Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-07-11
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Land Coded By Indians I'm OkIahOmf
at of the Pablo.

Washington, July 9.-The proclama
ton of President Mckinley opening K
settlement the land coded by Indiana
in the Territory OF Oklahoma was Civ.
en- to the public yesterday. The proc.
lamation covers the cession made by
the Wichita and affiliated bands of In
dams in accordance with the act OF
March 2, 1895, and those made by the
Comanche, Kiowa and Apache tribes
in pursuance of the act OF June 6, 1900.
The proclamation provides for he
opening OF the lands in those reservas
tons which are not reserved at 3
o'clock a. M. on the 9th day of August
next, the lands to be open to settle
ment under the homestead and town
site laws of the United States.
The proclamation says that begin
ming on the 10th inst. and ending on
the 26th, those who wish to make en-
try If land under the homestead law
shall be registered. The registration
will take place at the land offices at
Reno and Lawton. The registration at
each office will be for both land dis
tricts. TIC obtain registration the 2p-
plicant will be required TO show HIM
self duly qualified
To lake Homestead Entry
of these lands under existing laws and
to give the registering officers such APP
propriate matters of description anu
identity as will protect the applicant
and the government against any at
tempted impersonation. Registration
cannot be effected through the United
States mails or the employment OF an
agent excepting that honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors may pre-
sent heir applications through an
agent, no agent being allowed to rep-
res ent more than cne soldier. No per-
son Will be allowed TO register more
than once. After being registered APP
plicants will be given certificates, al
lowing them to go Ipon the coded lands
and examine them IN order to aid them
in making an intelligent selection.
II is explicitly stated hat mo one
will be permitted to make settlement
upon any of the lands In advance OF
the opening provided for" and the
statement is made that for the hsst
sixty days following said opening no
one but registered applicants viii be
permitted to make homestead settle
ment upon any OF said lands. and then
only IN pursuance of a homestead
entry duly allowed by the local land
officers or OF a soldiers ~declaratory
statement duly accepted by such Of
fcers."
Injunction VIII he Asked
Oklahoma City. okla, July B.-An tn-
junction suit will be brought before
Judge Irwin at f. Reno in a few days
for an order restraining the register or
the land Office here. the receiver, the
surveyors and all other persons from
proceeding with the opening OF the
lands OF the Kiowas. Comanche and
Apache Indians according to the proc
lamation of the president and the act
of congress under which he proceeded.
The suit will be brought by G. Porter
Johnson OF this city. who has been en-
gagged by Judge william NJ. Springer
TO act as the attorney for the Indians
who are affected by the opening of the
lands. The bill of particulars for the
injunction will contend that the lands
OF the Indians are being illegally and
unconst'tutionally wrested from them
against their wishes.