The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-01-19

A. X Garrett and 6. NJ Thacker,
prominent attorneys OF Mangum,
Greer county, are in the city To con.
cult with Governor Renfrow IN refer
eace To that connty becoming 4 part
OF Oklahoma. A Leader reporter fonnd
them al the okla last evening aud |
they talked very entertaingly of their
county snd people
while nearly all of our people are
Mexlcans and naturally attached 10
Texas" said Mr. Garrett;
They do not want To leave
that state and become part of OKLA
homa, but IL seems the matter has
been decided for rs and our people
will Rcquiesce and become good cit.
zens Of Ohlahoms, Identifying them
selves with the territory and coming
state and taking an active part in all
public affairs.
"our county is 80 by so miles in size
containing little over million aud
half acres of land, the greater por-
tion of which Is first-class agricultural
land. The great bottoms OF the two
forks of the Red river are eE-
celled Ia fertility nowhere, and there
are hundreds of thousands of acres of
rich prarie LAND as level Ms hoor. A
man could start at the south fork of
the Red river and plow straight to
Mangum, a distance Iof forty miles,
without taking the plow from the
gronnd Along the eastern edge aud
in the northwestern corner 1t In more
broken, and there are some rngge hills
with indications OF minerals, while the
western portion Is especially adapted
10 stock raising. Water In abundance
can be found Ia all parts
of the county at an average depth of
twenty feet and the growth OF Rrats Is
luxurious and abundant for stock In
the dryeet years. Cotton Is largely
raised, the county having marketed
over fve hundred bales the present
season. Kaffir corn, cane and milo
maze are the main crops raised for
feeding The last few years wheat
has not been so largely raised because
OF the dry weather. but In 1892 the
county marketed nearly two millioE
bushels.
The dry weather of the past few
yeRrs has caused the population oi
our county, like that of all wekteir 4
Texas to decrease somewhat. but W.
have now considerable In excess %
7,G00 people, all active and energetic
"Mangum. the county seat, Is - nice
little city not very large ia numbers
bnt doing a large and steadily grow
ing business, There are a number o
creditable business blocks, first
class court house and 4 good jail.
Altns and Naval jos are also nice lit
ale towns, and there are other post
offices Ia all parts OF the county.
The towns all have good schools an,
there are seyen'y-two school building
throughout the county. where achoo
IS held regularly snd excellent teach
ers employed.
1--WE were organized as TeNa
county in 1855 and have aimee had :
fnll set Of county officials and beer
represented Ia the Texas legislature
Politically the county Is CLOSE. th,
Democrats having 4 small majority
bat the populists occasionally over
come il. oar present county officials
are;
County Judge-W. u Ballard
Sherif'--S II. TITLE.
County and District Clerk-Iame'
Brown
County Attorney J. i. Mathews.
Treasurer Joseph Sweet.
Comfy Assessor T.. Russell.
We have two newspapers, the Man
gum Star aud the Greer County News
both well patronized and our people
are Intelligent aud hosPitable aR,
glad 10 welcome all new Gamers.
We have no railroad At present th,
nearest railway trading point OF iU
partance being Quannah, Texas, hft'
miles from Mangum. hut se7erAl u
the newly projected railways for ih
territory have MAngum In view an'
the Rock Island has a survey com
pleted and profile made Tor spnr L
our little city.
The present year has been an eN
cAent season for crops aud the rain
fshia winter has been sbnndant L
pnt things in good shape for next year
Our farms are well Improved and on
nnsiness men in good shape hnanriall
ana the county generally prosperon
and will become valuable ana im
portant part OF oklshoms should IA
supreme oourt decide that we mnst p
with yon people
After some consultation with thesl
gentlemen and the attorney genera
and territorial secretary Goyerno
RenfroR has decided that when th
decision OF the supreme court is OH
cialiy promulgated no further aetiol
is necessary. Greer county at cnee be
coming a regular county OF OklahOm
and he will At once appoint fnll corp
0i county Officers to administer TIA
territorial laws there until the time q
the next regular election y when officer
ard member of the legislature vii