Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-08-02
TWO TONS OF
APPLICATIONS
Landseekers Have Paid $4,lSl.o S
for Postage Stamps

In the headquarters OF Judge wit
ten--the United States registration
ofiicethere stands a stack OF 90
sealed sheetiron cans. and standing
guard over them from the time the
superintendent and his force leave
their Office In the evening until they
return In the morning are two dep
uty United States marshals. The
cans now contain 2O9,0s applIea-
lions for lands in the Occur dAiene.
Spokane and Flathead Indian reser-
vations. and II Is because the govern
ment Is determined that the drawing
for lands in these reservations shall
be conducted with fairness and hon
esty TO all that the two marshals keep
guard over them. for IL they were
left unprotected the Offices might be
entered and the applications tam
pered with. There Is also the dan
ger OF fire breaking out and the ap-
locations being destroyed before they
could be saved. The weight OF these
cans Is little over two tons and the
applications in them represent an ex-
pendituFe OF a4.1sl.S8 for stamps.
1t Is estimated that when the regis
tration closes that they will contain
approximately 100000 applications,
which VIII make them weigh about
three tons and represent an outlay OF
$4,000 for postage. The registration
for Saturday was better than an aver.
age day-5.3S7 registering. Many
landseekers arrived In the city last
night. and the incoming trains this
morning were as usual loaded down /
with people. aud 1t Is predicted that
IL will be another banner day. II Ii
expected by those In charge that the
four remaining days of the regIstra.
ton will be the heaviest OF all
May Pick Your Own Envelope.
The registration will come to
close at midnight on Thursday. Au-
gust 5. Promptly at the hour of IL
o'clock on that night the notarles
win announce that the registration Is
at an end aud close the doors of their
offices to the public. and then mat
ters will be gotten into readiness for
the drawing. which occurs Monday
morning. August 3. The drawing
will be public-probably at the pres
ent registration buildIng-and on
that morning the sealed cans CON
tanning the applications Will be
brought forward and the contents de-
posted on a platforf constructed for
that purpose. The envelopes for each
Df the reservations will be kept In
plies and three little girls
1ne for each reseryation-will draw
he lucky numbers. After the con-
.ents of the cans have been emptied
On the platform the envelopes Will be
mixed. Prior to the three
little girls taking up their work Sd
Witten will announce to
hose present that he will give am
nan No. ! who can pick his own ap.
from the pile. Should h.
all. however. the penalty will b.
hat hts application for land In the
reservation will not be considered
n view of the fact that the feat il
Utmost impossible and because OF the
larsh conditions attached. IL is safe /
o predie, that the challenge Will not
,e accepted
Applications equivalent to twice {
he number of claims IN each reser- /
alton will be drawn. as Il Is ex
iected that fully half OF those apply /
ng for lands will fail 10 make their I
ppearance and file. The lucky num- =
ers will be announced in the papers 4
nd from the time the first name Is 4
rawn TO the last about 1000 people I
all parts Of the Amer
ian continent-from the Canadian
me on the north TO the Mexican line
n the south. and from the Atlantic
eean On the east TO The Paeiae or 8
be wekt--will watch the list with an +
agile eye TO ascertain II their names
re among the fortunate. I
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