O. W. LITTLE

OLCOTT W. LITTLE, one of the able representatives of the Kansas press, is a native Kansan, born in Wabaunsee county, January 31, 1867, and is descended from Scotch-Irish ancestry, being the son of William E. and Harriett Z. (Adams) Little. The Little family came to America from Scotland at a very early day and located in New England, and a number of this branch of the Little family served in the Revolutionary army that was recruited in Vermont.

Olcott W. Little was reared on the homestead where he first saw the light of day. He led the normal life of a country boy, grew up strong and self-reliant, and his early education was acquired in the district school. His parents wished him to have every advantage in an educational way, and sent him to Ottawa University. After leaving college he remained at home until 1888, when he went to Alma to reside, as he was holding the office of deputy county clerk. Upon completing his term in office he entered the employ of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company for a year; but he had grown fond of journalism, and while in Alma had decided in time to own a paper of his own. With this end in view he returned to Alma, and in 1891 bought a half interest in the Enterprise, an influential Republican journal that has a wide circulation. He has taken a leading part in politics in Wabaunsee county for years, and in 1892 was a delegate to the Republican national convention. Mr. Little is a Mason, having taken all the degrees from the Chapter to the Mystic Shrine, and is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

In 1905 he married Mrs. Theresa Horne, nee Schutter. He owns and edits his own paper, and plays no small part in molding the opinions and ideas of the Wabaunsee population. The press of Kansas is known for its fearlessness in handling public questions, and Mr. Little was one of the first to bring before the people of his county those things upon which all should be informed. He is the secretary of the Wabaunsee County Historical Society.

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