Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-18
RESOLUTIONS FOR
LATE HENRY Stone
IOWA HOUSE COMMITTEE DRAFTS
MEMORIAL FOR FORMER
SPEAKER.
H. G. LouNseERRY MADE
CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE
Representative From This County,
With Moore, Of Linn, and koontz, Of
johnson, Present Document in House
Friday, and Adoption FoIlows-Ms-
mortal Made Part Of Record.

! In the Iowa house of representatives.
Friday special committee presented
memorial and resolutions of respect
in honor of the late Henry Stone, Of
this city, former speaker of the house.
Representative II. C. Lounsberry, Of
cial committee, of which the other
members We're Representatives F.. r.
Moore. of Linn. and George W. Koontz,
of Johnson. The house adopted the
resolutions. and made both them and
the memorial matters OF record.
/ The report of the conmitte was az
| follows:
"Mr. Speaker: Your committee ap-
! pointed to draft and present resolutions
commemorative of the life. character,
and public services of the Hon. Henry
Stone. late a member of the house OF
representatives in the twenty-fourth
and twenty-f fifth general assemblies.
beg leave to submit the following as
their report:
Henry Stone was born in Ohio IN
time OF his death. He was a graduate
of Oberlin College. and soon after fin
ishing his course he came to Marshall
county and taught school near Marietta,
in the same county. Later he cane to
Marshalltown and with r. E. Sears
formed the law partnership Of Sears &
Stone. which continued for eighteen
months after which time he practiced
law alone in Marshaltown. Mr.. Stone
married Miss Florence Powell, but left
no children.
I'm the year 1891 Mr. Henry stone
was elected as a republican member
Of the twenty-fourth general assembly
from Marshall county, and in Novem-
Der 1898 was reelected as a member
Of the twenty fifth general assembly
from Marshall county, and on Jan. g.,
1894, he was elected as speaker OF the
house of representa- tives. When the
general assembly met in 1894 Mr. Stone,
together with Senator Cummins, Mr..
Hepburn, Mr. Lacey and Mr.. Perkins
became an active candidate for the
nomination of United States senator
This honor eventually went TO the late
Senator Gear. After returning from
the house Mr.. Stone resumed his prac-
tice of law in Marshalltown, and in
1899 he vas elected county attorney.
and in 1901 was reelected, serving two
! terms MI. Stone was always actiNe
I in politics. and at one time was chair
! man Of the county republican central
committee, and was a regular attendant
at all republican state conventions for
many years.
! "Whereas. on July 81, 1909. Mr.. Stone
| passed away in Chica go. while taking
treatme in a sanatoriucl. and his life,
character. and services to the state were
such as 70 entitle him TO the confidence
and esteem of his fellow citizens. and
his services TO the state and county
were of such character as to command
the confidence and gratitude OF his EEL
/ low citizens. therefore be Il,
/ Resolved. That in his death the
state and county in which he resided
los. a worthy and upright citizen. and
an honest. conscientious and honorable
man. and we hereby extend to his be-
reaved wife and relatives our heartfelt
sympathy in their sorrow. and be it
4 furthe-
| "Resolved. That a copy of these reso-
lut!ons be spread upon the journal OF
the house and that the chief clerk be
directed to forward an enrolled copy
70 the wife of the deceased.
III. C. LOUESBERRY,
"E r. MOORE.
GEORGE w. KOONTZ.
! COMMITTEE.