River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-08-08

The Milwaukee Journal is giving a Sc
ries fpcn-pctures Of prominent men of
that city, and thus speaks Of Frank J..
ellison:
Zone Of the most striking figures daily
seen on the streets of Milwaukee Is that
OF Frank l.. Gibson, senior member of the
law firm Of ellison a Elliot. Tall and
straight as an arrow, just heavy enough
to be well proportional, with wayy black
hair and luxuriant, silken beard hand
some in feature as in form and possessing
voice singllarly musical and fuil OF dell
cate intOnations, he Is one who would be
singled ont from among thousands as
remarkable man. 1t is wonder that
such a handsome man should be left IN
the matrimonial market until he has
reached the age of Al or Whereabouts, but
Mr.. ellison is still bachelor, and as far
as ANYBODY knows Is "heart-whOle and
fancy free" No doubt many feminine
hearts have yearned for him, as he is just
the sort Tor impressionable ladies to rave
over, and yet he seems not to have
favored any of them. There Is another
reason to wonder at his escape from the
charms of love. He is of a dreamy, poetic
nature, and not only is a lover of genuine
poetry but reads and rectes it admirably,
NLlitC III HIS NOuBStA ttstAo AiC even ~ civ
so far as to write really excellent verses.
Frank ellison is a born poet. When you
| least expect it he breaks out into rhap-
| sody which, though entirely eXtempora-
neous and unprecedented, shows the
| poetic bent Of his nature. As men of
poetic instincts are usually the most inn
| questionable of men, So far as the gentler
! sex is concerned, there is abundant cause
| to wonder that he did not fall into
| Cupid's meshes years ago. He is, how
ever, married to his profession, and
/ though in general faithful to 1t, he has
| been inclined at times to tlirt with poll
| tics. At other times, while he likes the
agitation Of political campaign and de-
| lights in controversies over his chosen
| hobbies, he has been implOred in vain
| 70 become a candidate for office. As
| popular with all who know him rs he Is
| among the ladies, he would be a forrnida-
| BILE antagonist for any opponent when
| there was the least chance for his party
| 10 prevail.
! Having as he approached manhood,
! decided to make the law profession, he
| entered the law office of Frisby x We'll at
! West Bend, from which his brother, Nor
man 5. Gibson, now judge of the fourth
| judicial circuit of the state, had passed
| into practice. They We're nephews OF
| Judge Frisby, who took a great pride in
| them and looked closely after their legal
| education. He had a fellOw-student, ).
| s. Barney, now of West Bend, and soon
to be appointed y. ;. district attorney.
| They took their elementary lessons to-
gether in justice court practice while stu
! dents, and have been like Damon and
| Pythias ever since. On being admitted
| to the bar, MIR. ellison settled in Els
| worth, Pierce county, later removing to
River Falls.
Gin 1881 he was elected to the assembly
and reelected in 1882. The assembly in
the latter year elected him speaker
although he had only one term of eX-
| perience as a member Notwithstanding
this he filed the office creditably and i.
| generally considered to have been one OF
the few really good presiding officers that
| body has ever had. In 1881 his uncle
the late Judge l.. +. Frisby, was elected
attorney general and, having established
law office in Milwauk &c, he induced
| Mr. ellison at the close of his second legis
iatiye term TO enter into partnership with
him. From that time the law firm 81
Frlsby q Gibson, later changed to fcisby
ellison 4 Elliott, has been one Of the
leading firms of the city.
"Mr. ellison is an enthusiastic republi
can and delights in helping to do the hard
work of a campaign. He could have beer
the candidate of his party for one Of the
judgeships last spring, but he refused tC
allow the consideration of his name. i
there is any man in Milwaukee who has
more or stronger friends than Frank l.
ellison has he is very lucky individual
His republican friends declare that the
time is coming when they will send hin
to congress, ana their hope may be re
allied if their party holds the district
And if it is decreod that republican
must succeed Mr. Van Schaick democrat:
would like to pick out Frank l.. Gilsor
as the man"