The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-09-08
NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION AND
ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES.

and D. H. Johnston, and the Choc
taw nation of Indians and G.. w
Dukes and ]. A. Lucas and all per
sons interested:
You are hereby notified that the un
dersjgned referees heretofore appoint
ed by the Honorable Hosea Townsend
fudge of the United States court IN
the Southern district OF the Indian
Territory, to determine and appraise
the compensation and damages by rea
son of the condemnation and appro
priation OF the following described
land. TO be used by the St Louis and
San Francisco railroad company for
yard purposes, for round houses, turn
tables, machine shops and water sta
tions and other railroad purposes;
Said lands so necessary 10 be ac'
auired by the applicant at FRANCIS
being located in section 20, township
s. range Z east. % Commencing at
a poju on the west line Of said sec
ton %, township 8, north range Z
east. where said section line crosses
the east rightof.way line OF the st.
Louis. Oklahoma & Southern railway
thence running northwardly on said
east right.of.way line 355695 feet;
thence eastwardly on a line perpen-
dicular 10 the main track Of said rail
way 100 feet; thence southwardly on
n line parallel TO said main track
s7O7.56 feet, to the said west line of
said section 20; thence north with
said section line 1908 feet to the
place OF beginning; containing s S4-lOO
acres.
Also the following: (2) Commenc-
ing at a point on the west line of sec
tion 20, township 8, range z east,
where said section line crosses the
west rightof-way line of said st.
Louis, Oklahoma 6 Southern railway;
thence run northwardly on said right
of.way line S0G.25 feet to the south
line of the station grounds OF said
railway at Francis, thence westward
ly on said south line 100 feet to the
west line OF said station grounds;
thence northwardly along said west
line 1600.03 feet to the north line
southwest quarter Of said section 30;
thence west on said north line 1877
feet; thence southwardly on line
parallel with the main track Of said
railway 20393 feet to the west line Of
said section 30; thence south on said
west line 361.6 feet to the place Of
beginning; containing Gel acres.
Also the following: go Commenc-
ing at the northwest corner of the
present station grounds of the st. Lou
is. Oklahoma & Southern railway at
Francis, hencerunnng northwardly on
a line parallel with the main track Of
said railway 600 feet; thence east
wardly on a line perpendicular to said
main track 100 feet to the west right
of-way line of said railway; thence
southwardly on said west right-of-way
line 600 feet TO the north line of said
station grounds: thence westwardly
on said north line 100 feet to the place
of beginning; containing 1 3S-1O0
acres.
Said lands so necessary to be ac-
quired by the applicant at FITZHUGH
being in sections 3 and 4, township 2.
north range 5 east, commencing at a
point where the section lines between
the sections and 4, township 2 north,
range east crosses the west line of
the right-of-way of the St Louis, Okla
homa & Southern railway; thence run.
ming ENTHUSIASTICALLY on a line par
allel with the main track of said rail
way and so feet distant therefrom 377.4
feet; thence northwestwardly on a
line perpendicular TO said main track
100 feet; thence southwestwardly on
a line parallel TO said main track
lO52.4 feet; thense southeastwardly
on a line perpendicular TO said main
track 100 feet 10 the west rlghtof.
way line of said railway; thence
ENTHUSIASTICALLY on said right-of-way
line $40 feet to the place Of begin.
ming; containing 375-1O00 acres.
Said lands so necessary to be ac.
quired by the applicant at
sCULLIN, being located in
sections 26 and 80. township / north
range east in the Chlckasaw nation.
Cd Commencing at a point where the
north line Of section 80, township /
north range 4 east crosses the east
ern rightof-way line of the said St
Louis, Oklahoma & Southern railway:
thence running northwardly with said
right-of-way line 1923 feet to the
north line OF the south half OF the
southwest quarter Of the southwest
quarter of section 20. township I