The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-09-04
WHO'S Who IN OUR
OWN NORTH NEBRASKA
EIGHT NORTH NEBRASkANS
LISTED AMONG NOTABLES.

The latest edition of that most mas
sive and interesting publication,
Who's who in America" credits Ne.
braska with 1871 notables of whom
hfty.two live in Lincoln, and forty-two
in Omaha. The state university helps
to swell the Lincoln list while Omaha
is a center of fame chiefly on account
of the number of lawyers and politi-
clans who reside within her borders.
The compilers of who's Who"
found eight citizens of north Nebras-
ka worthy Of place in the 1882 pages
that go to make up this biographical
dictionary.
Here are the north state notables:
John G. Neidhardt of Bancroft, author;
Thomas II. Tibbes Of Bancroft, news.
paper man; J. J. Sullivan of Column
bus, jurist; Charles e. Wells of Craw-
ford. civil engineer; William V. Allen
of Madison, ex-United States senator;
John f. Boyd of Neigh, congressman;
J. b. Barnes of Norfolk, jurist; Moses
p. Kinkaid of O'Neill, congressman.
The lives of these eight north state
citizens are detailed as follows:
Senator Allen.
William Vincent Allen, ex-U. S. SEN
ator lawyer. Born, Midway, Madison
county, Ohio, January % 1S47. Re-
moved with family to Iowa 1857.
Educated in common schols and Up
per Iowa university. Private, Thirty
Second Iowa infantry in civil war. Ad-
mitted to bar May 81, 1869. Practiced
law in Iowa until 1884; after that in
Nebraska until elected judge of the
district court, Ninth judicial district
of Nebraska in 1891. U. S. senator
from Nebraska, 1899. Again in U.
S. senate by appointment, December
IS, 1899 to March 81, 1901. District
Judge by appointment, March 8
to December 10, 1899; reelected dis
trict judge November, 1899, but did
not take seat because of appointment
officer of Populist state convention
1892, 1894 and 1900 and of the Populist
national convention 1896. Now a
member of the executive committee of
Populist national committee. Address,
Madison.
Chief Justice Barnes.
John Beaumont Barnes, jurist. Born
East 'Trumbull, Ashtabula county,
Ohio, August 26, 1916. Son of A. j. S.
and Susan M. (Jeffords) Barnes. Ed
In sob
Grand River institute, Austinburg,
Ohio. Married at Ponca, Neb., Nov
ember 30, 1874, to Ida Frances Han
nant. Served as a private of battery
"E" First Ohio Volunteer Light artil'
| lery during civil war. Admitted to
the bar, 1872. District attorney Sixth
judicial district of Nebraska, 1853.
Appointed in 1879 and elected for the
| full four year term in fall of 1879 as
Judge of the Sixth judicial district
of Nebraska. Commissioner of the
supreme court of Nebraska 1924.
Justice of supreme court of Nebraska
since January /, 1904. Republican,
Address, Norfolk.
Congressman Boyd.
John Frank Boyd, congressman
Born Connellsville, Pa, August 8, 1858
Son of John and Rebecca Boyd Lived
on farm in Henry county, ILL.,, 1S57-75
Educated Abingdon UllD college, two
years. Studied law and admitted to
bar. Married 1881 to Mabel Ayres OF
Galva, ILL., County attorney Antelope
county, Nebraska, 1886. Judge
Ninth judicial district 190O-7 Member
Sixtieth congress, Third Nebraska dis
trict, 1909. Republican. Address
Neigh.
Congressman knkaid.
Moses P. Kinkaid, congressman
Born in Monongalia county, W. Va.
1854. Graduated law department, Uni
versity of Michigan president OF
class) 1876. Practiced law in Henry
county. ILL.,, and at Pierre. S. D., one
year; since then in Holt county, Ne
braska. Chairman judicial committee
Nebraska state senate, 1888. Elected
Judge of the district court for three
four-year terms. Candidate for justice
| of the state supreme court, 1890
Member of congress from the Sixth
Nebraska district 1909. Republican
Address, O'Neill.
John Neidhardt.
John Gnesenau Neidhardt, author
Born near Sharpsburg, H., Januar!
s, 1881. Son of Nicholas N. and Alice
May (Culler) Neidhardt. B. s. degree
Nebraska Normal college, 1897 I'm
married. Lived among Omaha In
dams 1907 to study their character
history, legends, etc. Member o
Authors club, New York. Author
THE Divine Enchantment," 1900
THE Lonesome Trail" 1907. Contribu
tor of fiction and verse to periodicals
Address, Bancroft.
Judge Sullivan.
]. J. Sullivan, chief justice su
preme court of Nebraska, 1908. Form
erly associate justice; elected b,
! fusion Of namnpratS and pOnuliSts