The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-26
TO OPEN AUGUST 1.
No Racing For Land in the Kiowa
Reservation.

Reservation.
Washington, d. G.. Feb 2s.-Represent-
atives IN congress from the southwest are
being flooded with requests for informa-
ton concerning the opening of the Kfowa
and Comanche and Wichita reservations
in Oklahoma In response to q request
Dennis Flynn, the author of all the bills
relating to the opening of reservations,
has prepared the following statement:
Il am in receipt of hundreds of requests
wanting to know all kinds OF things con-
corning the opening Of the Wichita and
the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache reser-
vations The man does not live who can
The wichita reservation is east and
north of the KIowa reservation. and there
viii probably be 100000 acres of it subject
to homestead entry. There wiz be about
?, 900 acres of kiowa land for home
stead entry. In both of these reservations
section 13 49, 16 and 36 are reserved for
Of the future state Of Oklahoma This
Will be leased by the Oklahoma school
secTasr1 AZ me terTt to IN bnth he
reservations there must also be taken out
!, 120. 900 acres for Indian all0tments and
grazing lands, in addition to school and
other reservations which I have men
Both the Wichita and the Kiowa and
COmanche reservations are traverSed by
railroads. The Rock Island has the most
mileage, and the ChoetaW also has
"A bill has Just passed the lower house
Of congress which provides that there
shall be no more races for town lots, but
that before the opening OF these reserya-
lions the president shall divide them into
counties, fixing the county lines and re-
serving $40 acres as near as practicable
seat purposes. These lands will be sold
quent days to the highest bidder, no one
be allowed to purchase more than one res
ident and one business lot in each town.
The proceeds of these sales go to the
county in which the county seat is To-
sAs to who are eligible to take a home
stead in these reservations, the laws diff
fer But in the Kiowa and Comanche
prior to June last had used his home
stead right by fling on certain lands can
perfect title In other words, every per-
son who has relinquished in any part of
land Is eligible to take a Homestead there
Any person who, however. after living on
paying cut cannot make an additional en-
try. congress refusing. to grant this right.
Il desire to be emphatically understood
stating that If a man paid on his home
stead before he resided on It five years he
can take second one If he did not pay
out within five years he cannot. Again,
no person who relinquished or committed
since June 6 is eligible. that was the
date Of the passage of the original treaty.
old soldiers Of the civil war who have
never had the benefit of a homestead have
their rights preserved As to the soldiers
of the Spanish and Philippine wars, at the
FOR certain services. A Bill is now in con-
ference between the two houses Of con-
gress. which WIN give them their right
of filing a soldiers declar2tory claim.
be opened to settlement about August /.
How they will be opened IS not at this
time settled. A great many are advOcat-
ing. a change from the old horse race
OF a proposition that will hurry the open
ing Of the country and give everybody
entitled to a homestead an equal chance.
I would not be surprised if some lottery
plan were adopted, the details of which
vii To q
1.-Two new land offices to take care of
the business viii be established, one at
Ell Reno and one at the county seat near
Many People are not aware of the fact
that any person who has 1850 acres of land
N any state or territory IS prohibited
the United States The object of the
homestead 81 law is to give people who do
to obtain a home from the government.
The appointment Of county officers,
etc, is q matter, whether left to the Sec
rotary or the governor which will I'M
doubleday not be taken up until next sum
''There is no inside track to be given
anybody. The public viii be advised
time Before the opening to give every
body an equal chance at the opening
doubted1y be put into Blaine and Cana
dian counties in order to ill out their
Il reiterate, the country cannot posi-
bly, be opened until August; there is no |
stead entryman will be treated alike in |
the sale of town lots no favorites will be |
played; every lot viii be sold to the high |
est bidder.
"A great many people get these lands
mixed with lands in the Indian Territory. |
These lands are located in southwestern |
Oklahoma and adjoin Texas. Any person /
4 residence Of from fourteen months to |
five years, also agree to pay the govern
nent $1.25 per acre for the land
These lands are good grazing and ag- /
ricultural lands and the person who Sc 1
cures 1850 acres of them car feel satisfied. /
also extended to the T<iowa md Conanche |
There is a range of noun /
tairs varying from ten to thirty miles, |
which will undoubtedly be thoroughly ex- |
plored after the opening.
s"This gives about an the knowledge that |
possess and part of this is only suppo- 4
sition. as the bill referred to has only /
passed the house and is not yet through |
he senate