Wright, Charles

Funeral services for Charles Wright, wealthy landowner, who died last night, will be held at the Baxter Springs Kansas home at 7 o'clock tonight. He was 47 years old and had lived here all his life. Death was due to complications resulting from high blood pressure and sclerosis. In addition to extensive land holdings, Mr. Wright owned considerable real estate here and in the Oklahoma section of the mining field. The Manhutska Mine, Grace Walker Mine, Black Hawk Mine and Acme Mining Company and the Just Right Tailing Company are on land owned by him and from which he amassed a fortune from royalty payments. Mr. Wright married Mrs. Grace Walker, a fullblood Quapaw Indian, in December, 1919. After the marriage he was adopted into the Quapaw tribe. He was a member of the Rockdale Country club at Miami and was an active member of the local Izaak Walton league. He also held commissions as a deputy sheriff, deputy constable and deputy United States game warden. He took an active interest in the preservation of wild game and his large farm was stocked with a variety of wild game in addition to domestic animals. Mr. Wright's home, in the east part of Baxter Springs, where he died, is one of the show places of Cherokee county Kansas. He is survived by his widow, Grace Wright; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Paul Goodeagle of Devil's Promenade; his mother, Mrs. Anna Peake; one brother and three sisters. Burial will be in the Wright family plot in Baxter cemetery. The Rev. Mr. McGinley of the Presbyterian church will be in charge. Mr. Wright was well known in Miami and Ottawa county Oklahoma. He was the owner of extensive business property and established the Nash Automobile agency two years ago, later disposing of the business.