The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-01-02

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The first probate judicial record
was signed by John White, probate
judge, and is as follows:
dated October 8, 1874.
TERRITORY OF Iowa, COUNTY OF MA
HAsKA, s. s.
AT special term of the probate
court, in and for said county, 1t is
ordered that the lettered side of "a
half dime of American silver coin be
adopted as the temporary seal of this
court, to be used till permanent seal
be provided for the same.
Ordered, That Van B. Delashmutt
be and is hereby appointed admins
traitor of the estate of John Hemis
phere, late of this county, deceased,
and that Geo. w. Jones and John
Rose be appointed appraisers of said
estate.
Ordered, That this court adjourn
until Monday next at 10 o'clock a. m
JOHN WHITE, Probate Judge"
The next county judge after White
was Judge Crookham, deceased.
Crookham served from 1851 to 1856
From 1855 to 1864 James Rhinehart
known to many of us, served as Judge.
John r. Needham served as senator
from the county from 1852 to 1855:
William Loughridge from 1860 to
1868; ]. A. L. Crookham from 1864
to 1867; Judge Mccoy has also occu-
pied the same position and Judge
Blanchard and as judge of the district
court
Among the members of the bar there
have been as Representatives A. M.
Cassidy, w. H. Sewers, M. T. VIII
liams, John F. Lacey, M. e. CUTS, H.
w. Gleason and w. G. Jones.
John r. Needham acted as lieuten-
ant-governor one term, ana founded
the Oskaloosa HERALD; Judge Sewers
sat on the supreme bench many years
and acted as chief justice; M, e. Cults
acted as attorney-general; and our
late lamented Gen. Rice also acted as
attorney general.
The bar was represented in the
United States congress many years by
Judge Loughridge; then by the late
lamented M, e. Cults; and now by
our fellow citizen, John f. Lacey.
Some of the bright lights OF the bar
of the state have been from Mahaska
county, and Mahaska county has al
ways stood high among the lawyers of
the state. Among the distinguished
members of the bar who have been
gathered to the great beyond we are
not fully advised, but we know the
following: James Sewers, q. T. Fish
er, E. w. Eastman, one time lieuten-
ant-goyernor; E. w. Rice, ]. M. Lough-
ridge, Phillip Myers, NJ. T. williams,
Henry Temple, J. A. L. Crookham, w.
H. Sewers, William Loughridge, A.
M. Cassidy, Judge Rhinehart, John R.
Needham. w. H. Needham, j. e. Seev-
ers, M. E. Cults, Judge Johnson, Gen.
s. A. Rice, and many others.
My limited time admonishes me
that / must bring to a close these
"reminiscences; they might be extend
ed into volume. In fact, almost eve
ry laudable enterprise from May /,
1913, down to January 1, 1902, has
been advocated, urged and presided
over by members of the bar. And we
can point with pride to the history
of the lawyers of Mahaska county and
be proud that we are one of their
In all our railroad enterprises, in
our public buildings, and all things
for the good of our city and country,
the Mahaska bar has been in the front
rank. And | can only say, let us of
today and tomorrow have as our high
ideals such of our noble dead as M. z.
Cults, M. t. Williams, j. Kelly John.
son, John r. Needham, William
Loughridge, s. A. Rice, w. H. Sewers,
w. H. Needham. Judge Crookham,
Judge Loughridge, and many others
too numerous to mention. At the bar,
at the forum. in our legislatures and
senate, in the halls of congress- and
on the bench. the bar OF Mahaska
county has had many and bright ex-
amples for as to follow. And let us,
fellow lawyers, emulate the examples
Df those now lost to us and gone be-
yond that mystic river Of death
Peace To their ashes; they buiIded
better than they knew. Z