The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-09-19
PUBLIC LAND SALE
BEGINS SEPT. z
TRACTS LOCATED IN ClMARRON
AND TEXAS COUNTIES GO TO
HIGHEST BIDDER.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Sept. IS
The ninth sale of public land in Okla
homa begins Monday, Sept. %, at
Boise CITY, Cimarron County, conttn-
uing there until oct. 10, and opens at
GuymOn. Texas County Monday, oct.
~. and continues until oct %. The
total area to be offered is j672lO
acres. divided into 1861 tracts Of $40
acres and less. Everything is to be
offered at the court house door at pub
/ lie auction the highest bidder taking
the land, but nothing can be sold for
less than the appraised value. Tn"
| lowest appraisement is SOC per acre,
| and the highest is SO, the total ap,
praisemcnt in both counties being ST.
l5S,22S
Texas and Cimarron Counties are a
part of the Oklahoma Panhandle
strip. and for some years before state
hood. part of old Beaver County Ok
lahoma and prior to that known a.
No Mans Land All Of the land to
be sold under direction Of the state
board of land commissioners is clas
-ided as new college land, and has
been. in the main, leased for range
purposes to Texas, Oklahoma and New
Mexico cattlemen. A portion of it has
been held by the farmers under lease
from the state. Unlike other school
land in Oklahoma, none of this being
offered at auction carries with it a
preference right 10 purchase, In other
sales the lessee held a first preference
TO buy the land at the highest bid,
whether made by him or not. In max.
ing all the leases in this district,
the preference right feature has been
waived. so that legally all bidders
without regard to previous tenure are
on the same footing.
individuals are limited to a maxi
mum ot two sections, or 1880 acres.
The state recognizes however that for
grazing purposes that area might be
small and by rule of the board, the
members of each family for instance,
without regard to the number may
each have the maximum of two sec
tiols. Purchasers are required to pay
a. the tine Of purchase, or when the
BID l. accepted per cent of the to-
tai purchase price. II the price is less
than $1,000, the first payment shall
not be less than $50 Buyers have
forty years time to pay the remainder
in equal annual installments, with >
per cent? interest on deferred pay
ments, and at any interest paying peri |
cd after five years any or all of the
deferred payments may be made No
residence is required to hold the land |
and purchases are permitted by re- |
Preventative through power of attor-
cr's interest in the land may be ass. gn-
ed or sold ~ his pleasure save that |
be is not permitted to sell the land |
until the expiration of five years to
any one owning more than one sec
ton Cr the land according to the Unit
ed states survey. The state holds
first len upon the land with all i'm
proyements and appurtenances there
TO until all payments, together with
interest, are made
The sales force of the State Land
Department left for Boise City today
Il consists of n f. Wood, superin-
'cadcnt of sales; King l.. Fitzpatrick.
assistant superintendent G. w Black
ard. cashier; Fred A. Speakman, auc-
tiouecr. and L. +. Galbraith, reporter.
John X. Williams secretary of the de
partmeut, and B. F.. Harrison, seCre-
tary of state; r H. Wilson superin-
tcndcnt of public isstruct.on, and G. r.
Bryan, president of the state board of
agriculture, members Of the board of
commissioners will leave late in the
week to attend the opening at Boise