The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-11-03
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SMELLED POWDER.

Stanley w. Turner Went TO the Front
in 1861
Stanley w. Turner, of Roscommon
county, the Republican nominee for
auditor-general, first saw the light in
North Fairfield, Ohio, fiIty-onc years ago
ON July 10 last His father was cab
inetmaker and did business in that town
until 1851, during which time young
Stanley acquired some knowledge ut the
district school. The family then removed
to Reading, llillsdale county, Mich,
where the elder Turner established
store. Stanley attended the district
school was clerk for his father, raked
and bound in the harvest field, entered
Hillsdale college and taught country
school until 1862, when he was nineteen
years OF age. lie then enlisted NJ a pri-
waite in Company II, Eighteenth Michi-
gan Infantry, but was promoted TO
second lieutenant before leaving Michi-
gan for the front In the full 81 1862
regiment was stationed ut Lexington to
watch the rebel soldiers, md did some
service in Morgun's famousiorny through
the Union lines.
In 1868 Turner resigned and returned
to Reading, where his father had resumed
the cabinetmaking business. He worked
in his fathers shop for time, and in
1864 enlisted as nprivatc in the First
regiment 81 Michigan Sharpshootcrs
He was present at Cold IIarbor and
Petersburg, and when the Fiery gilt
edged helr' was exploded on July 3,
1864, he was with Col Vice DE Land in
the charge on the rebel works, but was
taken prisoner. He was confined in
Danville, Va, and at the Libby prison
IN Richmond until parolcd on February
20, 1865, with several thousand Union
soldiers and passed into the Union lines
ut Annapolis. The war terminated
shortly afterward and lac was never
exchanged.
Returning Go Mason, in this state,
sixteen miles south OF Lansing, 60 which
his parents had removed, he entered tho
law Office OF Hon. II. l.. Henderson, at
that place, and was aiterwnrd admitted
TO the bar. Here as his friends say, he
''struck his true gait" developing a
positive talent for political affairs, and
was elected county clerk of lngham
county, serving two terms, from S67 to
1871. He next became partner in the
general store OF barrow & Company. at
Mason, and was elected representative
TO the state legislature in 1877 In the
same year he removed TO the village OF
Roscommon, in the county oithatnnme,
where he opened "a law Office and engaged
In numbering and dealing in pine lands,
which he regards as his regular business.
Turner's political talent was extended
and developed in later years. In 1888
he was nominated and elected as state
representative IN the Oeemaw district.
In 1890 he was given charge Of James VI.
Turner's gubernatorial campaign, and
his zeal and organizing ability resulted
in victory for his principal in the Re
publican state convention, hut was
negatvcd 10y the people, who elected
Turner's Democratic opponent, Edwin
Il. Winans.
His work in this party campaign gave
him great prestige aud IN 1902 he was
nominated for auditorgcneral and was
elected by 80, 162 majority, the largest
on the state ticket Mr.. Turner was
also the only Republican state candi-
date who carried Wayne county
Ia 1869 Mr.. Turner was married to
Lucy A. Copeland, daughter Of the late
Rev. William NJ. Copeland. n Methodist
Episcopal clergyman at Mason. His
only child IL Henry O. Turner, who Is his
private secretary in the attorney -gencr-
ala Office.
Personally Mr.. Turner is Of small
stature, being ave feet six inches aud n
hall in height, and weighs about 100
pounds; with fair complexion, brown
hair, slightly bald, blue cyes, wcl-shapcd
nose, and clean shaver face, with the
exception ola tnagcnta-hued mustaehc.