The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-15
thousands Of Homeseekers Register at Spo=
kane, Couer d'Alene, Missoula and Kalis.
pell==AcoommodatiOns Inadequate

Spokane, Wash. July 15.-From 90
coo to 10000 red, white and bluo on.
Helcpes are being dropped In the most.
Offices ut Spokane. Souer d'Alenc Mis-.
soula and Kalispell today, addressed
To James w. Witten, Couer d'Alene,
Idaho"
Each blue envelope holds the appli.
cation OF some man or woman who
wants farm in the Spokane Indian
reservation-the red and white en-.
veloPes call for land in the Coucr
dAlene or Flathead reservations. Fy-
cry week day, until August ;, this
rush VIII continue; but the man who
takes the oath on Sunday forfeits mis-
chances
Al midnight, about thirty early en-.
thCslasts. hoping to Coax luck by be-
Ing the very first, hurried to take the
oath before the notarieS. and started
the applications on their way. But the
real rush began early this morning
and all dag the crowds have kept com.
Ing rapidly By night. it Is estimated
1900 VIII have registered in Spokane
alone
There is no strife, no disorderst and
ants, the work Is moving forward rap
IDLY and smoothly. The total cost for
each application Is twenty-five cents
notary's fees. and two-cent stamp.
Couer d'Alenc reports that 600 ap-
plicants registered there up to l
o'clock this morning The rush of
homeseekers threatens 10 more tnan
double the population of that Of the
Idaho town, In spite Of 1000 extra
cots placed in storerooms yesterday.
finding a place TO eat OF sleep NAV be
a hard problem by Saturday, when
the first crowds from the east come
in from Missoula and Kalispell
In Supt. Wittens office. twelve as.
s.stants are receiving and sorting the
red white and blue envelopes. each
class being put In big metal box by
Itself These boxes will be constant
J. under guard until the drawing takes
place next month, and from August
to August 9, they are TO be under
seal
Realizing that SC 100000 people ap-
ply tCr lands In three reserves, more
than 10000 must fail to draw winning
numbers, the businessmen Of Spokane
and other towns are shaping plans to
direct those, VINO are left out, to va
cant homestead lands in other dis
trictS of eastern Washington and
northern Idaho, where hundreds may
find homes.
Kalispell. Mont. July 15.-Registra.
ton for the opening of the Flathead
Indian reservation began here today.
and the streets have been crowded
with people coming TO enter their
names for a chance in the drawing for
the lands. The strangers began COM
ing TWO weeks ago. and each day add
ed to the number OF new faces 10 be
seen Yesterday, the rush was on In
earnest, and the trains were packed
TO the doors.
The city council and chamber Of
commerce joined IN the erection of
number OF large temporary buildings
which are electric lighted and supplied
with all conveniences.
In order to check any tendency to-
ward eXtortion, the city council has
required all persons establishing tenn
roravy restaurants to file a list OF
prices, and they will not be allowed
10 exceed them.
The reservation is a splendid body
Of fruit, agricultural. grazing and tim
Der lands. containing in all. about
million and 4 quarter acres. 1t is sim
liar in soil and general character 10
the Flathead Valley, of which II Is
virtually a continuation, though part
" separated from II by Flathead Lake
the largest body OF fresh water In the
west or northwest.