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Ed. M. Lappin, editor and proprietor of the Fair Play Flag, at Fair Play, Polk County, Mo., was born at Waterloo, Ill., April 25, 1866, and is the son of J. M. and Evaline (Brown) Lappin, and grandson of Knight Lappin, who resided in Ohio, and whose father was a native of the Emerald Isle. J. M. and Evaline Lappin were natives of Ohio, born in 1837 and 1844, respectively. The father attained his growth in Ohio and Indiana, but was married in Illinois; was a minister in the Baptist Church until late in life, when he became minister in the Christian Church. He is now residing in Polk County, Mo. To his marriage were born seven children, four now living, and Ed. M. Lappin being the third in order of birth. He received his education in the State of Missouri, and, after completing the same, entered the office of the Neosho Republican as an apprentice to the printer’s trade, continuing in this capacity for four years. In 1888 he became proprietor and editor of the Walnut Grove Bulletin, which he conducted until 1889, when he came to Fair Play, and is now editor and proprietor of the Fair Play Flag, a newsy sheet devoted to the interests of the county. Mr. Lappin’s brother, Frank M., is a type-setter with him. Mr. Lappin was married to Miss Isa Buitt, a native of Illinois, but who was reared in Polk County, Mo. Two children are the result of this union, Harlan and Maud Lappin. Mr. Lappin is a Republican in politics, and he and wife are members of the Baptist Church.