Archie Brightly was the third son of England-born Henry Brightly and his American wife, Ellen. At the age of 17 he was entering his father' trade as a mechanic, when his mother died unexpectedly of pneumonia. Henry, Archie, and his older brother Edward Brightly headed for Kansas, settling at Deer Creek. Archie turned his hand to farming, acquiring land at Carlyle.
The local paper soon carried notices of the horses he offered for sale or trade. By 1900––still a bachelor––he built himself a new home on his property. As "A. E. Brightly," Archie published several letters to the editor of the Iola Register, dealing with topics such as the Great War, bootleggers, and catfish. At the age of 66 he was suffering from ill health, when he died at his home. In his obituary (Iola Register, 22 September 1926) he was quoted as gloomily predicting, "I'll be ready for the dead wagon pretty soon."
The local paper soon carried notices of the horses he offered for sale or trade. By 1900––still a bachelor––he built himself a new home on his property. As "A. E. Brightly," Archie published several letters to the editor of the Iola Register, dealing with topics such as the Great War, bootleggers, and catfish. At the age of 66 he was suffering from ill health, when he died at his home. In his obituary (Iola Register, 22 September 1926) he was quoted as gloomily predicting, "I'll be ready for the dead wagon pretty soon."
Archie Brightly was the third son of England-born Henry Brightly and his American wife, Ellen. At the age of 17 he was entering his father' trade as a mechanic, when his mother died unexpectedly of pneumonia. Henry, Archie, and his older brother Edward Brightly headed for Kansas, settling at Deer Creek. Archie turned his hand to farming, acquiring land at Carlyle.
The local paper soon carried notices of the horses he offered for sale or trade. By 1900––still a bachelor––he built himself a new home on his property. As "A. E. Brightly," Archie published several letters to the editor of the Iola Register, dealing with topics such as the Great War, bootleggers, and catfish. At the age of 66 he was suffering from ill health, when he died at his home. In his obituary (Iola Register, 22 September 1926) he was quoted as gloomily predicting, "I'll be ready for the dead wagon pretty soon."
The local paper soon carried notices of the horses he offered for sale or trade. By 1900––still a bachelor––he built himself a new home on his property. As "A. E. Brightly," Archie published several letters to the editor of the Iola Register, dealing with topics such as the Great War, bootleggers, and catfish. At the age of 66 he was suffering from ill health, when he died at his home. In his obituary (Iola Register, 22 September 1926) he was quoted as gloomily predicting, "I'll be ready for the dead wagon pretty soon."
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