Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-10-01
Prominent Mention.

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The Lancaster correspondent OF
the Dubuque Herald visited the Cir
cult Court during its late session and
sketches not only the Court himself
but the prominent members of the
bar We quote
The most conspicuous figure in the
bar is the
HON. j. ALLEN BARBER,
who, with his great head, powerful
Jaws, and solemn spectacles, irresis-
tably reminds one of the man who
drew the mastery portraits of Henry
Esmond and Col. Newcome. Forty
years of practice in his profession has
given him the eminence he has at
tanned and so justly deserves. He
came to Lancaster from Vermont in
1887, ten years or more before Wis
consin was made q state. In 1886
he was u member of our first consti-
tutional convention, and since that
time he has been successfully an as
sem Lyman, state senator, and q
congressman. Mr.. Barber is made
of Just such stuff as ought TO compose
y. S. senator, and it would not be
at all remarkable if his name were
some day placed on the roll with
those of Webster, Sumner, Benton
and Schurz.
MIR. GEORGE CLEMENTsON,
Mr.. BARRIERS partner, is young man
with fine intellectual face and a
head of perfect form and ample d.
mentions. In seeing him one cannot
help thinking of Booths Hamlet, or
Heidelberg student deep in Carlyle
and German metaphysics. He has
been district attorney for this coun-
tv. and is now as strong man in all
respects as the bar of this circuit
knows. With an intelligent jury he
invariably has his own way, being
as fluent and eloquent in his talk as
be is logical and convincing, The
court room is sure TO be cramm9d
when it is known that he has some
thing to say 10 an important case; and
unless the man opposed to him is an
uncommonIy able fellow, George ia
sure to put him to the foil and send
him gasping to the dust. He has al
ready done considerable heavy work
in the Supreme court, and gives
promise of developing info one of the
foremost members of the legal profess
sion in Wisconsin. Some day, how
ever, his fancy may lightly turn to
thoug hts of congress, which will, as
matter of course, put different
complexion upon the gentlemans
| future. Now there's
HON. GEO. c. HAzELToN,
an able bodied, large Drained, keen
eyed, good looking man, sitting on
| the top rail of his profession, as it
were, and looking quite capable OF
doing more hard and effective work
before jury, on the political stump,
or in the house of representatives.
When he talks everybody wants to
listen, so unsteady and so eloquently
do the nine parts of speech fall from
his lips. He doesn't mind his defeat
much, at Mineral Point, the other
dav, but laughs heartily over it, and
will probably digest as we'll and sleep
as soundIy as ever. Though poets
whine about
| The light that never more will CLEAN
| The broken hope, the vanquished dream.
he don't care, and will probably tal
to again in 1876 as though nothing
had happened. The gentleman's le
gal practice is large and lucrative
his health excellent, consequently il
will take more than one such Water
loo conflict as that of last Tuesday
and Wednesday to "awe him from
the career of his humor." There
sits
MIR. wM. E. CARTER,
of Piattevillc, with Uranium like
! that Of Plato and cut of beard re
minding one of rare Ben. Jonson
There is not stronger man, intel
lectually, at the bar, and there GER
tainly is none who pretends TO sur
pass him in the accuracy and fulnes:
of his legal knowledge. He was born
near Brighton, England, and came &c
this country when yet in his teens
His legal studies were conducted in
the office OF Mr.. Barber, where Mr.
Clementson, if mistake not, also be
gan his professional carer. Old heads
at the bar prophec ed that as 3 law
yer Mr.. Carter would be wretcheC
failure, which prophecies, viewed il
the light of revelations that came at
terward, are good. exceeding good
Mr.. c. also has deal of severe wor
in the supreme court, where be il
recognized as foeman worthy o.
any mans iurisprudential steel.
| Of the other worthy and able gen
tlemen in the bar before me l car
say nothing now, having already
heightened my letter out of all rea
sonable proportion. Some day III
put them in gallery by themselves
and where their friends will gaze a
them admiringIy for hours aBd hour
at O stretch. IL. u.