The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-08

leo Stirred by Mr.. Drenning's enthus-
iasIl1 scores crossed the Atlantic and
sold our goods in Europe, and the
anecdotes OF these men in working an
ocean passage on horse and cattle boats
from New York and the sights and
scenes of European travel would make
an intensely interesting book. Mr..
Dreaming himself visited nearly all the
great cities Of the United States, and
after finishing his university course and
his employment with me had ceased, he
went to Europe and visited London,
Paris Lucerne, Milan, Rome, Florence
Venice, Oberammergau, Munich, Ores
den, Berlin. Brussels, Waterloo, and
many other cities and places of interest
I'm my experience of thirty years. I
have known but very few college men
who have equalled him in untiring in
dustry and perseverance in attaining a
goal. He graduated from the Wash
burn academy and college and took
the three years law course at the Uni
versity of Michigan at Ann Arbor-an
eight years course-pa1d for it all him
self and had eighteen hundred dollars
left over During his college vacations.
and by his able mana cement, he sold
two hundred thousand dollars ($200. OO0)
worth of our goods He knows human
nature like q book. is aways ready with
plan and the means to execute it, He
does things
Mr.. Dreaming was a good student,
having graduated two years ahead of
the class he first entered in Washburn
He also TOOK Q Keen interest in athletics
and played left tackle" on Washburn's
successful football team of 1894.
An Able Lawyer.
Frank G. Dreaming was admitted to
practice in the supreme court and cir
cult courts of Michigan in June, 1899,
and to the Kansas bar in September
of the same year, and since then has
been engaged in much important liti-
cation. Judge P J. Gale of the
Ninth judicial district, in speaking of
NJ
says:
ST was attorney for plaintiff in error
in the case of Durland VS.. Durland, 81
Kansas, 734, in the supreme court of
Kansas. AS amicus curiae, Frank c..
Dreaming filed brief in that case and
raised for the first time in that court
the question as to the right of a di-
vorced husband to inherit property
from his former wife, she dying with
In six months Immediately following
the decree of divorce. Mr.. Drenning's
brief was clear concise, logical, con-
vincing. He delivered an able argu-
ment before the supreme court. and
the fact that the old court of appeals
was reversed and the decision in his
favor laid down the law for the VIII ole
state as to property rights of divorced
persons made the victory a notable
one-the case being reported in SO
one of the leading cases decided by
our supreme court in 1903"
Mr. Dreaming has been intrusted with
important litigation in both state and
federal courts for the largest wholesale
firm in Topeka, and he managed this
work with care and success. And last
year he was engaged on a case which
arose in northeastern Kansas, invOlv-
ing forty-five thousand dollars (S45,000)
in litigation in the supreme court, dis
trict and probate courts; and, in the
language of the court, he got every
thing Wherever Mr.. Dreaming has
fria in he pffo Of h G
fession, whether in the planning of the
thory OF case. in constructing a de-
Tense. or in sitting out the evidence, he
has measured UP to the very highest
standard of professional success.
And of his connection with the john
son will case. begun in the Shawnee
county district court in 1902, Mr. W. r..
Schoch says: Il associated with me F.
G. Dreaming, for the reason that re-
garded him, among all the lawyers of
our bar, as the one who always goes to
the bottom and finds the law applica-
BILE to every detail of the case This
case developed into a terrific legal bat
tie and was finally settled in the SUI
preme court in our favor. To the in
defa tigable industry Of Mr.. Drenning
is due in no small measure, the credit
for the successful termination of that
litigation
Mr.. Dreaming is also a success on the
lecture platform His occasional lee
crowds at Chautauquas, colleges and on
lecture courses, etc, in the west, and
have won for him an enviable position
as popular lecturer.
His Parents Pioneers.
The father of the present candidate
for city attorney is Judge F. H. Dren-
ming, of Wathena, formerly probate
judge of Doniphan county, and law
yer by profession Judge Drennlng
came to Kansas in May, 1860. He was
the first Kansas soldier ever wounded
in the Civil war, receiving two wounds
in leading the capture of the 'Iatan
flag" June g. 1S61-two days after he
flag, with it's fifteen stars and three
bars, now hangs in the rooms OF the
state historical society. He was also
wounded three times at the battle OF
wilson creek. August TO- 1861 and dis
charged from the army for disability
A generation ago Judge Dreaming
was active in state politics, serving
three terms in the legiSlature-tWo
terms in the house and one term in the
state senate. From 1856 to 1868 he was
chairman Of the Republican state cen
trail committee and managed Governor
Samuel J. Crawford's successful cam
r1ign for reelection. And in 1867 he
also conducted the bitter and exciting
campaign in behalf OF negro Suffrage
by a proposed amendment to the state
constitution. Judge Dreaming is sun
practicing law at Wathena.
The mother of Frank G. Dreaming
was Charlotte Z. Clifford. She came 10
Kansas as a pioneer school teacher IN
1862 She was endowed with StronS
intellect. literary in her tastes and
woman of fervent Christian character.
She died in 1885.
Mr.. Dreaming has always voted the
F9an,,bIican ticket and. during the last
two national campaigns, has campaign
ed for both the state and local cam
mittees.
NEW PROTOCOL SIGNED