The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-05-23

President Taft's proclamation de-
claring tho Flathead, Occur d'Alene
and Spokane reservations open for en-
try and settlement Is as follows:
IA proclamation:
"By which 1, William H. Taft, presi-
dent Of the United States of America,
by virtue Of the power and authority
vested in me by the acts of congress
hereinafter named, do hereby pre-
scribe, proclaim and make known that
all the non-mineral. unreserved lands
classified as agricultural lands of the
first-class, agricultural lands of the
second-class and grazing lands within
the Flathead Indian reservation, in
the state of Montana, under the act
of congress approved April 23, 1904,
which have not been withdrawn under,
the act of congress approved June IT.
1862, all the non-minerai, unreserved
lands classified as agricultural lands
within the Spokane Indian reservation
in the state Of Washington, under the
act of congress approved May 20, 1908,
and all non-mneral, unreserved lands
classified as agricultural lands, graz
ing lands ard timbered lands in the
Occur d'Alene Indian reservation, in
the state of idaho, under the act of
congress approved June 81, 1906, shall
he disposed of under the provisions of
the homestead laws of the United
States, and said acts of congress, and
be opened to settlement and entry in
the following manner and not other
wise:
Present Applications.
'First-All persons who qualify to
make homestead entry may, on and
after the fifteenth day of July and,
prior to and including the fifth day of,
August, 19O9 but not heretofore or
thereafter, present to James W. Wit
ten, superintendent Of the opening,
at the city Of Occur d'Alene, in the
state Of Idaho, by ordinary mail, but
not in person. or by registered mail or
otherwise. sealed envelopes containing
their applications for registration for
lands in any or all of said reserva-
tions, but no envelope should contain
moro than one application and no per-
son should present more than one APP
plication for land in the same reser-
walton.
"Sccond-All applications for regis
tration must be formally furnished
by the general land office. and they
must" show the name, postoffice ad-,
dress, age, height and weight of the
applicant, and to be sworn by him
on or after July Is and prior to and
including August S, 1909, before some
notary public designated by said SUI
perintendent.
"Third-Applicatio tons for registration
must be sworn to at the following
places and elsewhere: Applications
for Flathead lands must be sworn to
at either kalspell or Missoula, Mon
tana; for Spokane lands, at Spokane,
Wash, and for Occur d'Alene lands
at Coeur d'Alene City, Idaho.
Through Agents.
"Four-Persons who were honorably
discharged after 80 days service in
the army or the navy of the United
States during the war of the rebellion,
Spanish American war or the Philip
pine Instruction or their widows or
minor children. may present their ap-
plications for registration either in
person or through their duly appointed
agents, but no person can act as agent
for more than one such applicant, and
all applications presented by agents
must be signed, sworn to and pre-
sented by them at the same place and
in the same manner in which other
applicants are required to present their
applications.
Notwithstanding at 10 a. m. on
August 8. 1909. at Occur d'Alene City,
in the state of Idaho, and thereafter
from day to day, Sundays excepted,
as long as may be necessary, there