The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-03-14
APPRAISER is COMING
TO V|N|TA NEXT WEEK
Commissioner Bixby Announces Regu-
IationS Under Which Lands of Inter-
married Whites will be Appraised

Explanation Of The steps waieb are
10 be taken ia the appraisal q she inn.
pr5vemenss belonging 10 lusermarried
cherokees, together with The dates and
places ~ whieh hearings will Be held
was made publc Saturday thraugh an
Official notice 81 the Commissioners %
tile Five Civilized Tribes which Toll
lows.
Department af the Interior eamnis.
sioner 70 the Five Civilized Tribes
Indian Territory, March ?, 1909
Notice Is hereby given that 1he a,
dersigncd. the Commissioner of ne
Five Clvllixsd Tribes. has beeu deslg,
mated by the secretary of The latsriof,
a. the Official 70 make and approve ap.
praisals of the value OF improvements
upou land Ia the Cherokee nation which
were made prior 70 November 8 1904,
by white persons who intermarrled
with Cherokee citizens prioF = 1eeem'
her Ia. sas and who have the right
under tae act 81 congress approved
March 9. 1907. Pablie 1897 70 sell ia.
provcments.
Notice is further given that t8rmer
claimants 70 citizenship by lntsrmaf.
riage who have made permanent and
valuable improvements ou lands e The
Cherokee nation and who elalin the
right 10 sell She same under and hg vir-
tue Of said set If congrrss " March 9.
1907 lPnblie lsol must appsaf before
shs Commissioner 10 the Five civilized
Tribes prior 70 April l. 1901, and desig
nate the land upon which are ieeated
the Improvements which be elasmg The
right Is sell hY vlftue 81 said act. and
Il any such intermarried eltlseu shall
fail % appear before tie Commissioner
20 the Eve Civilized rribcs prior %
Apre J.. 1907. i wiil be considered that
be makes no elaia. TO the tensfss con.
ferred by said act such appearance
and designation q Improvements nag
BE- mase hefafe the Commissioner a.
his ogiee 70 Nuskogse. al anY time be.
tween Monday. March 81 aud satar-
day. March 30. ipaf. Inclusive. - 81 any
of the following named places between
the dates named y which places TIE
Commissioner viii have representa-.
tive b receive said designations ana
hear testimony relative thersto
Barttesville. Monday, March j. 10
Saturday. March ss inclusive.
Tulsa. Monday, March IS - salnr.
day, March 80, inclusive.
ciaremore Monday. March +, to
Saturday. March ss, inclusive
Nowats. Monday. March Is. - satur.
day. March Sc. Inclusive.
vinua Monday. March IS % sstar.
DAY. March ss. Inclusive.
Pryor Creek. Monday. March 3, 90
Saturday. March 30. inclusive.
Tahleqnah. Monday, March IS. g
Saturday. March 81. Inclusive
Saliiaaw, Monday March as p Sat
urduv, MHFeA So inclusive
Designations must be male .a nsrson
by the Intern affied white claimant or
in case proper proof j. mado that b Is
physically unable 70 appear. IS same
admit memhss of his immediate family
or IN case proper proof Is made e he
fact that the iniefmarried whiseeisim-
ant Il physically unable 10 appeaf and
has no Adalt membcf % bis Immediate
family. By 4 person holding e properly
executed power q attorney. pfeviaed.
that 10 every eass The designation must
he made by ; party familiar with tho
character ownership, location and
value os the Improvements % - dsslH
nateu. A the time 80 said designation
the testimony ef any eompatent person
will be taken by the Commissioner -
20 The loeatIan. character and value Of
said Improvements.
No former intermarried white claim.
ana win h permitted 10 deaignais im-
provementz upon more land than be
would have eeea entitled 70 ta.se r 81
lolmenl fof himself had be been sdmlt.
sed 10 cllizenahlp. II any lntsrma9rled
white elasmant has made : tentative
salactleu q fall allotment hs ulll act
~ nllowea IL designate Improvements
urlN eaaer landA
Notice i further given that + any
citizen 81 she Cherokee nation eatIslsa
- srlsel - allotment shalt claim that
the Improvements on land ienIstlseis
sclecfed = 6 former lntermafFied
white eIaInzH. o. held 81 aim. - nel
belong = sd lntefmarfled eAIss
tIalmant = maass any adverse claim
lo sa|d improvements o. lo he 9izat a
lIe lnisfmaEEIsf eb'i4 cia'nan1 = a<I|
&s|a imn<aseAsnla ontnr she - 81.
eosea aaszH E. 1907 lpnblls -. sala
e|l|nns aaaE aapeaF ttfpfs - Conn
m'AA|unaF a - Five cifil|aad Tribes
kshNH Il aIH.AeRsA, pFl0F i AaHsI Il
Nbg. NJ ii aaA Il shs places ahaas aea
anAlsa ~ H|Ih|p ~ aatsa HEsss