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Hughes, Speed F .- Born near Brook- ville, Pa., Feb. 14, 1862; son of Rich- ard G. and Catharine (Benn) H .; ed- ucated in public schools of Topeka ; mar- ried Zenia Mulvane, Topeka, May, 1892; has been with Bank of Topeka, 19 years; now asst. cashier; one of the proprie- tors Shawnee Grocery since 1900. Res. : 1335 Topeka Ave.
Hulse, Hiram .- Born, Uhrichsville, Ohio, Feb. 26, 1846; son of Parry B. and Eliza (McMillan) H .; married Martha Holt, June 21, 1877; on farm, Henry Co., Iowa, 1855-68; florist and nurseryman, Kewanee, Il1., 1868-79, Chicago, 1879-82, Terre Haute, Ind., 1882-86; to Topeka, March, 1886; has been a florist here ever since. Office : 120 W. 8th.
Hungate, Otis E .- Born, Topeka, Dec. 8, 1871 ; son of A. J. and Sarah (Ritchie) H .; educated, high school, '89, and Univ. of Mich., I year ; married Alice Kepley, Bourbon Co., Kan., Dec. 23, 1896; admitted to bar, 1892 ; deputy city atty., 1893; Hubbard, Harvey & Hungate, 1896-1900; Austin & Hungate since 1900; apptd. co. atty. May 21, 1903; elected co. atty., Nov., 1904. Of- fice : Stormont Bldg.
Hunt, John L .- Born, Chicago, Ill., Feb. 22, 1869; son of H. C. and Ann (Gleed) H .; educated, Northwestern Univ., college work, 2 years, and LL. B., '96; worked in Chicago, 2 years, in law office of Peck, Miller & Starr; has practiced law in firm of Gleed, Ware & Gleed since 1898. Office: 700 Kan. Avenue.
Huntoon, Joel .- Born, Sullivan Co., N. H., Oct. 14, 1823; son of Lemuel and Sibyl (Palmer) H .; received an academic education ; married Ellen S. Richardson, Alstead, N. H., May 22, 1845; to Leavenworth, Kan., summer of 1856; to Topeka, Oct., 1856; preempted, Nov., 1856, tract of land from Huntoon St., to about 14th, in width, and 1/2 mile in length; built a pile bridge across the Kaw, from Kansas Ave., 1857-58; city engineer, 1858-61 ; capt. 11th Kan. vols., Co. H., 1862; made col. by brevet ; served throughout the war; receiver of U. S. land office, Topeka, 1865-69; was chief engineer, Kansas Midland, and built road from here to K. C .; chief en- gineer, Santa Fe R. R., and built road from here to Burlingame; dir., Sept. 17, 1860-Nov. 24, 1863; built 100 miles Scioto Valley R. R., Ohio, which was completed, 1879; Joel Huntoon & Son, dry goods dealers, Topeka. 3 years ; civil engineer up to recent years. Res .: 119 Huntoon.
Hurd, A. A .- Solicitor for Kan., A. T. & S. F. Rwy. Co .; born, Lafayette, Ill., Sept. 27, 1849 ; educated, Northwest- ern Univ., Evanston, Ill., 3 years, and Iowa State Univ., law dept., I year ; son of Theodore F. and Catherine M. (Dris- coll) H .; married, Dec. 22, 1885, to Theo E. Owsley, Erie, Kan .; to Kan., April, 1870; admitted to bar, Junction City, May, 1870; practiced law 6 years at Great Bend; at 26 years of age, local
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atty. of Santa Fe, W. of Hutchinson ; to Topeka as atty. for Santa Fy Rwy. Co., 1879; since 1881, solicitor for Kansas, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. Office : 9th and Jackson.
Hurley, J. E .- Gen. supt., Eastern grand division, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; born, Wapello, Iowa, June 1, 1861 ; son of Dr. John and Jane (Hearne) H .; became a trackman, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. ; since then has been in continuous service with the company; baggageman; station clerk ; operator ; agt .; chief clerk to gen. supt., Topeka ; asst. supt., Marceline, and Fort Madison; supt., New Mexican & Rio Grande division, June 10, 1894-Feb. 21, 1901; acting gen. supt., Santa Fe Pa- cific & Southern California R. R., Los Angeles; gen. supt., western grand di- vision, Santa Fe, Oct. 1, 1901-July 5, 1902; gen. supt., eastern grand divi- sion, since July 5, 1902. Res .: 320 W. 8th.
