History of Carter, Ok, page 4 (Beckham County OK) ==================================================================== USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: From: Jerri Hodde ==================================================================== Descendants of Page Four Carter, Oklahoma Generation No. 1 1. PAGE FOUR CARTER, OKLAHOMA ( COUNTY2 OKLAHOMA, BECKHAM1 CO.OKLAHOMA). Notes MEMORIES OF CARTER,OKLAHOMA 1897 Beckham County -By: Mrs.Will HENSON-It was November 30 in 1897 that my father,Jim GOFF,with his family passed through Mangum on their way to a claim he had filed on Boggy Creek,two miles south and one east from the present Carter.There was no post office nearer than Kempton,Oklahoma,but soon there was one called Wash,Oklahoma,about five miles northwest of Carter.(1) We moved from Throckmorton,Texas in four covered wagons.We had them loaded with household goods,chickens and some hogs.We brought along an organ with us.We used it with the songs,and religious services,especially on Sunday evenings.There was no place to go for entertainment so all enjoyed the organ music.There was no town of Carter where it is now.There was only a store that was referred to as "Old Carter," one mile south of town.After the new Carter was located it soon became a little town.There was no other town closer than Mangum at that time.My father,J.M. GOFF,settled on a place December 1st,1897 on Boggy Creek.He was very interested in the town being named for Uncle Green CARTER.He is J.D.CARTER'S father and he was one of the finest citizens Carter ever had.Carter is located fifteen miles southeast of Sayre.In 1908,there were no State highways.The people of this area made their trips to town and other places in a buggy or a wagon or on horseback and many walked if it was not to far.It was in 1901 that Spaulding hacks and buggy began to come on the market.They were sold by peddlers.They would travel from house to house with three or four trailing behind the one they were riding in.They were different from the ones we have today.The dry goods peddlers of 1900 were very glad they came on the market.These peddlers carried a bundle of dry goods on their backs that would weigh one hundred pounds or more and soon were seen driving the Spaulding hack or buggy.Everyone that could afford one ,and away to church or other places,which was very different from a wagon.All this was in the Carter community.Baseball games were the entertainment.People enjoyed most protracted meetings of different religions and crowds would be so large some had to stand.There were not enough seats to seat them all.Autos began to come on the market.It was 1917 and it was not long until the wagon and buggy was a slow way to go.Everyone wanted a car and before long the only way to get there was in a car.Dr.DENBY came to Carter 1910.He was a good doctor and liked by most people.He was here in the horse and buggy days.Many moons have come and gone leaving memories of those days.I am sure there are a lot of people in Carter who will remember those days.My memory of Carter in the early days is of a small town where on Saturday evening old friends would meeet and shake hands with "howdy dos,"Everyone worked hard and it was quite a pleasure to go to town and relax,go to a ballgame or the show.There are many here that lived in Carter for years.It is surrounded by many good farms and ranches.The soil is best for farming and it is a good grass country.Grass fires were a great big problem in early days.A prairie fire could be seen for miles.The men folks worked hard to put them out.I am sure there are a lot of folks that remember the big picnic we had at Old Carter 1907. Carter had two dry good stores,two restaurants,one cotton gin,First National Bank and a post office.It was a good place to come,get yourgroceries,sell your eggs and meet your friends.I was a small girl when we moved to Oklahoma.I was thirteen years old.We lived in a dugout.It was warm in winter and cool in summer.Everything has changed since 1897,but greater changes are sure to come with this fast changing world Descendants of Page Four Carter, Oklahoma Generation No. 1 1. PAGE FOUR3 CARTER, OKLAHOMA (BECKHAM COUNTY2 OKLAHOMA, BECKHAM1 CO.OKLAHOMA). Notes MEMORIES OF CARTER,OKLAHOMA 1897 Beckham County -By: Mrs.Will HENSON-It was November 30 in 1897 that my father,Jim GOFF,with his family passed through Mangum on their way to a claim he had filed on Boggy Creek,two miles south and one east from the present Carter.There was no post office nearer than Kempton,Oklahoma,but soon there was one called Wash,Oklahoma,about five miles northwest of Carter.(1) We moved from Throckmorton,Texas in four covered wagons.We had them loaded with household goods,chickens and some hogs.We brought along an organ with us.We used it with the songs,and religious services,especially on Sunday evenings.There was no place to go for entertainment so all enjoyed the organ music.There was no town of Carter where it is now.There was only a store that was referred to as "Old Carter," one mile south of town.After the new Carter was located it soon became a little town.There was no other town closer than Mangum at that time.My father,J.M. GOFF,settled on a place December 1st,1897 on Boggy Creek.He was very interested in the town being named for Uncle Green CARTER.He is J.D.CARTER'S father and he was one of the finest citizens Carter ever had.Carter is located fifteen miles southeast of Sayre.In 1908,there were no State highways.The people of this area made their trips to town and other places in a buggy or a wagon or on horseback and many walked if it was not to far.It was in 1901 that Spaulding hacks and buggy began to come on the market.They were sold by peddlers.They would travel from house to house with three or four trailing behind the one they were riding in.They were different from the ones we have today.The dry goods peddlers of 1900 were very glad they came on the market.These peddlers carried a bundle of dry goods on their backs that would weigh one hundred pounds or more and soon were seen driving the Spaulding hack or buggy.Everyone that could afford one ,and away to church or other places,which was very different from a wagon.All this was in the Carter community.Baseball games were the entertainment.People enjoyed most protracted meetings of different religions and crowds would be so large some had to stand.There were not enough seats to seat them all.Autos began to come on the market.It was 1917 and it was not long until the wagon and buggy was a slow way to go.Everyone wanted a car and before long the only way to get there was in a car.Dr.DENBY came to Carter 1910.He was a good doctor and liked by most people.He was here in the horse and buggy days.Many moons have come and gone leaving memories of those days.I am sure there are a lot of people in Carter who will remember those days.My memory of Carter in the early days is of a small town where on Saturday evening old friends would meeet and shake hands with "howdy dos,"Everyone worked hard and it was quite a pleasure to go to town and relax,go to a ballgame or the show.There are many here that lived in Carter for years.It is surrounded by many good farms and ranches.The soil is best for farming and it is a good grass country.Grass fires were a great big problem in early days.A prairie fire could be seen for miles.The men folks worked hard to put them out.I am sure there are a lot of folks that remember the big picnic we had at Old Carter 1907. Carter had two dry good stores,two restaurants,one cotton gin,First National Bank and a post office.It was a good place to come,get yourgroceries,sell your eggs and meet your friends.I was a small girl when we moved to Oklahoma.I was thirteen years old.We lived in a dugout.It was warm in winter and cool in summer.Everything has changed since 1897,but greater changes are sure to come with this fast changing world