The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-09-01
NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION AND
ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES.

To the Chickasaw nation OF Indians
and ID. II. Johnston, and the Choc'
taw nation of Indians and G.. 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,
Judge 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 to be ac-
quired by the applicant at FRANCIS,
being located in section 29 township
8. range Z east. (il Commencing at
a point on the west llnc of said sec
tion 20, township 8, north range Z
east, where said section line crosses
the east right-ofway line OF the st.
Louis, Oklahoma & Southern railway.
thence running northwardly on said
east right-of-way line 355G.95 feet;
thence eastwardly on a line perpen-
dicuar TO the main track of said rail.
way 100 feet; thence southwardly on
n line parallel to said main track
37O756 feet. 20 the said west line OF
said section 20; thence north with
said section line 1908 feet TO the
place of beginning; containing 34-lOO
acre..
Also the following: (2) Commenc-
ing at a point on the west line Of sec
tion 20, township 8, range east,
where said section line crosses the
west right-of-way line of said St
Louis. Oklahoma & Southern railway;
thence run northwardly on said right
of-way line SO625 feet TO the south
line OF the station grounds Of said
railway at Francis; thence westward
~ on said south line 100 feet TO the
west line of said station grounds;
thence northwardly along said west
line lGOO.O3 feet to the north line
southwest quarter of said section %;
thence west on said north line 1877
feet; thence southwardly on n 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 6.61 acres.
Also the following: CD Commenc-
ing at the northwest corner of the
present station grounds of the St Lou
is, Oklahoma & Southern railway at
Francis, thencerunnng northwardly on
a line parallel with the main track of
said railway GOO feet; thence east
wardly on a line perpendicular TO said
main track 100 feet 10 the west right.
of-way line OF said railway; thence
southwardly on said west right-of-way
line GOO feet TO the north line of said
station grounds; thence westwardly
on said north line 100 feet to the place
of beginning; containing l 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 8 east, commencing at a
point where the section lines between
the sec tions and 4, township 2 north.
range east crosses the west line of
the right-of-way of the St Louis, Okla
homa a Southern railway; thence run
ming northeastwardly on n line par.
allel with tile main track OF said rail.
way and 80 feet distant therefrom 377.4
feet; thence northwestwardly ON
line perpendicular TO said main track
loo feet; thence southwestwardly on
a line parallel TO said main track
lO52.4 feet; thense southeastwardly
on n line perpendicular TO said main
track 100 feet to the west right-of.
way line of said railway; thence
ENTHUSIASTICALLY on said rightof-way
line 6iO feet to the place of begin.
aing; containing 375-1OOO acres.
Said lands so necessary TO be ac.
quired by the applicant at
being located in
sections 26 and 50, township ! north.
range east in the Chickasaw nation.
"a Commencing at a point where the
north line OF section 35, township l
north, range 4 east crosses the east
ern rightof.way line of the said st.
Louis, Oklahoma & Southern railway:
thence running northwardly with said
line 1923 feet TO the