equal
annual installments. Residence
must be begun within six months af-
ter date Of entry and continued,
with cultivation until a patent is
earned either by five years residence
and cultivation and the payment Of
the installments annually, or bv four
teen months actual and continuous
residence and cultivation and the
pa yment of all of the unpaid pur-
chase money, on all OF the lands ex-
cept the timbered lands in the Occur
d'Alene Reservation, which can only
be obtained by five years actual and
continuous residence and cultivation
and the payment Of the annual install
ments, as Communication is not allowed
for them. "A
No one is eligible to make entry on
these lands who is the proprietor of
more than 100 acres of land in any
state or territory, and the ownership
of 160 acres and town lot disquali-
fies the owner from making entry.
The Flathead lands have been classif-
ed as: 40, ,229 acres agricultural land,
72,019 acres agricultural land Of the
second class, 336,189 acres grazing
lands They are appraised from
81 25 to $500 an acre. Portions Of
these lands have been withdrawn
from entry at this opening, under the
reclamation act. The number Of a
cres withdrawn. or the time when
they will be subject to entry has not
been announced yet by the govern
ment.
The Spokane lands subject to entry
are being classified as agricultural
lands, and there is about $4,000
acres. The Couer d'Alene lands are
being classified into agricultural,
grazing and timbered lands, and
about 100000 acres will be subject to
entry.
The rainfall record taken near the
Occur d'Aelne lands, from '04 to '0S
ranges from 23 to 28 inches. Near
Flathead lands from ii to 1851
inches and near Spokane lands from
1902 to 1859 inches
Some Of these lands are near where
members Of J. T. Elders family are
located, and Dodge City people are
getting information from there per
sonally through this source, as to the
desirability Of the claims.