The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-31
PIONEER COURTS AND
LAWYERS OF MANITOWOC CO,
Collections and ReCOIeCiions
By j. S ANDERSON
g. Fgr~antthapro non. .ini.ee I,r.tyy
NUMBER -
FINS.
F'rsanetbaec DIN neniui,se iuvahiu

brought about these changes, and con
sidering them by classes, do not know
of any other body who did more than
the small group of lawyers who consti-
tutcd the Manitowoc bar from 1913 to
1870.
The immigration of the early day
was largely composed of people alien
to the institutions and principles upon
which our government had been cstab-
Iished. They were good people, well
meaning but ignorant of the language
and laws Of the country. They were
Iaw-abidng and looked to the LAWYERS
for leadership in building up the local
governments necessary to he organized
IN new country In the lands they
came from they had no experience in
Nelt-govcrnmcnt. Road districts were
to be formed. Roads laid out, school
districts were to be organized and
schools built New towns we're to be
created from the division of old ones.
In all these things the opinion and as
S'''ah'e Oh the lawyers were sought,
no, as matters OF legal work or interest
""Il pul as matters OF personal assist
'h'e' Many tunes have | seen assess
oL'' town oiIieers' treaSurers, and the
''Ne carry l'e'r hooks INTO the law Of
nee ana ASK w III you please help me
I'''le' Ill you SHOW me how |
'""u'o "o 'h'' or that These, of
'"uF''' were mere personal matters for
"''l'I' no '0nrg' was made to town
"' u'H'r''' "HIcer.
me lawyers became natural leaders
an" "'''' U'IP ana influence were
N"uE''' ''' ''' projects not only poitti-
''' anu E"N''"'uehlah III business mat
,''S ~ "'"' u q ROAD was sought to
"' '''" OUT " was TAXED over and the
question ASKED what does jim Kyle
say "pou' W nave you talked with
'' a WOO" ABOUT inns thlng'' II a
parry 'o'oc mere win proposition to
""ll" Il niue factory or a machine shop
'''" "SN''E LOT q sue or InahcIai help,
~. "'S' '"'"E "ouIo oe' Lets go ana
'''N IT. over WIN Markham Ihey
"orh'u Tor Manitowoc freely without
'e""'"' III S"'Ia matters In the 5o's
winters we're or'orN SnowdrIttS and
''"'i''S "o'''" cut the malIs on for a
"e'N So'''''''"cS'
III lo'o-5' the lawyers under the
''"' o' 'n''ItN Naiker organized
course OF Icc'"reS wholly from home
'"'cht' one ocihg given each week. !
y'" r''oI onIy q te" OF the speakers.
y. ~ jones' ! remember from the tact
.''l ne was "hlherc'tully criticized,
y JulEe '"rr''n' Judge Lee Charles H.
walker ana perhaps others OF the bar.
7''ne "I loe Guy elergymen spoke and
one OF TWO business men \ Mr. Ten
~ 'e' VINO "au spent rev years IN
,"e oouu 9c' ISIahaS gave an interest
'ng 'a'N' ne Is the gentleman VINO at
one t''"' owned considerable real eS-
'a'e mere ana tor "hom one OF our
Guy streets iehfFek avenue IS named
III ''o'r matters winch go to the up
"u'i"''E "I S"''elN chur'heS' private
eou'auoh"I institutions the members
u inc o"r were Always helpiuI' None
"''' "''.''l "ul t'eE were Always
r''''F WIN assistance ana encourage
'heh'
hu' Ut was as trends OF the pubic
N'l'""'' 'n'' 'no lawyers were actlVe'
''"'"Sl "''n"u' exception 'hey hao
o''n ''''''FS "I'ile working 'helr way
"P 70 lne'r CHOSEN profession ana they
Sl'lI'aul'"'u WIN 'he SchoolS "lthont
''l''''' ID SNORT ! may say toat me oar
o' M"'''o"o' county mas always
strongly supported an thoSe tningS that
go io"'T" 'l' upl'It oI humanity IN
"ar ''''e y mas oeeh loyaI ana true 70
tue government IN peace no less loyal
ana "peo'eh' 10 'he law
Nn'u J p'g'h the'e papers, l an
nouhceu my intention 10 SIMPLY "rite
q Ie" Shei'le' covering tne earnest
PERIOD % our history ana 'clllng "hat
hIe" ana coulu gath'r III rela''oh -
me iounoerS OF our present hsut'-
uons, II was SIMPLY my "eSl,' 20 pre-
serve some "oru pictures OF the prlml-