The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 943 

FRED P. KAPPELMAN.

Fred P. Kappelman is a member of the firm of Kappelman Brothers, proprietors of
a noonday eating house of Yakima and well known manufacturers of candy, ice
cream, etc. This business, which was established in February, 1910, has grown
steadily under the capable management and wise direction of the Kappelman
Brothers, whose enterprise ranks them with the foremost business men of their
adopted city. 

Fred P. Kappelman was born October 18, 1876, in Chicago, a son of Fred P. and
Minnie L. (Kliese) Kappelman. The father has now passed away but the mother is
living in Evanston, Illinois. It was in the schools of that attractive suburb
that Fred P. Kappelman pursued his education and in 1901 he went to Alaska,
where his brother Frank had located in 1897. The brothers were associated in the
candy business there for sixteen months and in 1909 came to Yakima and
established business in February, 1910, in a corner of Clarke's drug store,
where they conducted their interests for three years. They then removed to No.
213 East Yakima avenue, where they continued for four years, after which they
secured a pleasing location at No. 218 East Yakima avenue, where they occupy a
room twenty-eight by one hundred and forty feet. They conduct a fine noonday
luncheon and have a seating capacity for one hundred. Their place is liberally
patronized by reason of the excellent cooking and the high quality of food
products there served. The firm also manufactures candy, ice cream, syrups and
other goods of that character and they employ eighteen people. Their patronage
is steadily increasing and the business has proven profitable from the
beginning.

Fred P. Kappelman was married January 5, 1911, to Miss Jennie C. Culver, of
Chicago. He belongs to the Elks Lodge No. 318, of Yakima, also to the Knights of
Pythias and to the Commercial Club and has many warm friends in all of these
organizations. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and he
is never remiss in the duties of citizenship but stands loyally for those
interests which are of civic worth. he does not seek or desire office, however,
as his time and energy are concentrated upon the development of the business,
which has steadily grown to its present gratifying proportions.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.