Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-05-05
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that on the End day
of April. lSsS. application was maqe 70 .he
Hon. VIM. NJ. Springer, Judge OF the North-
incorporation under the laws OF Arkansas.
in force In the Indian Territory, OF the town
OF vinita. AT the same time petition anu
man or plat of the territory. proposed TO De
incorporated was filed in the clerk OF court
office for the Northern district OF the Indian
Territory, at Muscogee. which petition was
in words and figures d as follows: Sio ., .me-,ca
Indian Territory.
Northern District J
In tho limited states court for the Northern
District of the Indian territory: tho
Northern District of the Indian Territory:
Your petitioners respectfully snow that
they are inhabitants OF the territory hereih-
after more particularly described, to-wt.
Revinning at the northeast corner OF tne
town survey OF the town of Downingviile, In
Cooweescoowee district, and running IN
westerly direction on tne nontn onrreyed SSn Sor
distance of one mile; thence In southerly
direction on said west boundary hne VI
Downingville. for one mile, InshSe Sda ~ az ~
nowni,gyille, for one mile; thence continu-
ing said line for distance OF l.Io ,eet' ,
thence north ON a line parallel Win the MIS-
snnri Kansas and Texas railold 10 point
one hundred feet from the center OF tne et.
Louis and san Francisco railway u1iin i n, id
on the north sidei thence WeSieriy on . s..i.
line Uarailel Win SsAfu h"ii ssiio.~t--
M ~ Bull creek. thence north following
"a, AIM IL, ~. - the e1st bank Of said creek to
,yher,. n is tntcrsected by an extension OF the
nor,h boundary line of DJwningvllle; thence
,yrst ON said line tO the point oi pcsihnlhs
as will appear from AN accurate pi'i 'hereoi
Vour petitioners further say that they de,
sire n, b,. organized into ah incorpor'tteu
town and that the name OF slltr 'owh si,,tli ~,
Se Viuita That the territory above de.
scribcd is not emhracpd within the liilli's , oi
nny city or Incorporated town cNcept .ile
a"ySn ~ RD,vuingvillc as heretofore lncor-
rror,ted un,lt.r the laws Of the Cherokee ma
lion and that your petitioners woutu pe
auaIifi,d voters within tine NOriherm ulstIict o
Of the Indian Territory were they aIlo"en .o 70
-, ,,,.,,, l,ayr authorized the following per-
sons James Il. B.Burckhalter. BF.tortner ana
q y katcliff to act In their Dchail ia pre-
senting this petition. -, ,,o-
said petition was signed ny Il ltrgc huunoei pi I
of the inhabitants. residing within the limits
~ ~, t,.rrItory proposed to he embraced
within said incorporated town who Woulu y
onaiifed voters were they allowed To vote IN
said territory. That upon nearing s,,l PokS,,
tion IL was ordered by the SAID non; W nl, ="
Snrinrer. Judge of the Northern district @,
| me Indian Territory. that the matter Sno"lu
/ he sci for hearing AT MuskoSee. l. l. vi W,
/ Wednesday the 18th day Of May. lsSs: anu
/ that due notice thereof br given accoruihs ~
4 law. -, .,, wish IN
! contest the prayer of said petition ere hcrc =
by notified to be present before stlu IN. -, NJ
| Nuskoree. l. T.. on said 18th DAY, OF LAY nay,
| ISIS and prcscnt their objections III uue ioi vi
| that same may be considered Dy nne 0'"''-
| EN- RATcLIFF.
JAMES b. BURCKHATER
| Rv order of W. NJ. Springer, u = Judge
| Northern District