The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-08
Legal Notices.

ASPHALT LANDS BELONGING 10
THE cHocTAW AND cHlckAsAW
INDIAN TRIBES IN eASTtNN
OKLAHOMA
BY The
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
There win be offered FOR sale AZ public
auction at certain railroad points In east
ern oklahoma, from october 10Th, 1917
10 October 3lst, 1917. inclusive, approx
mately 400. 500 acres of timber lnnd'
80. 200 acres of the surface 81 the segrs.
gated coal and asphalt land. ana boo
acres of other unallotted land. all be-
longing 10 the chootaw and chlckaraw
Indian Nations In oklahoma. The tur.
face of the segregated coal ana asph.t't
lands classified AZ suitable for townaite
purposes and the timber lands, VIII DE
Offered for sale for not less than the app
praised value. Land and timber VIII ne
sold together The entire estate In the
tribal timber lands and other unaiiotted
lands win be sold except, however. thht
OF the segregated coal and asphalt lnnd
area only the surface VIII be sold, The
coal and asphalt therein or Hereunder
being reserved To the thoctaw ana
Chickasaw Nations. except where the
descriptive circular specifically states
that the coal and asphalt VIII be sofa
with the surface. The tribal land viii be
Offered In various sized tracts but no
person will he permitted 10 purchase
more than 100 acres classified as agricul-
tural land nor more than $40 acres chis-
sified as grazing land. No Limitation Is
placed ON the acreage Of timber mid
which may be purchased by one person.
Residence on land not required Bids may
be submitted In person, or by agent with
power OF attorney. or by mail. Terms
of sale of surface Of segregated coal ana
asphalt lands. classified as agricultural
or grazing lands. shall be cash. the sue
ccssful bidder being required 10 pay %
,..4t nf fsur.lu4p nffltsg II Time of sale
ard the balance within IL days thereaf-
ter or In case the successful bidder sub
mitted his bid by mail. said balance must
bc paid within 10 DAYS from date OF no
tice. Terms of sale of surface OF segre.
gated coal and asphalt lands, classified
~ suitable for townsite purposes. shan be
% per cent cash at time of sale. % per
cent within one year. and balance withln
two years from date Of sale. Terms oi
sale OF tribal timber lands alid other un-
allotted lands shall be % per cent cash
at time of sale aud balance in three equal
annual installments OF - per cent each'
payable in one. two and three years re
spectlvely. from date OF sale. me puf-
chasers of any Of the above mentioned
lands To pay per cent interest per an-
mum on an deferred payments. Bids 10y
mail must he accompanied by certified
checks Qr bank drafts for % per cent OF
tine amount Of bids. Where houses or
other improvements are located on the
timber lands, az on the Surface OF IN.
segregated 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 ease may be. said
Improvements to be paid for In fun AZ
time of sale and except In ease of the
Improvements within the segregated coal
and asphalt area classified as ag,icultu-
raj or grazing land. shall not be sold for
less than the appraised value. The right
to reject any and al bids Is reserN ed. De
tailed Information i'm regard to dates
places, conditions. and terms of sale. and
including lists or circulars descriptive OF
the lands to be offered for sale, may be
obtained free of cost from MIR. Cabe u
Parker. Superintendent for the Five CIV
ilized Tribes. Muskogee. oklahoma. Map,
and plats may also he obtained from sale
Superintendent at cost of from p cents
to 20 cents each tATo SELLS
Commissioner of Indian Affairs