Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-07-12
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
Document Opening to Settlement the Wichita
and the KiOWa, Comanche and
Apache Reservations.

| TO settlement.
BY the President of the United States o
America:
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, BY an agreement between IN
Wichita and affiliated bands OF lnoiai.'
on the one part, and certain commls 81, W
ers Of the United States on the other palt
March 2, 1885 (ss Stat, SIS. ss4l, tha saie
ss
out any reservation whatever unto, the
United States of America, all their claim
acter in and to tho lands embraced in tbs
IN the territory Of Oklahoma. to. wit; -.
the main channel Of the Washtta river.
where the 9Sth meridian OF west long,
tude crosses the same, thence up I'll, snT
20 the line Of IS degrees and 40 minutes Is
| west longitude, thence on SAID me " 20
segrees AND 40 minutes que ts n main g Jana
| Alan river, thence down tn" mlddIe o. say
main Canadian river to whs are. so GrsI 70
| The place Of beginning. ..
And whereas all of the condltlons re- e.
CURED by law to- be perfornlsa pro- t se =, :.
the opening of said tracts OF lana 70 SO Sc
Element and entry have been. IS here
by declare, duly performed.
AUGUST THE DAY.
Now, therefore. I, William Mckinney
President of the United States OF AMER,
q,
by law, do hereby declare and make
known that all Of the lands SO as ntol a.
said coded by the Wichita and i a1hl'a Eil
owa and Apache tribes Of Indians sast,a Ie
sixteen, thirty-slx, thirteen ana a, th 1anSs
located or selected by the, territory OK
Oklahoma as indemnity school or eGu-
ontionai lands, and saving al ano to individ.
Cal Indians, and saving ana eAcepeiiits; u.
lands allotted and confirmed 70 fo rehsi and
saving and excepting the lands seiect,so
and Set aside as grazing lands for the
use in common for said Comancne, NV"
and excepting the lands set aside ana FOR fe
served at each Of said county seats ho ,1
disposition as town sites, ana sa osnH1nieS A
or set apart for military, agency, scnoo,'
school farm, religious, Indian cemetery.
wood reserve forest ire res stH day T Of Az
gust, 1901, at o'clock a. M, IN me I,,a se
ner herein prescribed and not otherW1s ~,
6e to n entry aao eenera provisions
of the homestead and toWn-Sate laws ~
the United States. xuaaas-
day, July 10, 1901, and ending at o ci t3c,s
p. M, Friday, July rs, 1901, reglslla lio ~
will be had at the United states ~ az ,sr-
fees at Ell Reno and IIawton, IN the yer,
ritory Of Oklahoma (the office az L tsa ~" III,
to occupy provisional quarters ~ m LIZ ~,
mediate vicinity Of Fort SIN, r 0ki can he
provided at I4awton). for the purpose e VI
ascertaining what persons desire 70 20 a u1lv
ter. settle Upon ana t aeeu homestead law,
and of ascertaining their qualiticat1ons SO
to do The registration at eacn on We
@ be for both ane aaeh viii
required to elect and state in WHICH ois-
trict he desires to make entry; I4 o 10
tain registration each applicant WIZ De
required to show himself duly quai na!
to make homestead entry Of these lan Is
under existing laws and TO eve W mai, at
tiers of description and identity as WI -.
protect the applicant and the government
against any ATTEMPTED ts eaoted through
. the use Of the mails or the employment
Of an agent, excepting that honorary ;.5a,
ns ses snd :a o Of the
vised statutes Of the United States. a.
amended by the act Of Congress approved
t mafeh appii lea }S for an
due proofs Of their qualifications threugh
an agent Of their own selection. but no
for more than one such soldier or sailor;
No person will be permitted to register
more than once or IN any osner ,nh hn
shows himself duly qualified will be reels Eis
tered and given a non-transferapie certnl-
cate to that effect which VII ent1sle hl ha
opened hereunder in the land district IN
which he elects to make his entry; tnut
upon and examine said lands is that Of
enabling him later on, as herein provldeo.
to understandingly select the lands fer
be permitted to make settlement upon
any of said lands in advance, Of the
opening herein provided f9r. ana ~ d opnn
ing no one but registered applicants VIII
be permitted to make homestead settle
ment upon any Of said lands, ana then
nf q homestead GnG
duly allowed by the local land officers:
or of q soldiers declaratory statement
duly accepted by such officers.
BY DRAWINGS.
The order In which during the first
istered applicants will be permitted to
make Homestead entry Of the the Ia lands d.
ton districts publicly held at the United
States land office at Ell Reno. Okla. com
mencing at of'oEk IN m s MGnq nayo Su
nj NAV y'y be nee necessary to complete the same
The drawings will be had under the
supervision and immediate observance OF
a Committee Of three persons whose integ-
rity is such as to mako their control OF
the drawing guaranty OF ITS fairness
appointed by the secretary of the interior
who will prescribe suitable compensa tior
for their services. Preparatory 10 1hest
the )" time Of registering each applicant
who shows himself duly qualified. makt
applicant, stating the land district IT.
which he desires to make homestead en-.
applicant as will enable the local lane
officers to thereafter identify him. This
card will be at once sealed in a separat;
envelope. which will bear no other, dis
tinguishing label or mark ARK, than han such q:
into tho drawing for the land digtpie
entry. These envelopes will be separated
according to land districts and VII b
til opened in the course Of the drawings
as herein provided. when the registra.
ton is completed all Of these sealed en-.
yeiopes 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 viii
be attended with entire fairness apd
equality Of opportunity. shall proceed tc
THOUGHTS FOR EVERY DAY.
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