Charles W. Jones, proprietor of the Jones Bicycle and Sporting Goods House, of Wichita, Kan., is a native of the city, having been born in 1880. He is the son of G. W. C. and Minnie (York) Jones, natives of New Zealand and England, respectively, who came to Wichita in the early '70s. The elder Jones was for a time prosecuting attorney of Sedgwick county. Charles W. Jones was educated in the public schools of Wichita, and while gaining an education acted for five years as a carrier boy for one of the newspapers of the city. While so employed the paper started a voting contest, offering as a prize a scholarship in a correspondence school. Young Jones had every one of his long line of customers campaigning for him and he easily won by a large majority, and selected electrical engineering. Mr. Jones' first employment was with the firm of Musselman Bros., then the only bicycle and sporting goods concern of any size in Wichita. He remained with this firm for some years, leaving it to go with the Wichita Auto Company in the repair department, and became thoroughly skilled in all the intricate details of any sort of motor mechanism. In the fall of 1909 he left the automobile company and organized his present business at No. 209 North Main street. From the start he was more than successful. The first morning he opened up and before his fixtures or half the stock had arrived he sold three bicycles and a lot of supplies that made him gasp at the rosy inauguration. Mr. Jones is an eager sportsman, a hunter, rod and fly expert, baseball enthusiast, bicyclist, and lover of every athletic diversion where one can absorb pure fresh air. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and an enthusiastic member of the Masonic fraternity. He was married in 1908 to Miss Edith Fegtly. (History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Page 816)
James M. Jones, one of the pioneers of Sedgwick county, Kansas, is a native of North Carolina, having been born in Alexander county, that state, on May 28, 1843. His parents were Calvin and Miriam (Watts) Jones, both natives of the . Tar Heel state. The elder Jones was born June 7, 1811, and his wife on May 27, 1814. The father of Calvin Jones, John Morley Jones, came from Wales in Colonial times, he and his father, Thomas Jones, settling near Baltimore, Md., coming to North Carolina after the close of the War of the Revolution. John Morley Jones' wife's maiden name was Ruth Basket. Calvin Jones resided in his native state until after the close of the Civil War, in 1866, when he moved to Missouri, leaving Missouri in 1870 and settling in Crawford county, Kansas, in which county both he and his wife died, the latter in 1873 and the former in 1897. James M. Jones came to Kansas with his parents, and came to Sedgwick county in 1875 and pre-empted the 160 acres on which he is now living. To his original quarter section he added another, and is now the owner of 320 acres.
On December 20, 1868, Mr. Jones was married to Miss Roxanna Russell, who was born in Missouri. Four sons have been born to them, viz.: Joseph C, of Viola township; M. Hall, of Jones City, Okla.; T. Elmer, who is now taking a seminary course in the Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Kan., and R. Lee, who is now in the Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kan. Mr. Jones has served as Justice of the Peace for several years, and is now (1910) serving his third term as trustee of Viola township, having recently been re-elected for the fourth term. While farming he devoted his time to grain and stock raising, but is now practically retired, his son Joseph attending to the farm. Fraternally Mr. Jones is a member of Viola Lodge, No. 518, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he has passed the chairs and is now Past Grand of the order and a member of the Grand Lodge. In politics he is a Democrat. He is a member of the Baptist Church. (History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 816-817)
Oliver Winslow Jones, County Treasurer of Sedgwick county, Kansas, and member of the Board of Education, Wichita, Kan., is a native of New York state, he having been born at White Plains, Westchester county, April 10, 1862. His parents were Oliver Jones and Miriam (Austin) Jones. The education of Mr. Jones was obtained in what is now the borough of Brooklyn, a part of Greater New York City, where he attended the public schools, and at Sterling, Kan. In 1875 the family decided to move to Kansas and located at Sterling, where Mr. Jones was engaged in school work. In 1886 he was appointed principal of the Hutchinson schools, where he served for five years with the utmost satisfaction to the community. He resigned this position to go to Mulvane, Kan., to occupy a similar position with the schools of that city at a higher rate of compensation, and where he remained five years, leaving Mulvane to come to Wichita in 1896. In that year M. J. Loyd appointed Mr. Jones his assistant as County Treasurer, and for eleven years he served faithfully and ably in this capacity, being retained in the position through the administrations of two years with D. E. Boone and all of Euodias Webb's administration. He was nominated on the Republican ticket in 1908 for County Treasurer and elected, and re-elected November, 1910. Term expires October, 1913.
