The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-09-21
NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION AND
ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES.

and ID. II. Johnston, and the Choc
taw nation of Indians and @. w
Dukes and j. A. Lucas and all per
sons interested:
You are hereby notified that the un
dersigned 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
Gan Francisco railroad company for
yard purposes, for round houses. turn
tables, machine shops and water sta
tons and other railroad purposes:
Said lands 80 necessary 20 be ac-
quired by the applicant at FRANCIS,
being located in section 20, township
., range east. % Commencing at
a point on the west line OF said sec
tion 20, township 8, north range
east. where said section line crosses
the east rlghtof-way line Of the st.
Louis, Oklahoma & Southern railway,
thence running northwardly on said
east rightof-way line 3556.95 feet;
thence eastwardly on line perpen-
dicular to tho main track Of said rail-
way 100 feet; thence southwardly on
a line parallel to said main track
37O7.56 feet, to the said west line Of
said section 30; thence north with
said section line 1908 feet to the
place of beginning; containing s S4-l00
acres.
Also the following: (2) Commenc-
ing at a point on the west line Of sec
tion 30, township 8, range Z east,
where said section line crosses the
west right-of.way line Of said st.
Louis. Oklahoma G. 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 160003 feet to the north line
southwest quarter of said section 20;
thence west on said north line 1877
feet; thence southwardly on a line
parallel with the main track Of said
railway 2O39.3 feet to the west line of
said section 20; thence south on said
west line 3G1.6 feet to the place Of
beginning; containing Gel acres.
Also the following: (3) Commenc-
Ing AT the northwest corner OF the
present station grounds of the st. Lou
is. Oklahoma & Southern railway at
Francis, thence running gnorthwardly on
a line pararelTWjth the main track of
said railway COO feet; thence east
wardly on line perpendicular to said
main track 100 feet to the west right |
of-way line Of said railway; thence |
southwardly on said west rightof-way |
line GOO feet to the north line OF said
station grounds; thence westwardly
on paid north line 100 feet to the place
OF beginning; containing / 2S-1O0
acres.
Said lands so necessary to be ac.
Quired by the applicant at FITZHUGH
being in sections and 4, township 2,
north range east, commencing at a
point where the section lines between
the sections 3 and 4, township north,
range east crosses the west line OF
the right-of-way Of the st. Louis, Okla
homa & Southern railway; thence run.
ming northeastwardly on a line par
allel with the main track OF said rail.
way and 80 feet distant therefrom 377.4
feet; thence northwestwardly on
line perpendicular to said main track
100 feet; thence southwestwardly on
a line parallel to said main track
iO52.4 feet; thense southeastwardly ,
on a line perpendicular to said main
track 100 feet to the west right.of.
way line Of said railway; thence
northeastwardly on said right-of-way
line $40 feet to the place OF begin.
hing; containing S75.1OO0 acres.
Said lands so necessary to be ac.
luired by the applicant at
SCULLlN, being located in /,
sections 26 and S5, township / north. ;
'ange east in the Chickasaw nation
ID Commencing at a point where the !
North line Of section S5, township /
l0Fth' range east crosses the east.
'rn right-of-way line Of the said 81 In
louis, Oklahoma & Southern railway; f,
hence running northwardly with said !
Hght-of'way line 1923 feet to the ,
north line of the south half of the =
southwest quarter OF the southwest A
quarter OF section 26, township l
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