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Show 26 REPORT OF THE C(LMMIS8IONER OF INDIAN AXFAIRS I buildings, livestock, and'equipment. . .There were 73 houses .and 43 barns .built, 83,~ells:~werder illed ~s~..dug,,md,.pnrchase.:.,mwrar.sde of 134 horses, 191 mules, 306head of. cattle, and ,444 hogs. Durlng the year 992 tracti of allotted :land were advertised for sale, con-sisting of lands from which restrictions had been removed, and about one-third:of the tracts offered were sold. The cashierfor the Five Civilized Tribes agency has handled a total of $29,015,661.24, including recei ts and disbursement of 'all classes of funds. The .collections of tri f a1 funds amounted to $429,- 346.30 and there was weditad to individual Indian accounts the sum of $6,538,201.45. PROBATE ATTORNEYS, FIVE GIVILIZED TRIBES ;\. The probate attorneys whose field covers what was formerly Indian Territory, now the eastern part of Oklahoma, have continued with energy and success their very good and important work. The Indians freely consult these -attorneys, who they realke arecareful guardians of their interests and are always ready to'serve and aid them in any proper manner by advice or by proper legal action. The activities of these attorneys are varied and the different classes of legal work handled by them. are those of a general practicing at-torney at law. They appear in all the courts of Oklahoma, State and Federal and give advice to the Indians, their heirs and their guar-dians; draw leases,.examine abstracts of title, collect money due to the Indians for rentals, negotiate sales of inherited and other lauds, and furnish information regardingIndianlands to prospective lessees and purchasers; examine the county records relative to the status of lands; pTepare\ petitions for the removal of unsatisfactory @ardians and peht~ons requiring guardians to make annual re orts and to make a full accounting to their wards; and settle an% adjust con-troversies when phssible without resorting to litigation. This corps of attorneys, during the fiscal year ended June 30,1926, appeared in 2311 cases; in~tiated2 7 actions involving approximately $20,500; inst~tuted five criminal actions; saved approximately $143,916 to minors and others; and obtained 79 quitclaim deeds to remove clouds from title to restricted lands of Indians. ,., HEIRSHIP AND PROBATE . . 1 During the fiscal ear ending June 30, 1926, the heirs to 2,039 Indian estates were $eterm+ed, 145 Indian wills approved, and 47 wills disapproved. In addition thereto 139 wills were approved as to form during the lifetime of the makers. During the year 11 examiners of inheritance, with necessary cleri-cal assistqts, were emP loyed in the field. The total amount o fees earned during the year for probate work was approximately $64,000 and there has been collected and deposited in the United States Treasury during that period approximately $55,000 as fees. PUEBLO LANDS BOARD Reference was made in the report of the preceding year to the creation of the Pueblo Lands Board pursuant to the act of June 7, |
