The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-23

law az Cortland. ~. T., ere county SCAT
/ OF his native county. While pursuing MS
| studies with Judge Knox he acted as cssTx
| Of the Sss-rogate's court. Judge Knox De-
/ ing tSsa the surrogate az Cortland county.
| He WAS admitted 70 the bar Of the super
Tor court OF New York state a. Utica y.
Y, In February 1889. and in June cf that
year he left the once OF his p-ecerror
and came 70 the state Of Washington, IN
July. lsss. ne located at Auburn. wnere
he has ever since been engaged IN the
practice OF law In politics ne has always
been Republican He has never oefore
been a candidate for public once
Arthur C. Rumble.
Arthur C. Rumble. candidate for the leg
stature as representative from the Thirty
ninth district, has been a lifelong Re
publican He was born in Colchester, Nc
Donough county, H.. December IL, lsae.
He attended the public school. being grad
mated from the high school when "a years
old Coming 70 Seattle in February, lSse.
he worked for wsnship Bros. three years
Then, on returning from visit 10 Illinois
and the Worlds Fair. he started groc-
cry az 81 South Eighth street, where he
now resides He was married December
10. 1894 TO Miss Grace L Butler
j. w. Mcdonnell.
John w. Mcdonnell nominated for repre-
sentative from the Thirty-ninth district.
was born at Worcester. Mass. september
Is, 1854 AT the age of years he went 20
Chicago with his parents. There he was
educated IN the public schools. and also
graduated from Bryant & Strstton's Bush
ness College in 1873 After leaving college
he entered his fathers lumber business
as bookkeeper and later became a uarf-
ner in the business. He remained in the
lumber business In Chicago until 1884,
when he came 70 Washington and embark
ed in the sawmul business in Ballard.
After selling out the sawnaili he went in
10 the lumber and shingle industry. He
represented his district in the last leEis-
lature.
John 1T. Powell.
John n. Powell. candidate for the legis-
lature from the Fortisth district. was born
IN 1866. in Adams county. Ill. and grad
uated from the University OF Michigan in
1855. He removed 10 this state in 1880.
since which time he has been a member OF
the law firm OF Allen & Powell. which
firm has an extensive practice. confined
in great part TO commercial law. in which
specially they are the leaders OF the bar
OF this city. While always interested IN
politics this IS Mr.. PowelI's first appear
ance as candidate for office.
George b. Kittinger.
George B. Iitunger. nominated for
representative from the Fortieth district.
was born in Pennington. n. j.. July 4. 1855,
his father being DR. l.. kitiinger. The
family moved 10 Wilmington. Del. in
January. 1866. George b. KittinSer enter
ed Cornell in the fall OF 1881. with the class
OF IS. where he took course OF civil en-
cheering. After leaving college he was
engaged IN the location Of the harbor lines
OF Wilmington, Del: was next with Gen.
Badly Smith. who had charge OF the i'm
provement of tho Delaware river. After
this ne had charge of the engineering de-
partment of the Delaware division OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. He
came 10 Seattle in June. 1885. and has re-
manned here ever since. He was at first
connected with the private banking house
of Z. 3. Downing & Co. afterwards merg-
ed into the Guarantee Loan & Trust
Company. In September. 1857. he opened
real estate and brokerage office. He was
a member of the Seattle house OF dele
gates from the Fourth ward in 1890 and
1891 and was a representative from the
Fortieth district in the Fourth legislature.
T.. Holster Guie.
E. Hester Guie who was nominated for
representative TO the legislature from the
Forty-first district, resides In the Seventh
ward, was born In Chester county. Pa.
and is - years old. In his infancy he
moved with his parents to Catawissa, CO.
lumbia county, Pa. Mr.. Guie is from race
of papermakers and Republicans, his
father being now the superintendent of
the paper mill of the Catawissa Fibre
Company. He attended the public schools
In Catawissa until he was Is years OF age.
when he prepared for college in the state
normal school at Bloomsbury, Pa, and
entered Bucknell university at Lewis
burg. Pa, in 1885, and graduated from the
classical department OF that institution In
1889. He finished his preparatory study OF
the law with Hon. William III. Rhawn,
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