Huron, George A .- Born, Hendricks Co., Ind., March 29, 1838; son of Ben- jamin A. and Katherine (Harding) H .; graduated, Columbian Univ., Washing- ton, D. C., A. B., '68; married Mary F. Freeman, Hendricks Co., July, 1861 ; en- listed as sergt., Co. I., 7th Ind. vols., Aug., 1861 ; quarter master sergt., 1863; mustered out at Indianapolis, Ind., 1864; arrived at Appomattox with first carload of sanitary stores, the next day after sur- render of Gen. Lee; to Kansas, 1868; practiced law, Jefferson Co., 15 years ; to Topeka, 1883; has been in practice here ever since. Office: Room 6 Office Block.
Hyde, Arthur M .- Professor of his- tory and economics, Washburn Coll .; born, West Woodstock, Conn., Sept. 14, 1864; son of Henry F. and Ellen (May) H .; educated, Yale Univ., A. B., '89, A. M., '94; married Caroline Danforth,
Squirrel Island, Maine, Sept. 2, 1897; principal, Gilford High School, Conn., 1889-92; teacher, East Denver (Colo.) High School, 1892-93; teacher, English, De Lancey School, Phila., Pa., 1894-96; prof., Washburn, since 1896; mem. Am. Hist. Assn. Res. : 1534 Boswell Ave.
Hypes, N. A .- Born, Hendricks Co., Ind .; son of Samuel and Effy J. (Page) H .; received high school and college ed- ucation, Ind .; married Anna E. Worner, March 18, 1896, Pekin, Ill. ; to Coffeyville, Kan., April, 1891 ; learned barber trade and worked there 2 years; then came to Topeka and ran barber shop with brother, C. B. Hypes, several years; bought out brother's interest in shop, and barber supply business, which had been in con- nection with it, 1896; has been exclusive- ly in barber supply business since then ; proprietor, Hypes Barber Supply Co., 316 Kan. Ave.
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Ingalls, Helen Ruth .- Professor of pianoforte, Washburn Coll .; graduate of New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Mass .; post graduate work dur- ing 1900-01, under Carl Baermann, Louis Elson, E. D. Hale, and H. M. Dunham ; teacher of pianoforte at Wash- burn since 1890. Res .: Hartford Cot- tage, Washburn College.
Ingham, John Edward, Rev .- Born, Dec. 5, 1854; Lebanon, N. H .; son of Edward and Merinda (Potter) I .; graduated, Dartmouth Coll., A. B., '77; married Anna Banker, July 3, 1883, St. Paul, Minn .; receiver for a bankrupt hotel, 1877; supt. of a sash, door and lumber factory to 1886; in commercial business to 1892; ordained a minister, 1896; has had pastorates, Clear Lake, Wis., Mazeppa, Minn., and Sherburn, Minn .; supt. Congl. S. S. and Publishing
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Soc., in Kansas, since 1902; to Topeka, 1902; mem. Religious Education Assn. Res. : 1601 Boswell Ave.
Irelan, William, Rev .- Born, Cedar- ville, Green Co., Ohio, July 25, 1837; son of James and Eliza (Miller) I .; ed- ucated, Butler Coll., Indianapolis, Ind., A. B., '72, A. M., '75; married C. E. Buesing, Burnettsville, White Co., Ind., Oct. 15, 1864; served in the 17th Ind. vol. regt., Civil War; wounded at Mis- sionary Rirdge, Nov., 1863; principal public schools, Monticello, Ind., 1866-67; pastor, Christian church, Burnettsville, 1867-70; co. examiner, schools of White Co., 1866-69; co. supt., 1875-77 ; pastor, East Fairfield, Ohio, 1870-71 ; pres. Northern Christian Institute, Miss., 1880-81; pastor, Wolcott, Ind., 1881-83; pastor, Burnettsville, 1883-85; pastor, Lawrence, Kan., 1885-89; pastor, Eureka Springs, Ark., 1889-91 ; pastor, N. To- peka, 1891-93; since 1893 has had no regular pastorate, but has preached ir villages surrounding Topeka. Res .: 1424 Lincoln.
