The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-22

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The memory of Judge Austin will
; always be with us.
FRANKLIN H. WAITE-Was born
February 2Sth, 1913, in Windham coun-
ty Vermont, and when he was three
years of age his parents moved to
jamestown, New York, where his
father, Joseph Waite, was a promi-
nent attorney for many years. At
the age of twenty years, Franklin H.
began the study of law in his fathers
office, and three years later was ad-
mitted to practice in the supreme
court of the state. Subsequently he
held the office of postmaster at
jamestown. He was democratic can
didate for congress in district hope
lessly against him and was only beat
en- by a few votes. In June, 1874, he
married Adeline Holman In 1916. he
was appointed Judge of the common
pleas and held the position until
abolished by the legislature. In 1852
he moved to Fon du Lac, Wisconsin,
and thence in the spring of 1860, to
Mankato, where he first formed a CO.
partnership with Creamer Burt and
was afterwards associated at different
times with General Tourtellotte, Nor
ton S. Wilkinson, Z. P. Freeman and
J. E. Porter. After the Sioux war he
was attorney for a large number of
claimants for damages from Indian
| Expectations. In 1864 he was village
attorney under the first corporate or
ganization of Mankato, and exercised
IN important influence in shaping and
Erecting our local government. He
rendered an invaluable service to our
city in the able and fearless manner
in which he prosecuted a number OF
| suits to recover parks, streets, evees
md other public grounds from private
greed.
In 1867 and again in 1877, he was
elected state senator and served with
! distinction. In 1869 at the solicita-
ton of hundreds of voters irrespective
If party, he became a candidate for
| Judge of the sixth judicial district,
md was elected by big majority.
| He served as judge of this district
with distinction and ability from Jan
uary LIST, 1870 to October LIST, 1874.
Resigning his position in 1874, he
ticket against Mark Fl. Dunnell, the
republican nominee, and was only beat
IN by small majority though the
district was overwhelmingly republic
can. He died March 18th, 1884, leav-
ing him surviving his wife and two
| children, Mrs Josephine Frisbie and
Augustus F. Waite, all of whom have
since died.
A. c. WOOLFOLK-Th fifth Judge
If the sixth judicial district, was born
in Missouri, and removed to the city
If Mankato in 1867, where he prac
iced law until October lst, 1874, when
he was appointed judge of this district
to fill the vacancy caused by the res
'gnation of Judge Franklin HajWaite
to become a candidate for congress.
Judge Voolfolk served as Judge of
this district only until January LIST,
1875, holding but one term of court
Turing his term of office.
Judge Voolfolk was gentleman of
the old school, highly educated, an abe
md efficient lawyer, and advocate,
having a high sense of legal etiquette
ind decorum, and being just and
iHpdilidl JuuSe.
After his retirement from the bench
he removed to Denver, Colorado, hop
ing to improve his health which had
long been poor, gaining no perma-
lent relief he died in Colorado, the
exact date of his death not being
obtainable at this time.
DANIEL ASHLEY DICKINSON-l
Was Judge of the sixth judicial dis
trict from January lst, 1875 to June
9th, 1881, when he was appointed as
sociate justice of the supreme court to
fin the vacancy caused by the death OF
Associate Justice +. r. Z. Cornell
Judge Dickinson was born at Hart
ford, Vermont, October 2Sth, 1889.
Having early lost his parents he was
feared and educated by his grand
father.
He graduated at Dartmouth Col
Iege in 1860, and afterward studied
law in the office of Smith M. Weed at
Plattsburg, N. Y. He served in the
naval service of the United States as
assistant paymaster in the year 1868,
resigning he returned to Plattsburg,
where he practiced law with Mr.. Weed
until 1868, when he removed to Man
kato.
Hero he practiced law in partnership
first with Judge Davies, and later with
the late Judge Severance, until JAN
uary, 1878, when he entered upon his
duties as judge of this district, to
which position he had been elected the
| previous fall.
He served as associate justice of the
supreme court from the time of his
appoint until October, 1893, then
retiring he resumed the practice OF
law at Duluth in the firm of Cong
don Billson and Dickinson, continuing
until his death on the 18th day Of
February, 1902.
He was married to Mary E. Weed on
May 18th, 1867, four children being
born to them.
A true gentleman, of high attain
ments, and pure thoughts, Judge Dick
inson was honored and loved by all
| who knew him. Always courteous
and considerable, never loosing temper
at trying moments, always attentive
to the most prosaic arguments, it was
a pleasure, especially to the younger
/ members of the bar, to practive be-
| fore him.
In the death of Judge Dickinson,