The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-18
WHEN TIL:
LESSEES
L0SE: OUT


A Leader reporter interviewed c
| y. Hyde, Of Alya, okla, secretary O
The state land lessees union, In re
gard to the recent opinion II the al
torney general, that ii ssee re
fuses to take the land lDprais,
men, when there was no bidder thai
he lost his preference right. He say,
The enabling act gives the lessee the
refusal of the land as the highest bid
der, there has been no sale so the
lessee has not lost his preference
eight The lessee's Organization has
IN round numbers, 5000 members
hey viii arrange for a court decision
On this matter ss soon as possible.
The results on the sales so far have
been as follows:
In Payne county IA tracts were Of
fered for sale: 6 sold 10 the lessees
IT the appraisement, and we're re
FUSED al the appraisement; TO q
bidder at the appraisement
In Pawnee county 20 tract; were
Offered for sale; Il sold to lessees
at the anpraisement: TO the lessees
az a raise in the appraIsement: G
tracts were refused by the lesses at
the appraisement and vacant tracts
one was withdrawn from sale pending
the appointment Of an administrator
of the estate.
In Noble county 81 tracts we're oil.
iered for sale; II sold 70 the lessees
at the appraisement; to the lessees
at raise; 3 to tie bidders az a raise
IN the appraisement: | vacant tract at
The appraleement, and Is were refus-
ed.
In Kay county rs tracts we're OFFER
ed for sale; the lessees bought 80
at the appraisemont: % tracts were
refused; at a raise in ine appraise-
ment One bidder bought at a raise
in the appraisement.
In Grant county fiS tracts were
offered for sale; 10 sold to the les
sees at the appraisemen. IS to the
lessees at raise IN the apprais ement
] to bidder Al appraisement: to
bidders at raise in the apprasement
IS were refused.
In Alfalfa county VI tracts were OF
Tered for sale 2S sold TO lessees at
eppraisement; II TO the lessees al
q raise In the appraisment: to a
bidder at raise in the appraisement;
! was refused.
In Woods county 70 tracts were
Offered for sale; 3S sold to the lessees
at the appraisement; II to the les
sees at a raise in the appralsement:
2 vacant tracts to bidders at the an
praiEement; lease tracts to bidders
at the appraisemeat; | to a bi1der at
4 raise IN the appraisment; II were
refused at the appraisement: were
withdrawn from sale, lessees died, no
appointed.
In Woodward county 90 tracts were
offered for sale; 61 sold to the les
sees at the appraisement: vacant
tracts sold at raise in the appraise-
mert; l6 were refused at the ap-
/ withdrawn from sale,
pending the appointment Of an admin
istrator for the estate.
In Ellis county 56 tracts were Of
fered for sale: II sold to the lessees
AZ the appraisement to the lessees
~ a raise in the appraisement; 2
leased tracts to bidders at appraise-
ment: ] vacant tract to bidder at ap,
3 vacant tracts to bidders
1t arise in the appraisement; were
refused at the appralsement; with
lrawn from sale, pending appoint
nept Of an administrator; lessee had
lied.
In Lincoln county l01 tracts were
offered for sale; 81 sold to lessees at
lhe appraisement | 10 lessee at
'ase in the appraisement of $40; Isl
we're refused by the lessees at the
llpraisement; II Of the lessees were
tDscnt and there was no Did on the
ard. 10 other bidders at the ap.
; were cold and 2S were
from the sale. pending the
of an administrator.
In the first days sale in Oklahoma
county vacant tract was refused at
he appraisement; vacant tracts
we're bought BY bidders i at the ap-
lraiscment AID the ofher IL ra'se
nd the balance were bought by the
essces at the appraisement.
That includes all Of the land sold
except Harper county in
! Itch there were 5 vacant tracts re.
Used. TkN rest OF the report is not
y.