Deseret Evening News | 1910-06-10 | Page 1 | Indians Make Thumb Marks for Signatures

INDIANS MAKE THUMB MARKS FOR SIGNATURES Kansas Dt et June 10 In settling tho to estate of Peter the Oreal a I Indian Imal chief who died jf frs rs ago ho cannot me making thumb marks on a IL deed d 4 of r rile sale ile f r the th property Instead of f the tie usual X his mark The fhe deed was riled In 1 Kan Kall Kansas sas cS Kan About A bout a dozen doel heirs cannot write so 0 they have hae smeared the documents with their Inky Ink thumbs Hut Dut they the regard this as tf the unrest t way Insisting It II will willbo wi bo Impossible for tor an of ot tho heirs holn w who ho sign Ign the tho deed In manner to over ever deny their signatures consists of or ISO 10 The rh estate of ot the chief cn acres aHus of or land IAn near Maetta Ivan ln It 1 In h valued at al J 40 Xi 1 In Kan ai Texas Oklahoma and old Indiana must sign the II deed dell before the wilf ml can lx 0 cloned All Allbut I but bul have signed