The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-02-06

turner (btnShaml, Wisconsin, 10 years.
merchant
Turner Qdaho). Indiana. years. physl-
clan.
Urdohl. Wisconsin. years. mining.
Young. Illinois. Il years, mining
Afford. Texas. years, journalist.
Allan. Maine. "a years. mining.
Andrews, New York. years. mining
and real estate.
Beary. Missouri. Il years. mining.
Black. Canada, 10 years. farmer.
Briggs, Nebraska, 1s years. attorney.
Brim. Utah. II years. farmer.
Brown. New York. Il years. railroad
engineer.
Bryan. Illinois, s years. contractor.
Carter. Illinois. 10 years. mining.
Clagett. Iowa, Il years. mining.
Clawson. Pennsylvania, "A years. as
sayer.
Elder. Missouri. ls years, attorney.
Fem. California, IS years. farmer.
Flanagan. Rhode Island. Il years, min
ing.
Fuller. Michigan. s years. farmer.
Fulton, Pennsylvania. attorney.
Goldensmith. California, 10 years, min
ing.
Gray. Nova Scotia. II years. merchant.
Hamer; Illinois. 3 years. attorney.
Hampton: Michigan. Is years. attorney.
Harris; Utah, u years. farmer.
Hays; Iowa, years. fireman
Holt; Utah. % years, farming and stock
raising.
johnson; Idaho. q years. attorney.
JONES; Tennessee. years. blacksmith.
Keat; New Hampshire. 8 years. attor-
ney.
Mccarthy; California, 10 years. mer-
chant
McMurrin: Utah, years, farmer.
Mitchell; Scotland. 3 years, flour miller.
Morgan; Illinois, years. attorney.
Orr; Tennessess. 3 years, farmer.
Perkins: Virginia, II years, farmer.
PuSmire; Utah, g years. merchant
Randolph; Illinois, 1s years. farmer.
Rice; Illinois. s years, attorney.
Rigby; England, II years. farmer.
Rogers; Maryland. years. attorney.
Seat; Oregon, years, real estate
Sisson: Connecticut, s years. merchant.
Sperry; C.do. IL years. farmer.
Thomas; Utah. q years, farmer.
Waite: West Virginia. years. doctor.
Wallantine; Denmark. g years. fireman
Waters: Indiana, IA years, attorney
Wilson: IL years, real estate.
Workman: Ohio. years. attorney.
Wright; Virginia, % years, doctor.
From the above list 1t will be seen that
the present legislature Is composed of
journalist, railroad engineer. l contract
or. assayer. l -four miller. l bookkeeper.
dentist, 2 blacksmIths. iremen, real
estate dealers. , 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 a 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 a university at Zurich. Switzerland
Most OF the attorneys and physicians
obtained their professional education from
special schools. and almost all OF p
naming members received a good Dr.
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 n 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 tho present senators. Ballantine was
representative in the second session. Bal
lentlne (Ada) in the first session. Ben
nett, Davis and Young were In the third
session. while Heltfeld 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 6hoshone 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
the Mississippi. Is west. and nine In for
eign countries.
Probably no Legislature ever had as
many different states and countries rep
resented as the present one. there being
% states and foreign countries given
~ birthplaces. Illinois leads with 3. and
California and Utah follow with each.
Pennsylvania furnishes 4. Iowa, Missouri,
Wisconsin and Tennessee each. Canada.
England. Wales. Indiana. New York.
Michigan. Virginia. Ohio and Oregon. 81
each. Ono member came from each Of
The following; Nevada. Minnesota. North
Carolina. Texas. Maine. Nebraska. Rhode
Island. Idaho. New Hampshire. Mary
land. Connecticut. West Virginia. Nova
eootla. Denmark ana Scotland.