Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-13

| Ing the opening without previous registra-
ton, and without regard to the drawing
herein provided f,r. and at the expiration
Of that period the lands IN said neutral
strip" for which no entry shall have been
made will come under the general provi--
sions Of this proclamation.
The intended beneficiaries of the provi-
sion in the said acts Of congress. APP
proved. respectively, March 2. 1885, and
June Q, 1900, which authorizes q qualified
entry man having lands adjoining the
ceded lands. whose original entry en-
braced less than 160 acres, to enter 80.
much Of the ceded lands as will make
his homestead entry contain In the ag-
gregate not exceeding 100 acres. may OBJ
tain such an extension Of his existing
entry. without previous registration and
without regard to the drawing herein
provided for. only by making appropriate
application accompanied by the neces-
sary proofs. at the proper land office at
some time prior to the opening herein,
provided for.
TOWNSHIP Regulations.
Any person or persons desiring to-
found, or to suggest establishing. town.
site upon any OF said coded lands at any
point not in or near vicinity Of either Of
the county seats therein heretofore Sc
lected and designed as aforesaid. may.
at any time before the opening herein
provided for, file In the proper local land
office q written application to that effect
describing by legal subdivisions the lands
intended to be affected, and stating fully
and under oath the necessity or propriety
Of founding or establishing a town at
that place. The local officers will forth
with transmit said petition to the COM
missioner of the general land Office. with
their recommendation In the premises.
Such commissioner, II he believes the
public interests will be subserved there
by, will, II the secretary Of the interior
approve thereof. issue an order with
drawing the lands described In such Pc
titicn, or any portion thereof, from
homestead entry and settlement and d.
recting that the same be held for the
time being for townsite settlement, en-
try and disposition only. In such event
the lands so withheld from homestead
entry and settlement will, at the time OF
said opening and not before. become sub
ject to settlement, entry and disposition
under the general townsite laws Of the
United States. None of said ceded lands
will be subject to settlement, entry or
disposition under such general townsite
laws except In the manner herein pre-
scrihed. until after the expiration Of 60
days from the time of said opening.
Attention Is hereby especially called to
the fact that under the special provisions
OF the said act of congress, approved
March 3. 1901, the townsites selected and
designated at the county seats Of the
new counties into which said lands have
teen formed cannot be disposed OF under
the general townsite laws of the United
States, and can only be disposed Of In
the special manner provided In said act
of congress, which declares:
Restrictions in T0wnsites.
1.-THE lands so set apart and designated
shall. In advance Of the opening, be sur
vcyed, subdivided and plated. under the
direction of the secretary Of the interior,
into appropriate lots. blocks. streets. al
leys and sites for parks or public build
ings, so as to make a townsite thereof:
provided, that no person shall purchase
moie than one business and one resi-
dence lot. Such town lots shall be Of
fered and sold at public auction to the
highest bidder. under the direction OF
the secretary OF the interior. at sales to
be had at the opening and subsequent
thereto"
An Admonition.
All persons are especially admonished
hat under the said act of congress, ap-
proved March 3. 1901. It is provided that
no person shall be permitted to settle
upon. occupy, or enter any Of said coded
lands except in the manner prescribed In
this proclamation until after the expira-
ton of 60 days from the time when the
same are opened to settlement and en-
try. After the expiration of the said
period Of 60 days, but not before, any Of
said lands remaining undlsposed of may
be settled upon. occupied and entered I'M
der the general provisions of the home
stead and townsite laws of the United
States In like manner as II the manner
of effecting such settlement, occupancy
and entry had not been prescribed here
in in obedience to law.
Must Respect Indian Fences.
1t appearing that there are fences
around the pastures into which, for con-
venience, portions of the coded lands have
heretofore been divided, and that these
fences are of considerable value and are
still the property of the Indian tribes
ceding said lands to the United States.
all persons going upon. examining. en-
terinG or settling upon any OF said lands
are cautioned to respect such fences as.
the property OF the Indians and not to
destroy, appropriate or carry away the
that they may be seasonably removed
and preserved for the benefit OF the In
dams.
The secretary Of the interior shall pre-
scribe all needful rules and regulations.
to carry into full effect the
opening herein provided for.
IE witness whereof / have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal Of the
United States to be affixed.
Done Mt the city Of Washington this 9th
day of July, in the year of our Lord one
nine hundred and one, and OF
the independence of the United States
the one hundredth and twenty-sixth.
WILLIAM MKINLEY.