He was married in 1888 to Minnie W. Bush. Four children have been born to this union, Kenneth K., Donald F., Miriam and Dorothy. Fraternally Mr. Jones is a thirty-second degree Mason, a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is also a member-of the Chamber of Commerce and the Riverside Club. (History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 817-818)
Winfield Scott Jones, deceased, was born at North Village, Lincoln county, Maine, on July 9, 1848, and died at his home near Mt. Hope, Kan., on July 12, 1909, at the age of sixty-one years. Mr. Jones was married to Mrs. Minnie Dorch on February 12, 1871, at Preston Lake, Minn. Seven children were born to this union, three boys and four girls, six of whom are now living: Warren S., Lucy, Alta, Edward, Iva and Lillie. Warren S. married Miss Jennie Hart and lives in Oklahoma. They have two children. Lucy married W. H. White and they have three children. Alta married R. W. Peavey and they have no children. Edward married Mrs. Edythe Dunlavy and they have no children. Iva lives with her sister, Lucy, on the home place. Lillie married J. F. Mighario and lives at Wellington, Kan., and has one child. Winfield Scott Jones was a member of the G. A. R. He enlisted in the Fifteenth Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry, on February 22, 1864. After a residence of ten years, he, with his family, came to Sedgwick county, Kansas, where he bought 160 acres of land, and at the time of his death owned 240 acres two and a half miles east of Mt. Hope. His wife died October 31, 1900. (History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 818)
Henry Jorgensen, cashier of the First National Bank of Mt. Hope, Sedgwick county, Kansas, was born February 15, 1848, in Germany, and came to the United States in May, 1870. He had learned the trade of machinist in the old country and, locating in New York, worked at his trade until 1875. In that year he moved to Mercer county, Illinois, and farmed as a renter until 1878. On August 14, 1878, Mr. Jorgensen moved to Sedgwick county, Kansas, and bought 160 acres of railroad land near Mt. Hope. He remained on this land until 1900, and after retiring from agriculture was the owner of about 1,100 acres of improved land in Sedgwick county and elsewhere. He was a successful general farmer. After retiring from farming, Mr. Jorgensen became interested in the State Bank of Mt. Hope as a stockholder, which bank afterwards became the First National Bank of Mt. Hope, and in 1899 he became its cashier. The bank has a capital of $25,000 and a surplus of $10,000. Mr. Jorgensen is one of a family of four children, three of whom are living. Sophia Dora is deceased; Antonia lives in Germany. Mr. Jorgensen was conscripted in the military service in Germany and on examination proved his right to a discharge, his father paying for his education while in the military service. The family can trace its record back three hundred years. Mr. Jorgensen was married to Miss Mary Dall, a daughter of Peter Dall, of Germany, in New York city, September 2, 1871. Mrs. Jorgensen is also a native of Germany. Eight children have been born of this union, five of whom are now living. Those living are: Henry J., born July 20, 1872, a farmer, married and father of one child; Charles S., born August 20, 1874, a farmer, married, with one child; Fritz C, born November 21,1876, married, with one child; John F., born December 12, 1883, married, with one child, and Mary, now Mrs. Porter, of Greeley township, and mother of one child. Fritz C. and John F. are assistant cashiers in the bank with their father. Mr. Jorgensen was a trustee of Greeley township for three years and on the school board ten years. He is a member of the Congregational church and a Democrat in politics.(History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 818-819)
Worth Kautz, of Wichita, Kan., is known to all devotees of the automobile in the city, where he operates an extensive garage and automobile business. Mr. Kautz is a native of the Hoosier state, having been born at Rising Sun, Ind., on March 28, 1851. His parents were Jacob and Mary Ann (Walker) Kautz, the father born in Ohio. The family originally came from Switzerland, and his mother tracing her origin to Scotland. The senior Kautz moved to Illinois from Indiana in 1853, and in 1859 the family moved to Missouri, where the father remained until his death, which occurred in Caldwell county, Missouri, in 1890. The elder Kautz was a cooper by trade, and was the father of nine children, seven of whom are still living. Worth Kautz was the eighth child born to his parents, and his early education was obtained in the public schools of Jacksonville, Ill. After the family moved to Missouri Mr. Kautz remained with his parents for some years, but finally decided to strike out for himself, and moved to Kansas. He located in Sedgwick county, where he bought eighty acres of school land in Greeley township. He afterwards homesteaded a quarter section in Oklahoma, and after proving up his claim sold the property and took up a residence in Mount Hope, Kan., where he was engaged in the hardware and implement business for three