The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-01-13
WALDO,
THOMAS,
HUNTER
IS A new
LAW FIRM

law has been formed between Judge
e. E. Waldo, F. F. Hunter and J. p.
. Thomas, Jr., and the two last named
week jointly occupy the suite Of Of
ices on the second floor OF the Fre-
mont County National bank building
. at the corner Of Fourth and Main
streets SO long tenanted by the sen.
ior member of the consolidation In
anticipation OF this merger OF profess
sional interests the offices have been
repapered and re-decorated and spec
ial provision made for the personal
comfort and convenience Of the firm;
each OF whom. as well as the clerk
and stenographer. will have his own
room. Each will have at hand in con-
venient arrangement his own refer
ence library, with desk. writing ma
terial and other accessories for the
4 transaction OF business.
Judge Waldo came to Canon City
2 n December. 1873, and in the years
that elapsed since then has built up
a reputation as a lawyer and council
Tor. such as few men of his profes-
sion In the state possess. Some four
years after establishing himself here
! Judge Waldo was appointed to fill out
an unexpired term as county judge.
during which he maintained an Of
nee in the court house. His tenure
of the judgeehip covered the period
|. from October, 1851 TO the induction
into the Office of his successor on the
second Tuesday in January. 1884.
On his retirement from the court
house Judge Waldo moved his law
ofhoe into the back room on the sec
ond floor of the building which has
been his professional Workshop ever
since. Nearly Eve years later. or Is
be exact. In December. 1858. he took
Clyde c. Dawson into partnership
with him and their relations in iha;
connection continued for practically
twenty-one years, cir. Dawson re-
tired from the partnership in 1909 to
remove TO Denver and he has been o
resident OF that city ever since.
With the advent OF Mr.. Dawson
into the practice Of law. which neces-
a-itated larger quarters. Judge Waldo
and his professional associate annex
I'd another room to their Offices. II
was not very lopg before they again
became cramped In their surround
ings and their offices were enlarged
by two other apartments. which gave
them practically all OF the cast OF the
building from roar 10 front. Judge
Waldo has occupied his present
quarters. with an outlook on Main
street for almost exactly twenty-five
Z years.
In August 1907. or something Ike
two years before the removal OF Mr..
dawson to Denver. Jas. a. stump
WAS taken into the FIRM. which was
then known rs Waldo. Dawson &
Stump. In May. 1915. Mr.. Stump re.
signed his partnership with Judge
Waldo TO 70 to Salt Lake City to
open an office and he Is now located
there. where he Is building up a nice
ciientase. Judge Waldo has one OF
the largest and most carefully select.
I'd law libraries in Colorado; CON
tanning altogether nearly two thous-
and volumes which require two hun.
dred sectional book cases to display
them.
Mr. Hunter began his career as a
lawyer at Rockwell City. Iowa. where
he located August l. 1898. for the prac-
tice OF his profession Immediately af-
ter his graduation from Drake univer-
sity at Des Moines. He remained there
for nineteen years and was very sue
cessful In his work. He made wide
acquaintance In Rockwell City and the
surrounding country and could have
had almost any office in the gift of
the people there had he desired Il.
Soon after going there he was appoint
ed referee In bankruptcy. and, sub
sequently, was elected city attorney, ,
and. later. public prosecutor for Cal.
.houn county.
In August. 1912. Mr. Hunter came
to Canon City to engage In the bank:
ing business and continued in that
limo OF employment as president OF
the Canon State bank until the absorb
ton OF that institution with the First
National bank early last spring. For
few months after his retirement
from the bank Mr. Hunter devoted
himself TO private AFFAIRS; chiefly in
looking after his property interests
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