The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-26
COMMERCIAL
Club ACTS
City's Boosters Take Steps to
Cinch the Oil Mill Site
,wednesday's Daily.)

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history of Anadarko. A good
attendance of business men we're
present when President Joe
Smith called the meeting to order
at $3.50 p. M, and stated the
purpose for which they were
gathered, a consideration of the
means Of effecting a purchase of
the site for the oil mill. The
regulations under which the
proposed purchase must be made
by reason Of the requirement Of
60 days advertisement, make it
impossible to acquire the site be-
fore the expiration of Mr..
Wootten's contract with the
Commercial club, December 1.
Mr., Smith referred to the re-
gulations Of sale requiring that
the land be sold "Upon petition
of a special legal guardian duly
appointed by the proper court
and upon the order of such court"
The question was then raised by
Mr.. Cox as to the manner in
which probate courts acted upon
petitions for sale, of lands of
minors and the length of time
required. Hon. A. J,Perry then
read from Wilson's Oklahoma
Statutes, p. BAT, Section 1888 ct
seq. to the effect that the court
after considering the verified
petition of the guardian, must, if
it appears necessary or beneficial ]
to the ward make an order for a
hearing for all persons interested
in the estate at not less than four
or less than eight weeks 70 as.
certain il there is any cause why
the land should not be sold; that
a copy Of the order must be
served upon the next. of kin and
others interested, xxxxxxxx
and that if written consent to
making the order of sale is sub.
sorioed by the next of kin and
all those interested therein, notice
need not be served, etc.
After a discussion of the law
and the regulations governing
the sale, and an Intellectual at
tempt to talk to Attorney Nc.
knight over the telephone TO
learn something of this phase of
the proposition. Nj. Smith then
stated that as soon as the pre-
seriousness of the proposition
was understood, a committee,
consisting of Mr.. Ogle, Mr.. Teis,
and himself had waited upon
Agent Blackmon, Saturday
morning, to secure his views.
Agent Blackmon made two sug-
gestions Mr.. Wooten be
requested to grant an extension
of more than 80 days in his con-
tract, and if he would not do this
that a com mittee be sent to
Washington to call at the | dian
Bureau and the Department of
the Interior and personally do
all that is possible to work the
request for waivure of go days
advertisement through. Mr..
Blaokmon gave it as his opinion
that a person knowing the work.
ing Of the governmental machin-
cry might get the whole business
done and return with the author.
ity for sale and waivure of the
advertisement in three days.
He offered to do what he could
to procure a court order for the
immediate sale of the land, and
Rev. Methvin, guardian of Frank
Burns Methvin, the allottee,
sig ned the petition for the sale
Saturday afternoon.
Mr., Perry then moved that MI.
smith call upon Mr.. Wooten in
the endeavor TO secure an ex.
tension of 90 days in the time
the club is contracted to deliver
the site, which motion was
amended by Mr.. Teis to include
Mr.. Perry, and so carried. These
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