The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-02-03

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Judge John Martin comes frau O long
and iluatrious limo of auces Lora-.a as-
Eera. statesmen, public oihelaIa. eqi-t.s
The revo-utouEry war. rae Aasss
war the war of the rebellion c-ft-..r
in thcir ranks heroic men who a1rc ai
name
one evening during the siege of 4u-
guzt1 and cam bridge tu che reT-i ..7--
-rV war intelligence came 20 tsVEr- s
Rachel Martin, the wives of Ju-tu
tiE..a great unclel. that cuurlcf,
important messlTea, was % pell r-
night guarded hy two British u-
At the risk OF their lives they vuF.-.
the party iu dark part Of thl lrr-
through which tho road passed, au- 90
suddenly lttlcieed theru as % give tl-lr
no time for thouTht or sztlal- AHr
whole purty were taken prlae-
p-roled end allowed 20 go. after rl-ll=
up their dispatches, which were azrl ~
q trusty messenger 90 Gou. Gu-es-
john Martins Eraudfether -a-l -1
uctive part iu the revoiudoulE Hr
His father was "a native OF Son -a --ro-
lima While yet young man le 1r
90 Tennessee where John Martin Vraa
boEut November 10. 1855, he4ug "a native
II Wilson county. The h1V received 81.
good Euglish education iu thc common
schools near home working atiuterrat-
on the frrm- ffut sll mis- aims uud de-
soon found divorced FROM meraau--fs
pursuits. having been appointed CHIEF
clerk il tle post Office ut l-eulno-r
Tenn He had already commenced tlc
study of Jaw under Judge Caruther-I
professor OF law iu the university
lu the winter of 1884. iu couuluE
with Maj. B- D. NcwsGu, VINO had ma
tGrtsllv assisted him iG bis law srudiaa.
the young snlu concluded TO 60 tr
Texas, but learning from Hon. Hua1
EIBora, who hGd just been upprin1ed
one OF tine United States district judge
for the new territory. that he tJudT--
EImuFel intended 60 reside prominently
Go Kaudas, the two concluded io make
that their home Ia March, 1858. lner
came ON from Nashville with Judge E--
more. ON the evening OF March 81
they arrived at Kansas city and enc
next day went 90 the old Method.
Shawnee mission, taking up their gear
ters with ev-Tbomas Johnson. chen Ls
charge of the Eniilu school H-rs thel
met Cog EecdaE Judge Sauuders. W.
Johnston. Marcus j. plrrott al t
Conway, Daniel Woodsou, then srcre-
tary OF the territory, and other proHsi-
ueut gentlemen.
On April Judge EHnore uud- Elr.
Martin went 60 Iccumseh, where rar
latter determined Co locate fLE Err-
tin was elected assistant clerk 81 g.
territorial Legislature which couVeHs
at PawEcc duiy g, 1s55i commi=-Iaaf
g1uutv clerk H-Il register of ue-aH
Shawnee county iu October. 515i -as-4
litsed TO the bar at Tccumsel ugcew-
Der 8, 1856 appointed by the board uf
county g5mmissioucrs county clerk aud
eS-o1icio register of deeds Tor eanvns-
county, which office hc held NATL .5na-
uury. 1885, also United s ltcs district
attorney dEring these years; March l.
1850, reporter OF thc suPreme court of
che territory
Iu Ecptcmber. 1876. che was uuaui-
mously uomiEated fog governor by che
democratic atate7 convention, and. ale
though defeated. tf-s campaign was @
triumph for hiz plrtg. In January of
che same year he had Ia-eivsl the fuH
party vote Tor United State. senator
During the campaign OF fssl Mr. Martin
was nominated by hta party -a govern
or of the state, but deciiucd 60 ruu upon
the platform adopted
iu January. 1.sJ, Judge Martin uua
appointed judge of the district court by
Gev- slick 60 ON au uHcEplreL tenn
lie was elected ta Lhc same office in
tsss, deflltiug Judge Webtz lie served
trTo-ycals. tn fss1 Judge Martin rlE
for congress and iu tsss va-r lhc demo-
cratic candidate Tor congress. iu h1sl
of which campaigns he was o. strong
candidate tpough Defeated
During the Price raid be served rr
orderly sergeant of company ~ ae-lua
regiment. Kansas militia hr EIErHIu
81 an odd Fellow, O. frieud of educstial
and uu able lawyer lie was married
November G2, 1s5A 20 1Mlas ozralil-
Clement
Judge Martin owes hiss election to
the stand de took ga suc deuace-t--
state convention and Hla work durIur
the camplEEla
JuGFz Martin 1ivea77i5l his wife BOD
two 1f his chIidrsu iu @ 1ue-strrF aot-
tuee at the southwest CORNER OF -'Vntn
aud Harrison streets Topella. --a
cottage is small aud sets we'll r-lg
Erou tire street iu tho 7ceus-r uG
BEAUTIFUL lawn on one acre For Fcur
Che aunator-eIrct has bsel regarded 81 -
1ae OF tae ''pr1uineut citfz-na~ who
must nlways make % speech uu q gala
occasion and occupy one ol th1 fore
most carriages when "a guest of homes
wac being shown the aieht- f1e f
both -cnuiGFly and urlaue, and j. re-
mlrlLGbIv popular with men uE uII
parties iIe viii not gauif as one OF tira
rich Ezuutlrz. for bis u1ssl-sloul aiI told
viii not Ga present C15 GOO.