Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1892-11-04
OUR CANDIDATE.
DOLSON B. SEARLE

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was born June q, I841, at Frank
zlinville, N. Y. He is graduate
of Columbus Law College,
Washington City, and was adj
mitteds to practice before the
Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia in May, 1868, and
soon afterwards before the .Su-
preme Court of the United
States. From 1868 to 1871 he
held responsible position in
the War Department, and dur
ing this eventful period his OBJ
servations of public affairs gave
him broad views which served
him. we'll in later years. He
came to St. Cloud in June, 1871,
and being admitted to practice
in the courts of this state, enter
ed the Office of Judge E.. O..
Hamlin with whom the follow
ing January he. formed a part
nership, which continued until
Nov. 1873, when Judge Hamlin
removed to the East, leaving
Mr.. Searle in possession of a
large and lucrative practice. He
proved himself. fully equal to
the occasion, and was soon re-
cognized as one of the most
successful attorneys in the dis
trict and state, position he has
since maintained. He was City
Attorney of St. Cloud for six
years and County Attorney for
two years. In April, 1882,
while holding all these positions,
he was appointed by President
Arthur u. S. District Attorney
for Minnesota, and for time
performed the duties of the
three offices. After his appoint
ment as u. S. Attorney he asso-
ciated with himself in practice
his brother, Mr.. F. E. Searle
and Mr.. Frank Tolman, both of
whom had been students with
him. In December, 1885, Mr..
Searle resigned his federal office
| in order that President Cleve-
land might have an opportunity
to appoint a Democrat with all
| the civil service JUNCTION posi-
BILE. His discharge of the du-
| ties of this important office had
been beyond criticism, and add
ed widely to his reputation as
an attorney. In February, 1885,
| Mr.. Tolman withdrew from the
firm as did also Mr.. F. E. Searle
in May, 1886, to accept the Pres
idency of the German American
National Bank. Mr.. Searle then
associated with himself Mr.. C.
F. Lamb, a former student in his
Office, who remained until Sep
TENDER last, when he withdrew
to accept the agency of the
Minnesota Loan and Trust Co.
In October the firm became
Searle & Stewart, the junior
member being Mr.. Geo w.
Stewart, for some years of the
| firm of Taylor & Stewart. This
partnership continued until Mr..
Searle's appointment, Nov. IL to
the district bench made vacant
by the appointment of Judge
Collins to the Supreme Court
His appointment met with the
hearty support of the bar of the
district, and his service upon the
bench since then has amply jus.
tilted the wisdom of his selection
While Mr.. Searle has been
actively engaged in the practice
of his profession he has embark
ed largelyin outside businessmen.
lures and has accumulated val.
liable property. He owns one
of the finest business blocks in
the city, the first floor of which
is occupied by the German
American National Bank; the
front of the second by his hand.
some suit of law offices, with
other fine offices to the rear
and the third by lodge rooms
In connection with the Mcclure
estate he owns the three story
Mcclure & Searle block. He
has also been a good deal of a
granger" owning two large stock
farms near this city-one, his
f"Fair Oaks" farm of about; l, soe
acres in LIE Sank town, on which
he has over one hundred head Of
choice cattle, including fort,
head of pure Short-horns of the
best families, some of which
were imported for him., anc
twenty-five fine horses; the
other is his Pleasant Lake farm
| of: about one thousand acres
where he also keeps a large
amount of stock. Here he ha:
made a lake resort for the citi
zens of St. Cloud, building cot
tages and boat houses, providing
/ boats and making the place ar
/ edingly attractive one fol
| the summer months. Mr.. Searle