Channing was slightly ahead of Hartley.Ī dispute arose over which town should be county seat. Three months later, it was still not finished. The building was to be 24' x 40' and to be completed in 30 days. In Hartley, William Andrews was awarded a contract to build a courthouse on a $200 lot. At one time the bank had five clerks, two draymen (wagon drivers), a manager and a bookkeeper. Oaks organized the Channing Mercantile and Banking Company. Boyce, manager of the XIT Ranch which headquartered in Channing, and C. The town was first named Rivers for Geore Channing Rivers, a paymaster for the railroad, but another town in Texas had that name, so it was decided to use the name Channing.Ī. The railroad had missed the famous town of Tascosa and many of the residents there were moving to Channing or Hartley.Ĭhanning became a commercial center and served people for as far away as 145 miles. Sometime there would be as much as $500 in the desk drawer, but no one ever touched the money. For a while, he maintained an outdoor desk and left it unlocked at night. A tent city and several saloons grew for railroad workers and cowboys. It passed through Channing and when the line reached the point where Hartley is now, a switch was put in. The Fort Worth and Denver Railroad acquired a right-away through the county in 1888. The county began organizing in 1891 when W. The county was named for two brothers, Oliver C. It is built around the railroad and two of the towns that grew because of the railroad.
Neighboring county, Hartley, has a history somewhat different than Moore County.
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