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Show 570 INDIAN uu~.uOL SITES. HASKELL INSTITUTE, LAWRENCE, KANS. Ry the Indian appropriation act a proved May 27, 1002, Congnw appropriated money for th,. puwhaae of 328 arna <lirm provctl land, o ~ . wor lrw, adjoining lutlrl then Lwl<~ncirltco the llnital Xrakr, for f l~ru se oi Ilsakell Inalitutr, Lawrer~cr. Kana. (32 st&, 271). In a r r inq this legislation into effect Superintendgnt H. B. Peaim, Julv 29, 1902, submitteK two deeds for two tracts of land. One, dated July 16, 1902, imm Anna. Johnson and Swan Johnson, her husband, conveyed to the United Statas for $9,000 the fo1lowing;deseribed tract of land in Douglas County, Kana., viz: The emt sevcntg-flre ,7S) a r n ~ u ifh c Sl;.! ~ l r r r11 .. T 1HS. K. 'AI b:.. HIW lhnt pnnion 01 the E. I 01 llle NP. ! of wu. Is. T. 1:lS.. R. a1 IC . lr~nn!n orth ni Wakan~caC reek lacine l i " errs, rnc.rd or Ira-. a~lt,lo ntxinll>g~ n the aegreeeh: YI arrpa. The other deed, dated July 26,1902, from William H. Armstrong and Anna M., his wife, conveyed to the United States for $21,000 the southwest fractional quarter of see. 18, T. 13 S., R. 20 E., eontaininp152.40acres; also the west85 acres of BE. + of see. 18, T. 13 S., R. 20 E., containing in the aggregate 237.40 aeres. These deeds, with abstracts of title, were submitted to the Department September 30,1902. October 27 the De rtment returned them with the written opinion of the Ading Attorney-General, J. R&tliehards, rendered October 6, as to the validity of title when taxes w e r e ~ da,n d authorized the purchase of the 328.40 acres. The superin-tendent of the F askell School was instructed to have both deeds duly recorded and abstracts brought up to date. December 11, 1902, he returned the deeds duly recorded, but reported that the taxes had not been paid. January, 1903, the Department authorized the payment of $77.05 and $40 taxes, which was done. The deed from Anna Johnson was recorded in register of deeds office, Douglas County, Kans., December 10, 1902, in volume71 of deeds, page 79, and in this Office in m~seellaneousr ecord hook volume 5, page 176. The Armstrong deed was recorded in same office in Kansas 'in hook 72 of deeds, page 316, and in this Office in miscellaneous record hook, volume 5, page 177. |