Isaacson, John .- Foreman, planing mill, Santa Fe shops; born, Grefve, Sweden, March 2, 1859; son of Isaac and Hanna (Holmstrom) I .; received common school and academic education ; married, 1880, Sweden, to Hanna John- son ; learned mill-wright's trade in Sweden, and worked 4 years at it there; to Am., 1879; to Kansas, 1880; to To- peka, 1881 ; helper in planing mill, Santa Fe shops, Aug., 1881-82 ; wood worker, 8 years; foreman, since Oct. 15, 1890. Res. : 157 Grattan.
Iserman, Joseph C., M. D .- Born, N. Y. City, 1844; son of Henry and Sophia (Ostrander) I .; educated, high school and Coll. of Med., N. Y. City ; to Kansas, 1862; carrier, dispatches (in secret service), and enlisted, Kan. State Militia,
during time of Civil War; to Topeka, 1889; has been practicing here since 1889. Office: 110 E. 6th.
Ives, H. M .- Born, Lee Co., Iowa, 1856; son of Nelson M. and Emily F. (Davis) I .; educated, Iowa State Agrl. Coll .; married Agnes M. Toal, Topeka, 1882; to Topeka, 1881; printer. Res .: 1349 Fillmore.
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Jackson, W. E., M. D .- Born, Oct. 17, 1866, Battesville, Miss .; son of James and Betty (Hale) J .; educated, Roger Williams Univ. (Tenn.), B. S., '97, and Howard Univ., Washington, D. C., M. D., '97; I year, resident physician, Freeman's Hospital; in 1898, began practice here; mem. Shawnee Co. Med. Soc .; Nat. Med. dir. Knights and Ladies of the Orient. Office : 404 Kan. Ave.
Jacobs, J. W .- Pastor Lane chapel, A. M. E .; born, Richmond, Mo., 1867; son of Harrison and Mary (Price) J .; married A. McGee, Richmond, 1884; pastor, Kingston, Mo., 1898, Parkville, 1899-1900, and Kansas City, 1901-03; to Topeka, Oct. 17, 1904. Res .: 1330 Van Buren.
Jamison, W. I .- Born, Nashville, Tenn., April, 1857; educated, Central Tenn. Coll., Nashville, scientific and legal courses ; read law under Horace H. Harrison; taught school in Tennessee and Kansas, 10 years; to Kansas, 1879; elected justice of the peace, 1882; went into real estate and loan business, 1884; re-elected justice of the peace, 1886 to 1890; admitted to bar, 1891, and has been practicing law in Topeka ever since ; been asst. co. atty. since 1900; married Lulu M. Hine, 1884. Office : Shawnee Co. Court House.
Jarrell, J. F .- Born, Atchison Co., Kan., Sept. 19, 1866; son of Sanford
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and Annie (Fletcher) J .; married Myra Williams, April 24, 1895, Topeka; worked on Atchison Patriot, 2 years, Atchison Champion, I year, and on Atchison Globe, I year; Topeka cor- respondent K. C. Times, 5 years ; on To- peka Capital, 3 years, and Topeka Herald, 1 year; in 1903, became city editor of Topeka Daily Capital; to To- peka, 1893. Res .: 1177 Fillmore.
Jenkins, W. H .- Born, Princeton, Ill., Aug. 5, 1849; son of W. H. and Annie (Charlton) J .; nearly completed course, Kan. State Agrl. Coll .; married Isabel Van Houten, Sept., 1870, Topeka ; to Kansas, 1868, Lawrence; to Topeka, 1869; clerk, Kansas Loan & Trust Co., 6 years; has been in abstract business ever since; has been a notary public for over 30 years ; does also a loan and real estate business. Office : 108 W. 5th.
Jennings, T. B .- Born, Flemmings Co., Ky., Sept. 16, 1848; son of C. P. and G. G. (Burnet) J .; educated, Hobart Coll., Univ. of Mo., '71, and Meteorolog- ical School, Fort Whipple, Vt .; married Lida V. Hacker, Indiana, 1872; weather bureau work, Washington, D. C., 7 years, Springfield, Ill., Toledo, Ohio, and Chi- cago, Ill .; has been in Topeka since 1886; dir. U. S. Weather Bureau. Of- fice : Columbian Bldg.
1894 ; operated a number of plants un- der firm name, Jensen Creamery Co., Be- loit, Kan., 1894-1900; upon its consoli- dation with Kansas Creamery Co., of Topeka, March 1, 1900, came to Topeka ; gen. mgr., sec., and treas., Continental Creamery Co. Res. : 314 Woodlawn.
