Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-16
INDIAN LAND SALE TO
BE HELD AT WNITA
How Some Of the Show Places
Of Oklahoma Have Been
Picked Up Piece by Piece.

Special to The World
NINITA, Ol,la, Feb. lj.-This
years sale Of Indian lands in craig.
Ottawa Maves. NoWuta, Roger.
Washington, Tulsa, Creek. Delaware.
Cherokee, WAGNER Muskogoo, Nc
ntosh, Haskell. Iatimcr Plttshurs,
Atok1, CoNl, lluehcs Okluskee, Semi
mole, Pontotoc and Il other Oklahoma
counties viii open here February -
under supervision of the United states
field clerk for Craig and Ottawa coun-
ties The sales Will continue under
the supervision Of the various field
clerks until March Q. when the day.
to-day bidding will close at Sallisaw,
ia Scqucyah county The lands are
sold at public auction. with no in
GiVidual or private concern having any
preference rights.
None Of the land to he offered *
subject TO homestead entry, actual
residence on the land is not required.
and there Is no restriction as to the
acreage of allotted land which may
he purchased by any one person.
Cultivated and Improved.
The land is mostly in small tracts
rnd much OF II has been cultivated by
the Indian allottec. and here and there
bidders viii find improvements The
government docs not guarantee these
improvements as to estimated value.
and, while detailed description Of each
tract Is offered by the government IL
Is explained that these descriptions
are received from appraisers. are ap-
roNimatcN accurate, lut that bidders
# particular. should see the land and
be satisfied before bidding.
The area Of the five civilized
tribes Is 1g.526.l92 acres. of which
there have been allotted and patented
15,79f,4 acres. leaving unlllotted
lands 10 the amount Of 3.13l.192 acres.
Persons Interested I'm the purchase of
lands should acuuaint themselves with
The distinction between allotted and
unallottcd or tribal land The title TO
unallottod land passes direct from tho
tribe TO the purchaser the title to al
lottcd land from the allottee to the
successful hid1cr.
by Way Of Example.
Much Of this land is destined to be
turned into fertile farm homes hy
purchasers. Who would imagine that
Peggy Freeman (now PEGGY Corn
huskeD. Cherokee roll No 2S034. for
example would have anything worth
selling that she would care TO part
with? Wen, Peggy's forty acres in
Craig couUtv-as an example Of the
opportunities Of this sale-is located
near Ninita a modern, beautiful city.
IS described bv tho government as
grass land and actually has is acres
Of rich tillahle farm land within the
forty II is appraised at 5000 an
acre and will be sold for cash. There
are many such tracts in the ccuutv
and a settler is cnabicd-to "hlock up"
q farm as largo as no desires. with
creek bottom that within a few years
will be worth more than the entire
tract cost him-and with many acres
Of hill pasture. watered bv cvcrlast-
ing SPRINGS thrown in to make a good
bargain
on this class Of land the Churchill
dairy herd Of Nn!ta has been built
and the Churchill hcrd is famed thru
cut oklahoma. Mr. Churchill is u
Ninita banker. who bean several
years ago acquiring cheap land and
planning his farm.
Here and there across the counties
of eastern oklahoma one NAV find an