Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-22

TO the rolls tho lessor was 10 become
OF ago April 20, 1912, and on April
22, seven days prior thereto, she and
her husband wero taken from their
homo near Dustin, Okla, by two
agents OF Mr. O'Connor (whom the
lessor had not before known, and
were first kept for a few days al the
homo OF comparatively strange In
dian near Holdonville. IL was then
represented 10 tho lessor that she
would bo taken TO see her allotment,
which was In Creek county, and the
nearest route to which would have
been by way Of Sapulpa or Tulsa, but
Il apparently did not suit the purpose
Of these agents 10 have the lessor re-
main In the oil country, whore they
were likely to have competition with
other prospective lessees, They, there
fore took her TO Oklahoma city, there
made small purchases for the allottee
and her husband, or gave them small
sums OF money, but not at any time
sufficient for them 10 purchase tickets
home, and there remained until the
night before the allottee was to be
come OF ago, according to the rolls
That night they left Oklahoma city
on the Frisco train, which would take
them through Greek county at about
three o'clock in the morning. There
was apparently no special effort made
TO reach Creek county at reasonable
daylight hour or to even take the train
through the station nearest the lessons
home, but instead Of this they contln.
ued on the train right through Creek
county and on 10 Okmulgee. When
the train crossed the line into Creel,
county In the early morning hours OF
April 20, 1912, about o'clock, the
testimony shows that the lessor and
her husband were aroused fully pre-
pared lease presented TO and executed
by them to Mr. O'Connor. This plan
Of taking nm ignoralt full blood In
dian about to become OF age away
from her home and keeping her away
from all possible competition, and the
execution OF lease upon n train at
three o'clock IN the morning of the
day the lessor became of age can not
be too strongly condemned and no
lease secured in this way will be rec
ommended for approval"
The superintendent OF the Union
agency also decided an oil lease con
troversy involving the Jacob Ispoco-
gee allotment in section 19-1S-12.
Creek county, in which there are now
ten or more producing wells being OPP
Grated by the GYPSY on company. a
commercial lease was made covering
this allotment by the probate courr
under the act Of April 26, 1906, and
such lease was never approved by the
secretary of the interior A new lease
was taken on departmental form IN
favor of the 4. Il. Farr OIL Co. Super
lntendent Kelsey holds that inasmuch
as the lease under which the Gypsy
oil company was made on May Z
1908 (prior to the passage OF the
present lease law, the act of May 27.
l90S. that under the decision of the
United States court of appeals In Nor
rison VS.. Burnett, the lease claimed by
the GYPSY oil company is valid with
out the approval of the department
and that therefore the lease Of the
Y. e. Farr Oil Co should be disap-
proved. This decision only applies to
a few cases Of minor leases made be-
tween the acts Of April 26, 1906. and
May 81, 1908 All leases on restricted
land taken after May 27, 1908, do re
qure the approval of the interior de
pArtment.