The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-06-21
\ STRONG LEGAL PART
NERSHIP DISSOLVED.

existed between Richardson, Reid &
Hervey since April 1st, 1908, has been
dissolved. The members of the firm
for the future but they will remain
in Roswell, though Mr.. Reid as at
torney general will necessarily spend
much of his time at Santa Fe. For
the present they will maintain their
separate offices at the old stand in
the finest suite of offices and one of
the best libraries in the Southwest.
In the separation of this firm the
strongest combination of lawyers
that has ever been associated here
is dissolved
Granville A. Richardson, who was
the senior member of the firm cast
his lot in Roswell in 1888 and open
ed up the first law office in the Pecos
Valley. Since that time he has been
has held many positions of honor and
trust. He was born in Ohio, and rear
ed in Kentucky. He received his aca-
demic course at Eminence, KY, and
Immediately after his graduation from
the University of Michigan at Ann
the bar by the Court of Appeals of
Kentucky. The same year he came
west and located at Lincoln, n. NJ.
He came to Roswell from Lincoln
and opened his law Office at the cor
ner of 3rd and Richardson, where
the new Walker Hotel building is be-
ing erected. He was married in 1899
TO Miss Nina Turner at Evart, Micn.
MF Richardson was twice a mem
Der of the Territorial Senate. He has
been president and member of the
Board of Regents of the New Mexico
President of the Commission of Irri-
CATION for. New Mexico for 8 years;
President of the New Mexico Bar
Association for 1906: Special Com
mission. appointed by the U. S. Su-
preme Court in the famous Kansas
Colorado water suit; present presi-
dent of the Roswell Commercial Club
James NJ. Hervey owes his pres
ent high station in life to his own
efforts. He is striking example of
self-made man and is admired for
his sterling integrity and courageous
| ambition TOMORROW he will nave
been a resident of Roswell for l9
years, anu may be spoken of as a
strictly Pecos Valley product. He is
| familiarly known as Jim Hervey and
| has friends here by the score. He was
born at Stevensville, Tex, July 4th
1874,
| He removed here as small boy
and studied law in the office of Judge
| Richardson. He attended the law de-
! partment of the University of Mich
! igan at Ann Arbor and graduated
from that institution in 1899. He
went from the University to Chica-
go where he engaged in work in the
| Law Department of the Monon Rail-
road He went from Chicago to Brit
| ish Columbia He remained there on
ly a short time and came to ST. Louis
where he was married to Miss Nettie
Hill of Roswell March 8, 1900 After
an extensive wedding tour they came
to Roswell in 1900 and Mr.. Hervey
| has been actively engaged in the
| practise of law since that time. In
| lature on the republican ticket - as
/ City Attorney and prepared the IN
corporation papers that made Roswell
a city. During his term as City Attor'
ney he was appointed Prosecuting
j Attorney for the Fifth Judicial Dis
Il 10. 1903 He still holds this position
and has filled ii in satisfactory and
able manner He will continue the
practise of law and will likely have
his Offices in the Texas Block:
II W. c. Reid was born at Etns
Green. Indiana, in 1868. He Is also
a self-made man and received mis- ex
cellent law education without tutol
or school He came to Las Vegas in
1895. He was engaged in the prac
tise of law there and was Assistant
United States Attorney at Las Vegas
until he came here in November 1902
He resigned his position at Las Vegas
and accepted the appointment of thf
Pecos Valley and Northeastern Lines
as attorney here. He still retains this
position and was recently appointed
Attorney General of New Mexico u
I'LL out the uRe4pired term of Hon
G. w Pritchard. He will remain IL
Santa Fe until next March. Mr.. Rel,
still calls Roswell his home and viii