Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-09-16
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\ correspondent OF the Abba Union,
who seems to be the veritabie 'old
settler himself, gives the following
history OF the first Court ever held in
Southern Iowa:
The first Court ever held in South
ern Iowa, was in my residence on the
bluff, Immediately east of the Public
Square, III the spring OF 1885. Judges
presiiing-William Morgan, Henry
Walker and Young II. Hughes. Res
iaeut lawyers-W w. Chapman, Rob
cgt Williams, Isaac Letter, Joseph b.
Teas and an elderly man from Canton,
Illinois name not recollectcd, vulgar
~ called horse dead" Visiting law
ycrs-Mr. Little, from Carthage. Han
cock county, Illinois, AMI james w.
Woods, usually called "oll timber
As neither OF the lawyers possessed a
library at the time, the only books OF
reference were 4 few that | had pur-
| chased for my own use-Surh As Ba-
cons Law Dictionary. Blackstone, s
Commentaries, and Phillips Evidence.
In the spring OF 1896, David Rorcr
became a resident lawyer-and if my
memory serves me right, in the course
OF the year 1856, or iii the spring OF
1897, NJ. -. Browning and James w.
Grimes became resident citizens OF
Burlington. | well reco,lect when Mr..
Grimes landed off the ferry boat, and
handed me a letter OF rccommenda-
ton. In the winter OF iS3G-7. the Leg
islature of the Territory OF Michigan
met at Green Bay, with 4 view Of or
ganizing the Territory OF Wisconsin,
orw hich body Major Joseph b. Teas
and jeremiah Smith, Jr, were mem
bers from Dcs Moines county The
first legislative body Of Wisconsin con-
vened at Belmont, thirty miles north
OF Gaicna, in the winter of 1887 s. The
members from Des Moines county,
were Senators. Joseph B. Teas, Arthur
lnyraham and Jeremiah Smith, Jr.
! CONGRATULATIONS Blair, G. w.
Teas, John Box aud Drs. jenkins aud
Reynolds. VIM II. Ross was elected
enrolling clerk tor the Senate. David
Irwin Was appointed, by the President,
Judge Of the Second judicial District
OF Wisconsin, which included all OF the
country west OF tho Mississippi river,
and VIM. Il. Ross received the APP
pointmcnt of Clerk of said Court tor
Dcs Moines county. In the spring OF
1888, Charles Mason became a resi-
dent lawyer OF Burlington. Abou,
the same time !. c. Hall. WIN. Thomp.
son, J b., and G w. Teas, and Van
Allen, settled at Mt. Pleasant, Henry
county, az Attorne, satiaw, and
Thomas and Springer settled at Wa
pci!o, in Louisa county, as Attorneys
at-law, and Dan Miller and Rich at
Fort Madison, Lee county, as Attor
heys-at-law At the session OF the
Legislature at Belmont, III Wisconsin,
III the winter at 1873, the Territory
OF Iowa was organized, and the seat OF
government was established at Bur
lin.ton The first session was held in
GA lion Church-,he Senate occupy
ins the basement. Jesse Brown, OF
Lee county, was President. The House
OF Representatives occupied the upper
story, and VIM. w. Wallace. of Mt.
piesaSant, vas Speaker VIM. Il.
Ross vas elected enrolling clerk Of
the Senate, III the winter OF 1898 o
The Legislature OF 1s3Y--iO occupied
the same house Edward johnson,
81 1T. Madison, was elected Speaker
Of The House, ani Stephen Hampstead,
OF DHbnqle, President Of the Senate.
jaat w,ute., Y'm l.. Ross occupied