The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1905-02-02
NOTICE Of change and reestabllshment Or
~ boundaries OF the land districts In the


~ boundaries Of the land districts In the
State Of Kansas and the discontinuance Of
/ the Wakeeney land district and land ofiice.
Notice Is hereby given that the President Of
the United Slater, by Executive order. dated
December II. 1901, has, pursuant to the pro.
visions Of sections $3.50, 2252, and 1858 Of the
Revised Statutes Of the United States, and
by virtue Of the authority therein given, d.
rected that tho boundary lines Of the several
land districts In the State Of Kansas DO
changed and reestablishsd as follows, and
the Waksenoy land district and land office At
Wakeeney discontinued: TOPEKA LAND
DISTRICT eglnning at the intersection Of
the range line between ranges ID and IS west
of the Sixth Principal Meridian with the
northern boundary OF the State; thence south
On said range line to the southeast corner OF
township 10 south, range Is west; thence
east to the southeast corner Of township 10
south, range II west; thence south on the
range line between 10 and II west to the
southern boundary of the State thence east
along the said southern boundary to the
southeast corner Of the State; thence north
and northwesterly along the eastern bound.
airy of the State to its intersection with the
northern boundary Of the State; thence west
along said northern boundary to the place
Of beginning; and the lands now included
within the Colby and Dodge City land dis
tricts lying within the above-descrlbed
boundary lines are hereby transferred to-
and made part of the Topeka land district,
and the archives md records nertAining 10
said lands transferred to the land office at
Topeka. Colby LAND DIsTRICT- beginning
ut the intersection of the range line between
ranges Ii and III west Of the Sixth Principal
Meridian with the northern boundary of the
State: thence south on said range line to the
southeast corner of township Ii south, range
10 west thence west along the third standard
parallel south to the western boundary Of
the State; thence north along said western
to the northwest corner
Of the State; thence east along the
northern boundary of tho State to
The place Of beginning; md the lands now
included within the Wakeeney land district
lying within the above. described boundary
ines are hereby transferred to and made q
Dart of the Colby land district, and tho
archives and records pertaining to said lands
transferred to the land Office ut Colby.
DODGE CITY LAND DISTRICT. Beginning Mt
he intersection Of the range line between
angcs 10 and Ii west of the Sixth Principal
Meridian with the southern boundary Of the
tate, thence rorth on Smd range line to
he southeast corner OF township Ii south,
ango II west; thence west along the third
tandard parallel south to the western
of the State; thence south along
aid western boaned,l to the southwest cor
Ter of the state thence cast along the south
IN boundary of the State to the place of be
inning; and the lands now included within
be Wakeeney land district lying within the
bovo described boundary lines are hereby
to and made part of the Dodge
ny land district, and the archives and rec.
IDS pertaining to said lands transferred to
ne land office ut Dodge City. The Wakeeney
md district and the land Office at Wakeeney
re hereby ordered to DO discontinued" Lin
ulsuance of said Executive order, tho
mango Of boundaries above indicated and
ansler of lands and archives affected will
Ike effect on February Ii, 1906 and the Wa
eency land district discontinued, md the
nd office at Wakeeney discontinued and
osed at the close Of official hours on Febru-
y H. lNU5. Given undermy hand ut the City
Washington, District Of Columbia, this
At dry of December, A, D. 1874. BY tile
esidcnt; W. A. RICHARDS, Commissioner
the general Land Office.