The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-11-09
TOWN OF SANTA FE.
ELECTION HELD AND IT'S NAME
CHANGED TO NEW KIRK
CAPITAL OF A PROSPEROUS COUNTY.
A Prosperous Place of Three thousand
Busy People Description of the Town
and Some Words Regarding Ohcisis

Santa Fe. now called New Kirk. the
county seat OF X county, the banner
county of the Cherokee outlet and in
fact of all Oklahoma Territory. is now
seven weeks old and has fourteen hum
dred buildings, every one occupied,
and more being erected, and an esti-
mated population of at least thrcs
thousand people. One hundred and
thirty-six places of business well pa
trouizcd. The country is of the finest
bottom and prairie lands, capable Of
raising immense crops of wheat, corn,
oats and cotton The class of people
of which this city is composed is best
shown by the fac. that since the open
ing there has not been single serious
fight, and none of the shooting and
brawling of which we hear so much in
the other new towns. Plans are made
for thirty-one two and three story
brick buildings which will be started
as soon as the Board of Townsite
Trustees issue deeds for the lots There
are four banks and many men of
wealth. This being the county seat
the county officers are located here and
every one in the county is obliged to
come here more or less. Governor
appointed the officers as follows: Pro-
bate Judge, b. n. Woodson, formerly
of Oklahoma City, a lawyer and gentle
man of the first water; county attor.
ney, A. A. Byers, formerly of Guthrie,
a bright and active lawyer who at
tends strictly TO business aud makes
many friends; sheriff, G.. S. Fenton,
formerly of Guthrie, a man who knows
his duty and does 1t impartinlly aud
without favor; register of deedI Gen.
J. {. Jamison, formerly of Guthrie, one
of the most prominent men In the ter
ritory and also In Missouri from which
state he moved to Oklahoma in 1889:
clerk, c. $. Robb, formerly of Mulhal,,
gentleman of quiet and pleasing man
ners who attends strictly to business, $,
and will keep the accounts of the
county in perfect order; treasurer, DIR,
Jamison Nawter, president of the
Bank of Commerce here, and is also
connected with several other banks.
pr. Nawter is pleasant gentleman,
and n thorough fnancier in whose
hands the county funds are perfectly
safe.
survey yor--J. Il. Journey,a first class
civil engineer whose home has been
in Nevada; Mo, but who has cast his
fortune in county X to stay, having
resigned his position as resident en-
gineer OF the NJ, X. & T. railway to
come here. The county is fortunate
IN securing the services of Mr.. Jour
ney as few county surveyors have his
ability.
The commissioners are as follows:
G.. w. Batchelder, the chairman,
who was born in Boston, moved to
Oklahoma City in 1921 and Septem Der
l6, !s93 secured one of the fine claims
adjoining Cross. Mr.. Batchelder is
one of the brightest business men to
be found in the whole territory, whelc
men average better than in any part
of the country the writer has ever
been, besides having those pleasing
manners to be found in a man of edu
cation and wide experience.
Baxter Brown, the second mem ber,
is engaged in a wholesale -four and
feed business at Santa Fe. Mr.. Brown
came here from Missouri, where he
has always occupied prominent
position and every one who knows
him speaks in the highest terms of his
ability and integrity.
Captain L. r. Hickey, the third
mem ber is an old veteran of the reg
ular army, who has fine claim near
Blackwell and is largely endorsed.
Thus, the affairs of the county are
10 the hands of men who are second "a
no board of commissioners in the
United States Governor Kenfrow is
to be congratulated on his choice OF
commissioners.
Santa Fe has had no depo, or rail
way facilities nearer than Kirk, sid
ing on the A., T. x ). L. railway, two
miles north. But now arrangement
have been made for depot in the cen
{ ter of the city and the people will cal
, their beautiful city New Kirk as sool
/ as the station is completed. Success
5 to New Kirk