The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-09-23
MUST Sc | E FOR
GRAZING RIGHTS
IuIMEDIAT ELY

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IMMEDIATELY
NOTICE
Attention of all persons who have
cattle, horses, sheep or other stock
running on the Fort Peck Indian Res
ervation is invited to the following
general order.
Notice is hereby given that al: ger.
sons running stock Of any description
on the Fort Peck Indian reservation
will be expected to settle the prevail
ing reservation rate for said privilege
on or before September 24th, 1911
4 Il appears that there are large
amount Of stock Of this class being
run on reservation lands on trespass
permits. Owners of this stock are
warned that payment for back tres
pass and for the present year must De
paid on or before this date to pre-
vent action being taken tow:.fs! seiz-
ure and collection through the FEEDER
al Court.
I therefore advise all persons COM
ing within this order to check up the
number Of stock owned by them and
so trespassing and make ,mraesllate
return by certified check or bank draft
to Superintendent James B. kltch,
POPLAR. Montana, and ITO unpaid tres
passes will Re t,.ler..tad after this
date.
Fersons des:, ng a lease FOR the
purpose Of running stock OF any ma
ture beginning this fall are advised OF
the following regulations:
The practice of permitting stock to
run on the reservation at so r1uch per
head is to be discontinued and = sys-
tenn Of leasing by acreage to he es-
tablished. Persons owning horses,
cattle, sheep or other animals and
desiring pasturage for same ON tins
reservation will therefore immed ate
w select the land they desire to lease
and be prepared to make one year
lease on same on regular form IN TINS
Office.
In the event of numerous applica-
tons being made it will be necessary
"a sauportion water in such manner as
applicable to the land selected and
lessees will be requested to place
fence or other method of retaining
their stock on the land SO leased.
A meeting will be held at the agen-
cv office at Poplar, Montana, Septem-
her oath, 1921, with such stock men
who desire to lease lands for the
year beginning November 1st, 1921,
and would urge that all men having
stock Of any nature and who wish TO
use lands on this reservation be pres
ent in order that we may block out
the areas and have leases prepared
and signed by the Indians owning land
in the required territory.
Persons leasing land will be requlr-
ed to either pay in advance for the
acreage so leased or furnish satisfac-
tory bonds. trust that the stock
men of this reservation will meet this
rule with full spirit Of cooperation
as the change in the leasing system
has been found necessary and be-
lieve will be beneficial to both the
Indians and the stock man and is one
followed out and practiced on all
other reservations.
/ would appreciate meeting CT the
:stockmen so interested in order tla'
we may take up different questions =
4 perfectly frank and open meeting rs
to rates and other conditions Which
NAV arise and can assure you OF au1
cooperation in assisting II these mat
tiers of any stock men who wish tiae
use OF such lands and who are VII
ine to pay for same. s.
Attention is again invited to any
delinquent payments of any one Wl't
has stock running on the fesefvatlol
EXCEPT ii cases where regular le;lses
bv acreage have been prepared. ! ,11s
matter refers only to those who ar
running stock on this reservation
without regular signed leases for TIL
land uses and this regular slgnet
lease will be the only method from
now on usd in leasing Indian land aris
the only one recognized by this Office
[s trust that this not,ce is perfect.
plain and that any persons RUNNING
cattle without these leases or refuslnt
TO nay delinquent rentals Tor othe
wears and current rental for this yea
expiring November it ma. be tx
|Dected to have thei. cattle or steel
az sheep attached foI trespass ~
reasonable court costs.
Very truly yours,
JAMES s. KlIGIiist
lSuper;rre n,ieni
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