The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25
GREER COUNTY
PEOPLE NOW
ALARMED
lhev Want 10 Know If They'll
Get Southwestern Normal.
TROUBLE OVER SITE
Gives Impression Thai |, viii
90 Over to Next Legislature

Guthrie O. T.. Aug. s4.-Froua al pres
cnt indications il seems thar the south
western Normal school which vas suth-
orized by the last territorial legislature
viii not DC erected as soon as intended.
This vii be brought about by TIC TACT
that there are two locating boards out 20
select a site Tor the school After the re-
port is made the trouble viii then come
on 70 determine which is the oa.cial
board and which board has the power 10
legally locate the school
Greer county IN which il evidently vas
the pleasure OF the members % the lesis-
lature 70 locate the school is becoming
alarmed over the situation. Leaders ~
the delegations working Tor the various
towns ia G@@sr county feel that il viii
take months ~ litigation 60 set the mat
ter settled and hat it may have o. 20
over until the next session OF the terri
torial legislature before IL can De settled.
Many attorneys hold that the board ap-
pointed by Governor Barnes during his
term OF Office is the only legal board 20
locate the schvvi. Friends 81 the Jen-
kins administration claim that the Jan-
kia.s board is the only one which can TO-
cate the school legally and there the
matter rests.
Attorney General Strang has never
given his opinion on the matter ana IL IL
not known whether ne has been asked
for anoplniou. Both boards are deternia-
"a 70 locate the school and both are look
ms over the towns aszing Tor g. II Is
the concensus OK opinion that lt would
not make any difference II The tao com.
missions should decide on the same town.
FOR the towns defeated would ask that the
construction of the normal bc restrained
unu DC IS definitely decided what TIE
two commissions really mean lu a legal
Way.
Governor Jenkins has been severely
criticised because OF the manner in which
De handled the locating commissions Ia
stead of asking for resignationa which
he could have easily done. De lea that 60
by. bat appointed another commission
and notified the members 90 TIE old com
mission Of his action. This naturally ln-
censed the members 81 the old commits.
sion AID they naturally consulted their
friends ia III elcgsl fraternity aad decid-
cd that u ans locating was % be done
that they would have hand ln g.
ia reality the trouble over tho s8Eih-
western normal hes been caused hv the
Did railroad nghf between the Rock Isi-
and and ChoctaW. The Rock islauI
wants the normal or fts line. The Choc-
-awtaw has the Same desire The rumor
that the board appointed hv Governor
Barnes would place the srhool n Weath-
erford caused piles Of petitions 20 90 %
-he governors oface asking that he au-
point another commission So that Greer
county would be recognized. just why
Governor Barnes appointed the commits
sion wheu he wss going out - ofnce ia
such a short time vas never made clear
lnul q few DAYS ago. when a friend ~
Barnes made the assertion that funs BE-
fore he went out 81 the governors orsee
succeeded ~ Governor jenkins a dslsga-
ion 81 Greer county people called on MIN
and asked that he appoint this commis-
sion. About ihls tl-ne 81 rumor has A.
a Rock Island man approached Governor
Barnes and wanted to name three rners-
oers ~ the commisaion 90 locate tie
school Governor Barnes tsid him THAI
le wished thar privilege himself ard fhe
Rock Island man had to ~ Away without
lny satisfaction. THE clearly demon
'trafes fhe idea that Be- 81 railroad fghf
and &c FL che natural Hish - one Ckfahe-
IA road 90 triumph over fbe ether On
he way ~ territorial Institutions
Since the appointment ~ "a new com
nisEieu. letters have been pouring fute
iatbrie from. Greer county aTainE ore
aia what VIII be ere outcome ~ fhe two
0mmissiors Greer county wasted az
.thr commission appointed ard new her
lsople w1nt fg kaow whether ska 81 ~
,ef a normal at 90 before the next terri
orial legislature meets
Injunction Suits ave trirr fs'ked -
ud u plans are mace f8r thr erection 20
De srhooi. they ulu cerialalr csma fsr
De- oklahoma towns shiloh are ia ere
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