Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-28

was obliged to give up preaching andturned
his attention to other employments ~mch
would not be 80 exhausting upon his.
strength. While he was preaching he vas
known as the ''poor mans preacher
and "the sinners friend" At all times,
day or night, and in all seasons! be
was sent for and always cheerfully
went TO minister to all who were in trouble.
1t would be safe to say that there are
thousands in this community who can tes-
tify to his faithfulness as minister, and
who regretted exceedingly that he had 70
give up his ministry. As to his efficiency
as q public officer, we want no better tes-
timony than that OF the Republican Al
dermen in I he City Council. Allthe officers
of the city declare that they are satisfied
with him. He wass elected City Treas-
urer year ago, and will be reelected 60 the
position next month. -
J.J. M'HATToN.
j. J. McHatton, the nominee Tor the
Office of Police of Police Magistrate, is "
years OF age. He was born at Mount Ster-
ling, Illinois, and received his primary edu-
cation in the public schools of his native
city. He began teaching school at the age
of II and while teaching kept mp with his
studies. Afterwards he attended the col
lege at Keokuk, Iowa, receiving a business
ami academic education. In the year
1879, he entered the law office OF Hon.
J. Teefey. State Attorney OF Illinois, and
pursued two years. course Of study in
that Office and practiced in the courts.
In 1882 he entered the law department Of
the State University of Iowa, aud in June,
] l883, graduated with distinction from that
institution, the degree OF Bachelor OF Laws
being conferred upon him at that time. In
September. 1883, he located at Saltwater,
Minnesota, and began the practice OF law.
In the spring of 1884. hewas nominated BY
the City Democratic Convention for the
Office of Associate Judge Of the Municipal
Court of Saltwater, was endorsed by
the Republican convention and upani-
mously elected. He held that office until
the winter of 1884. when he resigned and
came to Butte, and has since beenseneaged
in the practice OF his profession here.
When the vacancy caused by Smiths sui
eide occurred in the office of City Attorney
and Clerk, he was engaged by the City
Council to fill the vacency, and discharged
the duties OF the Office with satisfaction to
the Mayor, City Council and the public. He
was recently appointed Registry Clerk OF
Butte City. and has discharge the dnties
of the same, having but completed this
resistration on last evening. He is an able
lawyer and an exemplary citizen.
c. j. WALSH.
Charles S. Walsh, the nominee for City
Attorney, was born in New York City in
1857. With his parents he removed to
Dubuque Iowa, in 1870. He was educated
in the common schools OF that city, and
after graduating in them, for three years
pursued his studies 10 St. Joseph College at
that place. He began the study OF the law
in 1876, in the office OF Hon. Myron II.
Beach. He was admitted to the har in
November, 1878, at Dubuque. where he
practiced law until July, 1888, when he
went to Boise City, Idaho. He was nomi-
nat ed on the Democratic ticket for the
Office of Prosecuting Attorney OF Boise
County. on September 3, 1884, but de-
clined the nomination to accept q copart-
nership with Judg. Willard Crawford,
Prosecuting Attorney OF Oneida County,
Idaho. This copartnership was dissolved
in 1884, when Mr.. Walsh came to Butte.
He has followed the practice OF his probes
sion since he came here with unavaihng
success, and has taken pr nd position at
our bar.
John JOLLY,
the candidate for City Marshal was born
in New York city in 1850, and was edu-
Gated in the public schools OF that city.
He came to Montana in 1875 and has
become acclimated. He is blacksmith
and 6 horse-shoer by trade, and q tood
one. During his ten years residence in
Butte he has been nearly the whole time in
business for himself. He is probably as
well and as favorably known as any man
in the city, and will make first-class
official.