Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-13

these lands. II is expected that heir
labors will not be completed until al
ter the first OF the year
The lands proposed to be sold .his
fiscal year aggregate more than 500,
O00. 900 in value. and the first sale
viii be in the district comprising
Wood. Alfalfa. Garfield. Grant. Ray
and Noble counties. and will proboe.
ly be held in September and the fore
part OF October. The appraisements
on these lands are completed
The appraisers are now working
in what is known as the thirteenth
sales district. comprising MAJOR.
Blaine. Kingfisher, Logan. Lincoln.
Oklahoma. Canadian. Cleveland, and
Pottowatomie counties. and the ap-
praisements are now about swo-
thirds completed The sale Of taese
lands will follow that Of the twelfth
district named above and II nothing
prevents will be about the month Of
November.
Another sale district. comprising
Custer. washita. Caddo. kiowa. cra-
dy. stephens. jefferson. Comanche.
Cotton. Tillman. and Jackson coun-
ties. with probably one or two addi-
tons. will be created and appraised
and will be known as the fourteenth
district. The appraisement OF this
district will begin within the next 80
days and the sale will probably he
held in December or January.
The western part of the state. in
cluding the counties OF Cimarron.
Texas. few tracts in Beaver. Har-
per. Ellis. Woodward. and many
tracts in Dewey. Roger Mills. Beck
ham. Greer. and Harmon. will COM
prise the fifteenth district. and at
this time it would be impossible to
tell just when il can be appraised
and sold But II will follow the four
teenth district as soon as possible.
Thus IL will be seen that this year
will be a busy one with the school
land department. and the appra;se-
ment of 100000 acres of land and
the settlement with 5000 to 1000
lessees is, in itself. task of immense
proportions.
The lands to be offered in the iicst
three sales cover much of the high
est priced lands within the State 90
Oklahoma. and some OF it very high
ly improved There are thousands
of vexatious questions which must oe
settled and the interests of thocs-
ands of lessees who have improved
these lands must be conserved and
the interest OF the school children Of
the State must be protected. But out
OF il all will come a mighty fund
which will help TO educate the chill
dren of this generation and of every
other generation to follow in this
great State.
When the appraisement OF sale
district is completed the department
issues a pamphlet describing each
tract that will be offered for sale.
the appraised value of the land and
, the improvements, and the date IT
will be offered. The first pamphlet.
covering the twelfth sale district viii
be issued within the next few days.
These lands are sold at the door
of the court house of the county IN
which the lands are situated. and 10
the highest bidder. Before making
bid the bidder must qualify by put
ting up 10 per cent of the appraised
value of the improvements in the
form of certified check. with the
commissioners OF the d office. II
he is successful he must pay cash in
to the department for the appraised
value of the lessee's improvements
and the department then settles With
the lessee when possession is given
to the purchaser.
The purchaser. whether he be the
lessee. or any other person. must pay
per cent of the purchase price of
these lands at the sale. In fact. ne
must settle with the cashier as soon
as declared the highest and best bid
der. The rest of the purchase price
OF the land is divided into 40 equal
installments. to be paid one each year
or. at the option of the purchaser,
as many as he desires after the first
year.
The lessee does not have to bid on
these lands. but has the preference
right to take the land at the highest
bid. or. II no bid is offered. can take
il at the appraised value.
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