Jetmore, A. B .- Born, Delaware Co., Ind., May 25, 1839; son of John and Mary (Branon) J .; married Maria Peterson, April 26, 1860; taught school, 6 years; read law 3 years under Judge Thomas Sample, Muncie City, Ind .; practiced, 11 years, Hartford City, Ind., and 7 years, Warrensburg, Mo .; was school examiner, Blackford Co., Ind .; elector-at-large, 1872; to Topeka, April, 1878; has been in practice here ever since; occasionally contributes to legal journals. Office : Stormont Bldg.
Johnson, Samuel Alton, M. D .- Born, May 3, 1859, Clarksburg, Ohio; son of Wm. and Margaret (McClintock) J .; educated, Xenia Coll., and Kan. Med. Coll., M. D., '97; married Inez Yates Graff, April 27, 1904, Topeka; teacher in public schools, Ohio, 5 years ; teacher, Shawnee Co., Kan., 13 years; was pro- fessor, osteology, and demonstrator, anatomy, 7 years, Kan. Med. Coll .; has been practicing here for over 7 years. Office : 330 Kan. Ave.
Jensen, W. F .- Born, Osterlinnet, Johnson, W. L. A .- State labor com- missioner; born, Leavenworth, Kan., Jan. 19, 1863 ; son of William and Eliza- beth (Yingling) J .; married, 1888, to Mary Ellen Morrison ; received common, high school, and business college educa- tion ; boiler maker by trade ; 1884, mem. Knights of Labor; 1891, organized first dist. board and system grievance com- mittee of Federated Metal Trades, on Santa Fe Rwy .; grand v. pres., Nat. Brotherhood of Boilermakers, 1892; Germany, Nov. 28, 1871; son of Jacob and Maria Helena (Wieland) J .; re- ceived private education, attended Skibe- lund Manual Training and High School, 4 years, and Ourupgard Agrl. Coll. and Farm, 2 years; married Matilda Rachel Brandt, daughter of one of the earliest settlers in Junction City, Kan., June 24, 1901 ; to Am., 1891 ; worked for a whole- sale commission house, Denver, Colo., May, 1891-March, 1893; in charge of a creamery, Superior, Neb., to Nov. 1, grand pres., 1893. Office : State Capitol.
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Johnston, Wm. Agnew .- Born, Ox- ford, Ontario, Canada, July 24, 1848; son of Matthew and Jane (Agnew) J .; educated in common schools and acad .; to U. S. at age of 16; to Minneapolis, Kan., 1872; engaged in law practice, 1872 to 1880; atty. gen., Kansas, 1881-4; mem. House of Representatives, 1876; state senator, 1876 to 1880; asst. U. S. dist. atty., 1880; justice of the Kansas supreme court, 1884-1903; chief justice, since Jan. 10, 1903; married Lucy Brown, Camden, Ohio, 1875; Mrs. Johnston was mem. bd. of education, Minneapolis, Kan., 3 terms; was mem. Ottawa Co. Teachers' Examining Bd., 6 years; pres. Kan. State Federation of Clubs, 1901-02; originator of traveling library movement in Kansas, May, 1897; mem. Kan. Traveling Library Commis- sion. Res .: W. 6th and Lindenwood.
Jones, Charles W .- Superintendent, R. I. Rwy .; born, Milton, Ind., Nov. 6, 1858; son of Wm. S. and Emily E. (Wallis) J .; educated, Mitchell Sem., Mitchellville, Iowa; married Barbara Stoll, Mitchellville, June 21, 1882; has been working for the Rock Island Rwy. since 1875; station agt's helper, tele- graph operator, station agt., train dis- patcher, chief train dispatcher, train master, asst. supt., and supt., successive- ly ; to Kansas, 1895. Res. : 621 Tyler.
Jones, Geo. H .- Born, Dallas Co., Iowa, 1874; son of C. M. and Morada (Willis) J .; educated, Highland Park Normal Coll., Dexter Normal Coll., and Capitol City Commercial Coll .; married, Sept. 18, 1900, to Jennie Holehan; has held various positions in U. S. Express Co., from helper, driver, on hand clerk, to agt., Keokuk, 1901; to Topeka, 1902, as agt. here. Office : 505 Kan. Ave.
Jones, Harry .- Born, Ind., Feb. 9, 1878; son of J. W. and Laura (Bickell)
J .; educated, Manhattan Coll., and Washburn Coll .; taught school I year ; 1896, went into furniture business with father ; mem. 20th Kan. vols., 1898; mem. K. N. G. previous; to Kansas, 1885; to Topeka, 1894. Store: 320 Kan. Avenue.
