Williams news., 1913-09-04
X. N. STEEVES

Among the representatives of the legal profession at the Coconino county bar there are some eminently bright names whose 1ustre is not dimmed by comparison with the most famous men in this profession in the entire country. Our leading attor- neys are men, not only of thorough knowledge of law, but some few, at least, have ranked with the best in the profession in other parts of the world. These statements apply most particularly and forcefully to Will liams' leading attorney, Judge X. N. Sleeves, who has been a resident of Arizona since June, 1901, at which time he first located in Phoenix.
 Judge Sleeves was born in western Pennsylvania, as he states, at very early age. Four years after this event he removed his family to New Brunswick, where he lived at home and attended the public school until attaining the age of thirteen, when he for himself, and he accordingly re- turned to the United States, where he continued to go to school between odd jobs which he found necessary to undertake in order to support himself. By early manhood he had obtained a very good public school education and he went to eastern Oregon, where he obtained a certificate and taught in the school of Uniontown. At the end of three years he found himself possessed of one thousand dollars and concluded that 1t was time for a uni versity course He therefore went to Salem, Oregon, and with three other young men purchased a cabin and kept bachelors hall during the time he was in attendance at the William cite University, where, after gradua- ton, he was offered and accepted the position of principal of Salem's pub lie schools
 After holding this position for some time, he was elected state librarian, served in this capacity he finished his law studies and was admitted to prac- tice in the supreme court of Oregon in 1878. He removed to Portland, Oregon, where he opened an office 1898. -'
 In addition to other important cli- ents which he came to represent dur ing that time, he was attorney for the San Francisco Board of Trade, with a jurisdiction covering Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana.
 Durig this period he was called upon to handle. some of the largest and most important cases ever tried on the Pacific Coast, running some times into hundreds of thousands of dollars, with fees in proportion, and while here he became quite wealthy. In fact, it may be stated that at three different periods Judge Sleeves has been possessed of a considerable for tune, and all gained as a result of the exercises of his talent and his pro fession. After meeting some reverses, through depreciation of investments, and reverses in certain speculations, he left Portland in 1898 and travelled to the Orient, where he spent some years, and visited the countries of Japan, China, Philippine Archipelago, India, Egypt and Australia.
 During his residence in Manila, he was appointed attorney to Archbishop Noze1ada, which position he filled to the satisfaction of all parties until the Archbishop was called to Rome Mr. Sleeves then declined an invitation from the Archbishop, who ranked as a duke, to accompany him to that city as a member of his suite.
 MT. Sleeves engaged in government contracting for some time, and here again was unfortunate enough to lose a considerable fortune in a period of one month. After leaving Manila, he travelled to Hongkong and left that port for San Francisco in 1901, and after spending some time on the Pa cihc Coast came to Phoenix, Arizona, in June, 1901, and has been a resident of the state ever since.