Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-02-12


years, attorney.
Heitfeld. Missouri. IA years, farmer.
Keller. Minnesota, years. dentist.
Nelson. North Carolina, II years, far
mer.
Pierce, Tennessee, "a years. rancher.
Rich. Illinois, "a years, attorney.
Rees, Illinois, 20 years, merchant
Turner (Bingham), Wisconsin. 16 years.
merchant.
Turner Qdaho). Indiana, years. physi-
clan.
Urdohl. Wisconsin, years. mining.
Young. Illinois, II years. mining.
Afford. Texas, years, journalist.
Allan, Maine, "a years, mining
Andrews, New York, 8 years. mining
and real estate.
Beary. Missouri, Is years, mining.
Black, Canada, 10 years, farmer.
Briggs, Nebraska, is years, attorney.
Brim, Utah, II years, farmer.
Brown, New York, II years, railroad
engineer.
Bryan, Illinois, years, contractor.
Carter Illinois. 10 years. mining.
Clagett, Iowa, IL years, mining.
Clawson, Pennsylvania, "a years, as
sayer.
Elder. Missouri, 16 years, attorney.
Fem, California, IS years, farmer.
Flanagan, Rhode Island, II years, min
ing.
Fuller. Michigan. s years, farmer.
Fulton. Pennsylvania, attorney.
Goldensmith. California, 10 years. min
ing.
Gray, Nova Scotia, 10 years, merchant
Hadley; California, IS years, blacksmith.
Hamer; Illinois, years, attorney.
Hampton; Michigan, 16 years, attorney.
Harris; Utah. II years, farmer.
Hays; Iowa, years, fireman.
Holt; Utah, 20 years, farming and stock
raising.
Johnson; Idaho, q years, attorney.
JONES; Tennessee, A years, blacksmith.
Keat; New Hampshire, 6 years. attor-
ney.
Mccarthy: California, 10 years, mer-
chant.
McMurrin: Utah, years, farmer.
Mitchell; Scotland, % years. flour miller.
Morgan; Illinois. years, attorney.
Orr; Tennessess. 8 years, farmer.
Perkins; Virginia. II years, farmer.
Pugmire; Utah. 80 years. merchant.
Randolph Illinois, 10 years, farmer.
Rice; Illinois, years, attorney.
Rigby; England. II years. farmer.
Rogers: Maryland years. attorney.
Seat; Oregon. years, real estate.
Sisson; Connecticut, s years, merchant.
Sperry; N.,io. II years, farmer.
Thomas; Utah, 80 years, farmer.
Waite; West Virginia, years, doctor.
Wallantine; Denmark. 80 years, fireman.
Waters; Indiana, IA years, attorney.
Wilson; Is years, real estate.
Workman; Ohio, years. attorney.
Wright; Virginia, SO years, doctor.
From the above list 1t will be seen that
the present legislature Is composed of l
journalist, railroad engineer. l contract
or, l assayer, l flour miller, bookkeeper,
dentist. blacksmiths 2 firemen, real
estate dealers. physicians. merchants.
IL mining men, Is farmers and ranchers,
and 16 attorneys.
Only four men of the legislature hold
diplomas from a literary college. Afford
Is graduate of Washington and Lee uni
versity at Lexington. Va; Hamer gradu-
ated from Hedding college at Arlington,
Ill.,; Rich is an alumnus of Illinois college |
at Jacksonville, ILL.,; Johnson graduated
from university at Zurich, Switzerland |
Most of the attorneys and physicians |
obtained their professional education from |
special schools. and almost all of the re- |
naming members received a good com |
Few Veterans.
Only six members Of the house ever /
served In the legislature before, while
nine senators enjoy that distinction. Ran
dolph was representative in the third ses-
sion. Fem served in three legislatures
and was speaker Of the first state legis-
lature. Wright was IN two territorial
legislatures. Sperry was representative In
the first session. Mccarthy served in the
second and third sessions. Briggs was
member Of the first session.
OF the present senators. Ballantine was
In the second session. Bal
entine (Ada) in the first session. Ben
nett Davis and Young were In the third
session. while Heitfeld and Rees served
Is senators in the same. Nelson was
representative in the fifteenth and Rich
vas in the tenth and eleventh sessions.
Besides the above. only six members of
he legislature ever held public office in |
daho. Barnum was district attorney in |
he Fourth district. Donnelly was sher-
II In Shoshone county. Turner was cor
ner In Idaho county. In the house. Ell
Ter has been county attorney of Sho-
hone county and city attorney of Mos
ow. Hampton was on the bench as pro-
ate judge In Logan county, and served |
8 county attorney in Cassia. Waters
'as county attorney IN Alturas county
Or two years.
Idaho furnishes but one native son.
to this session of the legislature. {
Though many of the members have
cen here long enough to warrant the =.
anne of adopted son.
Thirty-six members were born east of
10 Mississippi, Is west, and nine In for
gn countries.
Probably no legislature ever had as ,,