The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-06-09


persons desiring lands in the Flat
head reservation in Montana, the
Occur d'Alene reservation in Idaho, or
tn; Spokane reservation in Washing
ton, may go to either Missoula or
Kalispell, Mont, to Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, or Spokane, Wash, and regis
ter for the drawing.
ANY person can register for lands
in either or all of the reservations
who is qualified to make a homestead
entry. All persons are qualified to
make such entry who have not al
ready made an entry, if they are citi-
zens of the United tSates or have de-
clared their intentions to become
citizens, and do not already own more
than 100 acres, however acquired.
All applications for registration must
be sworn to at one of the points nam
ed, and any person can register for
anw or all of the reservations but it
will be necessary for him to go to
Kalispell or Missoula to register for
Occur d'Alene lands. and to Spokane
for Spokane lands.
"On August 9 the drawing will be-
gin for the different reservations at
Occur d'Alene, No particular tract
of land will be assigned to any per-
will have first choice of all the lands
in the reservation for which he draws.
No. . will have second choice, and so
on. The plan of the drawing is an
absolutely fair one. After applica-
tions for reservation have been sworn
to they will be enclosed and sealed
in an envelope bearing the printed
address of the superintendent. There
will be nothing on the envelope to in
dictate the name of the applicant.
Each envelope presented will look
exactly like every other envelope. At
tn time of the drawing these envel-
opes will be thoroughly mixed before
the public and then selected indis-
criminately one at time, and the ap-
plications contained in the selected
envelopes will be numbered in the
order inc which they are selected.
These mum bers will control the order
in which the lands may be chosen.
Notices will at once be mailed to
the successful applicants. informaing
them of some date after April /, 1910,
on which they may select and enter
their land. All these lands will be
classified and appraised, and must be
paid for at the appraised value. one
third of the value of the Flathead
lands and one-fifth of the value Of
the other lands, must be paid at the
time of entry. The remainder of the
purchase price may be paid in five
equal annual installments. Residence
must be established within six months
of date of entry and continued with
cultivation until a patent has been
earned, either by five years residence
and cultivation, ana the annual pay
ment of the installment, or by four
teen months residence and cultiva-
ton and the pawn nt of all deferred
installments. A failure to pay any an
nual installm ent will forfeit all right
to the land entered and all money al
ready paid.
1.-The Flathead lands have already
been appraised at $1.25 tc 81 an acre,
and the lands in the other reserva-
tons are now being appraised. prob
ably at the same price.
Soldiers who served in the civil
war, the Spanish war, or the Philip
pine instruction, or their widows or
minor orphan children are not requir-
ed to go to the registration point in
person. but may register through
agents who will reply to their appli-
cations for such registration at one
of the points named. They will not
be required to make entry on the day
designed them for that purpose, but
may file, either in person or through
agents. declaratory statement by
paying 50. This will reserve the lands
for them for six months, but at the
end of six months they must make
entry in person and pay the first in
stallment of the purchase money At
ter residing on the land for one year
they may claim credit on the remain
ing four years for their period of
their military service.