THE ELGIN JOURNAL - ELGIN, KANSAS

JUNE 28, 1934 - Birl J. Brewington, Editor

Volume 17                                    Number 43

Mr. Edwards is well known to many of the older people in this part of the state, but in order to acquaint others of his business career we will go over briefly a few of the most important happenings of his life before he came here and also when he was away connected with his line of business.

J. H., as he is familiarly known here, was born in Pettis county, Missouri, shortly after the Civil war and stayed and worked on his fathers farm until he was 21 years of age. He was educated in the public schools there and latter attended the Southwestern Railway school in Saint Louis in 1887 and 88.

After the close of school, May 1888, he came to Kansas and became the station agent on the Missouri Pacific railway at Laharp, where he remained until 1891. He was then transfered to Fredonia, staying there until the fall of 1897. October 13, 1897 he resigned this position there came to Sedan and opened a store here which has steadily grown and is known to us as Sedan’s Best Store. Later he organized the northern Jobbing Company of Chicago, which is now located at Saint Paul, Minnesota.

In 1912-13-14 he helped organized the Kansas Life Insurance Company of Topeka. He was Agency Manager of this company until 1918 when he was elected President. He remained in the official position until 1929 when the company was sold.

Mr. Edward has had a successful career and his friends here and elsewhere feel that he is well qualified for the office of Commissioner of Insurance and he pledges himself to the people of Kansas if nominated and elected to the above position, to discharge the duties of the office to the best interests of all concerned, and that it will be given the same careful attention, the he has given his own personal business. The voters of Chautauqua should be take great pride in electing a home man to this position.

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Will D. Kinnamon, the newly elected association of moderator of the Baptist church, accompanied by Mrs. Kinnamon, Bill Hunt, Supt. Of Sunday school and Mrs. Hunt will be in Elgin Sunday to hold services.

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The Chautauqua County Democrats will hold a meeting at Chautauqua, Kansas, Tuesday night, July 3^rd, at 8 p.m. in the High School Auditorium.

There will be a brief business meeting program and speaking. E. W. Patterson of Pittsburg, Kansas, candidate for Congress, will deliver the main address. J. H. Edward of Sedan, candidate for Commissioner of Insurance will also be there to meet his old acquaintances and to become better known to the young voters of this community.

Everyone is cordially invited attend this meeting. W. G. Palmer, county chairman. Maurice J. Keeney, Pres. Y. D. Club.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Taylor were Independence visitors Tuesday.

Walter Jotoc of Moore Prairie was a Sedan court house visitor Saturday afternoon.

Harry Harshbarger and Mrs. Gay Jay motored to Independence, Tuesday afternoon.

Mrs. John Denman of Independence spent the week-end in Sedan with Mr. and Mrs. John Denman, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Denman, and Clyde Denman of Sedan were called to Lancaster, Ohio Tuesday by the death of their brother, Ed, who has been in failing health for the past four years.

Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Baird accompanied the following boys to Elmdale, Monday, for a visit at Camp Wood for a ten day period, Max Baird, Charles and James Loyd…..rest is missing.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Fish and son, Bobby visited relatives in Independence, Wednesday afternoon.

Alfred Huback of Independence visited Tuesday afternoon in Sedan with Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Tulloss and family.

Mrs. Jim Bradley and Mary Anderson motored to Coffeyville and Independence, Tuesday afternoon.

The Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Benton and family of Sedan Methodist Episcopal church returned Friday from Baldwin, where he was in attendance at an annual ministerial institute.

County Superintendent W. Ross Whitworth returned Friday from Pittsburg, where he had been attending a county superintendents school the last two weeks.

Mrs. S. B. Kinkade and daughter Jeanie spent the weekend in Caney with Mrs. Kinkade’s parents, Rev. and Mrs. G. L. Eslick and family.

Ruth Rathbun, who is employed in Wichita, spent the latter part of last week with her mother Mrs. Libby Rathbun hear Sedan.

Maurice Keeney made a business trip to Elk county Thursday afternoon.

Mrs. Marsh Wilson of Colorado was a dinner guest Friday evening of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Boyd and Mrs. And Mrs. Jim Bradley.

Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Pierce, Sam Vincent and C. A. Bradley all of Cedar Vale visited in Sedan Saturday afternoon.

Cecil Jones of Wichita visited friends in Sedan Friday afternoon.

Una May Crane of Niotaze visited friends in Sedan Friday afternoon.

Jean Revelett of near Chautauqua was a Sedan Visitor Friday morning.

Billy Johnson has his tonsils removed Friday morning. Billy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Johnson of Sedan.

Emma Maddox who had been visiting her uncle in Elk City the past two weeks returned to her home in Sedan Sunday.

Frankie Yoe, clerk in the C. M. Williams office, spent the week-end in Independence with friends and relatives.

Leo Riley, who has been visiting the past month in Pittsburg, returned to his home near Sedan Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Fish and son, Bobby, visited friends and relatives in Independence Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jones of Wichita visited in Sedan Saturday with relatives.

Jess Holbrook is drilling a water well on the E. I. Fish property near Peru.

Joe H. Smock of Wauneta was a Sedan court house visitor Saturday afternoon

Shirley Whitworth who won first place in the Tiney Tots bathing beauty contest in Sedan, recently won the second place in Coffeyville contest, June 21. She was sponcered by the Sedan, B. & P. W. club.

Mrs. Carrie Fleming and Mrs. F. C. Buckles and son, Bobby, left Wednesday for their home in Borger, Texas after spending a few weeks in Sedan with relatives.

Henry Scott, age 58, of Niotaze died Friday morning at the Caney, hospital, a victim of kidney and bladder trouble.

Mr. Scott was a resident of this county for many years and at one time postmaster at Niotaze. The deceased leaves three sons: Guy and Jim of Niotaze; and Roy, who is in CCC camp near Dodge City; his father R. S. Scott of Eldorado; a granddaughter, Dorothy Scott of Eldorado; a wife; two sisters Mrs. Jack DeArmand of Eldorado; and Mrs. Alice Keeney of Glen’s Ferry, Idaho. And two brothers, George and Roy of Eldorado.

Funeral services were held Saturday at 2:30 at the Niotaze Christian church and the burial was made in the Elcado cemetery.

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Mildred Chambers of Sedan has accepted a position as teacher in the Topeka school in the primary department. Miss Chambers has had many years of experience in the teaching of primary grades. Last year she was principal of the Cedar Vale junior High and reelected to that position but was released from her contract on her election to the Topeka school. She was also county superintendent of Chautauqua county for two terms.

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The County Teacher’s Examination will be given June 29 and 30, in the County Superintendent’s office. The following is the list of teachers hired since the last report:

High Rock - Miss Grace Davis

Lone Tree - Lura Acker

Chautauqua Rural High School - Otis White, Principal, Helen Yenzer, Julia Martin, Mrs. Pearle Phillips.

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Mrs. Bud Pierson entertained Thursday with a noon dinner in honor of Mrs. Carl Remele and son of Long View, Texas, and Mrs. Della Hamilton of Sedan. Others present were Mrs. And Mrs. Bud Pierson, Maxine and Madly Pierson.