Walter Runke | |
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Member of the Arizona Senate from the Coconino County district | |
In office January 1925 –December 1928 | |
Preceded by | Fred S. Breen |
Succeeded by | Earl C. Slipher |
Personal details | |
Born | Algoma,Wisconsin,U.S. | October 6,1879
Died | November 9,1964 85) Flagstaff,Arizona,U.S. | (aged
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Mary Jeannette (?-1942,her death) Laura A. Preston (1944-1964,his death) |
Residence(s) | Algoma,Wisconsin,Winslow,Arizona,Flagstaff |
Profession | Politician |
Walter Runke (1879-1964) was an American politician from Arizona. He served two terms in the Arizona State Senate during the 7th and 8th Arizona State Legislatures,holding the seat from Coconino County. [1]
Runke was born on October 6,1879,in Algoma,Wisconsin. He first moved to Arizona in 1901,settling in Winslow,and working for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He held several positions with the BIA throughout the western United States,including overseeing the Paiute Indians in Northern Arizona,southern Utah,and western Nevada,heading the Klamath Indian Agency in Oregon,had charge of the Yankton Sioux Tribe in South Dakota,as well as overseeing the Mission Indians in southern California.
In 1916,Runke was charged with the murder of a Navajo man named Taddy Tin. Tin had reportedly the superintendent’s forced recruitment tactics. Runke ordered three reservation police officers:Ashley Wilson,Ed Nash,and David Robinson,to arrest Tin. After a fight broke out between the men,Wilson,who was the local chief of police,fatally shot Tin. All four men were charged with murder. Wilson,Nash,and Robinson were tried jointly,but were all acquitted on the grounds of self-defense by an all-white jury. This happened after a failed motion by the prosecution to have the trial held in Phoenix,citing the sympathy shown to the accused by the locals. [2] Following the acquittals,prosecutors had Runke arrested on new charges of perjury,citing discrepancies in a letter which he wrote to one of the police officers. The case never went to trial. [3] [4]
In 1917,the year the United States joined World War I,Ashley Wilson was drafted into United States Army. He was stationed at Camp Kearney,before being sent to Europe in December 1917. He served in the 30th Infantry Regiment (United States) of the 3rd Infantry Division. Wilson was killed in action in France on August 6,1918. [5] [6] [7]
In 1920 he and his first wife,Mary Jeanette,moved back to Arizona,this time to Flagstaff,in order for their three children to attend school. While in the Arizona Senate he was one of those responsible for appropriating the funds to build the Marble Canyon bridge. In 1928 he was appointed the postmaster at Flagstaff,and remained in the position until 1936. His first wife died in 1942,and he remarried in 1944,to Laura A. Preston. He was very active in both the Federated church,and the Masons. Runke died on November 9,1964,in his home in Flagstaff. [8]
Flagstaff is a city in,and the county seat of Coconino County,Arizona,in the southwestern United States. As of the 2020 United States census,the population was 76,831.
Coconino County is a county in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. Its population was 145,101 at the 2020 census. The county seat is Flagstaff. The county takes its name from Cohonino,a name applied to the Havasupai people. It is the second-largest county by area in the contiguous United States,behind San Bernardino County,California. It has 18,661 sq mi (48,300 km2),or 16.4% of Arizona's total area,and is larger than the nine smallest states in the U.S.
LeuppLOOP is a census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino County,Arizona,on the Navajo Nation,United States. The population was 951 at the 2010 census.
Tuba City is an unincorporated town in Coconino County,Arizona,on the Navajo Nation,United States. It is the second-largest community in Coconino County. The population of the census-designated place (CDP) was 8,611 at the 2010 census.
The San Francisco Peaks are a volcanic mountain range in the San Francisco volcanic field in north central Arizona,just north of Flagstaff and a remnant of the former San Francisco Mountain. The highest summit in the range,Humphreys Peak,is the highest point in the state of Arizona at 12,637 feet (3,852 m) in elevation. The San Francisco Peaks are the remains of an eroded stratovolcano. An aquifer within the caldera supplies much of Flagstaff's water while the mountain itself is in the Coconino National Forest,a popular recreation site. The Arizona Snowbowl ski area is on the western slopes of Humphreys Peak,and has been the subject of major controversy involving several tribes and environmental groups.
