Brown County Biographies
From "The Annals of Brown County", Grant Harrington, 1903
M. E. Yost.
M. E. Yost, the head of the firm of
Yost & Sons, furniture dealers and
funeral directors, was born in York,
Pa., January 11, 1850. At sixteen he
was apprenticed to a cabinet maker
and spent five years learning his
trade In the good old fashioned way.
In 1871 he commenced business in the
furniture and undertaking line at
New Freedom, Pa., where he continued in business for eight years.
In 1879 he moved to Ottawa, Kansas
and two years later came to Hiawatha, where he opened a furniture
store and undertaking establishment. This business has grown
steadily until now it is recognized as
one of the best in Hiawatha. In
1892 Mr. Yost erected his fine brick
block to accomodate his business.
The building Is 32x116 feet, contains
two stories and a work room with a
fine pressed brick and plate glass
front. Two years ago Mr. Yost
gave his two sons, Curtis P. and
Nevin C., a working interest in the
business and the firm is now M. E.
Yost & Sons. With close attention
to business and fair and honest dealings have succeeded in securing a
large patronage holding certificates
from several schools, practical embalmers and with the facilities for
funeral work together with the
large line from the cheapest up to
the most expensive. They are prepared to furnish anything on short
notice. They also hold an embalmers License.
Mr. Yost is an Odd Fellow, a Woodman, a member of the Knights and
Ladies of Security and has served on
the city council a number of terms. He
was married May 25, 1871 to Miss
Lydla H. Mehring, of Littletown,
Pa. They have a family of three
children, one daughter and two sons.
The daughter is the wife of A. J.
Eicholtz, the Hiawatha druggist,
and the sons Curtis P. and Nevin C.
are partners in the business with
their father. Nevin, the younger son,
was married In 1901 to Miss Fannie
E. Radford, of Hiawatha. Mr. and
Mrs. Yost and Mr. and Mrs. Eicholtz
are members of the Methodist Church
and Nevin C. and wife are members
of the First Baptist Church of this
city.
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