Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-01
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DRAWING FOR LAND
MANY RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE
GET PRIZES IN ALLOT-
MENT OF RESERVE. "

North Platte, Neb., Oct. 3O.-Nine
residents Of Illinois have won claims
In the government land drawing here
The bulk of the prizes however, went
to Iowa residents. Many from Council
Bluffs and Sioux City were successful
Only four of the winners are residents
Of Wisconsin.
There were about $40 claims, but
Judge James w. Witten drew 1000
names to allow for winners failing to
qualify.
Fifteen thousand acres of the Fort
Niobrara lands may be entered in 100
acer tracts, and all of the balance of
the Niobrara lands and the forest re-
serve lands, which are situated In
Grant and Mcpherson counties, may
be entered In $40 acre tracts.
Duties Of the Winners Told.
The former will cost the entrylnan
the appraised price, which probably
will be IS per acre, payable In five
equal payments, but the latter will not
be appraised and will only cost the
entryman the $14 filing fee.
Those who elect to file on the forest
reserve lands must appear at the map
room at Hyannis, Neb.. Nov. II, and
select their land, but those who de-
sire to choose the Fort Niobrara lands
will not file until April l, 1914 at
Valentine.
The land is valued at from 81 to $40
per acre. About three-fourths Of it
oil 70 nj
toes.
The following residents Of Iowa
were successful In the drawing:
Council Bluffs: earn A. Thomas, c.
v. Taylor, Oscar Wright, Gail G. Gar
retson, George H. Heating, G. c. Sun
derland, William H. Bonham, Fred
Witherspoon, c. e. Letter, J. H. Breed
love, William G. Strang, Roscoe G.
Martin, O. O. Laveck, Joseph Seibold
J. F. Stageman, Roy r. True, Mrs.
J. F. Robinson and J. H. Daniels.
Sioux City: F. G. Oldenburg, 1oa
Urer, J. P. Cullen, Clyde P. Clark, s.
D. Angle, John Flynn, Timothy J. Di.
neen, G. E. Hall, George T. Kahoum,
H. J. Culavin, John M. Steen. Ralph
Depue, Roy Owens, Missouri Valley.
F. M. Baymer, s. L.. Jacobs, Francis
A. Seib, Avoca.
Arthur G. Scott, Athelstan.
Alexander Runyan, Percival.
F. 3. Pennington, Frank B. Scholli-
ian, R. e. Sutherland, Clarinda.
H. B. Roulsen, Lenox.
Jonathan r. Haines, Mount Pleasant.
Lorenz Stubbe, Vail.
Frank Lorenger, Whittemore.
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d. w. Thompson, Ladoga, -.
Joseph A. Latimer, Shenandoah. :.
c. C. Haas, Woodbine.
Fred Rosenbaum, Calmer.
W. F. Myers, Clio.
H. N. Berry, Casey.
Ella A. Burt, Norwich.
C. E. Myers, Glenwood.
. George W. Douglas, J. L. Smith,
Emerson.
Earnest E. Seach. McPaul.
L. s. Sanders, Clarion.
Clarence o. Potter, Thurman.
William Long, Elmer Long, Tabor.
James O'Connor, Imogene.
John Gage, Bartlett.
G. L. Mead, Anthem.
Leo H. Hermsen, Underwood.
John Roos, Delta.
Bess Goltry, Russell.
F. M. Bishop, Oakland. -.
H. w. Gilbert, East Peru. .u.n:.
A. F. Richardson, Turin. - So
W.. Romig, Woodbine.
w. H. Wester, Cherokee. ;,,,,'s
s. r. Leisure, Oskaloosa. ;aml
John Evans, Leon.
John H. Dempster, Lemars.
H. D. Worder, Marshalltown.
Thomas Thomson, Minden.
J. r. Martin, Coin. ~ '.
Bernice Crook, Fort Dodge.
D. T. Claman, Gilmore City.
r. 8. Werts, Woodbine
Samuel E. Coleman. Ottumwa.
Michael HOFFMAN. Elliott.
Mitchell B. Harris, Red Oak.
G. S. Vestal, Ralph Morse, Hastings.
Burr Crum, Lineville
James Cleary, Villisca.
William J.. Hopkins, Boone.
Lucy o. Myers, Beloit.
c. H. Wittebery, J. S. Witteberry,
Dallas Center