Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-13
LAWYERS HONOR
JUDGE BROWNING
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lies Interesting volumes could be
written concerning conditions as they
eere in the Panhandle al that time
and the changes that have been
wrought. legally. morally and other
wise. during the third Of a century
Intervening between that time and
this.
Wheeler county. of which Mobae-
tie Is the county seat. was organized
100 1879 ana was the first county or
sauized 90 the Panhandle, and the
| District Court there was the first To
be- held IN all this territory
This was far distant from any
other Texas settlement OF conse-
quonce. Wichita county. nearly 200
miles away was the nearest organi-
zed county.
Oldham county was organized two
years later and the District Court "a
Tascosa was opened shortly after the
court at Moheetio
These two courts. more than 100
miles apart were the only courts In
the Panhandle tin after the organi
cation of Donley county the follow
ing year. 1852. when court was or
eanized az old Clarendon
last of old Guard
So far as Is known here. Governor
| Browning BIS the only one of the "Old
Guard now living The other attOr-
noys who came 10 Mobcotic IN that
early day we're W ~ Woodman.
/
| Grir-by and Temple Houston
Temple Houston was the last OF
the other six members of the early
| Panhandle bar 20 pass away lie
was living az Woodward okla. and
died no Topeka Kan
w n Woodman was the first 10
close his lile work and pass ON into
the great beyond
\. T.. Neal has not been heard Of
here for a long time and Il is not
| known positively. but IL Is presumed
! that be-. too. has been dead for some
| time
w. ". Gricsby died IN oklahoma
some seven ar eight wears ago
Temple Houston succeeded Judge
Browning ns district attorney a. Mo
beetle Judge Wallace. who came 20
| the Panhandle some later than those
mentioned above. succeeded Temple
Houston and he, IN turn, was sue
rocdod bv Judge " NJ Baker later
uf Canadian.
Judge Newt Willis and Judge
Frank willis of Canadian, are sons
of fudge Frank Willis, Sr
Judge Browning remained ~ Mo
/ beetle about seven years ana when
, tho Fort Worth q Denver Railway
was built through the Panhandle, h"
moVed 10 Clarendon whore he re-
manned for EIGHT wears before COM
/ inr 10 Amarillo in 1895.
He practicod law here for ten
wears. during which time he served
/ IN the state legislature, served two
terms as lieutenant governor of the
! state and filled other positions of
honor and distraction
I'm 1905 he was elected district
Judge 20 succeed Judge Y \. Web.
ter
Judge Webster was preceded by
/ Judge Wallace
. I'D If.'N'ANNNH N N" INV w |'
| prominent judges ON the bench hcro
or dill earlier date
/ Judge Browning is p,rhaps 'ha
/ oldest prHoticiug attorney boo tHr
/ Panhandle az this time. both Boz point
/ of wears and in length of prac'ic.
win practice Here.
ili- friend here viii ho glad FOO
/ learn that no. rs to remain In Anna.
/ r.l'o 81, Vill adjourn court for M.
year probably tomorrow. and viii
leave q day or two later Tor Okoma'
okla. where Dee win visit week
with two sisters lIo viii then 70.
/ turn here and open lHV office Co.
/ tho carson building Re- and Nit0-
Doy Rollio ID Scales 900 occupy fHn
Hwp suite of rooms