Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-12
PIP. ELDER DIES AT OTTAWA
Veteran Politician Had Been Prorni-
nentIy Identified with Kansas
Affairs for Many Years.

refer PerclVaI Elder, Known Dy all
the generations of Kansas as Cover
nor Elder although he was never
governor, died at the home of his son,
A P. Elder, at Ottawa, the other
morning. He had been confined to his
room for the last five years, having
been practically inactive for consider
ably longer than that time. His re-
markable physique withstood the most
strenuous days of rugged Kansas,
kept him many times from the end
which seemed imminent. At 80 years
he was still a robust man. He was
past 81 at his death.
P. P. Elder was born at New Port
land, Me, SeptembeT 30, 1928. Both
his grandfathers were Revolutionary
soldiers. Equipped as a lawyer and
an ardent anti-slavery man, he came
to Kansas in 1857 and at once took
part in the struggles of the territory.
At the organization of Franklin county
he became a county commissioner and
in 1859 he was a delegate to the Osa-
watomie convention which organized
the Republican party in Kansas.
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Wealthy kansan Dies-John NJ
Cooper, who came to Baxter Springs
from Illinois in 1868, died recently. He
leaves an estate estimated to be worth
million dollars, mostly in bonds.
lands and mining property
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To Bring ReIgians Here.-The Ar
kansas Valley Development Society
was organized at Oxford recently with
P. H. Albright of Winfield, president;
c. G. Roseberry, Arkansas City, secre-
tary; Charles Alter. Belle Ford, treas
urer. The object of the society is to
influence Belgians to come to Kansas
and settle along the Arkansas river.
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Baby Burns to Death.-Entangled in
the chains which held three dogs
which she had been playing with,
Grace Allen, 4 years old, of Scranton,
was burned to death with her pets.
The dogs we're tied in shed and the
child went in to play with them. The
barking of the dogs called attention
to the fire, the origin of which is I'M
known.
8eIIeviIIe to Aid.-At a mass meet
ing residents of Belleville, in less
than thirty minutes, perfected plans
for the shipment of a caroad of Belle
vile -four to the relief of the Bel
gians. The car was, within forty
eight hours, consigned to the commit
tee at Topeka.
Dogs Bark Led to Body.-The bark
of a dog that had been his companion
led to the discovery of the body of
o. NJ. Bolen, son of a farmer near
Stafford. The body was in a pasture.
A bull had trampled the boy.
K. U. Students LiberaI.-Students
at the University of Kansas have con-
tributed $2.969-25 for the relief of Eu-
ropean war sufferers, it was announced
recently. OF this 81, 2S6 was given to:
the White Cross and $6S3.25 to the
Red Cross
Quits SaIina JournaI.-Announce-
ment is made in the Salina Evening
Journal, Senator Bristow's paper, that
Paul C. Rankin, three years the editor,
will retire December / and will be
succeeded by Lester F. Wilson of the
Topeka Capital
Civaf War Veteran Dies.-Thomas
o. Oliver, 40 years old, and for thirty
years a resident of Emporia. is dead
at his home there He served through
out the Civil War and for ten months
was in the Confederate prison at Ty-
Ter, Texas.
Robbed Towns Stores.-Thieves
robbed the entire business section of
Piqua, a village seven miles west of
lola, the other night. The postoffice,
bank, l. C. Neiman's general mar
chandise store and the Wilson hard
ware store, were entered