Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01
CIVIC R[FORMER
LOCATES HERE
FRANK G. TYRRELL RETURNS
TO NATIVE STATE
AS Minister In ST. Louis He Was
Active In Law and Order En-
foreement-Resumes
Law Practice


Frank. G. Tyrrell of the M. w. Conk-
ing law firm in the Bryson block and
well known lecturer on municipal re-
iorm' mas returned to California, his ma
i've state. after many years absence
and has resumed his law work
for many years Mr.. Tyrrel has been
engaged IN the ministry in St. Louis
ana ana until two years ago was pastor of
was instrumental in doing much good
hoth for his church and the city of 81
Louis. ivy VI 81
Mr.. Tyrrel halls from Humboldt
county, where his father was prorni-
nently connected in business for MANY
years: After obtaining a grammar
scnoo! education in Eureka, Cal Mr..
Iyrrell completed his school course in
the state normal school at San lose.
While he was enrolled as student
OF the state normal school one of Mr..
IyrrelPs teachers was John H. Braly
OF the Union Trust company and build
ing of this city. Twenty-Five Years 90
Mr. Tyrrell graduated from the state
normal school. Immediately after that
Mr. Braly left the institution and en-
tered the banking business.
On leaving the state normal school
Mr.. Tyrrell attended college and on
completion of this was admitted to the
bar in December 1887, at Harrisonville,
Mo.
Worked for Reform
For three years after that Mr. Tyrrell
! praCticed law in the state of Missouri
During that time he became intensely
interested in the work of municipaI
reform. Corrupt political conditions,
principally that of officially protected
laWlessness which existed in st. Louis,
| - r-,AlI to-
with leading ministers of the city and
finally resulted in his own temporary
abandonment of the practice of law.
Il saw so much fragrant lawlessness
in st. Louis, particularly that of police
protection that with my legal training
and my desire to see it blotted out. I
felt that I should take advantage of
my opportunity to say what l thought
about 1t and aid in the work of doing
away with it as much as possible" said
Mr.. Tyrrell yesterday. in explaining
why he temporarily deserted his legal
practice for the ministry.
II was never officially ordained. but
according to the custom in the Chris
tan churches, any one with executive
powers, with message to the people
and able to hold an audience, was ap-
pointed to take up work in those lines,
hence my appointment.
| Back to the Law
"I became associated with the Law
and Order league and did a great deal
of lecturing in and about St Louis.
81 later took up the pastorate of the
Central Christian church of st. Louis
when the latter institution was some
$1S,0 in debt l remained with the
church until the debt was cleared, then
decided to resume my practice of law,
as I was very fond of 1t and had always
| intended to return to it.
Last spring I left st. Louis and
made a trip out west. looking over the
field. 1 passed through Los Angeles
and continued my trip as far north as
Seattle
''I was so delighted with Los Angeles,
and could not help but see that great
future was in store for her. that 1
decided to locate here.
1T is just one month ago now since
1 moved to this city, and l am well
pleased with everything"