The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-03-04
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prove or any lease unJi 0ltcf II mas
seon thoroughly Investigated and he
sees to 1t that the interests OF the In
aiana arc fully protected"
Where the Whites are to Benefit.
Another object Of the bni was to
give the white people who had gone
into the territory, invested ther money
ard built up splendid business towns,
an opportunity to buy town lots and
make arrangements for the building
Of school houses and to make needed
public improvements. There are more
than 100000 white people In the terri
tory They had no schools for their
children, they could not own the land
upon which their houses were situated
and could make no public improve
ments. Under the new law they can
secure title. build school houses and
make improvements"
what of the so.called intruders?'
In the Cherokee nation there has
been a class Of people who have been
and are gnown as intruders They
have taken possession Of some OF the
hest land in the territory. The gov
ernment has agreed to remove them.
but has not done so. The law makes
ample provision for the courts to order
their removal"
Are any lands to be opened to set
tlement in the lndisu territory?"
These Lands Only for Sale.
mo, none that will be opened to
public settlement Under the treaties
the five tribes own their lands and
have patents for them Under the
Chickasaw and Choctaw agreement
the members are permitted to sell
their surplus lands in this way. They
may sell one-fourth of their surplus in
one year after allotment, one-fourih In
three years ana the balance OF their
surplus or allenable lands in FIVE
years. The Seminoles have no sur
plus lands. There are agreements
pending with the Creeks and Chero-
KEGS Should they be ratified the
members OF those tribes may dispose
OF their surplus lands within ave
+ years with the consent OF the secre-
taTy Of the interior and after five years
: they can make such disposition Of the
surplus as they deem proper"
What Oklahoma lands will be
: opened for settlement"
The Oklahoma lands which are tc
be opened TO settlement under the
, homestead avs are located in the Kio-
+ wa, Comanche and Apache reservation
and the reservation Of the Wichita and
: affiliated bands"
|, How many acres win be opened?"
F. About 100000 acres. It is good
I, farming and grazing land and many a
settler will secure good home with
in these reservations"
Date Of Opening Of Kiowa Lands.
oThe lands are being surveyed aad
allotments are being made. AS soon
as the allotments are made and ap.
proved the lands win be opened to set
tlement The opening must be by
; August 6, 1901. and many believe Il
win take place early in July. The
lands will be opened upon the procla
+ nation OF the president. There viii
be about 500 900 acres Of land in the
Wichita country and about million
" acres in the Kiowa country opened tC
settlement The entryman, unless he
be an ex-Union soldier, must live q
the land five years. Soldiers are giveJ
, credit for the time they served in tn,
army. All entrymen must pay $l.2l
an acre"
Those Who May Take Lands.
What persons are permitted 4
take these lands?"
The committee on the public land
. in report upon the bin providing 70
+. the disposition OF the lands in the. Kio
wa and Wichita reservations tell hoy
: this land may be secured. This repor
, is as follows. Amy person who i
!. not the owner Of 100 acres OF land an
!. who has not had the benefit OF tn
homestead law IS entitled to enter 16
,s acres Of these lands Every entry
, man may obtain patent either by resic
b ing on the land FIVE years ond payin
a. S1.25 per acre or he may make hna
4 proof after residing upon the Ian
/. fourteen months and by paying S1.2
a per acre ANY pargOn who fg Other
wise qualified but who made a prev
,e ous homestead entry and paid for IN
same in addition to residing upon
either Ave or seven years or less
q entitled TO make homestead entry o
" this reservation under existing law a
q. modified by this bill
IN The rights OF honorable discharf
IN ed Union soldiers and sailors are pro