The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-06
HERE IS OFFICIAL INFORMATION
ON OPENING OF THE PUBLIC LANDS
IN THE NORTHWEST NEXT MONTH

In response to many inquiries The Her
aid publishes here with some authentic in
formation relative TO the opening of the
rTathead Indian reservation in Montana
+ra Occur 'Alene Indian reservation in
Idaho and the Spokane Indian reserva-
fi8n in Washington, which opening viii
begin on July 10 and end on Aug. next
me Information is furnished by James w
Written. superintendent Of opening and
sale OF Indian reservations in the gen
srsl land office Of the department of the
interior, Washington, D. c.
ANY person who is qualified to make
either an OTigiuH or an additional home
stead entry may register for lands in any
or an of these reservations. and all who
desire TO register must 60 IN person to
1re of the following registration points
rl swear in their applications: Kalispeil
7r NIissOula. Mont. Occur d'Alene City,
Ida. Spokane, Wash.
The applications for registration NAV be
sworn to before any notary public desig-
mated by the superintendent for that DuT-
nose and should not be sworn to before
any other officer. The notaries who are
designated VIII be furnished with blank
forms for applications and printed en-
rrIoues to mail them in to Occur d. AIene.
Ida which viii be the only point where
applications will be received. These ap-
-IeatiOns must be forwarded by ordf-
nary mail-nOt registered mail. and no
envelope which bears a return card or any
words indicating the person who mailed it
viN DE accepted
Soldiers and Widows Privilege.
The only persons who need not go in
person TO the registration points TO reg
'staT are soldiers or sailors who were
H1nOTabiy discharged after ninety days
service during the Civil war. the Spanish
American war or the Philippine insuTrec-
lion. OF their widows or minor children.
They may register through agents ap-
pointed by them for the purpose under
certain rules and restrictions. All agents
he q Of q +
.oruey, which will be furnished upon ap-
nliration to Mr.. Written at Washington
any time before July s. and after that
lime at Occur 'Alene. They may appoint
different agents to act for them on the
different reservations. but no person can
appoint more than one agent to act for
the same reservation, and no agent can
register for more than one soldier for any
one reservation.
The applications must reach Mr.. Whit
ten at Occur d'Alene before Aug. 9. on
that date all the envelopes received be
fore then will be thoroughly mixed and
The envelopes will be selected from the
pile mdisCTiminately. one at time, and
the applications therein numbered as Sc
lected. The numbers thus assigned viii
control the order in which entries may
be- made. Each person making appiica-
tiOn will receive notice giving the num-
bers as assigned and the lists viii also
be published in newspapers.
Entries Next April.
No entries will be made before April l.
1910, and all persons given the privilege
of making entry viii be notified OF the
exact date when they must appear ana
enter If they fail to appear on the date
specified they will lose all rights under
the numbers assigned to them. The rights
acquired under the numbers cannot De
sold or transferred to other persons, but
If any person holding a number dies be
fore the day he is required to make entry,
his widow or any one of his heirs may
make entry in their own right on that
day.
No charge is made for the registra-
tiun, but on the date of making entry
persons applying for Flathead lands will
be required 20 pay One-third of the ap-
praised value. persons who apply on the
Spokane and Occur d. Alene reservations
will be required TO pay one-titth OF the
appraised valuation. The remainder or
the purchase price, on either Of the res
ervatiOns may be paid in five equal an
uual insta llments Failure TO make any
payment when IL becomes due Will re-
suit i'm the cancellation of the entry and 4
the forfeiture OF all former payments
Residence must start within six months /
nf the entry date and must continue, with 4
cultivation. until patent is earned, eth /
or hv five wears residence and CultiVa- I
zion and the payment of the fun ap- I
praised valuation i'm installments. or by I
fourteen months actual and continuous
residence and cultivation and the pay I
meut of all the unpaid purchase money l
ON an the lands except the timbered lands |
i1 the Occur d'Alene reservation Those /
lands can only be obtained by five years l
actual and continuous residence and cul- /
rivati0n and the payment Of the annual
us-allments.
The lands I'm these reservations have /