The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-10-10
WARNING oRpFR.

In the choetaw and chiekasaw citl.
zenship Court, Sitting at South
MeAlester, December Term,
1902.
The Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations,
or tribes Of Indians, plaintiffs.
Versus
J. r. Riddle.
d. S Riddle,
l.. A. Riddle,
Elizabeth Casey,
Joshua Casey.
Andrew b. Hill.
l.. T. Hill.
James w. Balthrop,
T. ID. Arnold and
John H. Bratcher,
for themselves and as representa-
tives of all persons similarly situ-
ated, claiming to be members of the
Choctaw or Chickasaw Nations Of
tribes Of Indians, by virtue of al
legged DEGREES OF the United States
court for the Central and Southern
districts Of the Indian Territory.
sitting respectively at South Nc
Alester and Ardmore, and common
ly known as Court Claimants" de-
PENDANTS.
The President Of the United States:
To J. T. Riddle, d. S. Riddle, l.. A.
Riddle, Elizabeth Casey, Joshua
Casey, Andrew b. Hill. |. T. Hill.
James w. Balthrop, T. u. Arnold and
John II. Bratcher and ell persons not
made defendants, by name in the
above entitled action. but similarly
situated to the ten persons named as
defendants, as representatives OF the
entire class of persons go situated,
and claiming TO be members Of the
Choctaw or Chickasaw Nations or
tribes of Indians, by virtue Of al
leged DEGREES Of the United States
court for the Central ami Southern
districts of the Indian Territory, sit
ting respectively at South McAlester
and Ardmore, and commonly known
as Court Claimants" You are
hereby warned to appear In this count
on the first Monday IN December
1902, the same being the first day of
December. 1902, and answer a bill in
equity filed by the PLAINTIFF the Choc.
taw and Chickasaw Nations or tribes
of Indians.
The nature Of said bill is that the
Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations or
tribes of Indians own their lands in
common, so that each and every mem
ber of either tribe shall have an
equal, undivided interest In the whole;
that the United States court for the
Central and Southern districts OF the
Indian Territory, sitting respectively
at South McAlester and Ardmore, and
proceeding under the act OF congress
approved June tenth, ono thousand
eight hundred and ninety-six, upon ap
peal from the Commission to the Five
Civilized Tribes, rendered alleged de
crees purportins 20 admit several
thousand persons to citizenship or tc
enrolment as such citizenr in the
Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, re
spectively, without notice OF such
proceedings having been given to each
of said Nations that such notice was
indispensable, and that judgments ar,
therefore void; and also that sucl
proceedings should have been con
fined to a review of the action of tn,
Commission to the Five Civilized
Tribes, upon the papers and evidenc,
submitted to such Commissions, an,
should not have extended to tria
de novo of the question of citizenshl o
that such proceedings are, for tha
reason, illegal, and that all of sal,
judgments are therefore void; an,
also that If said judgments are en-
forced property OF the tribes of tn
value of many millions OF dollars will
be taken, and the snare of eacl
member of either tribe will b
thereby proportionately diminished
and that the plaintiffs have no ade
quate remedy at law.
The prayer Of said bill Is that al
; of said judgments be annulled an
vacated, and that all of said proceed
ings in the trial of said cases de move
7. upon appeal from said Commission [
= the Five Civilized Tribes, be declare
null and void.
Witness, the Honorables Spencer /
! Adams, Chief Judge, and Henry {
l Foote and Walter l.. Weaver, ass,
t ciate judges Of said court and tn
: seal thereof, at South McAlester. Il
dian Territory fhie twantv-stvth ao