The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-10-05
The State Candidates.
WILLIAM II. DOOLITTLE.

Erie, Erie county, Pa, in November,
1849. While he was yet in early man
hood his father, who was farmer, re-
moved to Portage county, Wis. In
1865, at the age of Is, he enlisted IN
the Ninth Wisconsin battery, and
served until the end of the war. On
receiving his discharge he went back
to Wisconsin and remained there
until the next year, when he returned
to Pennsylvania and completed his
scholastic education by An academic
course. He read law in Westchester
county, N. Y. After completing his
studies and spending a year in legal
practice in the coal mining region OF
Western Pennsylvania he removed to
Nebraska, settling in Johnson county,
where he practiced law. While there
he was elected to the State Legislature,
and served one term. He was also as
sistant United States district attorney.
Early in 1880 he came to Washington,
settling in Collar, Whitman county.
A residence of eight years in Colfax
and frequent visits to different parts
of the territory enabled him to
become intimately acquainted with
the leading men of Washington, and
paved the way for his removal to
Tacoma in March, 1891. In Colfax
and later in Tacoma, he was in law
part. rship with w. H. Pritchard. In
1892 he was the Republican candidate
for Congress and was elected.
SAMUEL c. HYDE.
Samuel C. Hyde was born at Fort
Ticonderoga, N. Y, April %, 1912. In
childhood his parents removed with
him to the wilds of the new state Of
Wisconsin, and settled on farm near
Oshkosh, where he grew to manhood,
receiving only such education as the
common schools at that time afforded.
He served as private soldier in the
war for the Union in the Seventeenth
regiment of Wisconsin volunteer in
fantry. He was married January Is,
1869, to Miss Matte Rogers, of Rosen-
dale, Wis; removed to Iowa, where
he completed his law studies at the
law school of the Iowa State Universe
ty; was admitted to the bar, and
practiced his profession at Rock
Rapids, Ia, for seven years. In 1887
he removed with his family to the
territory of Washington, living on
Puget Sound for two years. Mr.. Hyde
may we'll be considered one of the
pioneers of Spokane and the Inland
Empire, having arrived there May 4,
1879, when the place was a little trad
ing hamlet of less than 100 people
Mr.. Hyde was elected prosec uting at
torney for the northeastern district OF
Washington in 1880, and was reflect
ed for three consecutive terms
holding that Office for six consecutive
years.
RALPH o. DUNBAR.
Ralph Oregon Dunbar was born in
Schuyler county, Illinois, April &c
1915; moved with his parents to Ore
gon in 1916, crossing the plains in ar
ox-team, and settled near Salem. In
1867 he removed to Olympia, where he
studied law under Hon. Elwood Evans.
He was admitted to practice before
the territorial Supreme court in 1869
and afterwards appoieted clerk of the
Supreme court by Chief Justice
Orange Jacobs. In 1871 he removed
to Yakima, in 1875 went to The Dal
les, Or, and in 1877 again returned tx
Washington and opened a law office a
Goldendale. He served one term al
prosecuting attorney for Yakima
Clarke, Klickitat and Skamani.
counties; was city attorney of Golden
dale several terms; was speaker of tn,
territorial House in 1885, and now is
justice of the supreme court.
NJ. J.. GORDON.
M. j. Gordon was born in Sher-
brook, province of Quebec, Canada, il
March, 1857. In 1874 he moved t,
Minnesota and located near Lanes
boro, where he was employed in
bank. In 1876 he entered the law of
flee of Judge E. N. Donaldson, of tina
place, and remained with him unit
he was admitted to the bar in June
1878. He then continued to practic,
law In Lanesboro. In 1879 he moved
to Dakota, where he practiced his pro
fession, and in 1883 and 1885 he wa.
member of the constitutional con-
ventlons, representing Brown county
From 1874 to 1888 he was district at
torney of Brown county and presiden
OF the bar association of the fftl
judicial district from 1885 to 1889. II
1890 he moved to Olympia and becam,
an associate of Colonel T. V. Eddy il
the practice of law. In 1892 he wa
elected to be judge of the superior
court, receiving tho highest vote cas-
in the county.