The Advocate and news., 1898-01-05
topeka, KANSAS, JANUARY 5, 1898.

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"Mankato, December 20, 1897"
Judge Heren was born February IL,
1866, in Andrew county, Missouri, and
he continued to reside in that county
until moving to Osborne, Kas., in Sep
tember, 1883, at which place he has
since resided. His boyhood days were
for the most part spent upon the farm.
His parents with the family having
moved to Savannah, the county seat
Of the county, when he was but 1S years
of age, he was educated in the high
schools of the town in which he lived
and was especially fond of mathematics
He was admitted to practice law when he
was but 20 years Of age. His father
was lawyer before him, and was Judge
of the Circuit court Of the district in
Missouri in which he resided for sew
eral years and thereafter was In the
active practice until his death, in 1893
He was the tutor of Ex-Governor Alt
geld and subsequently hds partner before
the Ex-Governor moved to Illinois. It
was in this Office that Judge Heren and
the Ex-Governor became warm and last
ing friends.
In January, 1877, he entered part
nership in connection with his father
and the firm was well known through
out all northwest Missouri. This part
nership continued until the young man
moved to Kansas, where he continued
in the practice of the law. In January,
1885, he formed partnership with
Messrs Walrond and Mitchell, and the
firm was we'll known throughout the
State under the name OF Walrond, Mitch
ell & Heren. This firm continued in
the active practice as firm under their
firm name until shortly before the elec-
ton of Judge Heren to the bench. At
that time Mr.. Walrond was appointed
United States District Attorney for the
Indian Territory and he removed to the
Territory and the Judge went upon the
bench. Mr.. Mitchell still remains in the
practice at Osborne.
Mr.. Heren bought stock in the Os-
borne County Bank. 1t was afterward
nationalized under the name Of the First
National Bank Of Osborne and he after
wards became it's president and re-
manned so until his election to the bench
in 1889, when he sold his bank stock
and severed all his connection with the
institution.
He was first elected Judge as an in
dependent candidate in opposition to the
Republican nominee at time when the
district was supposed to be almost two
to one in favor of the Republican party.
Very soon after the organization Of the
Peoples party he became an ardent sup
porter of it's doctrines and in 1898 was
nominated by that party as Judge to
succeed himself He was also nomi-
mated by the Democratic party, but the
Democratic convention nominating him
passed resolutions strongly commencing
President Cleveland and his admins
tration. Judge Heren promptly declined
the nomination at the hands of this
convention, for nothing would induce
him to accept nomination at the hands
of party making such an endorsement.
This action on the part of Judge Heren
many of his friends thought would de-
feat him, but the election resulted in
an increased majority for him.
He goes to Chicago about the middle
of the month, and will there continue the
practice of law. The rumOr that Is cur
rent throughout the State that he will
form a partnership with Governor Alt
geld is without foundation, as Governor
Altgeld Is not going back into the prac-
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