Biographical Sketch of Charles & James Lobban, Johnson County, Missouri,
Warrensburg.

>From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell,
Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918.

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Charles Lobban and James Lobban, proprietors of Lobbans' Garage of
Warrensburg, Missouri, are two progressive, enterprising, young citi-
zens of Johnson county, members of a prominent pioneer family of 
Warrensburg.  The Lobban brothers are sons of James Luther Lobban, the
late leading merchant of Warrensburg, who was a son of G. A. Lobban, a
well known merchant of this city, who has been connected with the mer-
cantile interests of Warrensburg for the past fifty years.  The grand-
father G. A. Lobban, a sketch of whom appears in this volume, resides
in Warrensburg on East Market street.  In the Warrensburg city schools,
both James and Charles Lobban obtained their education.  James Lobban
and O. E. Hedlund were formerly in partnership in control of the 
Warrensburg Garage & Sales Company, but in November, 1915, Charles 
Lobban purchased the interest of Mr. Hedlund in the establishment which
has ever since been conducted by the Lobban brothers as Lobbans' Garage.
The building, in which the garage is located at 321 North Holden street
was erected in 1901 by J. L. Lobban, father of the Lobban boys.  This
structure is 60 x 100 feet in dimensions and is constructed of Warrens-
burg sandstone with a floor of concrete.  It was formerly occupied by 
the Warrensburg Wholesale Grocery Company and then by the overall fact-
ory.  James Luther Lobban was born in Johnson county just after the
close of the Civil War.  He was an ambitious, enthusiastic merchant and
a man of Keen vision.  He was the originator of the Warrensburg Whole-
sale Grocery Company, which has continued in business since his death
and has grown until it has attained mammoth proportions in the field of
merchandising and its splendid success is a silent tribute to the re-
markable business judgement and foresight of James Luther Lobban. There
is not a man in the city of Warrensburg or in Johnson county, connected
in any way with the mercantile interests, whodoes not express the deep-
est regret because of the untimely death of Mr. Lobban.  He was widely
known and universally respected and admired for his countless sterling
and manly qualities.  His sons should be proud to bear his name, the
synonym for honorable business dealings.  James Lobban, Jr., is now
connected with the Warrensburg Wholesale Grocery Company and Charles 
has complete charge of the garage.  Lobban's Garage has the agency for
Overland cars in this district and besides does general repair work,
vulcanizing and auto livery.  The firm is a live one, and the brothers
are fine "hustlers" willing to push hard for business.  They have been
very successful and both are worthy of all the success which attends
their efforts.  In every way, James and Charles are well qualified,
excellent business men and worthy of the name they bear.

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