The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-07-16
NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION AND
ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES.

and ID. II. Johnston, ana the
Choctaw nation of Indians and G.
w. Dukes and j. A. Lucas and all
persons interested
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned referees heretofore ap-
pointed 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 reason Of the condemna.
tion and appropriation Of the follow
ing described land, TO be used by the
st. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
Company for yard purposes, for round
houses, turntables, machine shops
and water stations and other rail
road purposes:
Said lands so necessary TO be ac-
quired by the applicant at Francis
being located in section 20, township
r, range Z east, G) commencing at
a point on the west line of said sec
ton 20, township 5, north range. Z
east, where said section line crosses
the east rightof.way line Of the St
Louis, Oklahoma and Southern rail
way, thence running northwardly on
said east rightof.way line 3556.95
feet thence eastwardly on line
perpendicular to the main track Of
said railway 100 feet; thence south
wardly on line parallel TO said main
track 37O756 feet, TO the said west
line of said section 30; thence north
with said section line 1908 feet TO
the place Of beginning; containing
8 34-100 acres.
Also the following: (2) Commenc-
ing at a point on the west line of sec
tion 20, township 8, range 7 east.
where said section line crosses the
west right-ofway line of said ST. Lou
is. Oklahoma and Southern railway;
thence run northwardly on said
right-ofway line SOG.25 feet to the
south line of the station grounds of
said railway at Francis; thence west
wardly on said south line 100 feet to
the west line Of said station grounds;
thence northwardly along said west
line l60003 feet TO the north line
southwest quarter of said section
49, thence west ON said north line
1877 feet; thence southwardly on
line parallel with the main track of
said railway 2O39.3 feet to the west
line of said section 30; thence south
on said west line 3Gt6 feet to the
place of beginning; containing 66l
acres.
Also the following: (3) Commenc-
ing at the northwest corner of the
present station grounds OF the st.
Louis, Oklahoma and Southern rail
way at Francis. thence run northward-
ly on a line parallel with the main
track Of said railway coo feet; thence
eastwardly 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 GOO feet to the north
line OF said station grounds: thence
westwardly on said north line 100
feet TO the place of beginning; con
tanning l 3S-100 acres
Said lands so necessary to be ac-
quired by the applicant at Fitzhugh.
being in sections and 4, township 2
N range east, commencing at
point where the section line between
sections and 4. township . north.
range east crosses the west line of
the right-of-way of the st. Louis.
Oklahoma and Southern railway;
thence running northeastwardly on
line parallel with the main track of
said railway and 90 feet distant
therefrom 3774 feet: thence north
westwardly on a line perpendicular
10 said main track 100 feet: thence
southwestwardly on line parallel TO
said main track lO524 feet; thence
enthusiastically on a line perpendicu-
lar to said main track 100 feet TO the
west right-of-way line of said railway:
thence northeastwardly on said right.
of-way line Gao feet TO the place Of be.
ginning; containing . 375-lOOO acres.
Said lands so necessary to be ac-
quired by the applicant at ScuIin. be-
ing located in sections % and 80.
township l north, range 4 east. in the
Chickasaw nation.
% Commencing at a point where
the north line OF section 35, township
north, range east, crosses the
eastern rightof-way line of the st.
Louis, Oklahoma and Southern rail
way; thence run northwardly with
said right-Of-Way line 100 foot 10