Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-13


proved the land entered In good faith for
the period OF II months he may COM
mute his entry to cash upon the pay
ment OF $.5 per acre; and provided
further, that the rights Of honorably dis
charged union soldiers and sailors Of the
late civil war. as defined and described
In sections 1904 and 2305 Of the revised
statutes. shall not be abridged: and pro-
vided further, that any person who. hav-
ing attempted to, but for any cause failed
to, secure a title in fee to a homestead
under existing laws. or who made entry
under what Ii known as the commuted
provision Of the homestead law. shall be
qualified to make homestead entry up
on said lands; and provided further. that
any qualified entry man having lands adj
joining the lands herein coded. whose
original entry embraced less than 100
acres In all, shall have the right to en-
ter so much Of the lands by this agree
ment coded lying contiguous to his said
entry as shall, with the land already en-
tered. make in the aggregate 100 acres,
said land to be taken as are required OF
other entry men: and provided further.
that the settlers who located on that
part of said lands called and known as
the neutral strip shall have preference
right for 30 days on the lands which they
have located and improved.
''That should any of said lands allotted
to said Indians or opened to settlement
under this act contain valuable mineral
deposits, such mineral deposits shall be
open to location and entry, under the ex-
listing mining laws of the United States,
upon the passage of this act, and the
mineral laws of the United States are
hereby extended ever said lands"
And, whereas, by the act OF congress
approved January 4, 1901 (S1 Stat. I'D.
the secretary of the interior was author
lied to extend, for period not exceeding
eight months from December 6. 1900 the
time for making allotments to the Co
manche. Kiowa and Apache Indians and
opening to settlement the lands so coded
by them.
Land for County Seats.
And. whereas. In pursuance of the act
of congress approved March 3, 1901 ca
Stat. l093). the secretary of the interior
has regularly subdivided the lands so as
aforesaid respectively ceded to the United
States by the Wichita and affiliated bands
of Indians and the Comanche, Klowa and
Apache tribes of Indians into counties.
attaching portions thereof to adjoining
counties In the territory of Oklohoma.
has regularly designated the place for
the county seat of each new county, has
regularly set aside and reserved at such
county seat land for townslte to be
disposed Of In the manner provided by the
act of congress last named, and has reg
ularly caused to be surveyed, subdivided
and plated the lands so set aside and re-
served for disposition as such townsites:
And, whereas, by the act of congress
last named 1t Is provided:
1.-The lands to be opened to settlement
n nd pnfry ttpdar tho NJ NJ cnNCraca raf-
flying said agreements respectively shall
be so opened by proclamation Of the
president, and to avoid the contests and
conflicting claims which have heretofore
resulted from opening similar public
lands to settlement and entry the presi-
dents proclamation shall prescribe the
manner in which these lands may be set
tied upon, occupied and entered by per-
sons entitled thereto under the acts rati-
flying said agreements. respectively; and
no person shall be permitted to settle
upon, occupy or enter any of said lands
except as prescribed in such proclamation
until after the expiration Of so days from
the time when the same are opened to
settlement and entry"
Two Additional Land Ohices.
And. whereas, by the act of congress
last named the president was authorized
land districts and land offices in the ter
ritory of Oklahoma to include the lands
so coded as aforesaid which land dis
tricts and land offices have been estab-
lished by an order of even date herewith:
And. whereas. all of the conditions re-
quired by law to be performed prior to
the opening Of said tracts of land to set
and entry have been. as hereby
declare. duly performed:
The Lands Excepted.
Now, therefore, /, William Mckinley,
president of the United States of Amer
lea, by virtue of the power vested In me
by law. do hereby declare and make
known that all of the lands so as afore-
said ceded by the Wichita and AFFILIATED
bands of Indians. and the Comanche,
Kiowa and Apache tribes of Indians. re-
spectively, saving and excepting sections
l6, &c, 10 and 30 In each township, and all
lands located or selected by the territory
Of Oklahoma as indemnity school or edu-
cational lands, and saving and excepting
all lands allotted In severalty to indi-
vidual Indians. and saving and excepting
all lands allotted and confirmed to re-
ligious societies and other organizations,
and saving and excepting the lands Sc
lected and set aside as grazing lands for
the use in common for said Comanche.
hlOWa ana Apache tribes OF INDIANS, ana
saving and excepting the lands set aside
and reserved at each Of said county seats
for disposition as townsites, and saving
and excepting the lands now used, occu-
pied or set apart for military, agency,
school, school farm, religious, Indian
wood reserve. forest reserve or
other public uses. will, OH the 9Th day
Of August. 1901. at nine o'clock a. m. In
the manner herein prescribed and not
otherwise, be opened to entry and settle
ment and to disposition under the gen.
eral provisions of the homestead and
townsite laws Of the United States.
Concerning Repatriation.
Commencing at nine o'clock q. m.
July 10. 1901. and ending at
six o'clock p. m. Friday, July 26, 1901, a
will be had at the United
States land offices at Ell Reno and Law
ton, In the territory of Oklahoma (the
pffice at Lawton to occupy provisional
quarters in the immediate vicinity of
Fort Sill, Oklahoma territory, until suit
able quarters can be provided at Lawton),
for the purpose of ascertaining what per-
sons desire to enter, settle upon and ac-