The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-08
IN P0TTAWAT0MlE COUNTY
some Interesting Things About
Southeast Oklahoma

Giving some side lights OF Pottawatomie
county. an Eagle correspondent travelling
through there says.
When the PottaWatomie county opened
to settlement. IL was generally conceded
that Burnett would be the county seat
Of the new county. William Greironstelu.
the well known figure In Kansas and
/ Oklahoma frontier life. settled near Bur
nett expecting that the town would be
the county seat Mrs. Grinenstein Sc
cured 800 acres OF land because Of the
fact that there was Indian blood IA her
veins and this allotment is still retained
/ by her William Grinenstein lived in
the territory Tor a number Of years. but
finally passed away at ripe old sEe.
Two sons and his widow src counted as
residents OF the county and are wei
Known by old timers
Burnett failed 10 BE- the county seat q
the county. and II IS said that thls Is one
thing thar FASTENED the death of he elder
Grinensein as D. had hoped o. see big
city near his home. John A. Mccartney
Of Moore. Cleveland county. held a COM
mission az postmaster 81 Burnett This
vas secured hy him in the belief that
Burnett would be the county seat The
old town Is SIN an important trading
point ln the county. but every railroad
and IL j. probable that before many years
pass By. the merchants Of the old town
Will be installed on some railroad.
Dr. p. r. Hamilton. one % tho lead
ing physicians II Shawnee. was mem
Der Of the Mcclure party 70 Asher and
Sacred Heart The doctor Or e. member
OK the territorial board u health and
Is we'll known IN various parts 70 Okla
hcma. He came 20 the TERRITORY "a fca
NrIn q ..f trr
Potta xatouio county ~ oue ~ fnc mosf
successful physicians in THIS parf q ok
llh0ma isl Republican ard whenever
there are Republican GATHERINGS Or the
~ unity. Dr Hamilton rarely ever 4alis
20 be present
P0ttawatomie county within a short
time promises r. outdC Mls9url ard ar
Kansas as fruit rrrwug country. q Er
fruit this yea exceeded au expectations
1-d man yrlen from THE rcrtl and east
ere coming % fhia part ~ che terflfof1.
preparatory 60 rrtriuc aat fruit frres and
engaging in fr1t business There are
thousands ~ bushels - apples ia PFC
tsg7afouic county this gear saa fhc price
is roaring near the dollar marx lcr barrfi
Emigration - This ccsrtY from states
where frEit growing BE- generallT reooF-
rfzef 1e proff1r.e barrrere al EaFe
rspch 90 a. wth fhe fsse-epuenf - fhls
country ~ far as frlit grewi1s ls cea-
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