The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-07-15
Twenty Million Acres-0f Public
Free school Land on
the Market.
OKLAHOMA OUTDONE.
Now or Never! Now or Never.

Inc supreme court OF Texas has lust
recently decided that all the vacant land
IN the State belongs to the Public Free
+, School Fund, and the School lands un-
der the law now can be bought for 81 co
and 81 Oh per acre, according to the
character OF the land, no matter where
located in the State. and thousands and
tens OF thousands of acres Of land can
now be bad at the prices mentioned
above, which will soon be worth from
% W to SO 90 per acre as homes for
agrlcuturists and stock raisers. L.
These lands will produce corn, ceiI<pk. !,
wheat, oats. rye and barley. aud al ior-
age plants, as we'll as fruits and berries
OF every kind, and the prairie lands are
already covered with nu1lstious native
grasses and forage plants which support
horses and cattle, sheep and hogs both
simmer and winter. without other fcsi,
and stock of all kinds do well ON the
open range all the year round. and the
lands on the Texas Coast will produce IA
nne rice and sugar rs the l-si iais,is IN
Louisiana and South Caron..,.
One person, under the present law ca,
buy only four sections Of this Land OF
GAO acres each, and most of it can behad
at 81 90 per acre. 40 cash and the bal u
y
est per annum. No where else in the en-.
tire world can land be had at such fig-
nre, and on such terms. If you want
home in delightful climate. where Won
can raise the greatest diversity OF acri.
cultural products and can engage in
stock raising with the greatest profit.
then send 81 90 to the undersigned for
his new book, giving the full text of the
present State laws in regard to the puf-
chase of these lands, rate of taxation.
amount of Free School fund and Public
School facilities, with list Of all the
Counties IN the State in which any of
this lard is located; with map of Tex
as showing each County, also full instruc-
lions how to proceed to purchase such
lands, aud 10 legal formaitles necessary
to acquire absolutely perfect titles direct
from the State.
These lands are being rapidly taken
up. and during the next IL months the
choicest OF them will be bought, and the
price OF the balance raised TO n much
higher figure. IL you want home al
most Tor nothing, write at once. II you
wish to farm or raise cattle. sheep or
hogs, come TO Texas, the most prosper
ous State in the Union.
Your 81 % will procure you informa-
ZION and give YOU instructions which will
De worth Sl0oO to you. and which as a
nonresident you can get no where else
great expense and trouble.
The undersigned has been ID a large
majority of the Counties in which the
Public Free School lands are located.
md is familiar with the character and
salne OF the lands in the various sections
'f the State, and if parties wish to secure
my of these lands, after having examined
nto all the details furnished by the book
'f information and instructions offered.
he will. for an additional IS 90 Der sec.
ion, prepare all the necessary legal pa
'ers. and attend TO the securing Of the
title here through the proper Depart.
nents OF the Government.
Address,
Chas. II. Scriyener.
Late State Compiling Draughtsman,
Box 495, Austin Texas.
REFERENCFs:
ion Jno, n Reegau. Railroad Commissioner
,ons a = Burleson. Congressman.
ION. L. +. Wilmot. Pres. Austin Natl Bank
ION. Ashby 8. James, Attorney at Law, Anstrn.
lon. L. II. Ward. Assistant Attorney General.