The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
THELOSER
MAY RENT
Will be Good Chances for
HOmeseekers
In the New Country to Rent
Farms which will Yield
Good Returns
$500 FARMS AVAILABLE
The Most of it is Oklahoma
School Land
Can be Leased for a Period
of Three Years and can
then be Released
$500 FARMS AVAILABLE
The Most of it is Oklahoma
School Land

FL Reno, Ok, July %. The tbous
ands of homeseekers who will be dis
appointed in not drawing luck,
number calling for 100 acres OF lant
in the new country can console them
selves with the fact that as good, and
in many instances, better lands will b,
open to them subject to rental condi
tons. In every township subject &c
homestead entry are four sections Of
land reserved for the use and benefit
of the public schools, colleges and
public buildings of Oklahoma. Alto.
gether there are about 1876 townships,
or 2, l76 farms of 10 acres each be-
longing to Oklahoma. Again, the Ser-
ritory of Oklahoma secured about
1l6, 900 acres in indemnity lands, taken
as Indian allotments, equivalent to
725 farms of 100 acres each. Oklaho-
ma, accordingly, will have not less
than 1900 farms for rent. To these
farms can be added $500 Indian allot-
ments of 100 acres, embracing the
cream of The soil, nearly all of them
lying in the valleys of the streams and
which can be leased. The total num-
Der of farms for rent or lease will be
600.
HOW LANDS MAY BE LEASED.
The school lands can be leased for
a period of three years, the lessee
having the privilege of releasing upon
the expiration of his first lease
Should he not desire to renew his lease
he will receive payment from the next
lessee for all his Improvements, such
as wells, orchards, houses, etc., at a
fair price to be fixed by board of APP
praisers. The lands are controlled by
a school land commissioner, James j.
Houston, whose Office is at Guthrie,
and to whom applications muse be
made for leases. The school lands in
the new country have not beensap-
praised, but the work of appraisement
will begin in "A short time. The lease
rentals have neverlbeen eXorbitant.
Indian allottments can be leased for
a period of three years. The lessee is
required to make certain improve
ments, such as digging well, build
ing house, barn, fences, etc., aud at
the expiration of his lease all these
improvements become the property of
the Indian owner of the allotment. The
lessee, however, may succeed in re-
newing his lease, but if he fails he
loses his Improvements. In Cheyenne
and Arapahoe counties rental of an
Indian allotment of 100 acres has been
from S35 to $50 year for the first
three years, after which all cultivated
land has been leased at about 81 an
acre and the unbroken land at twenty
two cents an acre. Applications for
leases in the.new country mustbe made
to Major Randlett, United States In
dian agentlat Anadarko, Ok.
PUBLIC LANDS IN OTHER COUNTIES.
A number of Western Oklahoma
counties will take part of the overflow
from the new count Y. In the counties
of Green, Roger Mills, Washita and
Custer are:Ilands still subject to free
homestead entry, and as good as many
of the homesteads that will be settled
upon in the new country.
j. a. Powers, of Mangum, Greer
county, said today:
"There are 1900 quarter sections in
Greer county, every bit as good as the
average homesteads in Kiowa county,
and there are many farms in profitable
cultivation that can be purchased from
So to $40 an acre. Greer county mas
always raised good crops. We will
raise fair corn crop this year, even
though no rain should fall. Our cot
ton is fine, and thousands upon thous-
ands of tons of hay are harvesting. "
RECORD BROKEN AGAIN.
FL Reno, o. r., July 22-All pre-
vious records for registration at FL
Reno were smashed to-day. The total
was IA, 556, almost 1000 more than on
the previous big day. The booths
were kept open until 6 o'clock to-
night, but few people were registered
after the usual time. Over 1000 sold
ers' statements were filed, and more
than 800 women registered Gold
Goodlet, clerk from Tennessee, reg
istered over 500 alone. That is a
record breaker.
Following is the registration as IL
stood at the close last night:
Registration at FL Reno yesterday,
$50.