The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-14
Mr.. DUDLEY GONE.
Death Relieves Sufferings Early
This Morning.
known as One of WeaIthiest Men
in Topeka.
LIVED HERE so YEARS.
He Was One Of Jim Lanes
Guards.
Also Served a Term as Adjutant
General.
LIVED HERE SO YEARS,

/ Il
! the pioneers of Kansas and Topeka,
and one of the wealthiest men in the
capital city. died this morning at min
utes past o'clock at his home, 719
Harrison street.
Death came after an illness of sew
eral weeks. Commencing with infam-
nation of the bowels, a complication of
diseases took grip upon him, and on
last Monday a general collapse follow
ed, from which he could not rally. The
doctors gave up all hope of his recoy-
cry on Thursday morning. He was con-
scious up to the time of his passing
away.
/ His wife and children, Margaret Dud-
! ley Walker, and Guilford Dudley, Jr,
We're present at the bedside when death
came. His daughters husband, DR..
! William Walker of Philadelphia, has
been in attendance upon Mr.. Dudley
/ for the past week.
Mr.. Dudley was native of Bath,
Steuben county, New York. Born there
| in 1884, he received his preliminary edu-
cation in the common schools, and then
took his collegiate work at Oberlin, Q.
/ Not long after he graduated, he inn
migrated to this state, and has lived
/ here ever since, a continuous period OF
/ so years. He first settled in Lawrence,
but about three months later came to
4 also engaged in the real estate BUSH
! ness.
Political and Business Career.
When the trying times OF 1856 came,
/ when Kansas political events bred as
much trouble as storm at sea, Mr..
1 Dudley cast his fortune with James H.
/ Lane, and served as one of his guards.
After matters had quieted down again,
/ Mr. Dudley returned to his hotel and
brokerage business.
In 1862 he was appointed adjutant
( general of Kansas, the first political
! Office which he held in the state. This
place he retained for one year and
one-han. A good business opening
{ presented itself at this time, and Mr..
( Dudley resigned his Office to become
collecting agent in Colorado, Ne
/ braska, New Mexico and Kansas for
! Carney & Stephens. wholesale grOcers
of Leavenworth.
For three years he remained with
Carney &, Stephens, but gave it up to
ienter the banking business in Topeka.
He started a regular bank in 1869,
and maintained it UP until two years
ago under the name "DudIey's Bank"
r Besides his Office of adjutant gen
eral, Mr.. Dudley held two other pub
lie positions in Kansas. In 1859 he
was clerk cf the territorial legislature,
and in 1851 was city clerk of Topeka.
The latter part of his life he devoted
in the main to his business affairs and
paid but little attention to public
matters.
Mr.. Dudley was married in Topeka.
June 5, 1867, to Samantha V. Otis of
Rutland, vi. She survives him with
Two children-Margare Dudley Walk
er and Guilford Dudley, il.
Mr.. Dudley's Wealth.
Guilford Dudley was always account
ca one OF Iopeka's S rich men. There is
probably no man living however, who
! knows the extent of his holdings. 1t
was often said of him during his life
time that he had more ready money
! tnan any man IN the city. His wealth
IS reckOned from $50 600 to $500 900 bv
people who know him Well But all
| theSe are mere gueSseS, and bis finan-
clal standing VIII not be actually
known until his will is prObated When
! Samuel Radges made up the Topeka
directory this year, he called at Dud-
| ley'S bank and asked Mr.. Ewing, the
Dookkeeper. the man who knows more
about Mr.. Dudley'S private affairs fin
4 ancially than any one in the CITY for
| the capitalization and deposits in the
/ bank Mr.. Ewing referred Mr.. Radges
| to Ar. Dudley, saying that he could not
answer the question. Mr.. Radges did
not see Mr.. Dudley. but called upon the
bank commissioner. He found no capi-
talization recorded, but it was told him
that the deposits were in the neighbor-
mood OF SIS 0nO Mr.. Dudley owned con-
siderable valuable real estate on Kan
sas avenue. Among these are the
places where Enahizer & Spielman now
have their furniture store, the building
IN Which kl1nSanan has his cigar fac
tory, and the lots adjoining the Cope
land hotel, where the Copeland drug
/ store is situation. Mr.. Dudley also
| owned his home at 719 Harrison street
adjoining the high school building He
| owned a number of good farms, prin-
cipal among these the Dudley stock
farm south of the fair grounds He
also owns the tract of land, part Of
| which is used for Association park of
the Topeka Baseball company. He was
president Of the Crosby Milling com
pany, and owned stock in the concern.
Farming His Hobby.
Mr.. Dudley was fond of farming. It
| was the hobby of his life. His stock
farm south of the city was one of the
| noted of its kind in the state. He
! thought much about feeding stuffS for
cattle and horses. He invented what is
! known among breeders and raisers as
balanced ration food" which is now
recognized as a very good article Sew
| eral years ago he raised 100 head OF
/ cattle and fed them on this food. He
/ killed one of the steers and gave
! banquet at the Topeka club, to which
many of the prominent stock raisers
( over the state were invited The meat
4 of the steer formed the principal dish,
J and IN fact the banquet was held for
I the special purpose of showing the val
ue of his ration food For number
of years Mr.. Dudley was a regent at
the State Agricultural COLLEGE He lee
| tured to the students at that institution
! a number of times. He wrote a num-
Der of very highly thought of papers
relative to stock feeding. He always
I drove fine horses and raised them him
self. To their food he also paid speci-
fc attention. Mr.. Dudley was one of
the first men to believe in the value Of
alfalfa In fact he took up the ssalfalfa
ides'' when it was first suggested, and
favored its general planting until it
nroved Itself to be one of the finds
ia cattle food studs. He was what