The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-07-18

Following IL the Presidents proclama-
ton opening the Wichita and the Kio-
va, Comanche and Apache reservations
BY the President OF the United States Of
America:
A PROCLAMATION.
whereas. BY an agreement between the
Wichita and affiliated bands Of Indians
on on me on one part part. and certain commission
ers q the United States on the other part,
March 2, 1885 l2s Stat. SIS, $40. the said
..a1an, ceded, conveyed, transferred and
TeunQulshed, forever and absolutely, with
OUT any reservation whatever unto the
t gtSted states OF America, all their claim
n .te ana n interest of every kind and char
loloWlng described tract of country now
IN the territory of Oklahoma, to wit:
commencing at point in the middle of
the main channel Of the Washita river,
where the ySth meridian of west longi-
luce crosses the same, thence up the
MIDDLE Of the main channel Of said river
20 the line Of W degrees and 40 minutes
Test longitude, thence on said line Of 9s
degrees and 40 minutes due north to the
mode Of the channel of the main Cana
olan river. thence down the middle OF said
ma oo canadian river to where it crosses
tne sSth meridian, thence due south to
ane place of beginning.
And whereas all Of the conditions re-
lulred by law to be performed prior to
me opening of said tracts of land to set
Element TIE and entry have been. as I here
AUGUST THE DAY.
Now, therefore, I, William Mckinley,
President Of the United States of Ameri-
Ga, BY virtue of the power vested in me
py law, do hereby declare and make
Known sa,a that all Of the lands so as afore;
bands of Indians. and the Comanche. XII
owa and Apache tribes Of Indians, re-
s,ssay saving and excepting seeti9ns
three in each township, and all lands
located or selected by the. territory OF
Okiahoma as indemnity school or e eils.
al lands allotted in severalty to indivtd,
NAL Indians, and saving and excepting all
amos allotted and confirmed to religious
societies and other organizations, and
saving and excepting the lands selected
and set aside as grazing lands for the
use In common for said Comanche, kioWa
and excepting the lands set aside and re-
served at each of said county seats for
disposition as town sites. and saving ana
or set apart for military, agency, school.
school farm. religious, Indian cemetery,
wood reserve. forest reserve, or other
gust. 1901, at o'clock a M. in the man
per herein prescribed and not otherwise,
DO opened to entry and settlement and to
disposition under the general provisions s :
the United States.
4x p'v y , ose ed5ax oeoeK
+ m. Friday, July Is. 1901, q registration
viii be had at the United States land Of
fees at Ell Reno and Lawton, In the ter
to occupy provisional quarters in the i'm
mediate vicinity Of Fort Sill, Oklahoma
territory, until suitable quarters can be
ascertaining what persons desire to en-
ter. settle upon, and acquire title to any
of said lands under the homestead law,
and Of ascertaining their qualifications SO
| n
will be for both land districts, but at the
\time Of registration each applicant Will be
trict he desires to make entry. To, OBJ
tain registration each applicant will be
required to show himself duly qualified
70 make homestead entry Of these s.,ga lan ms
registration officer such appropriate mat
tiers of description and identity as viii.
protect the applicant and the
Registration can not be effected through
the use OF the mails or the employment
f nesptns h aors
to the benefits Of section 2so4 Of the re-
vised statutes Of the. United States, az
By s at e sy
their applications for registration and
due proofs Of their qualifications through
an agent Of their own selection, but no
for more than one such soldier or sailor.
No person will be permitted to register
mere than once or in any ny, other than than
shows himself duly qualified will be regis
tered and given a on-transferable certif-
cate to that effect, which will entitle him
opened hereunder in the land district in
which he elects to make his entry: but
the only. purpose for which he may go
upon, and examine said lends is that Of
enabling him later on, as herein provided,
to understandingly select the lands for
which he will make entry. No one will
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any of said lands In advance Of the
opening herein provided for, and during
the first sixty days following said open
ing no one but registered applicants will
be permitted to make homestead settle
ment upon any of said lands, and then
only in pursuance of a homestead entry
or OF a soldiers declaratory statement
duly accepted by such officers.
By DRAwINas.
The order in which, during the first
sixty days following the opening, the reg
istsred applicants ns:a,a will be permitted g
opened hereunder, will be determined BY
drawings. for both the Ell Reno and Law
ton districts publicly held at the United
States land Office at Ell Reno, Okla. com
mencing at o'clock a. M, Monday, July
%, 1901. and continuing for such period as
may be necessary to complete the same.
supervision and immediate observance OF
a committee Of three persons whose integ-
rtty Is such as to make their control of
the drawing guaranty of Its fairness.
The members Of this committee will be
appointed by the secretary of the interior,
who will prescribe suitable compensation
for their services. Preparatory to these
drawings the registration officers will. at
the time Of registering each applicant
who shows himself duly qualified, make
out a card, which must be signed by the
applicant, stating the land district in
which he desires to make homestead en-
try, and giving such a description Of the
applicant as will enable the local land
oflcers to thereafter identify him. This
card viii be at once sealed in separats
envelope which will bear no other dis
tinguishing label or mark than such as
may be necessary to show that 1t Is to
|go into the drawing for the land district
IN which the applicant desires to make
entry. These envelopes will be separated
according to land districts and will be
carefully preserved and remain sealed I'M
til opened in the course Of the drawings
as herein provided. When the registra-
.ton is completed all Of these sealed en-
velopes will be brought together at the
place of drawing and turned over to the
committee in charge of the drawing, who
& In such manner as in their judgment will
be attended with entire fairness and
equality of opportunity, shall proceed to
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THOUGHTS FOR EVERY DAY.