The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-07
GARNER liable
To DETACH SELF
FROM JOHNSON
Promises Of Hard-Surfaced
Road is Causing Split in
Ranks and Leading to
Hard Feelings.

MAD Okla. IN.
reliable ch 80 Of Ca
Johnston COZ some OF am were
IN Madill last '. at unless that
township is served With a hard.sur.
faced road, as provided and promised
in the bond issue, sometime ago voted
IN that county, the people will ask 70
be detached from Johnston county and
added to Marshall county.
1t Is said by these men that the
bonds were voted 10 construct hard
surfaced roads under the federal aid
plan with the distinct understanding
that the road be built from Tishomingo
west TO connect with Garter county's
good road project from Ardmore east
ward TO the Johnston county line, thus
providing a hard.surfsced road all the
way from Ardmofe to Tishomingo. II
is also claimed that this protect was
sion and accepted by the federal gov.
ernment.
Opposition Raised.
Then opposition to the building of
this road out Of the bond issue money
seems to have developed in Johnston
county, and 1t Is proposed, by some,
to divert the money apportioned TO the
eoad west from Tishomingo to the Car.
ter county line, 10 the building Of a road
IN northerly direction from Tsho-
hs7ngo to the town Of Mill Creek. Nat.
urally the people Of Garner township
which constitutes a goodly portion Of
Johnston county and including the town
Of Mannsville, are indignant and feel
outraged al what they term as an ul-
justified violation Of the contract and
agreement under wtsch the bonds were
voted; and a betrayal Of the interests
of the people Of the western portion Of
the county The people Of Garner
township allege that the effort TO divert
the money voted for the west road TO a
north ROAD from Tishomingo is prompt.
ed uy tbs selfishness and covetousness
Of that town and her allied interests.
II is also charged that these interests
fear, that should the west road be con.
structsd as intended tapping the rich
valley Of the Washita the valuable trade
now enjoyed from that section would
be diverted 70 Maunsville and Ard.
mere; hence their opposition
Garner Won't Submit.
But they say Garner township does
not propose TO submit 70 any such di.
vision Of the bond money they voted
They say the .peopis insist on the car
rying out OF the contract entered into
vhsn the bonds were voted and stand
firmly against any perversion Of its
terms as soughr oy the Tishomingo
interests, and claim that If the steam
rollar is run over them in this matter
ana the road not built they win retail
ate with an effort to move the county
capital from Tishomlngo 70 the town
Of Mlburn. Failing in that they say
they viii seel: 70 he detached from
Johnston county and attached TO Mar.
shall county.
4 number Of Marshall county citi.
sens though not desirous Of interfering
with internal affairs ia Johnston coun-
u, say that IN event the citizens Of
Garner wish 70 dstsch them selves
from Johnston and Join on 10 Marshall,
they will be welcomed with open arms.
They also say that in case Garner Town.
snip becomes annexed TO Marshall
county and their fortunes cast with as.
that Marshall county will assure them
hard surfaced road eastward from
the Carter county line through the
Washita Valley Gs this first consider.
alton.