The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-01-30
STRIP SCHOOL LANDS.

Gov. Renfrow has issued the following
proclamation inviting bids for leasing
school lands in the former Cherokee Out
let. Pawnee and Tonkawa Indian ressrva-
tions, bids to be received at the governors
Office in Gutherie on or before February
26, 1894:
Said lands consist of sections sixteen
Q6) and thirty-six (36) III each con-
gressonal township iu the Cherokee
outlet and the former Pawnee and
Tonkawa Indian reservations, being in
counties *" az" "M." IN" 90"
''P" and %" except such parts Of said
sections as are allotted to Indians and
| except such as have been reserved for
| other purposes by the. United States.
Said lands will be leased for period OF
three years from the first day of January,
1894. East of the range line between
| ranges IL and IA one person will be al
lowed to lease only one quarter section.
West Of said line one person may lease
section if so desired.
No bids on land east Of the range line
between ranges thirteen and fourtee en- Will
be received for less than twenty-five dol
lars per quarter section. West OF said
line no bid will be receiv ed at less than
sixteen dollars per quarter section. No
lands will be leased at less than their
reasonable value and the right Is reserved
| to reject any and all bids.
Approved personal security must be
given for all deferred payments. Home
steaders and persons OF known response
bility will be accepted as sureties. Cash
payments of the first years rental will be
preferred. 1t is imperative in all cases
that sureties be given for deferred pay
ments.
Lessees will not be allowed to cut Or re-
move any timber and must state in their
applications how much If any, OF the land
is covered with timber, also quality aud
character of the land.
No preference will be given to persons
occupying any of said lands, and they will
be required TO give immediate possession
of the same to lessees.
Persons holding leases on any of frac-
tiOnal quarters in Oklahoma bordering on
tie strip will be allowed preference to
complete the quarter sections of which
they now hold part, at the highest re-
sponsible bid offered for the fraction in-
cluded in the Cherokee strip.
No person will be allowed to make more
than one bid, aud any person violating
this provision forfeits all rights under said
bids.
Bids must be made at a specified
amount, and not so puch higher Than
any other bid"
Applications must be carefully endorsed
in accordance with the bid. No bids sent
in prior to this notice have been received,
but the same have been returned to the
parties sending them.
Lessees will have preference right to re-
lease their lands at the highest rental
offered by any respousible bidder and will
have the right to remove their improve
ments in case they do not release their
lands at the expiration of their several
terms.
Applicants must be 81 years of age and
not lessees Of school land, but holding
homestead does not disqualify from leasing
school land.
Applications must be made on blanks
prepared by the governor and may be had
by applying to him in person or by letter
or by applying In person TO the county
clerk of III, ""L, M" IN" so, "P''
or 20" COUNTIES.
Immediately upon making award Of land
the successful bidder will be notified by
mail at his own risk, and will nave thirty
days from date of notice in which to exc
cute lease and notes and return the same
to the governors office.
WILLIAM G. RENFRow, Governor.
WILLIAM BLINCoE, Secretary.
Guthrie. Jan. 26, 1894.