The Coconino National Forest is a 1.856-million acre United States National Forest located in northern Arizona in the vicinity of Flagstaff,with elevations ranging from 2,600 feet to the highest point in Arizona at 12,633 feet. Originally established in 1898 as the "San Francisco Mountains National Forest Reserve",the area was designated a U.S. National Forest by Pres. Theodore Roosevelt on July 2,1908,when the San Francisco Mountains National Forest Reserve was merged with lands from other surrounding forest reserves to create the Coconino National Forest. Today,the Coconino National Forest contains diverse landscapes,including deserts,ponderosa pine forests,flatlands,mesas,alpine tundra,and ancient volcanic peaks. The forest surrounds the towns of Sedona and Flagstaff and borders four other national forests;the Kaibab National Forest to the west and northwest,the Prescott National Forest to the southwest,the Tonto National Forest to the south,and the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest to the southeast. The forest contains all or parts of nine designated wilderness areas,including the Kachina Peaks Wilderness,which includes the summit of the San Francisco Peaks. The headquarters are in Flagstaff. The Coconino National Forest consists of three districts:Flagstaff Ranger District,Mogollon Rim Ranger District,and Red Rock Ranger District,which have local ranger district offices in Flagstaff,Happy Jack,and Sedona.
The Arizona Daily Sun is a three day newspaper in Flagstaff,Arizona,United States. It is published on Tuesdays,Thursdays,and Saturdays. It publishes an entertainment supplement on Thursdays called "Flagstaff Live!". It also publishes a monthly magazine,Northern Arizona's Mountain Living Magazine.
The Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD) is the primary school district for Flagstaff,Arizona area and neighboring areas. The district has approximately 11,500 students and operates 16 schools;including three high schools (9–12),two middle schools (6–8),four magnet schools,ten elementary schools,and two alternative programs.
Navajo Mountain is a peak in San Juan County,Utah,with its southern flank extending into Coconino County,Arizona,in the United States. It holds an important place in the traditions of three local Native American tribes. The summit is the highest point on the Navajo Nation.
Coconino Community College (CCC) is a public community college in Coconino County,Arizona. It enrolls more than 7,500 learners annually.
The 1992 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 3,1992,as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton was an American artist,author,educator,ethnographer,and curator. She is one of the principal founders of the Museum of Northern Arizona. She was a member of the Philadelphia Ten,exhibiting at the group's annual shows from 1926 to 1940. She was also a member of the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors,the American Watercolor Society,and the American Federation of Arts. She is known for her advocacy of the arts,Native American rights,and women's rights. For her advocacy of Native American arts,she received a certificate of appreciation from the United States Department of the Interior,Indian Arts and Crafts Board in 1935. In 1982,she was inducted into the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame.
Tolani Lake is a census-designated place in the eastern portion of Coconino County,Arizona,United States,near the Navajo County border. Tolani Lake is located north of Winslow. The population as of the 2010 U.S. Census was 280.
Fred Sylvester Breen was an American politician.
Cosnino is a populated place situated in Coconino County,Arizona,United States,located several miles east of Flagstaff,the county seat.
Hidden Springs is a populated place situated in Coconino County,Arizona,United States,located on U.S. 89 approximately 75 miles north of Flagstaff. It has an estimated elevation of 4,819 feet (1,469 m) above sea level. The San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona is located there.
Riordan was a populated place situated in Coconino County,Arizona,United States. It has an estimated elevation of 7,316 feet (2,230 m) above sea level.
Hugh E. Campbell was a politician from Arizona who served in the Arizona state senate for four terms. He was the Arizona Democrat delegate to their national convention in 1896. He was one of the largest sheep ranchers in Arizona,and was prominent in both the National Wool Growers Association and the National Livestock Association. For six years he served on the board of the Arizona State Fair commission,five as its president.