The Daily Times-Journal. (Oklahoma City, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 12, No. 253, Ed. 1 Monday, March 4, 1901 Page: 2 of 8
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IBOUf THE NEW LANDS
information Retrardiotr tho Kiowa
Oomanobe Openings
■ow tofo A"bout Securing a Home
atead Special Privileges Ac-
cord i t the Soldiers of tho
Otvil War -^h« Rights
of SOVdlers' Orphans
March 4.—'To tho
ECZEMA'S
ITCH IS TORTURE.
EcMtna ii caused by an acid humor in
the Mood coming in contact with the
tkin and producing K"8' " 'neM and in-
flammation ; little pustular eruptions form
iti«l discharge a thiu, aticky fluid, which
dries and scales off; sometimes the skin is
hard, dry and fissured. Eczema in any
form is a torment ne, stubborn disease,
nd tlie itching anil burning at times are
almost unbearable; the acid burning
humor seems to ooze out and set the akin
on fire Salves, washes nor other exter-
nal applications do any real good, JS*"!!
lontf as the poison remains 111 the blood
It will keep the skin irritated.
BAD FORM OF TETTER.
Comanche, I. T.,^|
&Ux :
In accordance With your request to
awtter queries received by you and fnr-
vardod me, I herewith inclose the same
to you, hoping that each querist v ill
rin.1 a eatisfaetory answer herein to his
n pciti c questions. I have endeavored
annvrer all In the light of the law and
will take pleasure in answering others
ii by an doing I can save the people from
the -fakers who infest this country pro-
ftMing to sell information, etc., for a fee.
My father was a soldier and died in
tin- civil war. Would this entitle me to
a claim?
If ron are a minor, your mother helng
dead or married again, and the only heir
you could have your guardian, duly ap-
pointed by the laws of the state in which
yob live, (lie a declatory statement which
would hold land six months, and if still
a minor at the expiration of tho six
months your guardian enuld.initints the
homestead for you by e<pnpletii« the fil-
ing. If yon are 21 year* old your father's
service in-the a/nly wtould be of no bene-
fit to you.
If a man has used his homestead right
on fortv acres at government land, wou'd
he dill bo entitled to his right on 120
awe*?
The law for opening these lands pro-
rides:
•That anv qualified entryman, having
lands adioining the lnndi herein ceded,
whoco original entry dmb^aeed less than
100 acres in all. shall" havfe the ri' ht -to
enlcr so much of the lands by this agree
meat ceded lving contiguous to his said
entry as shall, with the land alrea'y en
tered, make in the ntci*egttte 100 acre®.
It will be observed that to be entitled
to the additional land your fhrmer entry
must be contiguous t(l the lands to be
opened.
Could a man who was'not a soldier
buy a soldier's homestead right and use
it the same as the soldier. Himself?
lie could not. He migH buy. the privi-
lege of fllinir a soldier's declatory, which
would hold the land six months. At the
expiration of that time the soldier would
hare to appear in person and make en-
try. or the land would revert to the gov
ernment.' In the Interval you might sell
tlm ricbt to enter the claim to some one
by fc* i"R the soldier relinquish back to
the eovernment.
When will the Kiowa, Comanche and
Apache reservation he ojje'ii for settle
ment bv the whites? Will persons wish
ing to homestead have to make t rare
for the land as in l«f>? If not, how
will thev have lo proceed? What will it
homestead and prove upon lands?
The limit fixed by law for opening the
country is August (1, 1001. It is cunersl
It thought the opening will lie in dune
or July. No one yet knows just how
these tpnds wi\l )iptqpened&bnt it is the
opinion of thow.Jn'.th<v best, position to
form an.opinlqti thatj a "proclamation
will be issued openinp tho lands without
prisons notice. This would prevent the
barbarous- "run", r*f«rvrd to. The fee
f«r filing on 180 acresi The com-
mission payable when-proving iip Is $4.
fader the present law, ..in additfolf to
rfecse fees, the entry man will have to
pay $1.25 per acre at some'time after the
"For three years X
had Tetter on my
bands, which caused
them to swell to twice
their natural iie. Part
f i he time the disease
ran in the form i f run-
ting aores, very pain-
ul, and causing me
nuch discomfort Four
lectors said the Ttlter
tad progressed too far
o I"* cured, and they
tjuld d nothing for
ne. 11 'fk only three
x.ulc* of S. 8. S. and
arris completely cored.
rfali was fifteen years
igo. and I have never
Jnce seen any sign of my old trouble. —Ma*.
