The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-08-16

There will be offered for sale at
public auction at certain railroad
points in eastern oklahoma. from Oc-
tober 18TH, 1917, TO October 3lst. 1917. |
inclusive, approximately 400S00 acres
Of timber land 50.2O0 acres of the
surface of the segregated coal and as.
phalt land and 500 acres of other un,
allotted land. all belonging to the |
Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian Ma.
tions in oklahoma The surface of the !
segregated coal and asphalt lands
classified as suitable for townsite pur-
poses and the timber lands, win De
offered for sale for not less than the |
appraised value Land and timber
viii be sold together The entire es-
tate in the tribal timber lands and 9th. |
er unallotted lands will be sold except, |
however, that of the segregated coal
and asphalt land area only the surface
VIII be sold the coal and asphalt |
therein or hereunder being reserved |
/ to the Choctaw and Chickasaw Ma
tons, except where the descriptive cir |
cular specifically states that the coal |
and asphalt viii be sold with the sur
face. The tribal land will be Offered |
in various sized tracts but no person |
will be permitted to purchase more
than 160 acres classified as agricul- |
tural land nor more than $40 acres
classified as grazing land No limita
tion is placed on the acreage of TIM |
Der land which may be purchased by
one person Residence on land not
required Bids may be submitted in |
person or by agent with power of at |
torney, or by mail Terms OF sale of |
surface Of segregated coal and asphalt /
lands, classified as agricultural or
grazing lands, shall be cash. the sue
cessful bidder being required to pay
% per cent of purchase price at time |
of sale aud the balance within 10 days /
thereafter or in case the successful |
bidder submitted his bid by mail, said |
balance must be paid within Il days |
from date of notice. Terms of sale of |
surface of segregated coal and asphalt |
lands, classified as suitable for town
site purposes, shall be 25 per cent cash /
at time of sale, 25 per cent within one |
year, and balance within two years
from date of sale. Terms of sale Of I
tribal timber lands and other unallot,
ted lands shall be 25 per cent cash at /
UNIV VI nnlN dAiA bdldnAE IN iii w tHhAi n
annual installments Of 25 per cent
each, payable in one, two and three
years respectively from date Of sale,
the purchasers Of any of the above
mentioned lands to pay per cent in
terest per annUm on all deferred pay
ments. Bids by mail must be accom-
panied by certified checks or bank
drafts for 25 per cent of the amount
of bids Where houses or other inn
prOvements are located on the timber
lands, or on the surface Of the segre-
gated coal and asphalt lands the
same will be sold with the timber land
or the surface of the segregated coal
and asphalt land as the case may be,
said improvements to be paid for In
full at time Of sale, and except in case
OF the improvements within the seq
regated coal and asphalt area classi-
fled as agricultural or grazing land
shall not be sold for less than the ap-
praised value The right to reject
any and all bids is reserved. Detailed
information in regard to dates, places
conditions. and terms of sale, and in
Guiding lists OF circulars descriptive
of the lands to be offered for sale, may
be obtained free OF cost from Mr. Gabe
II Parker superintendent ror the Five
Civilized Tribes, Muskogee, Oklahoma
Maps and plats may also be obtained
from said superintendent at cost of
from 25 cents to so cents each
CATO SELLS,
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs (
S-lG-10t II