The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-22

COAL AND ASPHALT LANDS BE-
/ LONGING TO THE cHocTAW.
AND cHIckASAW INDIAN
TRIBES IN EASTERN okLAHo.
MA BY THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT.
There viii be offered for sale at
public auction at certain railroad
points IN eastern Oklahoma, from Oc-.
tober 18th, 1917 TO October 3lst, 1917,
| lincasive, approximately 400,S00 acres
i0f tLniBei laHd, 50,200 acres Of the.
surface of the segregated coal and as
tphalt 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 purs
poses and the timber lands. will be
offered for sale for not less than the
appraised value Land and timber
will be sold together The entire es-
tate in the tribal timber lands and 9th
er unallotted lands viii be sold except,
however, that of the segregated coal
and asphalt land area only the surface
will be sold. the coal and asphalt
therein or hereunder being reserved
TO the Choctaw and Chckasaw Ma
tions, except where the descriptive cir
cular specifically states that the coal
and asphalt will be sold with the sur
face TIE tribal land will be offered
in various sized tracts but no person
will be permitted to purchase more
than 1860 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 b. 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 and the balance within Il 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 % 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
tribal timber lands and other unallot
ted lands shall be % per cent cash at
time Of sale and balance in three equal
annual installments Of % 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 5 per cent In
terest per annum OH all deferred pay
meats. 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 i'm
proyements 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 or circulars descriptive
of the lands to be offered for sale. may
be obtained free Of cost from Mr.. Gabe /
T. Parker. Superintendent ror the Five |
Civilized Tribes. Muskogee.a Oklahoma.
Maps and plats may also be obtainedi
from said Superintendent at cost OF
from % cents to so cents each,
CATO SELLS.
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