Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-08-12
.CHAS. BACHMAN
OTTUMWAuIS is
FARM WINNER
WITHOUT EXPENSE OF TRIP TO
THE WEST, LOCAL MERCHANT
DRAWS HOMESTEAD IN couER
D,ALENE RESERVATION.

Charles Bachman, OttumWa Jew
eler, Is the only lucky ottumWan
to draw tract Of land in the
Coeur d'AIene reservation home
stead drawings. He drew No. 1898.
Three thousand names were
drawn. In an Interview this
morning Mr.. Bachman said: "This
Is the first tidings have received
SO far regarding my good fortune
In the Coeur d'Aiene land draw
ing. so far have received no
official information from authorI-
ties. Being an old soldier was
entitled to the privilege of making
did not have to be present at the
drawing. Some of the lard 10 be-
ina reclaimed by the government,
and it may be that the property
which drew 10 among this. At
any rate will not go west until
have received official Information
that the land is open to settle
ment. If find that this is the
case, will move to Occur d'AIene.
and settle"
Occur, d'Alens, Idaho, Aug. 1.-THE
drawing for homesteads In the Occur
d'AIene Indian reservation was ended
yesterday afternoon when 5000 envel-
opes had been taken from the great
iron casks. Chicago and Illinois kept
up their lucky percentage in the race,
thirteen more Chicagoans landing in
the second half Of the prize winners.
This was against fifteen Chicagoans
who won yesterday.
There are still two more reserva-
tions for which drawings will be made
in the next two weeks. On Thursday
Miss Christine Donlan of Missoula
will select the winners for the largest
numbers Of homesteads for the Flat
head reservation and on Monday at
the opening of the drawing at the Spo-
kane reservation, Miss HarE5et Post,
daughter of Frank T. Post of Spokane,
will pick the first envelope.
1t Is a matter of speculation with
Judge Witten, experimenting the land
drawings, as to how many applicants
can be given lands in the Flathead
reservation, even If they draw lucky
numbers. Under the reclamation act
the government is likely to withdraw
large part Of the irrigable land in
that reservation. Approximately $500
claims are to be had in this reserve,
but the proposed reclamation of part
will reduce the number by several
hundred.
Judge Witten says he is unable to
say how much the government was
considering reclaiming, but it is likely
to be some OF the most valuable land
Should this be reclaimed it will bo
ho1d for settlement until it can be put
under water and will then be opened
under a new drawing.
There are many of the persons who
drew lucky numbers yesterday who
will be unable to get homesteads, as
there are only 1,02S claims available
for settlement. The drawing Of 5000
names was done to allow for withdraw
ais and failure to file claims on the
land. Hundreds of those whose names
were drawn may never appear to
claim right to locate on lands. Thous-
ands registered simply to have a /
chance on winning one of the first
80 or 100 names.
The majority of the winners in the |
drawings we're poor men. They have
received tidings which mean fortunes. |
Hundreds who have won the chance to
select claims worth, from $4,000 to
$25,000 are now in poverty. Laborers, !
poor workmen, widows, sons of wild
ows and school teachers are numbered
to- a great extent among the winners.
Iowans were lucky in the land |
drawing for the Occur d'Alene yester-
day. The following names were among |
those drawn: Geo. G. Davis Of Hamil-
ton B. f. Rodgers of Lacona, Fred B.
Johnson of Wilton, August Feldham
of Walnut, Levi Cline Of Sac City, J.
II. Clouse Of EXline, Dan Siegfriend Of |
Fonda, John A. Nye Of Shenandoah,
Arthur M. Hunter of Corydon, Carl A.
G. Hackman Of E1gin, w. NJ Evans of
Centerville, John w. Boden of Osceola,
g. |. Arnold of Ft. Madison, Effie
Miles Of Council Bluffs, David Hender-
son Of Hampton, Henry w. Reedman
of Alton, A. H. Miller of Libertyville,
Helen Jones of F,t. Madison, E. s.
West OF Larribee, Mrs. A. F. Higbee Of
Bloomfield, Charles Bachman OF OF
tumwa, H. B. Wyman, Jr., Of Des
Moines, G. H. Miller Of Cresco, A. l..
Tailor of Marines, Chas. v. Gelser of
Henry Hall of Des
Mo1nes, Judd D. Asire Of Longalia,
Clarence e. Part Of Sac City. Howard
8. Troxel of State Center. Morris B. +
liramer OF Des Moines, Jacob Kagel
Of Bella, Arthur B. Jacob of Elgin,
Carl Peterson of Elma, F. ]. Ratcliff
of Grinnell. Frank Epperson of Eddy
vile, Robert G. Piper Of Davenport,
. W Bowdishpf Marion, Twin J. Man
gan of Harris, Ermine L. McGahey of
Cincinnati, Wiltimina Van Lyoc of
Milo.
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