I,, li J.icasoj*, 1414 McGee St., KansusCity, Mo.
S. S. S. neutralizes this acid poison,
xiols the blood ami restores it to a Wealthy,
aatural "state, and the rough, iinliealtbj
ikin bccomcs soft, smooth an.il clear.
40^ A cures Tetter, Cry-
_ "S si] elas, i'sonasis, Salt
Kheum and all skin
^ ^diseases due to a pois-
WtF oneil condition of the
blood. Send for our book and write ua
! about your case. Our physicians have
I made these diseases n life study, and can
' help vou by their advice; we make no
charge for this service. All correspondence
b conducted in strictest confidence.
1HE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. iIL*NTA. 6A. •
etc.' This is all a fake. You gain noth-
ing by paying your money to these coil
eenis. The government will make all lie-
(vssary arrangements for diBtributjrg
the lands, and so far has called on none
of these fakers to help in the matter.
1 am an old Boldier and anxious to gp.t
a claim in Oklahoma, and I hear soldiers
have the pr"ferem'e. I don't know how
to proceed. 1 thought you could tell
me.
rxpiration of fourteen months'n^esidencc
and cultivation of the land and before
(lie expiration of seven years."-It is more
than probable, however, that th'is pro■
vision of the law will be changed t
mtVe Ihe land free. * ' 4
T>o the special privileges accorded sol-
diers of the Rebellion apply to-Roldiers
of Ihe Spanish-American war?
They do not. The law makes no pro-
vi-ions for Ppanlsh-Ameriean war sol-
eiers more than for civilians. •
How many acres can a person tike up?
Is the land to be raffled off? Does a
person have to register in the territory
before he can file on a elaim? ..TI so, how \
long before he files? •; r
I. One hundred and sixty, acres.' 2.
No. It is scarcely to be presumed that
the government would engage, in that ,
kind of business. 3. Xo. When the
lands are opened there will -he a- Isn't of-
fice entablished where you can go and
file. I understand there are parties in
-onto of the towns along the border send-
ing out advertising matter to the'effect
tlv 1 it will be best for persons desiring
elalms to register with thept, and eht^rg-
ir," :i fee of $2.50 and -up; and giving a
certificate of membership, boarlng a seal,
Soldiers of the Rebellion have a few |
advantages over others, mainly, however,
in the matter of filing a declaratory J
statement, which holds the land six
months without further trouble. • Again, j
in ease the land is made free, the time
the soldier served in the war will be de-
ducted from the time necessary for him
to live on the land.
If I should at this time buy a soldier's
discharge of the Civil war can 1 file on it
in the Oklahoma strip that is soon to
come in and lawfully secure me a home-
stead thereon?
Vou cannot.
1, What Is the first thing I had better
do? 2. Have those #oiiig first any advan-
tage over those going later? 3.What is
the Ix'st farming part? 4. Give your opin-
ion when you think the land will be
open for settlement.
1. Get you a map of the lands and a di-
gest of the homestead laws itrxi thor-
oughly familiarize yourself with them.
Get on the border .i shofrt time before
the opening. 2. Those on the border
would have considerable advantage over
tkoNJ who were not when the lajid was
opened. 3. The eastern half. 4 The
law says it must open by August 0, 1001.
It is quite probable the opening will be
in July, possibly in June.
Have old soldiers any special priviliges
(service excepted)? If so, what are
they? Are town lots to be fold or run
for? Can the same party file on both
and hold them?
Excepting time allowed for service, the
soldier has a right to file a declaratory
statement, which holds the land six
months. He can file this declaratory
through an agent by giving such agent
a proper power of attorney. This agent
should be one who has no other claim to
look after, for the reason that one man
w ill lind it all he wants to do to file one
clnim, much less twenty-five to 500, as
some are proposing to do for a fee. Many
old soldiers will lose their chance of a
home by employing these professional
"declaratory statement filing agent*."
Is the time a soldier served in the
army taken out of the time he has to
stay on th* land before he can get a
title?
That is the general homestead law,
but under tl-rc special law opening th's
land that law will not apply, as all will
have to pay for the land at the rate of
$1.25 per acre to obtain title, though it-
is almost a certainly that within the
, next two or three years the free homes
law will attach to this land. So it ia
now, a soldier can buy the land after
twelve months* residence on the land.
After the Indians have been alloted
their share of land, do the soldiers have
first choice of land? If so, does this first
choice include the Spanish-American war
soldiers of 1R98?
