The evening times., 1911-08-10
Not, rissI VIII Fe, stas-a] and
Divide the Total fees =
Received
METHOD Of DRAWING FOR
The CLAIMS By NUMBER
Envelopes VIII Be Piled on Platform
and Thoroughly Mixed With shov.
els-Blindfolded Girl will Select
the First Number-O Other Details.

Minot. N. D.. Aug. 1o-Minot will
not be the scene of any repetition OF
the disgraceful disorders which oc-
CURED at the Bonesteel, 8. D.. land
opening in 1904 when 1,200 gamblers
placed the lives Of the thousands OF
homeseekers in constant jeopardy.
Chief Smith Of the Min6t police
1orce Is one of the ablest peace Of
hcers in the state and for weeks has
been making every possible prepara-
hon for the careful protection of the
thousands of people who will be in
the city during the registration.
Every precaution is being taken
against the possibility of disturbances
OF any sort, so people coming to Minot
will be assured of constant safety.
Thousands Of inquiries are being
received by local people every day
and the question uppermost in the
minds of all these writers is how to
get a claim on the Berthold Indian
reservation In North Dakota.
marck and will reach Minot on Fri
day afternoon. He is looking after
details connected with the opening at
the registration points on the 500
line. His. son, N. A. Witten, arrived
in Minot this forenoon and is giving
attention to number Of preliminary
details connected with the opening.
Witten's force will number about
twenty and they will be kept busy all
the time sending out literature and
writing answers to the thousands Of
questions constantly reaching his Of
fee. The Minot Commercial club is
planning on giving Judge Witten q
big banquet which Will be one of the
biggest social funeti tiosass ever given In
the Magic City. M. 4Witten 30. bsl,.
sieged daily with hundreds OF letters
from parties who want to register but
cannot come to the city. Everyone
must come In person except soldiers,
sailors or their minor heirs. If both
parents are dead minors can regis
ter. II one parent is dead and other
remarked minor can register.
The notary publics of the three
counties, Ward, Mountrail and Bur-
leigh. have all formed associations in
accordance with instructions sent out
by Judge Witten, who has asked the
notaries who expect to take acknowl-
edgements OF the people who register,
to form an association for each of the
three counties and also to have ar
rangements made as TO- the erection
of booths and the securing of head
quarters for registration purposes.
A meeting of the Ward county no.
taries resulted in the election Of the
following officers: President, G. B.
Bach; vice president, Frank w.
Youngman; secretary, John Lynch,
treasurer, John Fahey; executive
committee. r. A. Nestos, w. F. Doher-
ty and G. B. Bach. The executive
committee will have charge of the
registration and designate the time
and place at which the notaries, who
will work in eight hour shifts, will
take, the acknowledgements. "A
charge Of twenty-five cents will be
made, for each acknowledgement. II
is probable that in this city a suitable
building will be rented 80 as to avoid
the erection Of booths in the streets
A result of this organization will
be division Of the profits of the
notaries and this obviates any neces.
sity Of "spielers' to get the business
No enmity or prejudice exists under
this method. which will undoubtedly
meet with general favor among the
land seekers.
Robert German, receiver Of the To-
cal land Office, has been requested to
secure headquarters for Judge Witteu
and his corps Of stenographers and
assistants. His Office will be kept
open continuously, twenty-four hours
each day from Aug. IA to Sept. 6.
Interest Is naturally attracted tc
the manner in which the drawing will
be conducted. Heretofore. huge
cIlnder has been used into which all
the registrations have been placed
The cylinder has then been revolved
for some length Of time thus mixing
the names up thoroughly. Judge Wit.
ten has decided. however. to build q
huge platform, 40x40 which will be
screened In by q fence ten feet high
All the registrations will be placed
q this platform and four men with
scoop shovels will be put to work
Thoroughly mixing the envelopes up
TWO little girls will be selected By
Judge Witten and when they reach
the platform they will cast lots to set
who will draw the first envelope. She
Will be blindfplded and will then wall
into the midst Of the pile Of envelopes
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