Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-10-27

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- cL'FFoRol. HILTON.
The legal department of the state
Is most important one. The Attor-
ney General. in addition to being the
chief law officer of the state is q
member of numerous boards and has
duties involving the exercise Of un-
usual skill and ability All the many
legal complications: of the states at
fairs are referred to him. Each de-
partnlent demands portion of his
time,t Through his activities millions
of dollars that would be otherwise
lost are annually turned into the
treasury. 1t is of the utmost import
ance that the Attorney General be a
man well qualified to protect the
states interests In Clifford Z. Hill
ton, the present Attorney General, the
state has such man. ~ ~ =. ~ 4
|. WAS Born. in Minnesota. < &. !, -'ss1
Mr.. Hilton was born at Kenyon;
Minnesota, December 8, 1865. When
Is years of age he moved to Fergus
Falls Minn.,> where he still retains
his residence: He attended the com
mon schools sof Minnesota and gradu-
ated from the Fergus Falls High
School in 1884,. He then entered the
University of Wisconsin, receiving the
degree of Bachelor Of Laws in 1855,
He was admitted to practice law i'm:
mediately after his graduation and has
been actively engaged therein ever
since. In 1911: he was admitted to,
practice before the Supreme Court Of
the United
General Hilton's life is record of
faithful and efficient service, all Of
fees held by him being in the line
of his chosen profession of law. For
two years he served as city attorney
of Fergus Falls. He was county at
torney of Otter Tail County forster
years. In 1909 he was appointed AS,
s1stant Attorney General : .ts'fa ~
Succeeded Lyndon A. Smith.
Upon the accession of the late Lyn.
don A. Smith to the office Of Attorney
General, Mr. Hilton was appointed first
assistant, and when the office of Dep
aty Attorney General was created, he
was appointed to that position. Upon
the death of General Smith, Mr.. Hilton
was appointed attorney general. He
was nominated republican candidate
and elected to that officeSin 1918. T22 : /.
Showing the magnitude of the de-
partment's operations since january.
1917 and up to May !, 1920, it has col.
lected for the state total OF $4,861,.
522.47. = = sz+2gE%z
Since. January l, 1917, $50 civil cases
have been handled in the district
court, of which IS have been appealed
to the supreme court, OF the cases
SO handle1, 1873 have been brought to
a final determination Seventy-nine
civil cases have been argued or are
now pending in the state supreme
court, of which have been carried to
the United States Supreme Court
Fourteen cases have been argued in
the United States Supreme Court
eight Of which were decided in favor
Of the state and four cases are now
pending before that tribunal Eleven
cases have been argued in the United
States District Court; seven before the
Department Of the Interior; two before
the Interstate Commerce Commission
and two before other departments q
10000 Opinions Rendered.
The criminal cases in the State Su
preme Court have numbered one hun
dred ten and in the district courts for
ty-one. The opinions rendered by thu
Attorney General and his assistant!
during this time. number about 10000
Among the important ses argued
and won during this period in our su
preme Court arr. the Hcbart From Com
pany case, which determined that tn,
state was entitled to royalties from
state mineD based on crude ore meas
urements, and the Soldiers Bonus Law
case, in which an.act Of the Legislature
granting a bonus to soldiers and sal
ors was sustained against constitution
al objections.
In Clifford L. Hilton the people Q
Minnesota have a. dependable and eff
4 cient public servant. Because OF hi
familiarity with important cases nov
pending and the many legal problem
of the stateStf for no other reason, b
should be elected for second tern
He deserves IT and the best interest
OF Minnesota require 1t. u
Reverse Method. fs~ss
..How does this detective yon hav.
employed propose 70 follow the cas-
up
'.By hunting It down"