The Globe-republican., 1905-01-19

NOTICE of change and reestablshment of
~ boundaries Of the land districts in the
State OF Kansas and the discontinuance of
the Wakeeney land district and land office.
Notice Is hereby given tnat the President of
the United States, by Executive order. dated
December II. 1904, has, pursuant to the pro.
visions of sections 225O, 1852, and 22j3 of the
Revised Statutes Of the United States, and
by virtue of the authority therein given, di.
rccted that the boundary lines of the several
land districts in the State of Kansas be
changed anil recstabished as follows, and
the Wakeeney land district and land office at
Wakeeney discontinued "TOPEKA LAND
DISTRICT BEGINNING at the intersection of
the range line between ranges Is and 10 west
of the Sixth Principal Meridian with the
northern boundary Oft the State; thence south
on sad range line to the southeast corner of
township Is south, range lG west; thence
east to the southeast corner of township ID
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 norhwesterly along the eastern bound
airy of the State tn 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;
trlcts lying within the above-descrlbed
boundary lines ure hereby transferred to-
and made part of the Topeka land district,
and the archives and records pertaining to-
said lands transferred to the land office at
Topeka. Colby LAND misunderstanding
at the intersection OF the range line between
ranges Ii and IL 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
Is west thence west along the third standard
parallel south to the western boundary Of
the State; thence north along said western
boundary to the northwest corner
of the State; thence east along tie
northern boundary of the State N
the place of beginning; and the lands noM
included within the Wakeeney land distIctl
lying within the above described boundary
lines are hereby transferred to and made n
part Of the Colby land district, md the
archives and records pertaining to said lands
transferred to the land office at Colby.
DODGE CITY LAND DlsTRICT-B beginning ut
the intersection of the range line between
ranges 10 and II west of the Sixth Principal
Meridian with the southern boundary of the
state thence north on Salu range line 10
the southeast corner of township Ii south,
range II west; thence west along the third
standard parallel south to the western
boundary of the State; thence south along
said western boundary to the southwest cor
ner of the State: thence east along the south
ern boundary of the State to the place of be
ginning; and the lands now Included within
the Wakeeney land district lying within the
above, described boundary lines are hereby
transferred to and made n part of the Dodge
City land district, and the archives and rec
ords pertaining to said lands transferred to
the land office ut Dodge City. The Wakeeney
land district and the land office ut Wakeeney
are hereby ordered to be discontinued" In
pursuance OF snid Executive order, the
change Of boundaries above indicated and
transfer of lands and archiy's affected will
take effect on February Is, 1876 and the Wa
keeney land district discontinued, ana the
land office at Wakecney discontinued and
closed at the close Of official hours on Iobru-
ary IA, 1906 Given undermy hand at the City
of Washington, District Of Columbia, this
2st day of December A. D. 1914. By the
President WA RICHARDS, Commissioner
of the general Land Office.