The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-02-05
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CAPTAIN HAMMER PETITIONS THE
TOWNSHIP CO1MIS SSiONERS.
To Appralse and Plat One-FOUr of the
city Ia His Name and that Patent
Issue to Him Ardmore's Monte
Crlsto: The Town Is MIne!''

To the Honorable Samuel II. Johnson
and Wesley b Burney, Townsite
Commissioners of tho Chickasaw
Nation, Indian Territory:
The petition of John s Hammer,
a citizen of the United States and a
resident Of Ardmore, Indian Terri
tory,
Petitioner respectfully represents
that during the years 1855, 1886, and
1857, one /. p. Adkins and wife,
Francis Adkins, Choctaw Indians,
put in claim on the then Chickasaw
domain, extending about one mile
north from what is now Broadway
street in said city of Ardmore, !. T.,
and one mile east from the q. C.. &
S. F. Ry., and about one mile west
of the railway aforesaid, containing
L. p. \ lkins and wife were the orig
inal and bona fde settlers upon and
claimants of said tract of land.
Petitioner further shows that on
the 25th day Of February, 1890, said
L. p. Adkins and wife, Francis Ad-
kins, sold to c. w. Thomas, Charley
Durie and Bissell Thomas, all un-
divided One-half interest in and TO
the following described property, to-
wit:
fst The undivided one half of all
their interest in all lots owned by
them, occupied and rented IN the said
town of Ardmore, I. t, together
with one-half of all rents received or
due to them on said lots, about one
hundred and fifty in number.
2nI. The undivided one-half in
trrest in al their unoccupied lots in
tho town Of Ardmore, |. T.
3rd. The undivided one-half inter
est in all the lands leased to and oc-
cupied by Frank Frensley, situated
in the northwest part of said town of
Ardmorc, /. T., consisting of sixty
acres more or less, together with
oro-half of all rents received or due
on SAID land.
4th The undivided one-half in
terest of all out unoocupied lands ly-
ing north and east of said town of
A Ardmore, |. I.
5th, The undivided one-half inter
est in the land then leased to the
Ardmore Coal and Mining Co.
9Th The undivided one fourth in
terest in the south thirty five acres
of the tract OF land known as the
Campbell field, situated in the north
east part of said town of Ardmore,
|. r.
All for he consideration of the sum
of thirty five hundred dollars (S35OOl
in hand paid, which said sale and
transfer was duly acknowledged and
recorded in the clerks office of the
United States court at Ardmore, !.
T., on the 26th day OF October, 1891.
Petitioner further shows that on
27th day Of April. 1891, he became
the owner by sale, transfer am as
sigument Of the interest of Bissel
Thomas il and TO the said above de-
scribed property or to the extent of
a one-third undivided interest, which
transfer was duly acknowledged and
recorded in the clerk ) office of the
United States court at Ardmore, I. .
T., on the Goth day of October, 1891. .
Petitioner would further represent
and show that on the 18th day of
January, 1891, Geo. s. Thebo filed
court at Ardmore, /. T., against the
said /. p. Adkins, which was prose-
cutsd to Judgment against the said
Adkins on the 9th day of March,
1891, and execution issued out of said
court FOR the amount of the Judgment
in said case and all costs; whic writ
was returned by the proper officer
into whose hands the same came
with an endorsement of mo property
found, which suit was then trans
ferred to the equity docket of said
court for further proceedings in
equity, and on the 29th day of May,
1898, Geo. f. Edwards was appointed
and qualified as receiver in said
cause, and on January 30, 1894, an
original bill was filed for the purpose
OF discovering any equitable interest
of the said Adkins which might be
subjected to the payment of said
Judgment.
Petitioner would further represent
and show that on the 10th day Of
January, 1895, first amended and
supplemental bill was filed in said
court, in which Francis Adkins, wife
of said L. p. Adkins, and Others,
were made defendants. Under this
last amended and supplemental bill
the following property lying and be-
ing in said town of Ardmore, |. T. ,
was impounded and placed in the
constructive possession of said re-
ceiver, towit: Bounded by Broad
way on the south, Frensley street on
the west, Campbell's field on the
north, as the fence stood on the 18th
day of April, 1891, and the G.. c. & :.
F. Ry. on the east. And that said
original and supplemental amended