Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-10-19
CHARLES lee HORsEY

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sketch Of Charles Lee Horsey. the
democratic nominee for Judge Of
this judicial district:
Chas. Lee Horsey. was born at
Laurel. Sussex County, Delaware
on Dec. 23rd, 1880. His father
was merchant and Postmaster of
Seaford, Delaware, and his grand
father. upon his fathers side, was
an extensive landowner and
farmer, of Sussex county, and his
grandfather. upon his mothers side
was a merchant. State Auditor for
two terms, and a prominent demo-
cratic leader of southern Delaware.
Young Charles lost his fainter
when he was five years of age, and
thereafter, with his mother,
resided with her parents, and dur
ing early boyhood attended the
Laurel public school. When he
was ten years of age, his mother
and grandparents removed to
Philadelphia, Pa, where his grand
father engaged in the mercantile
business, in which he was unsuc-
cessful. During the years of their
residence in Philadelphia, young
Charles attended the Joseph
Singerly public School. In 1898
they removed to Atlantic City, N.
j. where his grandfather met
with more business reverses. In
1895 they returned to Philadelphia,
and the subject of this sketch then
was forced by circumstances to
abandon further education for the
time being, and to go to work in a
store to support his mother and
grandmother. and his aged grand
father. Though then only fifteen
years of age. he was for about one
and one-half years practically the
sole supper of the family. In
1896, longing for the opportuI ity
to pursue his: education further,
he prevailed upon his mother and
grandparents, returned to Della
ware, hoping that in the country,
where living expenses were less, he
might succeed in resuming his
studies. In this he was successful,
and entered the Seaford High
School. Seaford, Delaware, in 1896.
He lost his mother and grand
mother in 1897, but by determined
effort pursued his studies in the
high school until 1899, when he
graduated. Believing that the
west afforded better opportunities
for boy than the overcroW ded
east, soon after his graduation, at
the age of eighteen years he left
Delaware for Denver. Colorado,
where for several weeks he worked
as a clerk in the Golden Eagle
department store.
Soon after reaching Denver, he
took and passed the county teach
er's examination. and while clerking
he was chosen to teach a little
country school in the Black Hill of
northeastern Wyoming. He went
to that position, and did not lose a
day from his work during the
term of school. Upon the compile
ton Of his term of school in Wyom-
ing, he returned to Delaware, de-
termined that if possible, he would
earn the means with which to
acquire an education in the law,
for this had been his fond dream
since early boyhood. He went on
the road selling goods, and con.
tinued most of the time in that
vocation until November, 1901, at
which time though but poorly
prepared financially, he entered
the Law Department Of the Uni
versity of Virginia, determined to
win his degree there regardless of
circumstances. Though he suf-
fered many dark hours during the
early portion of his University
career, worrying over his
financial conditions. he finally
succeeded in clearing the way for