Show BIG ahng ING ESTEEM yesterday the center of attraction in southern Idaho was at stone where drawing for choice acres of bf land under the carey act was in progress the drawing was handled by the national bond trust company of 0 salt lake city and over three fourt fourths of the acres were drawn yesterday there were a good many people from this city and county on the ground nearly all of whom drew choice parcels ot of land under the thel terms erms ot of the drann drawing ing no one person could draw more than SO 80 acres and the price of 0 the land will be about per acre to be paid for in easy installments the first draw was landed by john E carlson of salt lake city 1 M I B olson of this city drew no 4 getting the choicest 40 acres on the entire tract his land is on the corner next to the townsite town site and lies along the county road this piece Is already cleared ready tor for plowing and those who were at the drawing state that mr olsen could turn right around and sell his chance for 1000 jesse W hoopes drew no 12 getting an eighty adjoining mr olsen dishop bishop L N stohl drew no 33 30 and pros pres oleen N stohl drew no 43 others from this city who were fortunate were william jeppson B 0 jeppson annie C nelsen charles ewer albert burt 11 E andersen and frank J walker and oliver wood of fielding the balance of the tract will be drawn for as the applications are arc received and pres oleen JN stohl has a map of the land sho showing NNing the quarters which have been drawn and those remaining pres stohl has also been over the entire tract and is in a position to give valuable information regarding the character of the land those who went out from t returned this morning elated over their success and full of good things to say about that section of the country the proposition certainly looks good for getting a home and independent livelihood and in as much as there will be a town built out there the social conditions will v all lie be enhanced the tract lies just over the state and box elder county line not such a great distance from this city and in as much as the entire tract Is practically uniform in location and quality of soll soil the quarters yet to be drawn for are just as valuable as those which have been taken for the water will be conducted to ever acre of the OIL |