The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-20
RefOrd Bond, Attorney for Chickasaws
and ChOCtaws, Returns from Capital;
Estimates Total Payments in
County at $l5O,OOO
CHECKS WILL START
TO COME ON JULY |
Unrestricted Classes will Receive Funds
Without Delay; Secretary Has DisCre-
IiOnary Power Over Restricted;
Tutlle Lot Case ClO.ed

Reford Bond national attorney Of
the Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians
arrived home yesterday after an alb
sence Of half year, spent in Wash
ingtpn in furthering the interests Of
his clients and advancing the time
payment Of the funds due to them
from the government.
Mr. Bond stated this morning that
the payment of The per capita OF 5000
each for the Choctaws, and $500 each
for the Chickasaws would begin July
1st, and that in Grady county approx
imately $15OO00 would be disbursed
to the members of these tribes.
Throughout the Choctaw and Chick
asaw nations over one and one-half
million dollars will be disbursed
The unrestricted classes will re-
ceiye their apportionment just as fast
as the checks can be written and
mailed out from the Muskogee offices.
To those belonging to the restricted
classes the time Of the payments may
be materially longer than the 80 days
which will be the approximate time
required to pay all unrestricted
claims
In the matter of the payments to the
restricted classes, all things will be
largely discretionary with the secre-
tary Of The interior He will ascertain,
Mr. Bond said. the exact nature and
extent of the restrictions; viii satisfy
himself whether or not the beneficial
ry may be person competent to han
die the money which he will receive
in entirety; the payment to this class
may be made as a whole, or it may be
made in monthly installments.
In speaking OF the manner in which
the payments would be made in Grady
county Mr.. Bond said that possibly
by far the larger portion Of the Indian
citizens of this county would be found
belonging to the unrestricted class
and that the end Of 30 days should
see the larger portior Of the per cap
ita total amount disbursed.
in referring to the Tuttle township
matter, Mr. Bond said that congress
had already appropriated the neces-
sary moneys to be used in payment
of the $4,000 agreed to be paid to
Dowden. plaintiff in the matter, by
way of compromise. and that the
amount would be available for the
purpose after Julye1st. Upon payment
of the $4,000, together with interest
from Februay LIST, 1916, at the rate Of
G per cent per annum, Dowden, plain.
tiff. agrees to quit claim to the Choc
taw and Chickasaw nations all his
right. title and interest in and to the
Tuttle townsite properties. while the
government will then carry out its
contracts with the purchasers Of lots
in the townsite This will make all
prior patents issued by the govern
ment good, and the government will
continue to issue patents to all pur-
chasers Of town lots who have not
received such patents
The suit involving the title to the
lands Of the Tuttle townsite. was in.
stituted j. years ago by Bond and
Melton. It has been prosecuted
the territorial federal courts,
through the state and federal courts.
to the federal court Of appeals and
was pending in the United States su-
preme court at the time congress en-
acted the measure authorizing the sec
rotary of the interior to compromise
and settle the matter.
In referring to the politics Of the
nation Mr. Bond stated that no one
could predict at the present time the
vote OF either Mr. Wilson or Mr..
He said that Mr.. Wilson's