The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-07
HAnntR has no pIdHT At ALL
ADKINS NEVER OWNED ANY I'M
PROVEMENTS.
HIS Petition Considered an insult to the
Intelligence of the Commission
Patents Should Issue to The
Occupants of improvements.

son and Wesley Burney, Townsite
Commissioners for the ChickasaW
Nation:
L. P. and Francis Adkins, re-
spondents to the petition filed be
fore you by John S. Hammer, on
February ), 1900, respectfully |
deny that the said John S. Ham
mer is the owner Of the improve
mepts upon the property de-
scribed in his petition and which
he asks to have appraised and
patented to him. and deny that
he has and right whatever III and
to such property, and deny that
he is entitled to have said prop
erty appraised in his name and a
patent issued therefor.
That the only part Of the prop
erty described in said petition
tr which he has any right, title,
claim or interest whatever is sit
uated on the lot heretofore owned
by his wife, on the east side OF
Springer street, in the northern
part of the town of ArdmOre,
Indian Territory, said lot being
about 150x200 feet.
Respondents respectfully call
the attention of the commission
to that part of the Atoka Agree
nent regulating the powers and
duties of toWnsite commissions,
which provide When said
towns are 80 laid out, each lot on
which permanent, substantial
and valuable improvements, 9th
er than fences, tillage and tenn
porary houses have been made
shall be valued by the commits
sion for tie nation in which the
town Is located, at the price a
fee simple title to same would
bring in the market at the time
the valuation Is mace, but not to
include in such value the i'm
provements thereon. The O7gne'
Of tie improvements on each A0t shall
haze the rIgkt to by one residence ana
one business lot at tfty Pe' cenfHm Of
tie appraised 1aLue Of Mfh imby0ued
b10berfp, and Me rrmalRdey Of SHrh
fmbro5'el brsberip afSiHty f70o and 0H>-
half PER centum Of tie said maykei
value within sixty days from date
of notice served on him that such
lot is for sale, and if he purchases
same he shall, within ten days
from his purchase pay into the
treasury of the United States
one-fourth of the purchase
price
Respondents allege and charge
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. 5. Hammer, BisSell Thomas or
Chas. Durie is the owner of
any Improvement on fanny part
of the property described in the
petition herein except as above
stated.
Respondents allege and charge
the fact to be that they, l.. II. and
) Francis Adkins, never at any
) time owned any improvements OF
any kind whatever on any of the
property described in said peli
tion: that they do not now own
any improvements or any inter
est in any of the improvements
on said premises.
! Respondents further allegc
that the Judgment referred to il
the petition of said John 5. Ham
5 mer is absolutely null and vCiC
5 in 50 far as the improvements Ol
said premises are concerned ant
no interest in any such improve
D ments was conveyed by the de
cree of foreclosure under which
the said John S. Hammer claim,
I to have purchased aidpremises
Respondents also allege anC
charge that the allegation in sale
petition of the said John 5. Ham
4 mer, to the effect that "he is the
true and lawful owner of all anC
. singular the property and prem
ises with the improvements sit
. uated thereon and described anC
set forth in said deed, is with
q out foundation in law or il fac
: and is wholly and absolutely
:. false That said John 5. Ham
9 mer is not the owner of anV i'm
prOVementS on anV of said prem