The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-06
ANOTHER v.
CAPITAL
REMOVAL
TOWN OF SNYDER SWIPES
COUNTY RECORDS FROM
MOUNTAIN PARK
CHANGE IS MADE UNDER
COVER Of DARKNESS
Beginning Of Long and Bitter
Struggle In The Courts Is
the Assumption

settlement OF controversy over
,he temporary location OF the coull-
ty seat OF Swanson county now be-
comes matter for the courts said
Judge Frank p. Cease, this morning.
Judge Cease came to Guthrie on
school land business. and after he ar
rived mere he learned OF the sudden
removal OF tie county offices from
Mountain Park TO SNYDER. The as
sumption is that the county commits
sioners, being charged with proyid-
ing quarters, acceded TO the invita-
ti0n to move to Snyder.
Il suppose the matter will come
before the district court on applica-
tlon by Mountain Park for mandamus
to compel the officers to move back
from Snyder" continued Judge Cease,
who Is the new county judge. We
save no discretion. Mountain Park
lis small place and all the brick
buildings are occupied by merchants.
The commissioners are bound to se'
cure quarters Judge Ceases under.
standing OF tre affair Is:
Declaring that the temporary quart
ers provided for them were insuf-
flcient and unsuitable, al Mountah
Park, the temporary county seat of
Swanson county. several OF the newly
elected county officials, with the as
sistance OF citizens, gathered up all
the county property, loaded it into
draws aud hacks and moved II Mon.
day night at 10 o'clock to Snyder.
Mountain Park won the temper
airy county set by lottery, so designat-
ed by Governor Haskell about three
weeks ago. The citizens of Snyder
wanted the county seat, and an cleo
tion Is soon TO be held deciding where
the permanent county seat shall be
located
''Citizens of Snyder claim that be-
cause Mountain Park has no water
works system or fire protection ana
provided no residences for the conn-
ty officials. that under the law and
according 10 Governor Hasckelrs proc
lamation. which provided that suit.
able quarters should be provided for
the officials, that they had rignt
to move the county seat from Noun.
tain Park 10 Snyder
ALSO that the constitution provid-
ed that the legislature should enact
suitable laws prescribing the condi-
tlon for locating the temporary coun-
ty seats, and that the Legislature fail
ed to do same. and for that reason
Mountain park is not entitled TO the
temporary county seat. The sollow-
Ing Offices are said to have been NOV
ed TO Snyder Monday night: Judge
OF county court. county clerk. treasur'
er, clerk of district court. and ths
sheriff will be invited to move mr.
Office.
Mountain Park Is q small place
and the night watch being detained
on other business the citizens were
not aware that they were losing me
county seat while they slept. very
few Snyder citizens knew that the
change was TO be made.
when swanson county was created
about three weeks ago, Snyder ana
Mountain Park were both candidates
for the county seat Governor Has
kell nlaeed some numbers In a hat an
had representatives from each OF the
towns draw. and Mountain Park sue
ceedcd in landing the temporary coun'
ty seat.
The towns are about two miles
apart and snyder is considerably the
larger"