Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-19
And
HEBEL BECOME
LAW PARTNERS
Mercer County States Attorney
and His Assistant To Be ASso-
eiated In Practice.


terday OF the formation of another
AledC law firm. negotiations hav-
ing been completed whereby d. A.
Heief, assistant States attorney.
and o. F. Carlstrom. states attor-
ney- have become partners in law.
The new firm will be known as
Hebel & CarIstrOm and will have
Offices in the states attorneys
quarters at the court house. No
downtown Office will be opened &C
cording tC present plans. Mr..
Hebel IS an attorney of long stand
ing in this community and has a
large practice. Mr.. Carlstrom. for
Incriy 4 captain in the army, is
deemed one of Mercer county's
most brilliant men, is forceful
orator and practitioner who has
extensive knowledge of law.
Air. Hebel, who is senior member
of the new firm, was born on a
farm in Iowa. He spent his youth
there. Upon reaching his major
ity he attended Howe's academy at
Mt. Pleasant Iowa. after which he
taught country school for a period
OF tvO ears
Later he became associated with
the Elliott business college, at
which institution he remained for
10 years. during the last two years
being proprietor and head of the
school
Deciding upon the study of law,
Mr.. Febel enrolled az the State
University Of Iowa where he grad
uated in the regular law course.
He was admitted to the Iowa bar in
1900 and practiced law in BurlinE-
ton for two years.
In 1902. u years ago. he came to
Aledo and was admitted to the Tar
of this state shortly afterwaId
Some time after his arrival here
he formed partnership with tic
late judge James H. Council under
the ETm name Of Con-Cll x Hehc!.
About a rear after the firm organ
lied Judge COnnelI passed away-
For some years then MIR. Hebel
praCticed a,OTe, but later he be-
came a member OF the law firm Of
Bassett. Morgan & Hebel, his law
partners being Isaac NJ. Bassett
and George i. Morgan. Upon lie
iatters removal to California and
the retirement of Mr.. Bassett due
to blindness the partnership was
dissolved Mr.. Hebe! practical
alone until oeTt. l. 1917. when he
was appointed acting states at
torney in CarlstrOm's absence.
Mr. CarIstronI. at that time re-
Gently elected states attorney.
LETT 4 large practice to lead old
Company Is. Illinois national
guards. TO var. He was gone for
over two years, the affairs of the
office being taken care of in his
absence by NIr. Hebel.
Studied in Same Office.
It is interesting to note that both
members of the new firm studied
and Dracticed in the Office of Mer-
Ger county's eldest lawyer, Isaac
NJ. BLssett. Mr. Bassett was at one
time considered the leading attor-
nev i'm this section of the state.
Oscar E. Carlstrom was born on
a farm near New Boston. and until
he reached the age OF 90 years he
remained at home. He received a
common school education, but be
ing ambitions to succeed and fancy
ing law as a profession, he located
in Aledo. Here he studied in the
law Offices of Isaac NJ. Bassett.
After several years with Mr.. Bas-
sett he went to Dixon. where he
finished mis- law course at the
Northern Illinois Normal school.
Hs came back to this city and after
being admitted to the bar went
into partnership with his former
employer.
The firm was later dissolved and
Mr.. Carlstrom became associated
with ". J. Graham. present con-
gresham, under the firm name OF
Graham & Carlstrom. After sew
eraI years he withdrew from this
firm and praCtiCed alone.
In November. 1915. he was elect
ed states attorney of Mercer coun-
ty in opposition to James Allen
and succeeding the late John M.
Wilson After being in Office only
q few months he left Aledo on
April /, 1917, as captain at the
head of old Company B, national
guards, composed of SO men and
three officers, including himself.
Giving up a large practice and
the comparatively easy life at
home, Captain Carlstrom voluntar-
lily endured the rigors and hard
ships of the army with his COM
pany. later made a part of Battery
B, One Hundred Twenty-third field
artillery. until the regiment was
shipped overseas. He was then
transferred to genera! headquar-
tiers in the judge advocates Office.
where he Iemained until after the
armistice. Recently he was for
tupate enough to lead Mercer coun-
ty members of Battery B in tri-
umphal return to their homes.
During his military service he be-
came the idol of his men.
Only Monday Captain Carlstrom
resumed his duties in the states
attorneys office following an alb
sence of over two years.