The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-10-19
GOVERNOR TOOLE.
of the Missouri Man who
L. Montana, First Governor.
From the g.. Joseph News.l

asst. Joseph WINS" 80 say the tele-
grams, and Joseph K. Toole is elected
governor of Montana. The career of
Joseph Toole has been a remarkable
one and step by step he has assembled
the ladder of political fame. In a space
of fourteen years he has been honored
as few men were ever honored. He
left st. Joseph in 1875 for Helena.
Mont, where his brother was establish
ed as an attorney. A year or so later
he vas chosen by popular vote circuit
attorney and held the Office until seni
10 the territorial legislature, and feeling
that be could do some good in the legis.
lature resigned a fat judgeship and
took a seat in that body. The next
election placed him in the senate OF the
territory and the next in congress-,
where he has been four years, and now
he is elected governor. After eighteen
months residence i'm the territory he
was chosen attorney, and at each sue
ceeding election he has had greater
honors thrust upon him. He is un-
married, a great tavoriIe i'm the sociai
circles at Montana's capital, popular
with all and especially SO with the
ladies of whose company he is very
fond. Joseph Toole is an unusually
handsome man, tall, straight as an ar
row, auburn hair, blue eyes and looks
not a little like M. A. Reed of This city
He was born in Savannah, Andrew
county, in 1851, and seven years laiei
his father, Ed in Toole, removed TO
St. Joseph, which was the family home
until 1919, when the father left TO make
his home with his tour sons-Warren.
Benjamin, Bruce and Joseph. Warren
the head of the bar, both married.
Bruce is a ranchman and has a fine
farm well stocked. Benjamin is post
master and has a good thing in the ter
ritory, and all are well-to-do mel and
leaders in western thought and pro-
gress. Last winter, in speaking for the
admission Of Montana as a state, Joseph
ToOle, as congressman, made q speech
that went circliDg around the globe as
a masterpiece of e%loquence. 1t was a
thrilling effort and did not a little to
give Montana's new governor national
fame.
"I'm glad Joe's 'lected," said John
Michau.
81 went TO school all along with Joe.
He was all odd boy. He was not studi-
Gus; rarely saw him at books, but he
always knew his lessons-how | don't
know. AS q student he was not am
bilious IL industrious, but he was head
strong. When ne took d notion he was
set, aud nothing could move him He
was not Il romp, but a quiet sort of a
fellow. We all liked him, but he was
not u leader, nor Was he especially
popular among the boys. AS 1 before
said, Joe vas u conuudrum - I've
studied him Tor hours, ami never could
solve him. Alter leaving school here
he went 10 Kentucky, read law, and
came back here and hung ont II shingle
on Francis street as u lawyer. lie did
little or noting, and then ne went
west, and step by step he has climbed,
and we have all watched his career
and appIauded right along ST Joe
always wins. JOe's class were Judge
Willard Hall, G.. g. Mcdonald, rheO.
dore Schumacher, Cory Craig, Harry
Campbell, myself and ab put twenty
others, and save myself all have made
their mark. That was u great class.
GOOd-bye e, three cheers and u tiger Tor
Joe Il OLE" aud John actually checred,
al | moved on with his Partisan stride
down street.