Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-17
MONTANAN SECURES
FIRST GRAND PRIZE
FORMER COUNTY OFFICIAL
GETS CHOICE SELECTION
Two Hundred and Fifty Names Drawn
from Heap of $4,000 Applicants
for Homesteads in Spokane
Reservation

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Aug. 16.-
The shortest and strangest of the
three great Indian land drawings took
place here today
The Spokane reserve, the. hill-tim-
bered strip of land lying just north
and east of the junction of the Spo-
kane and Columbia rivers, furnished
the prizes, and dainty Harriet Post,
the 12-year-old daughter of Attorney
Frank T. Post of Spokane, selected the
blue envelope holding the first Win
ner's name.
There were in all 99,0S7 applications
1t is believed that on some Of the land
disposed of today valuable water rights
and choice fruit tracts may be found
1t is believed also that valuable
mineral deposits may be discovered in
this little-traveled reserve.
Superintendent James w. Witten,
having decided only $50 names should
be drawn for this reservation, the task
was an easy one for the trained force
and before noon the fate of 99,557 ap-
plicants who failed to get numbers
had been sealed.
The winners of the highest numbers
in todays drawing for the Spokane
reservation are:
Names of First Fifty Winners
Allen Newton, Helena, Mont; Mabel
D McAIickle, Chicago; Fay j. Snoddy
Miller, S. D.; John e. Andrews, Van
couver, Wash; Joseph Hickey, Spo-
kane, Wash. Fred Black, Kalispell,
Mont; 'Charles n. McGiarl. Green's
burg, Ind; Fred w. Olsen, Seattle; A.
Gray, Deep Creek, Wash; Lewis Luck,
st. Louis, Mo-; Edward K. Byland
Spokane, Wash. II. A. Treadwell
Mabtonk, Wash. A. L. Siefert. Au-
burn, Cal; Lewis Stall, Butte, Mont;
David Mentzer, Springfield, Ia; Ed
ward j. Johnson, Spokane; Mort N.
Gilbert, Seattle; Ralph w. Vermilya,
Wenatachee, Wash; Walter Johnson,
Motson, Wash. Joseph c. Poetzl Wi
mona, Wash; R. E. Bledsoe, Spokane;
William II. Doughtrey, Portland, Ore;
Joseph e. Solomon, Green Acres,
Wash; H. j. Hardeis, Spokane; Edna
Whitney, Cheny, Wash; E. B. Fuller
Maltby, Wash; w. L. Caurter, San
Point, Idaho; William A. Mockey, Sc
attic: w. j. Stonesiser. Spokane; j.
n. Scheerer Lacombe Canada; Mary
c. Hanning, Chicago; e. n. Carter,
Caldwell, Idaho; David E. German,
LaJose, Pa; A. H. Squires, Valley
Ford, Wash; c. E. Combers, Green
Acres, WASH; Clifford C. McCoskey,
Piedmont, Kas.; Frank Farrell Pot
lach, Idaho; Emil Schnaffer, Evans
Vile, ILL.,; George II. Tusk, Libertyville,
ILL.,; David C. Ruhl, Ord, Neb.; William
Kruger, Colbrook, Ore; John Hanna,
Spokane; Eta Ross, Hamilton, o.,
Met Merick, Spokane; Ira Triplett,
Oldham Mont; Timothey B. Hender-
son, Butte Mont; C. M. Krust, Mil
waukee Claude II. Stein, Mount Car
mel, ILL.,; Andrew Gunderman, Granger,
Ind.
Allen Iewton, who captured first
place in the drawing, was formerly
deputy treasurer of Gallatin county,
Montana, and is now an employe Of
the United States assay office at Hell
ena, Mont.
Robert II. Cosgrove Of Spokane,
manager of the interstate fair, drew
No. 115 this morning. 1t Is predicted
he will not resign to take up his
chance The application of julius
Cremer of Seattle was thrown out this
morning because his name and ad-
dress had been written on the en-
Velope.