Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-02-12

Davis (BoiSe), oregon, IS years, mel-
chant.
Davis (Oneida), Wales, 10 years, farmer.
Donnelly California, "a years. mining.
Harris Washington, California, II
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, years, mining
and real estate.
Beary, Missouri, 10 years, mining.
Black, Canada, 10 years, farmer.
Briggs, Nebraska, 16 years, attorney.
Brim, Utah, II years, farmer.
Brown, New York, IL years, railroad
engineer.
Carter, Illinois, 10 years, mining.
Clagett, Iowa, II 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, 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, u years, farmer
Hays; Iowa, years, fireman.
Holt; Utah, 20 years, farming and stock
raising.
johnson; Idaho, q years, attorney.
JONES; Tennessee, years, blacksmith.
Keat New Hampshire, years, attor-
ney.
Mccarthy; California, 10 years, mer-
chant.
McMurrin; Utah, 3 years, farmer.
Mitchell; Scotland, % years, flour miller.
Morgan; Illinois, 6 years, attorney.
Orr; Tennessess, years, farmer.
Perkins; Virginia, II years. farmer.
Pugmire; Utah, SO years, merchant.
Randolph; Illinois, 16 years, farmer.
Rice; Illinois, years, attorney.
Rigby; England II years, farmer.
Rogers; Maryland, years, attorney.
Seat; Oregon, years, real estate
Sisson; Connecticut, years, merchant.
Sperry; U.lio, II years. farmer
Thomas; Utah, 80 years, farmer.
| Waite; West Virginia. years, doctor.
Wallantine; Denmark, 80 years, fireman.
Waters; Indiana, IA years, attorney.
Wilson; 10 years, real estate.
Workman; Ohio, 6 years, attorney
Wright; Virginia, 33 years, doctor.
From the above list 1t will be seen that
| the present legislature Is composed of
J journalist, railroad engineer, contract
| or, l assayer, l flour miller, bookkeeper,
| l dentist, blacksmiths, 2 firemen, 2 real
estate dealers, 8 physicians, merchants
/ II 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 good COM
| mon or high school education.
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, BaIlanttne was
representative in the second session. Bal
| lentine (Ada) In the first session. BEN
nett, Davis and Young were in the third
session, while Heitfeld and Rees served
| as senators In the same. Nelson was
| representative in the fifteenth and Rich
was in the tenth and eleventh sessions.
Besides the above, only six members of
the legislature ever held public office in
Idaho. Barnum was district attorney in
the Fourth district. Donnelly was sher
IN In Shoshone county. Turner was cor
oner In Idaho county. In the house. FL
der has been county attorney of Sho-
shone county and city attorney of Mos
COW. Hampton was on the bench as pro
bate judge in Logan county, and served
as county attorney in Cassia. Waters
was county attorney in Alturas county
for two years.
Idaho furnishes but one native son.
johnson, to this session of the legislature.
although many Of the members have
been here long enough to warrant the
name of adopted son.
Thirty-six members were born east of