Volume 16 , Issue 30

Feb. 1908, Woodward Wins Land Office

According to The Beaver Herald, 20 February 1908, page 8, we find this little tidbit concerning a fight for a land office between Alva and Woodward. The news article reported on that date that Woodward wins land office.

Washington, Feb. 15 (1908) -- Woodward has won in the fight with Alva for the consolidated land office which will be established for these two Oklahoma districts. The policy of the Interior department is to reduce the number of land offices wherever it can be done without sacrifice to the public interests.

When it was decided to consolidate the Woodward and Alva offices a bitter contest was instituted between the two towns. Alva had the greatest political interest in the support of Senator Long, ex-governor Frantz and Dennis Flynn. Woodward had for its champion Representative Fulton. Woodward had the advantage of being nearer the larger number of homesteads not yet taken and the democratic representative won on the merits of his case.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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