The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-03-21
INDIAN RESERVATIONS.
Information for Those Seeking Homes
in the kiowa, Comanche and
Apache Reservation.
To THE EDITOR:

COmaucne. l. by reason Of the
kind permission OF the editor. write
this article, intending to benefit those
especially who are contemplating
seeking a home i'm the kiowa. Com
anche and Apache r servatious. com
monty called the Fort Sill country.
These reservations embrace. i'm round
numbers, 5000, 900 acres ~ fire
lands, out OF which 100000 acres
viii be allotted to the Indians in ~ev-
crafty. 100 acres each. Then $50
600 acres Of grazing lands will lie
set apart "a a reserve for the Indians
This will leave about , 900. 900 acres
for homestead settlement bv m"
whites. The Wichita and Caddn res
ervatiOu, adiouruing the Fort sill
country on the north. and coutaiu-
ing over Il hall million acres. Will. in
all probability, be opened at the
same time, which according to the
act OF congress January +. 1901. can
not be later than August s, 1901.
and probably not earlier than July
next. There is, therefore. no uece~-
slty Tor any rush III breaking up and
leaving your peesent home TO come
to this country before next spring
1t Is scarcely within the range Of
possibility for those in charge of sur
veying the land, allotting ne Indians
and making other necessary prepa-
rations for the opening, to accom-
plish their work before next June,
and the opening can not take place
till all this is done.
There will be plenty of time after
warm weather has come. when tent
life will not be obie ctiOnable, to get
here for the opening of the country.
The free homes act does not APP
ply to the lands in these reservations.
but unless the present law is changed,
settlers will be required to pay 81 %
per acre at any time they desire after
the expiration of fourteen months
residence on the land and before the
expiration of seven years. 1t is more
than probable, however, that this
law will be changed and the lands
made free before the expiration OF
the seven years. In that case you
can obtain patent after five years
residence upon and cultivation of the
land.
Any person who is the head OF a
family, or who has arrived at the age
of p years, and is a citizen of the
United States, or has filed declara-
ton of intention to become such citi
zen, and who does not own more
than 16O acres of land in any state
or territory, may make homestead
entry on these lands. A married
man, the head of a family. though
not p years of age, may make home
stead entry.
A single man or woman n years
of age may make homestead entry
A single person, either sex, under
p years of age, who supports de-
pendent relatives, being by reason OF
such supporting regarded as the
head of the family. may make home
stead entry.
A married woman, living with her
husband, can not make homestead
entry.
Persons who have heretofore home
steaded and obtained title can not
make homestead entry.
Now, word OF warning and will
be done.
There are a number of concerns To-
Gated in the towns along the Rock
Island railroad, bordering the new
country, calling themselves opening
agencies information bureaus
etc, and some calling themselves
lawyers, that are proposing to
furnish information to homeseekers
for fee of $3.50 up, locate claims
for so up, and how :many other be-
nificent things they will do for an I'M
suspecting public. the Lord only
knows. Unfortunately, however.
they have no way of proving that
either the Lord of the government
are taken into their confidence while
fleeing the fellow who wantsa home.
know nothing of special value they
have to offer you. The value comes
the other way. 1t will, ! am quite
certain, pay you to leave the new
fellow alone. When you are solicited |
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