The soldiers have to take their chinees
on selections of claims with others. Span-
ish-American soldiers have no special
privtlc
ARE.YOU FEELING BADLY? .
R1CKLY ASH BITTER.'
WILL OURE YOU
| Can a son of an old soldier who is de-
ceased use his father's right to hum
stead, the son being past 21 yeara of ag
and the only heir to said soldier'a right?
i No.
Can a son go and pick claim before
opening of land and file on same when
land is opened?
| No.
j 1. What reservation i« to be opened «-
Indian territorv? 2. W"l it t-e home
steaded the same as Oklahoma?
I Tho Comanche, Kiowa and A*>oc*ie ard
the Wichita reservations. 2. Yes.
| Can anybody who l « taken and lo?t
it take another claim there?
That depends on when von l'*«fc ?t
you did not obtain ivt^t J* fm*e losi-"*
the land you can take a e'aim hove.
ITow much dflei it co«t. to t,"k«* a bowi"
stead in Oklahoma, or tT,e T"dinn l«n-'
that is about to he ononcd f'>r sHt1
ment, and in what wnv i« t, to come in"
It costs $14 to filo. 2R pt n< re n r
chase money and $4
pntcnt is obtained, m kincr a total of
$218 for 100 acres. Von can rot sec-
tional map and ditrest of homestead law--
for fifty cents of the writer.
t WTiieh would be the r rnrest Tr^t
get to the lands? Please inform me ho-
one has to do to r^t a eWm. Is it tT,e
flrpt one there that sr^t* it?
| Tho thing to do flr°t ? takt"f* a el* it
is to go on the land b^fo^e snvon* eM
gets on it and make s^m° imnmvom'W-'
then, nt some time witMn n'netv da*'«.
go to the land office and file o^ th* lnwl
Generally, you can ret on the ls~d be-
fore anyone can get to the la^d nfT'c\
! Please inform me to whom T ha**e tn
make my declarat;on for a homestead
claim as an old soldier.
I Go to the land office immed'^t^v '-p^
the opening of the country and fil* your
declaratory, or file on the la*>d as vo
choose. Do this yourself or riva power
of attorney to some friend, who has *o
other claims to look aft^r. to file vo"r
'declaratory, which will hold the land fix !
months.
I Is the land to be drawn bv number?
' There is no reason whatever to con-
clude that the government will cn-rMire
/in anv lottery schemes. Th*ro is hot M-
I tie doubt that the lands H'l ^ opened
by proclamation of the President with-
j out previous notice.
I am a granddaughter of a Un on *«1-
I dier and the onlv surviving be?r, mHor.
Can 1 exercise my grandfather's rights
as a soldier?
The law makes no provision fnr s"nh
contingency as this. The soldier's rigrht*
are limited to his widow, unmarried, and
immediate heirs.
Please give full directions of t>e nr>«*.
Ing of free lands in Oklahoma Territory
Every person who is the head of •«
family or who has arrived at t>o acre
of 21 years and is a cWsen of t^e XT-it^l
Btates, or who has filed a declaration of
intention to become such, and who U
not the proprietor of more than 1"0
acres of land in any state or territory,
may make a homestead entry.
A married man, whether under or over
21 years of age, may make homestead
entry.
| A single man or a staple woman. 21
years or age, may make homestead en-
try.
I A single person of either sex. und^r ?1
years of age, who support* dependent
I relatives, may make homestead entry as
the head of a family.
J A divorced woman may make home-
stead entry.
| A married woman who is deserted
I her husband, though not divorced, msy
make homestead entry.
| A married woman whose h"«bn"d is
insane, or from disease and infirmitv i°
permanently incapacitated to supper*
the family, may make homestead e* try
as the head of a family.
iA widow may make home«t«ad enfrv.
Any person who, having attempted to.
but for any cause failed, to secure t'tle
in fee to a homestead under exi^ti- g
laws, or who made cntrv u~der «'hat
known as the commuted provision of th
homestead law. 2301. ^ - vn"
make entry in the Kiowa and Comanche
country.
I The widow of a soldier, or in case of
her death or remarriage, hi3 mtanr * h l-
dren, by guardian, mav m«>e fl'i"" a"d
' entrv[ snWect to the same eondlfinn<*
that the soldier might have mad# t^cm.
I Kverv applicant must sn'esr that, si"C"
Anpu*t 30. 1^00. he or she >^«s not en-
tered under the land laws of t^e TTnPed
KtHtes or filed nnon a n snt tv of n"r>-
eultural land, which, with t^e the
aeoks to enter, would make more than
320 acres.