Jones, Jason K. - Born, Strong, Maine, April 11, 1849; son of E. G. and Sarah (York) J .; received common and high school education; married Eustatia Bennett, Topeka, Feb., 1884; to Topeka, Sept., 1877; owner of a drug store till 1897 ; pres., A. B. Whiting Paint & Glass Co., 1895-96; alone in same business since 1897 ; partner, Keene & Knowlton Drug Store, for last 2 years. Store : 805 Kan. Ave.
Jones, J. W .- Born, March 31, 1854, Ind .; son of M. M. and Eliza (Dean) J .; married, Dec. 26, 1874, to Laura Bickell, Ind .; ice and livery business in Indiana until 1885; Logan Co., Kan., for 10 years ; first co. clerk, Logan Co., 1887- 88; asst. supt. Reform School, I year ; 1895, Topeka, began furniture business. Store : 320 Kan. Ave.
Jones, L. M .- Asst. supt., telegraph, Santa Fe Rwy. Co .; born, Creighton, Mo., Jan. 22, 1870; son of Montgomery and Mary (Ferguson) J .; educated in public schools; married Bessie Sargent, 1895, Topeka; telegraph operator and agt., K. C., F. S. & M. R. R., 1887-90; telegraph operator, Santa Fe, Neosho Rapids, and Arkansas City, 1890-91; clerk, supt. telegraph, 1891-95; chief clerk, 1895-1902; asst. supt. since Aug. 15, 1902; to Kansas, 1890; sec. Am. Dist. Tel. Co., of Topeka. Res .: 1312 Harrison.
Jordan, E. P .- Born, Ashland, Mass., Nov. 14, 1860; son of Chas. and Mary (Donohoe) J .; clerk in a grocery store at Waukon, Iowa, 1879; traveling
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salesman, part of year 1883; clerk for the Wabash R. R., 1885; worked for the U. S. Electric Light Co., Chicago, and the Western Electric Construction Co., St. Louis ; began as foreman of the Edi- son Electric Light Co., Topeka, 1887; established in electrical business, 1902; married Callie Warnick, Bloomfield, Ind., Dec. 20, 1888. Office : 118 W. 8th.
Judd, C. E., M. D .- Born, White- hall, III., 1875; son of J. S. and Melissa (McCoulestry ) J. ; graduated, Rush Med. Coll., M. D., '98; did post graduate work there also; married, Jan., 1899, to Eliza- beth Fulled, Grand Rapids, Mich .; prof. histology and microscopy, and of electro- therapeutics, and radio-therapy, Kan. Med. Coll .; mem. staff, Stormont Hosp .; mem. Am. Med. Assn. and Shawnee Co. Med. Soc .; to Topeka, 1898. Office : 618 Kan. Ave.
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Kaster, John P .- Chief surgeon, A. T. & S. F. Rwy .; born, Burlington, Iowa, Oct. 7, 1857; son of William B. and Lydia (Penny) K .; graduated, Rush Med. Coll., M. D., '81 ; married Ide Mil- ler, Burlington, Iowa, April 30, 1882; general practice, Burlington, 1881-87; chief surgeon, Atlantic & Pacific R. R., 1887-97; chief surgeon, A. T. & S. F. Rwy., since 1897; to Topeka, 1897; prof. railroad surgery, Univ. Med. Coll., K. C., Mo., 1897-1904 : prof. railroad and clinical surgery, Washburn Coll., since 1904; mem. Am. Med. Assn., Interna- tional Assn. of Rwy. Surgs., and Assn. of Rwy. Surgs., Santa Fe Rwy. System. Res. : 616 Madison.
Kaye, J. P. de B .- Dean of Grace Cathedral ; son of John B. and Mary J. (Griffin) K .; educated, St. Paul's School, Troy, N. Y., '76, study of theology, Bex- ley Hall, Gambier, Ohio, Kenyon Coll.,
'89, and Phila. Divinity School, '90; mar- ried Frances Camp Wilson, Ironwood, Mich., Sept. 6, 1899; rector, Trinity church, Alliance Ohio, 1890-94; rector, Church of the Resurrection, Fern Bank, Ohio, 1894-1896; rector, Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood, Mich., 1896- 1901; to Topeka, Nov. 28, 1901, since which time, dean of Grace Cathedral ; pres., standing committee, diocese of Kansas, since 1903; chaplain and gen. mgr. Christ's Hosp., since 1901 ; instruc- tor, systematic theology, Kan. Divinity School, since 1901. Res. : The Deanery, 8th and Taylor.
