Show UNCLE SANS SAN'S LAND LOTTERY OPENS TODAY Drawing for Reservation Lands in Northwest Will Continue a Full WeeK WeeR D DALENE ALENE Ida Au Aug 9 Al Al Although thou though h the wore were not so numerous nu au as they had been dail daily durin during the past three weeks when filin filing applications applications for registration on the Coeur d Alene dAlene Spokane and Fla Flathead reservations reser several thousand people eagerly eagerly eagerly eager eager- ly awaited this thi morning the hour hour o o of 10 o'clock when the drawing for the Coeur d dAlene Alene lands b began gan Many had remained after mailing their applications and others who went wenton on to visit th the exposition at Seattle ha had d returned in the hope that they I mi might ht hear their names announced amon among the tho fortunate few to draw prizes Individual Chances Small Each of the persons applying apply appy- I in ing for Coeur d dAlene Alene lands has one chance in three thirty-three of the tho nearl nearly applicants for Spokane land one in and of the tho applicants applicants cants for Flath ad lands land one ono in teen three Fifty cans of application weighing according to the statement of Judge e James Tames Vi V. W. Witten 2685 68 pounds were produced at the drawing Of those cans twenty were for C Coeur eur Continued on page 12 UNCLE SAMS SAM'S LOTTERY Continued from page 1 d dAleno Alene lands nineteen for Spokane lands and fourteen for Flathead Notwithstanding the large number of strangers in Coeur d dAlone dAlene Sunday the day dav d quietly A All saloons were closed and amid the knots of people on the tho streets passed the time talking over the prospects How It Is Done The fhe proceedings today began at o'clock with the transfer of ot the twenty cans of applications for Coeur Alene lands from Judge Wittens Witten's office on Second street where they had been guarded day an and l night by a United States deputy marshal to the largo platform recently constructed construct d on the lake shore in front of the tho Hotel Idaho where they they were strewn scattered and then mixed with a p potato tato shovel shoHI on four pieces of canvas cut to cover the platform platform platform plat plat- form surface These pieces of or canvas were so arranged arranged ar ar- ar- ar ranged that the corners could be drawn together gathering up all the en envelopes envelopes vel- vel each night or in case of a storm As soon as the drawing is concluded the remaining applications will be hauled back to Judge Wittens Witten's office opened and arranged alphabetically then placed in specially made bo boxes s sand and shipped to Washington on D. D C. C for comparison An Any winner who has placed placeda a duplicate app application in the list Hat willbe will be bo detected and will lose his rights righta Will Last Week It is expected that the dr drawing wing for forthe forthe forthe the Coeur d dAlene lAlene lands will take tako the greater part of today Tuesday and Wednesday the drawing ving for the Flathead Flathead Flat- Flat head beal lands land's will be bo dono done Thursday and Friday Priday and drawing for the Spokane reservation will wilI begin next Monday Three young oung girls Helen Helen Hamilton of Coeur cl dAlene Alene Christina Donlan Donian of Missoula and Harriet Post of Spokane will will draw the envelopes which will then be opened by Judge Witten or orone orone orone one of his clerks clerIcs and tho names name will b be announced |