Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-07-11
ON THE new LANDS.
Secretary Hitchcock Proclaims Ger
tain Boundaries In Reservations.
BRIEF SYNOPSIS HOMESTEAD Law



Washington, July o. Secretary
Hitchcock has issued a proclamation
establishing the boundary lines OF thu
three counties created out OF The
Kiowa, Comanche, Wichita and Caddt
reservations in Oklahoma territory
reorganizing the land Office districts
and setting aside $4,000 acres in the
heart of the Wichita mountains as a
national forest reserve. Under the
proclamation the Indian country IL
divided into three counties.
The secretary also says that in con
formity with the provisions OF the
act of March 3, 1901 Supra, that any
part Of said lands may be attached to
any adjoining county in said terri
tory, he has attached certain portions
of said lands to the counties OF Roger
Mills, Washita and Canadian, which
pecessitated a change in the bound
aries of said counties.
The county seat of Caddo county
is named Anadarko, the county seat
of Comanche is named Lawton and
the county seat of Kiowa county Ho-
bart.
The secretary then tells about the
establishment of two additional land
districts and change of boundaries
Of the Oklahoma and Kingfsher land
districts and that certain described
land be detached from the Oklahoma
district and added to the FL Reno dis
trict.
A proclamation setting aside por-
ton OF the Wichita reservation as a
national forest reserve withholds
from public settlement little over
$4,000 acres of timber lands In the
heart Of the Wichita mountains. I'm
der the proclamation warning is ex'
pressly given to oil persons not to
make settlement upon the tract OF
land reserved. The reservation estab-
,,.h.a IL IN In Lpown no the Wichita
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forest reserve.
Tho Homestead Law.
The following is interesting to every
applicant who wishes to acquire =
home In the lands for settlements
rh. bome.tead laws. 10 which reference
I. r,oda In tho nresIdent's proclamation,
-,.ra enacted IN enable every citizen OF
80 11nitod atates over Il wears Of age
Or tho head of n family to acquire title
IN in acres NJ land for n home.
In order IN nrevent the fraud and out
,awrv which has characterized former
oneninps the lottery plan was agreed
upon. This change from the foot race"
pian forced additional duties upon ap-
nlicants, all OF which are outlined In the
presidents proclamation. The homestead
laws. however, will control and must be
followed from the time the number Is
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