Keene, O. A .- Born, Strong, Frank- lin Co., Maine, Dec. 9, 1870; son of George and Mary I. (Jones) K .; educat- ed in the common schools; clerk in the J. K. Jones Drug Store, Topeka, 3 years ; 1894, O. A. Keene, druggist ; since 1902, Keene & Knowlton. Store: 803 Kan. Ave.
Keith, H. H., M. D .- Born, Milford, Ill., 1866; graduated, Ill. Univ., '82, Louisville School of Pharmacy, Colum- bus (Ohio) Med. Coll., M. D., '92, Ends- worth Med. Coll., St. Joseph, Mo., 1900; to Kansas, 1886; commenced practice in Cherokee Co., 1902, as surgeon for the M. K. & T. Rwy. coal miners; post- master at Mineral, Kan .; to Topeka, 1897; established Keith's Hospital (now Keith-Rhodes Hospital and Sanitarium), Topeka, 1903 ; mem. of Am. Med. Assn., and Kan. State Med. Soc .; elected cor- oner of Shawnee Co., Nov. 8, 1904 ; Hos- pital : 6th and Clay. Office : 531 Kan. Avenue.
Keizer, Dell .- Born, Philadelphia, Pa., June 14. 1859: son of John L. and Eleanor S. (Tarr) K .; married Mary H. Hudson, Dec. 31, 1886, Topeka, Kan .; gen. salesman, 11 years, for R. Blanken- burg & Co., Phila., Pa .; July 1, 1886,
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started as business mgr. of the Topeka Daily Capital and was such 15 years ; started Topeka Daily Herald, July I, 1901 ; gen. mgr., Herald Publishing Co. Office : 816 Kan. Ave.
Kelley, Bertram V .- Born, Nov. 12, 1872, Elwood, Ind .; son of George W. and Mary C. (Barton) K .; began prin- ter's trade, Quincy, Ohio, 1886; to Kan- sas, 1887; with Daily News, Hutchinson, Kan., 1887; bookkeeper in bank, Spivey, Kan., 1888-89; at 17 years of age was editor of Index, Spivey, Kan., 1889-91 ; associated with father in publishing Tribune, Attica, Kan., 1891-95; editor and prop., Bee, Hazelton, Kan., and Bee, Norwich, Kan., 1893-94; to Wichita, Kan., July, 1895 ; established Grit Print- ing Co., 1895, and was mgr. for 5 years ; to Topeka, Nov. 6, 1900, and was with Daily Capital and Kansas Farmer 19 months ; to K. C., Mo., June 15, 1902, and organized the King-Kelley Printing Co., and was mgr. till 1903; married, Dec .. 24, 1902, Topeka, to Agnes Graham, daughter of I. D. Graham; to Cleveland, Ohio, 1903; to Topeka, Jan. 17, 1904, and established the Topeka Typesetting Co., and is now mgr. Office: 116 W. 6th.
Kelley, F. G .- Born, Topeka, III., Dec. 17, 1862; son of J. W. and C. C. (Benham) K .; educated, Univ. of Kan., in sophomore year; to Council Grove, Kan., 1883; farmed and raised stock; to Topeka, 1897; gen. mgr., Vinewood Park Rwy. Co .; treas., Topeka Rwy. Co., 1902; sec. and treas., Topeka Rwy. Co. since 1903. Office : 12thì and Jackson.
Kelly, R. B .- Born, Patricksburg, Ind., June 19, 1855 ; son of Harrison and L. (Bloss) K .; graduated, Louisville Coll. of Pharmacy ; married Amanda Baker, Spencer, Ind., May 25, 1878; to
Kansas, 1883; to Topeka, 1892; has been a druggist since 1880. Store: 6th and Lake.
Kelly, Thomas T .- Born, Peoria, III., Dec. 8, 1862; son of William E. and Katherine (Dowd) K .; married Katherine Graham, Dec. 29, 1886; to Johnson Co., Kan., 1870; to Miami Co., 1884; farmed in summer and taught school in winter; 1890-93, co. clerk, Mi- ami; hardware business, 3 years; 1898, apptd. receiver, Nat. Bank of Paola; asst. state treas., 1899-1902; state treas. ever since. Office: State Capitol.
