The Publisher’s Pen

GROWING UP WITH OKLAHOMA

1905-1984 (Part 2)

by Rhea Cahill Horn

In the Spring of 1908 a salesman came through the community selling options on lots in the Rio Grand Valley. He painted a beautiful picture of the Valley, and four families in the area bought options, loaded possessions in a covered wagon, and took off for South Texas. Since Floy and I were babies, Dad took the wagon, and Mom, Floy, and …