The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-08-10

NdlItWs UNA, AUG. N.. lNp great
Oklahoma sale of restricuon removed
lands has so tar proved frost
Prior 10 the day this bill went into
effect removing restrictions from thou.
sands Of acres of land near here. every
ore expected big influN of buyers.
real estate firms spraug up as If 10y
magic, eyerybOdy's buggy was well
creased. extra help VA, employed
al to take care OF the cNpuctod IN.
yrstor and his dollars The great day
came and with sprinkliue ot invest
ors from the north who had heard
much OF Oklahoma and the cheap
lands They were carried hith.r and
thithrr and shown many bargains iu
lands Each real estate agent Wed
with the other In showing them at
tcntion and wearing ont livery rigs
at high pri0o. to make sales.
But there was hitch some Nay
In some cases when real bargain
was found and deal W., about 90
bee closed b. was found thar the
land had been previously iucumoorcd
with deeds mortgages or five year
leases. acquired at almost nothing 10y
parties plrcady rrsittuts of OKLA.
homa. and who had really been iu
control Of the lands for years. OF
course would.bc purchasers were m.
formed that these were illegal and
would be- removed by suit. but mas.
much as Mr. lulau wanted the cash
for truth homo, ami yeracity
for too much honor aud ycrarity
were PRACTICAL, unknown to the new.
conner the lands were lcft as they
were. sim u the hand. OF the graft
cr who will nov get new aud good
deeds from the Indian at such prices
as he secs fit to pay. The county
records are fun to overlooking OF
~ " l'An'N IlAA'' hlAlhh- iI'|Nl WV
to five years time. thus clOuding tie
title of almost every piece of land
which was intended TO become sala.
bic under the recent law. again by
the man who has had charge oi il
for years and who will now be in po-
sition to hold the Indians land at
less cost than previous to the passage
Of the bill. And the newcomer who
wants 10 buy must first see the white
man lease holder or who has "A pre-
vieus ded and settle with him, or
buy clouded title The land loan
companies will not lend on farms
that are Clouded by long term leases
So this places the Indian whore he
cannot even borrow ON his aldn So
he will be- forced TO take what ne
can get from his former boss. the
white man who has controlled his
land for years II is indeed pity
that this great land opening was
not like the previous government
land openings, 80 many acres 10 each
man ON five years time and require
an actual settlement of the land.
Everything has worked around to
the interest of the former white man
land holder. lie is supreme now in
his rights. OF course he has some
chance of Uncle Sam investlga ing.
some of the previous deals wherein
the land was cloudad by him. but
when it is known that there are
perhaps tens Of thousands of cases
each similar along this line, ana the
slowness of court action there will
De plenty Of time for all these clouds
To have been removed from the title
to the land and new deeds given bacl,
To the same man and the real invest
or who has come from altar will have
departed 10 perhaps return later ard
pay big price for the land. ON
the day restrictions were remoy, d
one Indian gave deed To 80 acres
OF his land for $50 and wants 500
per acre for the balance saving he
only needed $50 at that time and
the amount was what he had agreed
to sell for Very few of the buyers
who came here from the north for
the purpose of buying lands have
purchased and thcy came here eX-
pecting to invest heavily They were
willing to pay 80 per acre for good
mimproyed lands in good sized
amounts, and resell them mp north
10 farmers who would locate here,
bur found that 'nder some OF the
newly enacted laws they would be