Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-08-19
DEATH OF EDWARD Il. YOUMANS.
Died Suddenly Friday, August I4th.
Heart Failure and Other
Complications.

Medicine Lodge and Barber county
again mourn the loss Of distinguished
citizen and pioneer businessman. Ed.
ward 81. Ynumsns died on Friday, Au.
gust IA. 1903, at 2:3O D. m. He had been
IN poor health for more than a month
but was not bedfast. While complain.
ing little, he attended 10 his business
regularly and none OF his friends even
suspected that his ailment was, SO seri.
GUS. The immediate cause of his death
was heart failure. His physician. DR..
about by poison absorbed by .he blood
from jaundlce which was the disease
proper. The morning before he died
he was out of doors as usual and said
he was feeling better. Death ensued
soon after vomiting attack and before
his wife and friends realized that his
condition was serious.
Funeral services were held at the
family residence on Monday afternoon
at $3.50. conducted by Elder r. H.
Tanksley. pastor of the Christian
church. Out OF respect to the deceased
and his relatives, all the business hous-
es were closed from to 5 O'Clock aud
a very large concourse of people gath
cred to pay their last tribute to
worthy man and one Of the county's
earliest citizens.
Those from distance who attended
were William Youmans and son, Thorn.
as, OF Osawatomie, brother and neph-
ew; w. w. Standiford and son, Burney,
Of Woodward, Ok. brother in law and
nephew; L. A. Eby, Of Acme, Texas,
former partner in business; Nance
Nichols, nephew, of Newkirk, Ok.
After Impressive services at tue home
the remains were inferred Ia Highland
Cemetery.
Edward Hunt Youmans was born at
Washington. New Jersey. April4. 1896;
died in Medicine Lodge, Kansas, Au-
gust IA, 1903, and his age therefore was
81 years, months and IL days.
In the year 1857 he removed from
New Jersey to Osawatomie, Kansas,
where he worked in q mercantile store
one year. In 1853 he engaged in busi-
ness in partnership with A. Hunt at
Indianapolis, Kansas, then q small
town within two miles of O3awatomie.
which has since been disorganized. He
remained in business there. and was
postmaster OF the town. until 1850,
when hs moved back to Osawatomie
and enlarged his store and remained in
business In that city until November
80, 1877, when he came to Medicine
Lodge. Since that time he has lived
here continuously and has come in con-
tact with all who have come and gone.
During bis career in this city he has a
member of various firms. He first en-.
tered partnership with his brother.
in law, WV. Sta1diford and the name
OF the firm was Standiford & YOumans
until about 1884 when 1t was enlarged
by the addition of Richards & Rogers, q
Wichita firm. Three years thereafter
Col. G. H. Eldred purchased an inter
est and Richards s. Rogers retired.
The style OF the firm remained Standi-
ford, Youmans & Eldred until the win
ter OF 1890 when Messrs. Eldred and
Standiford retired and The business was
conducted in the name Of l.. A. Eby 8
Co. This partnership was dissolved In
the summer of 1902 and since that time
Mr.. Youmans has conducted the busi-
ness alone.
He was married In Miami county.
Kansas. Nov. q, 1851. to Barbara j.
StandifOrd who survives him He Is the
seventh TO die. OF eight brothers, the
only survivor being William Youmans
of Osawatomie. who was In attendance
At the funeral.
Eugene Youmans, his nephew. and
con Of q brother who died In New Jer.
sey few years ago. has been assisting
him In his business ever since boyhood.
He has always been one Of the main.
stays Of the business and feels the loss
OF his uncle very keenly.
"Uncle Ed" as he was familiarly
known, was one OF those warm hearted,
cordial men who make q community
pleasant. man Of business sagacity
and at the same time cordial and socia.
BILE among his felloWmen. lie has gone
tbo hordoh;-.