The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-10-28
speclal to pallr 1.eader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Muskooee, :. T., oct -Antleipaune
statehood this winter, substantially farm-
crs are coming TO Indian Territory and
buying land. They are rapidly repIac-
ing renters. who are moving of and
seeking other locations. With this in-
nux OF settlers there is AN increased de-
nand for farm land.
There is class OF land dealers who.
fortunately for tho country arc IN the
minority. who are "srafting" the freed
men ana Indian allottces and The set
tiers from the states at every oppor-
tunity. These Land. sharks are injurng
the territory as they cause the impress
sion 10 go abroad that Indian Territory
Is the breeding place Of grofters and
that an honest man cannot be found
with a anctooth comb.
The recent indictment Of seventeen
land buyers by ,he federal grand jury
in this city for alleged frauds in buying
ana seliirg sreeneu's land has started a
movement which It is believed win do
much 10 check the robbery of the ua-
Initiated
One Of the most common practices OF
= the land groiters is to loan freedman
money upon his land and take what the
NEGRO believes TO be note, bur what Is
lactually warranty Iced 10 al Of hif
surplus lands The average freedman
seldom reads any icgal document tnat Is
presented 10 him for his signature. An
, other means of securing the freedman
land Tor a paltry consideration is 20 Sc
cure a nve year lease from him. end il
the transaction to slip in a deed TO th'
land. The negro does net KNOW BE ha
not oaiy leased but deedcd away his al
:. lotment until he tries to sell it. and tn
) prospective purchaseV dnds o deed o
). record showing its transfer 10 the LAM
3 CRATER.
> A form Of graft which makes the per
: petrator liable to criminal proseeutio
Iand a term in the poniicntary. has bee
4 piaeticed in member OF instances re
!. EcenIy. This Is to forge the name ,
: Ian anottec or owner OF piece of Ian
n aud sen it without the knowledge or cor
sent of the owner A notary public
made a partner in such a transaction
and attests the forged signature as th'
OF the anottee or owner. The purchase
v. of the land thinks that he is buying u
hnd from the legal grantor, and on
IN discovers ne has been duped when
an geos 10 take possession Ia this q
: the purchaser dnds he has received 'tl
~ soiulely nothing tor MS outlay but
ly fworth!ess pIrce Of paper. This form
Is, graft is also practiced in the state
es Hbut ia is not 50 common there as
d. Indian Territory
A holdup scheme, which probably do
more than any other one thiag 10 q
courage farmers from buying land
indian Territory, is that By which
, company or individual secures a fl
wear lease on a piece OF land iuss beio
:, Il Is transferred from the alottee TO
y, actual settler As an illustration Of u
an kind Of transaction, farmer recent
re came to an Indian Territory town ar
no arter looking about fos several da'
tn purchased a good farIn Of i2o acres
on s. 600 The day before ne closed
ou deal he went to the Office of the unl'
r Estates clerk and investigated the r'
ords TO see if anyone held lease
the land Finding it was free from su
ncambrmcc he bought me land "
% paid she mouey over to the freed"
alottee rhe g-aftcr who ind deterio
ga to hold this man up, had an as'
ne watching this transaction. who Went
de- he freedman alottec only q g" mo-
RE- before the farmer filed his deed ana
ra- cured hve year lease on inc ~