The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-07-27
NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION AND
ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES.

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Choctaw nation of Indians and @
w. Dukes ard ]. A. Lucas and al
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 &C
quired by the applicant at Francis
being located In section 20, township
s, range east, Q) commencing at
n point on the west line Of said sec
ton 20, township s, north range, Z
east. where said section line crosses
the east right-of.way line Of the st.
Louis, Oklahoma and Southern rail-
way, thence running northwardly on
said east right-of.way line Sb56.s5
feet; thence eastwardly on a line
perpendicular TO the main track OF
said railway 100 feet; thence south
wardly on a line parallel TO said main
track 3T07.56 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 34-1OO acres.
Also the following: (2) Commenc-
ing at a point on the west line Of sec
tion 30, township 3, range 7 east,
where said section line crosses the
west right-of-way line of said st. Lou
is. Oklahoma and Southern railway;
thence run northwardly on said
right-of-way line S06.25 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 uorthwardly along said west
line 1600.O3 feet to the north line
southwest quarter Of said section
%; thence west on said north line
119.7 feet; thence southwardly on a
line parallel with the main track of
said railway 2039.3 feet to the west
line Of said section 29 thence south
on said west line 361.6 feet 70 the
place of beginning; containing 6.61
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 line parallel with the main
track of said railway coo feet; thence
eastwardly on 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; CON
tanning ! 3S.100 acres.
Said lands so necessary to be ac-
quired by the applicant at F1tzhugh,
being in sections and 4, township 2
N, range east, commencing at
point where the section line between
sections 3 and 4, township north,
range east crosses the west line of
the right-ofway of the St Louis.
Oklahoma and Southern railway:
thence running northeastwardly on a
line parallel with the main track Of
said railway and so feet distant
therefrom 3774 feet; thence north
westwardly on line perpendicular
TO said main track 100 feet; thence
southwestwardly on line parallel to
said main track 1052,4 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 enthusiastically on said right
of'way line Gao feet to the place of be-
ginning; containing 375-100O acres.
Said lands so necessary TO be ac.
quired by the applicant at SGullin. be.
Ing located In sections 26 and 35.
township l north, range 4 east, in the
Chickasaw nation.
ID Commencing at a point where
the north line Of section S5. township
! north. range 4 east, crosses the
eastern right'of-way line of the st.
Louis, Oklahoma and Southern rail.
way; thence run northwardly with
said right-of-way line 1923 feet TO