WALTER
D. HUTCHISON.
Arkansas
City.
[RKW
made this file years ago.]
Arkansas City Traveler, March 25, 1885.
Mr. A. P. Hutchison, father of Walter D.
Hutchison, left here on Monday to join his family at Arkansas City, he having
resigned his position as superintendent of the Arapaho boarding school. Mr. Hutchison has been over two years in the
employ of the government at this Agency, during which time he has proved
himself to be thoroughly qualified to all positions of trust, and only leaves
the service that he might be with his family.
While in charge of the Arapaho school (almost two years), his labors
with the Indian children had good effect, the enrollment of pupils also being
larger than it has usually been. While
the loss of Mr. Hutchison is regretted, it is to be hoped that the school under
its new superintendent will retain its full quota of pupils and that the
interesting work will go on at the same old ratio. He goes to Arkansas City, his former
residence, and will there embark in business.
Cheyenne Transporter.
Arkansas City Traveler, March 25, 1885.
A. P. Hutchison resigned his position of
superintendent of the Arapaho Indian School, and returned to the city last week
to reside permanently.
Walter David Hutchison, son of A. P.
Hutchison, was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, in 1875 and came to Arkansas City
in 1880 with his parents when he was 4 years old. He lived in Arkansas City about a year and
then moved on to Indian Territory, where his father, Mr. A. P. Hutchison) was
in the Government Indian School service for about 12 years. He lived with Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Otoe
Indians until he was almost grown. He
once saw 3,000 Arapaho tribesmen on the warpath at one time. The family then returned to Arkansas City in
1892.
On August 25, 1898, Walter D. Hutchison
married Jessie May Miller, a daughter of Cyrus Miller, at the home of her
parents, 821 North Fourth Street, Arkansas City, Kansas. The Cyrus Miller family came to Arkansas City
in 1885.
Mr. and Mr. Walter David Hutchison had
one son, Howard A. Hutchison. He married and had four sons: David, Donald,
Walter V., and Richard Dean. Howard A. Hutchison and family moved to Duncan,
Oklahoma.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Hutchison resided at
706 North Fourth street, Arkansas City, Kansas.
[W. D. HUTCHISON RESIGNS FROM TRAVELER.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Thursday, April 20, 1922.
Walter D. Hutchison, who has been city
editor of the Traveler for 14 or 15 years and filled that position
acceptably, today noon tendered his resignation and has quit chasing the
pestive news item for this paper. He had at the time of his resignation not
decided what he would do in the future, but no doubt he will seek a position
more to his liking.
[MARKING ROADS TO ARKANSAS CITY.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Tuesday, April 25, 1922.
O. S. Seyster, secretary of the chamber
of commerce, accompanied by R. H. Lane and Walter Hutchison, went on a road
marking trip to Shidler yesterday, completing the marking of the road to that
point. Their automobile mileage showed that Shidler is just 43 miles from here.
They put up mileage signs and direction signs wherever needed along the route,
which runs one mile east of Maple City, then southeast marking all turns to
Fall City, then south through Grainola, and from this point straight south fourteen
miles to Shidler.
“The road is good practically all the way
and it is now properly marked and will help to advertise this city in the oil
territory,” said Mr. Seyster.
[WALTER P. HUTCHISON, CITY EDITOR: THE
PRODIGAL RETURNS.]
Arkansas City Traveler, Wednesday, May 31, 1922.
Walter D. Hutchison will resume his
duties as city editor of the Traveler tomorrow morning. Mr. Hutchison
resigned a few weeks ago after having been with the Traveler for 16
years.
Mr. Hutchison said, “I decided that I was
so used to working for the Traveler that I was not satisfied trying to
do anything else.”
The Traveler was loathe to part
with Mr. Hutchison, who had been a faithful and efficient man on the editorial
staff. The paper is as glad for him to come back as he is pleased to renew his
work for the Traveler.
Notes by RKW:
Walter D. Hutchison retired after 41
years as a reporter for the Arkansas City Traveler, on March 15, 1941.
He started his work career selling groceries and at the age of 30 started
working for Prof. H. B. Funk, who was then operating the Arkansas City Daily
X-Ray. After two years he was hired by R. D. Howard, editor of the Traveler.
When the Arkansas City Traveler was sold to O. S. Stauffer, Mr.
Hutchison was retained in the news department until his retirement.
Cemetery records [Bunnell 11/96] show...
Jessie M. Hutchison, born 01-11-1881,
space 6, lot 20, block I, OLD ADD.
Walter D. Hutchison, born 07-19-1875,
space 8, lot 20, block I, OLD ADD.