The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-02
CLAY TALLMAN
HAS WORKED HIS
OWN WAY VI

Clay TAllman. Democratic candidate for
ing, says the Ely Expositor. was born In
Ionia County, Michigan in 1874, his parents
being old New England stock. He was born
and brought up on a little Michigan farm
without much on it but a mortgage, to clear
of which the whole family had TO dig. His
parent, were Of extraordinary good habits
and industrious, and both did all Ia their
power for the assistance Of his brother and
himself and made innumerable sacrifices for
the boys though their lot was TO work and
TO work hard at all times.
Clay Tallman went to the common public
school and in due time succeeded in procuring
a common and limited high school education.
He then taught for a year in a country school
in order to collect funds with which to 90 to
college, and about '92 entered the Michigan
Agricultural College from which he was gradu-
ated in 1895 with a Bachelors degree, at the
age Of 81 years. His parents assisted him
materially, but he was able to and did earn a
large part of the expenses during this college
course, principally by teaching country
schools during the Winter months.
From 1895 to 1898 he was engaged in public
school work in Michigan, as principal and
superintendent, and who is known there as
county examiner. In 1898 he came west to
Colorado and entered Colorado University at
Boulder. where he was a graduate student
and first year law student for one year.
Thereafter he entered public school work In
Colorado, which occupation he followed for
three years.
In the Fall of 1902 he returned East and
entered the law department Of the University
of Michigan. from which he was graduated
with the degree Of Bachelor Of Law In 1904.
Mr.. Tallman came to Nevada in the Spring
Of 1905, seeking the southern desert country.
He went TO the Bullfrog district on the first
six-horse stage, when Rhyolite consisted Of a
habitation Of a couple Of thousand people, all
living in tents. At that place be resided until
four or five months ago, when he removed to
Tonopah. During his residence at Rhyolite
he was closely identified with the develop-
ment OF that section of the country. During
the last two years of his residence there his
practice was connected with the affairs of the
Bullfrog Bank d Trust Company, which failed
during the recent panic, and later he became
the receiver of the First National Bank of
Rhyoiite under the direction of the Comm
t%roller of the Currency. There is scarcely a
branch Of the law that he has not had some
active part in during his residence in Nevada.
In 1905 be was elected to the Nevada Sen.
ate to represent Nye County, which was his
first active experience in Nevada politics.
During the session Of 1909 he was chairman
OF the Democratic State Central Committee
and of the joint committee appointed to in.
vestigate affairs at the University Of Nevada
and wrote the report Of the committee which
was adopted and published. He compiled
and introduced the Banking Act Of 1903,
which became a law. As originally prepared
and introduced. the bill included provisions
Tor a bank guarantee of deposits, which
! clauses were amended out In the face Of ali