Kelsey, S. H .- Born, Rush Co., Ind., March 14, 1844; son of Joab and Sarah (Broadaway) K .; prepared to enter Univ. of Ind., but Civil War going on, enlisted in 84th Ind. vol. inf .; mustered out, Nashville, Tenn., July, 1865 ; taught school, winter of 1866-67; steward and quarter master, Ind. Soldiers' and Sea- mans' Home, 1868-69; to Leavenworth, Kan., Dec., 1869; in furniture business, Atchison, over 23 years; to Okla., 1893; apptd. expert acct. to audit books of Agrl. Coll. and experiment station ; apptd. pres. bd. of regents of Agrl. Coll .; to Atchison, 1895; has been in fire ins., real estate, and loan business for a num- ber of years ; has been councilman, mem. bd. of education, and 2 terms mayor, Atchison ; apptd. adj. gen. of Kan., Feb., 1903; married Esther Huron, Ind., Aug., 1870. Office : State Capitol.
Kelso, Andrew H .- Pastor, Cum- berland Presbyterian church; born, Petersburg, Ind., Sept. 5, 1862; son of Wm. H. and Nancy (Chappell) K .; ed- ucated, State Normal of Ind., and Cum- berland Univ. of Tenn., B. D., '92; mar- ried Phoebe Erwin, Topeka, March 3, 1903; took charge of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, Oct. 1, 1902, com- ing from Alton, Ill. Res. : 1612 W. 6th.
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Kennedy, John C .- Gen. yard mas- ter, A. T. & S. F. Rwy. yards, Topeka ; born, Two Mts., Canada, Jan. 20, 1855; son of James and Mary (Grace) K .; car repairer, car inspector, brake- man, and yard master, Burlington R. R., 5 or 6 years; to Topeka, Feb., 1876; be- gan work with Santa Fe, Feb. 19, 1876; brakeman till April 7, 1877; switchman, 1877-79; engineer foreman, 1879-82; asst. yard master, 1882-83; gen. yard master since Dec. 9, 1883 ; married Ma- tilda Resing, Westmoreland, Kan., 1879. Res. : 1117 Quincy.
Kent, A. M .- Born near Chicago, Ill., Jan. 18, 1842; son of O. A. and Har- riet (Dudley) K .; educated in the com- mon schools ; married, in 1867, to Esther M. Trowe; farmed in Kansas, 3 years; to Topeka, 1877; has been established in the coal business for the last 10 years. Office : 911 N. Kan. Ave.
Kibbee, H. C .- Born, Port Huron, Mich., May 24, 1859; son of Dr. Jared and Fanny Eddy (Gillingham) K .; ed- ucated, Port Huron High School; mar- ried Louise Halbig, Miller, S. Dak., Oct. 4, 1888; in wholesale commission business, Denver, Colo .; retail dry goods business, Miller, S. Dak .; also some ex- perience in coal and silver mining, Colo .; to Hutchinson, Kan., July, 1887; to To- peka, Aug., 1900; agt., The Mortgage Trust Co. of Pa .; also in real estate busi- ness, and farm and city loan agt. Of- fice : 29 Columbian Bldg.
Kiene, Llewellyn .- Born, Pandora, Ohio, March 2, 1868; son of Franis A. and Rose (Doriot) K .; graduated, Kan. State Normal; married Martha L. Ja- queth, Dec. 16, 1891, Sycamore, Ohio; taught in Shawnee Co. schools; 1890-92, reporter and city editor, Topeka Daily Capital; since then has been engaged on the Topcka State Journal; now city ed-
itor; wrote a paper, The Battle of the Spurs and John Brown's Exit From Kansas, for Kan. State Hist. Soc. Of- fice : 800 Kan. Ave.
Kimball, F. M .- Born, Barton, Vt., June 14, 1840; son of Frederick W. and Mary (Hinman) K .; educated in com- mon schools and academy; married Susanna Hoyt, Cabot, Vt., 1863; enlist- ed in 6th Vermont as private; became capt. 3d regt. U. S. Veteran Reserve Corps; detached service in South, 4 years, after Civil War; clerk of dist. and circuit court in Virginia, 1868; post master, Cameron, Mo., 8 years; to Kan., July, 1892; pres., Security Mining Co .; treas., Forceda Coal Co .; sec. and dir., Ætna Building and Loan Assn. Of- fice : 116 E. 5th.
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