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Show DRAWING FOR LANDS IH ROSEBUD. COUNTRY CHAMBERLAIN, . S. D.,' July 26. The eyes of 108,000 land-seekers who registered for lands in the Rosebud reservation will be turned toward Chamberlain next Thursday, when the drawing in Uncle Sam's big; lottery will begin. One thousand thou-sand names will be drawn the first and second days, after which the remainder of the names In' the box will be drawn as rapidly as possible, completing tne Work on the third" day. As each envelope Is drswn from the box the clerks will keep a record of the name and order of drawing. draw-ing. This will be continued until a sufficient suffi-cient number of names has been drawn out ot the box equivalent for tbe number num-ber of claims in the Rosebud reservation subject, to entry. On the fourth day the drawing will be continued, but without restriction, until every envelope Is drawn from the box. The drawing, In effect, merely takes all ths names enrolled ind piacea them In numerical order, and 'is' names so placed in order will be called at the Tate of 100 per day to make filings on the lands at Bonesteel until sll the lands are disposed of, filings beginning on August 8. While the numbers arranged at the drawing will be as extensive as the number registered, there will be no paatlcular value attached to any number over about Jt0, as by the time that number is reached the lands will. In all. probability, be exhausted, unless un-less the holders of earlier numbers should fail in very large' proportion to respond to their names when called for filing. Each person will be notified by postal card at the address given by him when be registered of the drawing of his name and of the time ho must present his application applica-tion to make entry. Persons whose names are drawn thereby secure the right to make selection of the lands and homestead home-stead entry .therefor In the order of tbe drawing, beginning with No. 1. |