years. He then moved to Kechi township and bought 210 acres in Sections 34 and 35, on which he remained until 1908, when he came to Wichita and engaged in the garage business. Mr. Kautz and his step-son are the sole owners of the Southwestern Auto Company, with offices at 427 North Main street. Mr. Kautz has been married twice. His first wife was Miss Annie Little, of Mount Hope, to whom he was married on October 3, 1881. After the death of his first wife Mr. Kautz was again married in May, 1898, to Mrs. Mattie Clements, of Mount Hope, Kan. Two children have been born of this latter union. Politically, Mr. Kautz may be called an Independent, but his affiliations are generally with the Populists. He is a member of the Christian Church. (History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 819-820)
John W. Keene, general contractor and cabinetmaker, of Wichita, Kan., was born in Madison county, Kentucky, on April 8, 1878. His parents were Robert and Polly (Pinkston) Keene, natives of Kentucky, who moved to Champaign county, Illinois, in 1894 and there engaged in farming. John W. Keene was educated in the public schools of Champaign county and began to learn the carpenter's trade in 1897. He worked for various firms until 1905, when he branched out for himself and has since conducted a prosperous business. In 1908 he moved to Wichita, where his shop is located at No. 307 West Douglas avenue. He makes a specialty of general contracting, cabinet and interior work for first-class buildings. Fraternally Mr. Keene is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Woodmen of the World. On June 25, 1904, Mr. Keene was married to Miss Marie L. Carroll, daughter of Daniel Carroll, of Normal, Ill. One child has been born of this union, Lawrence C. Keene. (History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 820)
William H. Kelehner, owner and proprietor of Kelehner's Meat Market, of Wichita, Kan., is a native of Pennsylvania, having been born at Harrisburg, the capital of the Keystone state, on June 24, 1864. He is a son of John and Christina Kelehner, natives of Pennsylvania, and is the eldest of a family of ten children. Only three of the brothers came to Wichita, viz.: David L., J. G. Eoss and John. The elder Kelehner died in Pennsylvania in 1904 at the age of sixty-eight. William E. Kelehner was educated in the public schools of his native city and began in the meat business at the age of fourteen. He was first employed in the city market in the city of Harrisburg. He came to Wichita in 1887 and opened a market at No. 607 North Market street, and a year later changed his location to No. 448 North Main street, where he conducted business for seven years. He then moved to No. 131 North Main street, and seven years thereafter to No. 406 East Douglas avenue, and here continued until June 1, 1910, when he removed to his present spacious quarters in the Daisy Building, Nos. 115 and 117 South Topeka avenue, where he now conducts one of the largest and most modern plants of the kind to be found in the United States, the fixtures and equipment having been installed at a cost of $25,000. The market occupies the entire first floor of the Daisy Building, the dimensions of the room being 50 by 130 feet. Through the center runs a partition. In the front part is the display room, and in the back room the cooler, cutting room and refrigerator plant. The floor is tiled, the pillars are marble, and the beams, wainscoting and all furniture and cases are quarter-sawed oak. The plant is equipped with Brecht's refrigerating machine. All the equipment is of the latest make and design. It comprises a sixteen-ton refrigerator, a cold storage room 20 feet wide and 40 feet long, which is kept at a uniform temperature of 2 degrees above freezing, a freezer 16 feet by 16, a modern fish department, the temperature of which is 20 degrees below freezing, and a cooler 12 feet by 12 for cheese. Carcasses of beef and all heavy pieces of meat are transported to the cooler and cutting-rooms on an automatic overhead track. The refrigeration is sanitary, no ice being used. All meats are cut in the back room. The refrigerator counter is 40 feet in length, and the display case 40 feet long, 12 feet angle and 5 feet clear, with beaded glass plate doors, and all electric lighted. The plant is sanitary throughout and complies with the most rigid requirements of the pure food laws. Mr. Kelehner is a Mason, a member of the Consistory, of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of the Red Men, the Maccabees, the Sons of Hermon and the Fraternal Aid. He is also a member of the Young Men's Christian Association, the Wichita Commercial Club and the Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Reformed Church and a member of the School Board of "Wichita. Mr. Kelehner was married on December 25, 1889, to Miss Jennie Hinkle, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Hinkle, formerly of New Orleans. Mrs. Kelehner was born in Illinois. (History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county; Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co., 1910, Pages 821-822)
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