The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-04
SEEKS HIS DAUGHTER
N. w. Kendennon of Ell Reno
Seeks His Child.
HE HAS NEVER SEEN HER
He Skipped Out from Arkan-
sas Before She Was Born.
He HAS NEVER SEEN HER

n. W. Ken6ennon of Enid, Oklahoma,
is in the city looking for his daughter,
VINO is % years old. He has never seen
her The meeting. if they meet, Will De
pathetic one. The detectives are nunt-
ing as only the sleuths Of the department
can hunt, and while they have so far been
unable to locate Mr.. Kendennon's daugh-
ter, It is only a question Of hours or a
few days at least, until they will devise
come way to bring her from her seclusion.
The history of the case reads like ro-
NANCE tale from Dickens.
Mr. Kendennon is picturesque. He is a
man Of the frontier. He has seen Indians
before they were subjugated by Uncle
Sam. He has helped 70 make this western
country the garden spot Of the earth.
TaH. with an iron frame. broad shoulders,
clear, blue eyes that look square into the
party to whom he is speaking, a sandy
mustache. which is long; hair of a dark
brown, which is long enough to make it
wavy; an immense black nat Of the. cow
boy style. trousers kept in position only
by his hips, red handkerchief about his
neck, devoid Of vest and nothing but a
barn last evening, why he had come TO
Wichita.
Il have been a Snowman, cowboy and
stage driver for thirty years. 1t has been
ages since have been east of the Mis-
sissippi river. I have spent my time in
the west. I like its free and easy, whole
souled people. Life is worth the living
here Some twenty-three years ago, a few
years after 1 had been mustered out of
the United States army at Harrisburg,
Pa, I went 20 Arkansas, some fifteen
Or twenty miles northeast of Fayetville.
There I met widow a Mrs. Horn. She
had two children-Jacob and Bill. They
were then about 20 and 16 years Of age,
respectively. The trouble all arose over
the boys They wanted to run things.
and I had always been able TO conduct
my own business. I objected. This raised
a row. picked up and left the country.
went TO Vinita. Indian Territory. I
strolled all over this country At last I
located at Clay Center, where I resided for
a number of years. lived there until the
Cherokee strip opened when l went in
and secured a claim. In the meantime 1
Remarked and have now a family, who
are living at Ell Reno. During all these
years I have never heard a word of my
former wife, nor ller whereabouts Life
went smooth enough with me. Recently,
TO my great surprise, I received a letter
from woman signing herself Bessie Ken
demon. The letter stated that she was
my danghter-born after had pulled out
from Arkansas. She stated that she was
% years OF age. Had married an old sol
der a few years ago and had daughter
of her own. which was now II months Of
age. She mad secured divorce from her
husband and was going to be married
again on Thanksgiving day. Her mother,
she stated, was living in Colorado Springs.
/ have come here TO see if she is my
daughter. II she can prove 1t, all right"
well. who got the divorce; you or
your wife?" asked the reporter.
I'D If know. That's where the shoe
pincsles."
Where were you born, Mr.. Kenden-
non?"
''In Montgomery county Indiana"
Not a gray hair was in his mustache
and his hair is still free from the marks
of time. He is remarkably young look
ing man. No one would suppose him to
be over 40. He was asked his age.
well. guess"
81 notice that you have on a G. A R.
button. and that you wear the blue For
that reason L am unable to make close
guess of your age
'.Well, 1 was born IN 1898, so am 60
years Old
Where did you enlist FROM"
The Fourth Iowa infantry. 1 served
until 80"
His daughter learned of his whereabouts
in a peculiar way. blacksmith living
at Fl Reno by the name OF Sivers. Wis
tied this city and was introduced TO his
daughter. In that way she learned OF
her father, or rather of a. man who resem-
bled the description which her mother
had given her. His name was the same
as her maiden name. She wrote TO him.
but instead Of giving her address or the
name which she now bears, she signed
the letter Bessie Kendennon." The police
are anxious to find her, and her father is
very anxious TO see his first born. Any