Arizona republican., 1909-09-16
JOHN 4. MARSHALL
 LEAVES FOR FRISCO
The Coast Metropolis Will Henceforth
 Be the Family Home.

John A Marshall left last night for San Francisco to join his family, and expects to make that city his perma- nent residence for the future, so far as he now knows. His two sons, Ralph and Ivy, recently graduated in law and have opened offices there to begin the practice of their profession. The family has spent most of the summer there and Mir. Marshall decided that he had hammered iron long enough to entitle him to take things a little easier. so he returned a short time ago, sold his blacksmith shop, closed has now gone to the bay city. probably to remain. He has, however, retained the home place on West Washington street, which has been leased to George U. Young, territorial secretary, and which at present he has no in tention of selling. He desires to keep he believes it will soon become more so, and because he desires to keep that much of an interest in the terri tory he has lived in so long ana will in a sense still consider home, where ever he may go.
 In his going. Arizona not only loses the presence and the influence of one of her best citizens, but one who is widely known and has been an impor- tant actor in the upbuilding of the town, county and territory. He has held many important positions and has done much in public life as we'll as in his private citizenship that hay been both effective and worthy of emulation. The probity of his per sonal character has been maintained in his public life. which has been an open book. withstanding the criticism of political enemies as we'll as per sonal and political friends.
 MT Marshall came to Arizona twenty nine years ago. having presi- ously lived in California and Nevada. He engaged in blacksmithing in Pinal county. chiefly at or near the old Silver King mine, living there for nine years. Known as an excellent me chanic. he prospered. but his surplus. invested in the stock business. met disaster due to dry ranges, and when the mine shut down Mir Marshall moved to Phoenix. twenty years ago. opening up a blacksmith shop. He has personally conducted it ever since until he sold it a few days ago.
 Though busHy1 engaged at the anvil. MT Marshall always found time for such civic duties as seemed to con front him as a citizen. Though never seeking public office for it's emoIu- ments. or for any other reason until after named by one republican con Nention or another, he has been called upon quite frequently. and usually successfully, tn face public issues as the candidatel of a minority party. Few of the. offices he has held have been remunerstive to the degree of compensating for the time lost from his business. ard some of them have been honorary in the sense that he was named by choice rather than bv ballot. while others have been the re- suit of nonpartisan elections. as in school matters.
 His official career began with bis appointment as a capitol site commits sioner. ih which position he served under Governor Irwin and Governor Hughes. his democratic successor. As republican appOintee under Governor McCord he served as a member of the live stock sanitary board He was elected and served two terms in the legislature from this county. the seventeenth and eighteenth sessions. He also served this county as a mem Der of the board of supervisors for four years, securing the largest vote at the election. and therefore enjoying the long tenn tenure He was at one and the same time a member of both the grammar and high school boards of this district, the two in those days being somewhat connected instead of being entirely separate organizations. He also served the Phoenix board of trade several years in the capacity of director and one year as president He was for four years chairman of the republican city central committee and had the satisfaction during that service of seeing the city change from democratic to a republican admin lstration. Altogether. he has had an OFFICIAL career that any man might well be proud of. and that likely would have been heightened had he remained in Arizona