Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-19
Marshall County "reminiscences.


q new lease on his office for ten years
on his ssth birthday. and Joined the
Elks' lodge on his Tooth birthday.
In the eastern part were the Willetts,
the Benedicts. the Hammonds the
Richards, the Ferguson, the Bratts,
the Wheelers, the Foote's, and others
whose names l do not at present re-
call
In the northern part were the Bee
sons, the Arneys. the Binfords, the
Nicholses, the Ingledues, the Wood :
wards, the Holes, the Tomlinsons the
Whealens. D. NJ. Moninger. Robert NJ
Timmons. D. ]. Allen. the father Of
Senator Joe Allen. now candidate for
governor; Thomas Swearingen, whose
voice in all these years has always
been raised In somewhat high key for
| temperance and education and civic
righteousness; William Battin, who
has done go much in making and pre-
serving the history Of Marshall coun-
! ty George A. Turner, afterwards sen
| ator: John w. Trip, always working
Tor the advancement OF his part Of the
county. and the promoter OF the
Farmers Union railroad from Liscomb
| to Beaman. that after building ran on
| financial rocks, and was finally aban-
| doned.
In the northeastern part Of the coun-
| ty were the Evans family, the Wal
laces, the Bovees, the Glasses, the
Hollis, j. B. Classen. afterwards repre-
| sentative and senator: the Eckles fam
| lily. of whom Charles Eck1es was after
wards representative and senator.
My acquaintance in those days were
more largely among the LAWYERS. The
leading ones then were Boardman
Brown & Williams. Henderson Bros &
Merriman. Bradley & Caswell, Meekel
| & Smelling, Parker & Rice, and T. Bin
ford.
| In the past two score years and
more l have had a somewhat wide
and varied acquaintance with lawyers
| in other states, as we'll as in Iowa, and
can truly say that for knowledge OF
the principles Of law, accuracy of legal
| judgment. breadth Of view, analysis OF
law and evidence. GOODNESS under fire
indefatigable application and fidelity
to clients, I have never known the
superior Of H. e. ]. Boardman. Had the
impulses Of his heart equaIled the ca
pacity of his brains. he would have
had few equals anywhere.
II. G. Henderson was of wonderful
quickness Of intellect Nature en-
dowed him richly, and. had he pos.
sessed the application Of Boardman
he might have climbed the loftiss
heights Of eminence.
Il Fl. L. Merriman was of studioul
habits and the soul Of honor, and hi
simple word was always accepted
among his fellows which was not tn,
general rule. He wore his heart OF
his sleeve, and scorned to deceive. III,
carried this sometimes to an, extreme
remember once he had argued de-
murrer he had filed, and closed hi,
argument With the statement to IL,
court that he did not know, that h,
believed his demurrer was good, but h,
thought he would present 1t to tn,
court. that the court might consider
It was well taken. It Is unnecessar,
to say that the court overruled the de.
murrer, as even courts are influenced
by the opinion Of the advocates befor,
them.
Timothy Brown was noted for ap
] plication and long hours over his books
He had very retentive memory at hi!
|. command, and wrote many articles OF
He was the author of law book OF
Jurisdiction"
Obed Caswell was an able lawye
J and noted for his sarcasm.
A few years earlier. Hon. w. P. Hep
: burn (Pete), who later moved t
!, southwestern Iowa and was mem
Der of congress for some twenty years
} was a member OF the Marshall count,
! bar. The lawyers in those days. Will
, favoring peace, were prepared for wal
1t Is told that after an evening session
!, of court, where there had been som
sharp scrapping between Pete" an
, "Tim," they met outside the court roon
J and proceeded to conclude their argu