The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-03
NUMBER SO
which lasted about two years.

which lasted about two years.
In 1870 through some of his business
dealings he became owner of the Pilot
and edited it for something over
year He proved himself a sharp, pithy
writer of very readable English, but he
disliked the great amount of routine
detailed work necessary in publishing
newspaper for a country circulation.
Treat was good real estate lawyer.
lie was also a good business man and
he joined the two clements and profit
ed much thereby lie purchased lands
with defective titles or clouded titles
when they had been abandoned by
their original owners, for a small con-
sideration. lie would clear up the
titles in court or by small payments
obtain quit claims, to perfect title and
sell for full value.
AT the time of his death he had
formed a partnership with John Franz
who had been register of deeds for
many years, to build up an abstract
business, and with the extension of
real estate speculation in view.
Treat was very popular with the
younger lawyers and believed in giving
them a chance The second year after
! was admitted | had gone up to the
supreme court with case on appeal
from am order sustaining a demurrer.
Treat wanted to know what l was do
ing that for. said, for two things: to
secure a little time for my client, but
principally "to learn the road up to the
supreme court"
Some time after / met Treat, who
said to me, well! you've learned the
way mp to the supreme court" l have
got a case where l was beaten at the
last circuit I want to take it up to
the supreme court Take hold of it
and get it up there"
/ took hold Of the matter, settled nv
first bill of exceptions, took the appeal
and won the case. As soon as he re-
cctycd the news he asked me to come
up to his office; there he produced the
Judgment roll and reporters minutes
of testimony in another case tried a
little over a year before in which he
had been defeated and asked me to
study it up and see if there was any
possible chance to reverse the decision.
lie remarked, he did not think there
was and had given it up. l took the
papers, and after several days study
discovered a point on which after
wards procured a reversal. | went to
his office and said, "Trcat, | will take
up your case and win it. / am certain
can get it reversed" lie was ncredu-
lous. What are your grounds? I told
him and showed him the Wisconsin de-
cisions. "Take it up" he said, "and be
quick about it,"
These cases arc reported as Fuchs
vs.. Treat Al Wis and Treat VS.. Law
renee " Wis. The experience I gaiued
in these matters were of great value to
me, in the days to come.
Mr.. Treat served two terms as dis
trict attorney of Manitowoc and
proved himself a good all round law
yer. Like many other good lawyers,
he lacked the patience necessary to
work up bills Of exceptions after a
long trial, or dig long and continuously
for authorities in a brief. He was in
dustrious, in that he was always doing
something, but he could not stand the
strain of long continuous effort upon
one thing or one subject.
lie died universally regretted on
Nov, IS, 1850. His age being only ~
years, 2 months and is days
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