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Jim W. Holman, of the
Peoples Steam Laundry, is one of the enter.
prising and successful
citizens of Moberly and the Peoples Steam Laundry
occupies a position among
the leading industrial institutions of this char-
acter in the state. The plant
is located at 100 North Williams street and
is equipped with all
modern machinery and appliances for handling a
general laundry business
on a large scale. They employ 35 people and
have an extensive
business. The Peoples Laundry has won a well merited
reputation for promptness
and excellency of workmanship.
Jim W. Holman is a native
of Moberly and a son of H. Frank and
Linda (St. Clair) Holman
of Moberly. H. Frank Holman is also a native
of Randolph County snd
is the senior partner of the Peoples Laundry
Company and founded the
business in 1898. A sketch of him appears in
this volume.
Jim W. Holman was
educated in the public schools of Moberly and at-
tended the Moberly High
School. He later attended the Pritchett Col-
lege which was conducted
by U. S. Hall, at Glasgow and afterwards at-
tended Westminster
College at Fulton, Mo. After completing school in
1909 he entered the
laundry business at Moberly in partnership with his
father and since that time
has devoted his attention to that business.
Mr, Holman was united in
marriage Sept. 30, 1915 with Miss Pearle
M. Wilhite of Blytheville,
Ark. She is' a daughter of John F. and Laura
Wilhite, the latter of whom
is deceased and the father resides at Blythe-
ville, Ark.
Mr. and Mrs. Holman
reside at� Urbandale, a suburb adjoining
Moberly, where Mr,
Holman is also interested quite extensively in poultry
raising. For the past three
years he has been a successful breeder of
single comb Rhode Island
Red chickens, of the standard bred variety.
He now has about 135
hens, the breed of which is of the highest strain
obtainable, He is also a
breeder of pure bred Pointer dogs which bring
a good price. He has sold
dogs in all parts of the country.
Mr, Holman is a member
of the Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks and has a wide
acquaintance in Randolph County where he stands
high.
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