The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-01-16
TOWN LOTS At AUCTION
HethOd Of DiSpOSing Of Lots
Differs Entirely From
Former Systems

Delegate Flynn has made the report
OF the public lands committee Of the
house on the bill to ne Klowa,
Comanche and Apache reservation.
The report at great length reviews the
historical features OF the reservation
and explains the provisions OF the bill
The reports shows that an entirely
new method IS provided for in dis
posing OF the towp lots. Heretofore
whenever townsites have been reserv-
ed they have been open TO occupancy
to any one who in the mad rush for
possession was able to settle upon
them. This method has always offered
opportunities for violations Of law,
hlackmail and threats The bill pro-
vides that all lots In the county seat
towns shall be sold at public auction
and the proceeds applied TO erecting
"A court house. the cost not to exceed
$4,000, and the balance Of the money
to be used IN making roads, erecting
bridges. and for such 9th ,r purposes
as may be deemed necessary. 1t is ex-
pected that IN no case will the receipts
,from the sale of these county seat lots
be less than s10S, 900 for each county
seat This fund viii be applied 10 the
expenses and to equip the county gov
ernment With all facilities and viii
prove a god send TO those who may
ia . af.st
ty. In the past every county in Okla
homa had debt, represented by coun-
ty warrants, of from $4,000 to $780,
600, before the people elected their
Cwn county officials. Under this bill
no indebtedness can be contracted,
unless approved by the secretary OF
the interior. in any county. prior to
the election by the people OF their own
officials at the first general election.
The report sets forth that, while all
the usual rights are preserved never
theless no advantage in time of filing
or settlement Is accorded any person.
A soldiers declaratory will only
hold II fled on land prior TO the actual
settlement OF the land by another, the
advantage to the soldier being that
he is not compelled to be present in
person. but can remain wherever he
may reside and await the result Of the
action Of his agent. The committee
however, advises that such soldiers
re present in person, for the reason
that every person has the right to en-
ter land either by filing at the land
ofiice or by actual occupancy.
Tho rush for the lands will undoubt-
edly be so great that II is safe to pre-
dict most OF II being taken up by act
ual settlement Mining and home
stead laws are applicable. No person
who is the owner of f6O acres of land
can take a homestead Neither can
any person who obtained a homestead
by settlement aud not by purchase
take land In these reservations.
The reservation embraces in round
rumhers 100000 acres, out OF which
100000 acres must arst be allotted to
the Indians, 1eO acres each, the In
dams numbering 1000 Then 100000
acres additional must be reserved for
grazing purposes for the benefit Of the
Indians. as well as other minor reser-
vatlons.
The land will be opened not later
than August 6th.
TOnchinp the wichita and Caddo
reservation, the report goes on to say
this reservation adjoins the Kiowa and
Comanohe reservation on the north
and viii undoubtedly be opened TO
settlement at the same time, and can
be entered only by qualified homestead
entrymen, who, in addition to resid-
ing on the land for hve years must
also pay si.25 per acre.