The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-31
CONCERNING LITTLE.
CONTINUED from Page One,

SCOAtluuGQ EAHe sIuey
1866 when a very small boy. and grad
uated from the University Of Kansas
in 1883. He read law for one year at
Leavenworth with L. B. Wheat, for
one year at Lawrence with John p.
Usher, secretary of the interior in
Lincoln's cabinet during the war, and
graduated in 1886 from the law school
Of Kansas university under Uncle
Jimmy Green.
George J. Barker at Lawrence, he re-
moved to Ness City, where he prac-
ticed law for three years, being a
member of the firm of Little and
Ibach. Judge Ibach is now a judge
of the supreme court of Indiana In
1890, Little returned to his old home
at Abilene as general counsel of the
Hardesty-Pelham corporations. and
until his appointment in the diplo-
matte service enjoyed an extensive
and successful practice in that posi-
ton for several years. In 1897 he en-
tered the Topeka firm Of Martin, Lit
tie and Boyle. with offices in the Cen
trail National Bank building, and re-
NAMED in that firm till the Spanish
war. Mr.. Boyle was then attorney
general and Judge Martin, formerly
of Waggener. Martin and Orr, had
just retired from a term as chief JUS
tice OF the supreme court Of Kansas
After the Filipino war he resumed his
practice at Abilene and since 1900 has
devoted himself entirely to the pro-
fession. In 1908. an excellent opening
occurring. he moved to Kansas City,
Kan, where he has had marked sue
cess and established an excellent
practice.
For three years he was in partner
ship with T. A. Pollock, attorney for
the drainage board and for many
years city counselor Of Kansas City.
Colonel Titles business is of a gem
eral character and he has had a prac-
tice that included about every kind
OF lawsuit known to the courts of
Kansas.
He served with John w. Leedy as
secretary to the governor. He was
appointed by President Harrison and
confirmed by the senate of the United
States as diplomatic agent and con-
sui general of the United States to
Egypt with the rank Of minister resi-
dent. At the close of his service there
the Paris edition of the New York
Herald gave him credit for having
done high grade of work. He VOL
unteered when the Spanish war
opened and served through that war
and the Filipino war as lieutenant col
onel of the Twentieth Kansas. His
discharge reads: Battles, engage
ments. skirmishes, expeditions, served
during Standardization war, 1899
in the Philippines and in the follow
ing operations against the Philippine
insurgents: Defense of Caloocan
March l to IS. battle OF Tulijuan Riv-
er March rs, Polo and Malinta, March
rs, Marilao. March 81, Bocaue and
Guiguinto, March 90, advance on NAL
olos, March 3O-31, skirmish north of
Malolos. March 81, 1899, defense of
Malolos. April to IL, 1899, defense
Of San Fernando, May 10 to June rs.
engagement north of San Fernando
May 25. battle of San Fernando, June
Is. 1899. Service honest and faith
full
For several years he was a teacher,
being tutor of mathematics during his
senior year at the university. For one
year he was employed as a. writer in
the literary bureau Of the Santa Fe
railroad before he was admitted to
the bar. Colonel Little is the author
Of several sketches of western life in
Everybody's and Pearson's magazines,
among them, 1.-The Battle of Adobe
Walls. "A Son Of the Border" and
The Round Table of Dodge City"
which was Illustrated by Frederic
Remington.
When Ed Little came back from
the Filipino wars fourteen years ago
ne was still young man who weighed
about 175 and had brown hair. Now
he tips the scales at 200 pounds the
II osts OF over half a century have
whitened his head and he has ac-
Qufred the judicial appearance and ju-
dicial manner, though still as erect
and square shouldered as when he
made his graduation speech at K. q.
thirty years ago.
If Colonel Little should be nomi-
mated and elected he will be the first
state officer to be elected from the
veterans of the Spanish war, now fiji
teen years past. and the first alumnus
of the Kansas University to serve on
the supreme bench.
We wish to thank our many friends
for their kind words Of sympathy and ,
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