No person who has ever ♦HV
to IflA seres under t^e ho« st*a.d taws
(ereepi br commutation) can make an-
other entry.
A married woman who *"•# « "-t^ v°r
husband cannot make * r «frx-
No lawful ^
can he made t nf« ♦o
settlnmcrt. bvt Pftnr 1" one-#d fhem
arc two wavs to taVe a et*im: ^ on mnv
go dire^lv to t^n T?ntte * Cf«#r.a T-.^-l of
flee, without goinP unon land. an,l
hv orpfrent? >r *^o nr-T><*r
(whieh von should ** ve oT-o''*" nr*n° p M
to the ree-i« ter. a,^r
$14, vonr homestead m^d^
of record. a«d tv* rM| ^ve you
ca r*ge 7.)
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In fact, everything that is carrled by
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CH1CKERING PIANOS.
ALSO OTHER RELIABLE MAKES ON EASY PAYMENT PLANS.
Second Hand Pianos taken on fair basis. These for sale cheap or rent.
H W. CLEGERN. No. 118, Main street.
SR. i. DeBORD YOUNG,
Late Rebident Physician, IlllnoU
State Insane Hospital, Jacksonville
General Practice.
Speclaliat in Diseases of the Wind
and Nervous System.
Rooms 1* and IS Wetiel Bnl'dlnp
Residence 28th, E. 7th street.
Office Phone 372. Residence Phone
2 on 372
UlTUW
STORE YOUR GOODS
WITH THE
0. K. Transfer and Storage Company-
They have the best facilities, are the oldest ano
most relieble Transfer and Storage company tn the
city. Rates of storage and transfer reasonable.
A. C. WEICKER, Prop.
Office No. 8 Broadway. Phone 83*
Our Progress.
The world advances. The times
change. The new century looks back
to the old and is pleased with theinr
provement. The future offers great
changes.
WE WATCH THE PRODUCT
OF THE WORLD
an<* .sending the best to our customers
are able to do our portion for the na-
tl nal improvement. TSe are pleased
to keep at the front and lead the march
of progress.
HALL'S STUDIO, 226 Main St.
Depository for the
United States,
Territorv of Oklahoma.
County of Oklahoma.
The Western National Bank of
Oklahoma City, O. T., capital
and surplus $85,000, respectfully
solicits the accounts of farmers,
corporations, mercantile firms,
hanks and individuals, and is
prepared to furnish all such de-
positors business facilities in
keeping with their balances and
financial standing.
M L TURNER. Mint.
Upholstering
KNOWLES & BARTA.
—Manufacturers of—
Parlor Suites, Odd Pieces Lounges
Couches and Mattresses.
Repairing a Specialty.
Carpets Renovated and Laid,
128 Fifst St.
Furniture Pa kit
Phone 284.
DAVID DOUGLASS,
ARCHITECT.
Office lr Kwhlman Blcck
Rubber
Th« Oklahoma Rub-
ber Stamp Factory,
WAND, the Druggist, Proj
Furnishes the finest qual-
^ T 21 111 H O Ity of Steam and Dry Heat
W IQIIIU V Rubber Stamps, heals ami
I Badges, on 3 hours notice.
Bend for Catalog. WAN D, the Drugglet
Real tsrate. Loans^and
Rental A*enc*.
Houses bniH*on easy pay
snentf. >11 kinds o
Ca u Hty Insurance.
W. A.KNOTT,
|m t* baah^.c^miissrn^nullillbt
READY FOR BUSINESS
We ha 'e opened up our new Carriage Shop and re*
•pectfitl'" solicit the patronage of our old customers
and at at ay new ones as we can g< t. Everything
is new aad up/tcdate. We make a specialty of way
gons, buggies, and repairs of all kind6. Our motto is
First Class Work at Mederate Prices.
All we ask is a trial. Remember the address, Cor<
ner California and Harvey, two blocks south of old
stand,
Oklahoma Carriage Works.
SWAN VMMV, Proprietor.
WW fW'Wfr
Si
Our Fleur is Up
way up in quality, but not i
nrice—that is still as low as the
lowest at which you can buy flou
if like grade; some say it's lower
lecaUFe you can get more biead for
he money. We steadily maintain
he high reputation of the BLUE
RIBBON brand as a high class,
rood bread baking flour. If you
have never tried it, try it now.
PUnslfter Milling Co, Oklahoma City.
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