Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-11

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1t follows:
BY the President of the United States
of America:
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, BY an agreement between
the Wichita and affiliated bands of In
dians on the one part and certain COM
missioners of the United States on the
ether part, ratified by act of congress
approved March .. 1895 (28 Stat. SIS
694). and said Indians coded, convey
cd, transferred and relinquished, for
ever and absolutely without any res
ervation whatever, unto the United
States CT America, all their claim title
and interest of every kind and charac-
ter in and to the lands embraced in
the following described tract OF coun-
try now in the territory of Oklahoma,
to-wit:
Commencing at a point in the mid
die of the main channel of the Wash
tia river, where the 9Sth meridian of
West longitude crosses the same.
thence up the middle of the
main channel of said river to the line
OF SO degrees and 40 minutes west lon
gitude, thence on said line of SO de-
{ grees ond 40 minutes due north TO the
middle of the channel of the main
Canadian river thence down the mid
! die of said Canadian river to where it
crosses the 9Sth meridian. thence due
south to the place Of beginning.
And whereas, in pursuance of said
act OF congress ratifying said agree
ment. allotments of land in severalty
have been regularly made to each and
every member of said Wichita and
y. nd
adopted. and the lands occupied by re-
ligious societies or other organizations
for religious and educational work
among the Indians have been regularly
allotted and confirmed to such socie-
ties and organizations, respectively:
And whereas, by an agreement be-
tween the Comanche, Kiowa and Apa-
che tribes of Indians on the one part,
and certain commissioners of the
United States in the other part, amend
ed and ratified by act of congress APP
proved June 6, 1900 81 Stat. SIP, 500,
the said Indian tribes, subject to GER
tain cog editions which have been duly
perfoff ed. coded, conveyed transfer
rea rt 1uuished and surrendered, for
ever a | absolutely, without any reser-
walton whatsoever expressed or i'm
piled, unto the United States of Amer
lea, all their claim, title and interest
of every kind and character in and to
the lands embraced i'll the following
described tract OF country now in the
territory of oklahoma. to-wit:
Commencing at a point where the
Washita river crosses the 9Sth merid
ian west from Greenwich, thence uT
the Washita river. i'll the middle of the
main channel thereof. 10 q point thii
ty miles, by river, west of Fort Cobb
as now establishes: thence due Yves
to the north fork of Red river. provid
ed said line strikes said river east o.
the Tooth meridian of west longitude
If not. then only to said meridian line
and thence due south on said meridian
line to the said north fork of Red riv
er: thence down said north fork. in the
middle of the main channel thereof
from the point where it may be first in
tersected by the lines above described
to the main Red river; thence dowr
said Red river, in the middle of the
main channel thereof, to its intersec
ten with the 9Sth meridian of longi
tude west from Greenwich; thence
north, on said meridian line to thu
place of beginning
And whereas, in pursuance of sail
act of congress ratifying the agree
& ment last named, allotments of land il
seyeralty have been regularly made tt
each member of said Comanche, Kio
wa and Apache tribes of Indians; th,
lands occupied by religious societies
OF other organizations for religious o
educational work among the Indian
have been regularly allotted and con
f firmed to such societies and organize
tons, respectively; and the secretar
OF the interior, out of the lands cede
by the agreement last named, has regl
larry selected and set aside for the us
in common for said Comanche, kiow
and Apache tribes of Indians $4,000
acres of grazing lands:
And. whereas. in the act OF congress
ratifying the said Wichita agreement
it, is provided,
That whenever any Of the lands a;
CURED by this agreement shall. by OF
Grafton Of law on proclamation OF rh
president of the United States, be OF
z en- to settlement. they shall be dispos
eel OF under the general provisions c
the homestead and townsite laws G
the United States: Provided. that i
addition 10 the land office fees pre-
sciibed by statute for such entries tn
ent,yman shall pay S1.25 per acre fC
{ the land entered at the time of sui
uniting his final proof: And provide
further. that in all homestead entire
where the entryman has resided upo
and improved the land entered in goo
faith for the period OF fourteen month
4 he may commute his entry to cash IL
on the payment Of $1.25 per acre: an
y DriYidefl further. that the rights
honorablg discharged Union soldier
and sailors of the late civil war, as d
& lined and described in sections 23t
and 2303 OF the revised statutes. sha
not be bridged: and provided furthe
that any qualified cntryman havir
lands adjoining the lands herein ce
ed, whose original entry embraced LEI
than 100 acres, may make his HON
stead entry not to exceed 100 acres
all, said land to be taken upon Il
same conditions as are required of OF
er entrymen: Provided, that sa
lands shall be opened to settieme
within one year after said allotmen
are made to the Indians.
fT,l., nj.