Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-25
OMAHA MAN IS NUMBER SEVEN
Leonard w. Ellmaker, Employe Of
Telephone Company, Near Top.
FFTY-THREE THOUSAND FILE
There Are 5000 Claims and 5000
Names Will Be Drawn.
GREAT TENT Is CROWDED
Hushed Mass of Humanity Breath
less as Two Little Girls select
First Envelopes from the
Huge Mass.

GREGORY, S. D., Oct. 4.-Gregory
county landed two out Of the first four
names drawn today. A woman landed
number one, as in the case Of Tripp
county drawing, Mary J. Kendall OF
Rapid City, s. d. Frank B. Boyles OF
Gregory. who drew number two is the
son of a man who had good number
in the Gregory county drawing five years
ago and filed adjoining the town OF
Gregory.
The drawing for the 5000 prizes began at
10 o'clock this morning. The greatest in
terest of the whole drawing naturally
hinged on the drawer of No. /, valued at
$4,000. The opening exercises were very
simple, consisting only of the singing OF
an appropriate song, entitled. Just Be-
fore the Drawing, Sweetheart" by
chorus of girls, an address by Judge
witten, who was in charge Of the draw
lng and the drawing Of lots by two little
girls to see which should have the honor
Of drawing out the first number.
The girls who drew the first 1000 num-
bers were Virginia Foster, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Foster of Dallas, and
Dorothy Slaughter, daughter OF MIR. and
Mrs. H +. Slaughter Of Gregory.
The drawing will take three days, 1900
names being drawn the first day and 1900
zach the last two days, making total
Of s,O00 Any claims that are not filed on
after the 5000 have been given an OPP
portunity to do so will be thrown open
Tor settlement under the squatters right
plan.
Four thousand people hushed in breath
less expectation had crowded into the
Gregory auditorium this morning to wit
ness the drawing of names for the Rose
bud and Pine Ridge land opening.
The start was delayed about thirty
minutes on account of the hardness of
pne of the little girls selected to do the
drawing.
Both Girls Select First Envelope.
The preliminary intention had been to
have the two little girls cast lots for the
honor of drawing the first name, but at
the last moment Judge Witten decided to
have both girls participate in this event.
At the signal from the superintendent of
The opening, Virginia Foster of Dallas
and Dorothy Slaughter of Gregory trip
ped forward to the stack Of $1,000 en-
velopcs and made a Joint selection, both
assisting in conveying the envelope TO
Judge Witten. -
Without preliminary maneuvers or hesl-
Eation Judge Witten quickly opened the
envelope and called the name Of the
winner, Mary ]. Kendall of Rapid City
S. ID. The drawing and announcing OF
names proceeded speedily from that time
Walter Peterson of Burke, who drew
No. today. filed squaner claim In
Gregory county seven years ago, but LOST
It on a contest AT noon 800 names had
q been drawn and the local interest In the
1 drawing was beginning to lag.
Dennis O'Leary, correspondent OF the
Associated Press, landed No. las in the
drawing here, but cannot derive any bene
fit from it, as he only has homestead
right for two acres. O'Leary was among
the lucky ones in the Gregory county
drawing seven years ago and filed on {
quarter two miles south of Dallas. II
order to make use of the number III
would have to locate subdivision al
small as his homestead right and tha
cannot be done.
Omaha Man seventh.
First names are as follows:
1-AMary ]. Kendall. GIG st. Joseph street
Rapid City, S. d.
Frank d. Boyles, Gregory, S. d.
S-William Rothmeyer, Mccain, Mo.
4-Solome d. Johnson, Kellerville, ILL.,
6-Charles C. Ordeze, Rapid City, S. ID
6-RIchard OMalley. O'Neill, Neb.
7-Leonard w. Ellmaker, Omaha, Neb
s5OI Dodge street, Merriam hotel,
s-George K. Laban. Newton, Kan, g
B. w. Second street
9-Clemont ]. Daegling. Chicago, Ill
$3.50 Woodlawn avenue.
lO-Fred A. Gudatch, Fairfax, S. d.
u-Henry f. Chamberlain, Clifton S.
12-Emma Auerswold, Herrick. s. ID.
13-J Holm, Colome, s. D.
Ill w. Slichal, Dodge. Neh'
I5-Burns d. Andrews, Sargent Neb'
16-Edward Dishaw, North Loup, Mel
I7-Michael J. McGass, Piedmont ). L
Box n. 80
lS-Albert Nauman, Warrensburg, III.
19-Prank Bleha, Gannvalley, 5. ID.
2O-Will Bolts Armstrong, OttumWa, ia
2i-Frank Hakel. Route 2, Tyndall, 5. L
4-Josiah l.. scull, l2l2 X street. LII
roln Neb