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air A _ ok ee we TE ke 1 AEN See ng PF Rg Nt aa i Bre Pa on so OF RO he ls oan of $100.00; that he (Ballew} granted this favor to Ramsey; that en Ramsey assisted Ballew in building a garage and making other ts on the ranch; that sometime around the middle of January, 1923, sey ye car, and“Ramsey stated to him that be purchased the car new and paid cash Yor it; that following this Ramsey spent a very Little of his time at the rensh, laiming to be sick and not feeling well enough to be able to work; taat rete uld return to the ranch at late hours of ths night and appeared rather rastles and worried: that sometime around the latter part of January or early part of february, 1923, Ramsey camo to him (Ballew) and told him that ha (Ramsey) expected M have & bank roll soon and wonted to rent Ballewts ranch; that Ballew told 5 Ee (Ramsey) that he did mot want to rent his ranch, but suggested that Ramsey see 3 irk Ballew and rent his place; fhat Ramsey then left and did not draw wages jue him ortake his belongings with him; that two or-three months later, the exact 5 time he does not recall, Ballew next met Ramsey when Ramsey and his danchter 2 ove to Ballew's ranch in this new Fowd car; that Ramsey stated that he game offer 2 me things that he left there; Ramsey on being questiened by Ballew as to where : had been and where he was then living, stated that he was down near Fairfax tia ranch, which ¢ got thru Bill Hale or that Bill Hele had helped him get; hat it was so late in the season when he got this ranch, that the oniy thing. @ coule ‘Plant was feed stuff, but he expected to raise a good crop of that, Mr, Richessin stated to Agent Smith that on a date, which he had orgotten, subjects John Ramsey and Bill Hale came to his officé in Pairfax, 4 waking inguiry concerning a certain portion of restricted Indian lend, which ? y Ramsey desired to tease, this property being situated as follows: 39 20 .- Lots 3 and 4, and Northwest 1/4 of $10 Section 1, Township 24, Range 4 East. 3 ir. Richessin states tint hei assigned Agent Henderson, who [appraised this property, and that later, as he recalls, Mr. Scott Mathias, who ig was then trustee for the deceased owner of this property, came to his office 4 company with John Ramsey, and a lease was consumated in favor of John Ramsey ‘gfor the above property, same being allotment #162. Mr. Richessin referred qg@hese agents to the Interior Department at Pawhuska, Cidahora, for complete ggecord pertaining to this lease. _ oe a1 Beconds obteined from Osare Incian Arency Office, Interior 5 s o 5 5 ‘the records of the Osage Indian Agency office disclcse that , Sllotmen 168, the Northwest 3/4 of Section 1, Towmship 24, Range 4 East, 5 g0vering riod from 1921 t0 1925, was leased in the name of R. P, Martin, & «however, records disclose the neme of John Ramsey as lessee of this tract; ga@hat R. P. Martin is credited with the payment of lease rentals om Jan. 3, 1923, es 23 66 ‘x ‘ee “ee eee Be se i no-aee — 7 Pa me 2 euPe some Ta ap ae eG “ eo . at Beat a a . ae a setulae ea che et halle Mae: 4 2 en Para a sed 2s aid Shai ee Ag ge ere. a! b ane - : ” “ % ey *% a ta, ai a . wet ae HY, ~f NY i i : ad ae * W. Ke Hale et al. Page 3 Fe Se Smith 4/26/26. ', Bee ane — per a