, 1922-12-14
ANDREW MCMICKEN
1CALLED- BY DEATH


PIONEER RESIDENT and LEADER OF
STATE BAR PISSED PEACEFULLY
AWAY LAST SATURDAY.
Another Of Rawlins' pioneer citi-
Gems, Andrew McMicken, has passed
on after q lifetime of usefulness and
accomplishment, during which he
won and held the love and respect of
all with whom he came in contact
and the greater part or which was
spent liz ta;s city end county. Mr..
McMicken was stricken with the
malady. cancer Of the stomach,
which caused his death. last Octob-
err. and he was then taken by his son
to Denver In order to consult a spe-
cialist. He returned during the lat
ter days of that month and at once
took to his bed and since then has
been gradually sinking. Saturday
and he passed peacefully into the
Great Beyond, surrounded by mem
bers Of his family.
Deceased leaves a widow, Helen
Cannon McMicken, and one son, An
drew Revelle, and a daughter, Anne
Helen. Four sisters also survive,
Mrs. b. P. Runkle. Mrs. William M.
Strowbridge and Miss Jennie Nc
Micken, all of Cincinnati, and Mrs.
Lucy Hines, OF Portland, Ore, who
II in the city and attended the fu-
neral services.
Obituary
Andrew McMicken has for years
been recoGni1ed a. one of the most
distin guished members of the WyOm-
ing bar, . position in the profession
which he has held ever since coming
70 Rawlins to take up the practice of
law In the early day OF 1881. He
was born in Cincinnati ON November
IL. 1851. and was Of Scotch an
ceotry and one OF q family Of nine
children.
After completing his course In tho
common schools. which included .
term in an academy at Keokuk, Ia,
and spending three years in study at
Princeton, Mr.. McMicken entered the
Cincinnati Law School from which he
was graduated in 1872. After grad
Atchls0n, Kans., and then returned
TO his native city. accepting . posi-
uon ~ assistant In the office of the
prosecuting attorney. where he re-
manned for fouY years.
Threatened with failure Of his
health Mr.. McMicken came west and
Tor the NEXT eight years was engaged
IN the cattle business. out Of doors
and on the range, finally regaining
Ids physical visor and deciding 70
resume the practice Of Law. He ar
rived In RawNns In March. 1881, and
has resided hore {. continuously ever
since. He formed . partneship with
the late Judge Blydsnburg which
continued - to the time the judge
was elevated TO the Supreme bench.
At this time. In 1917. his only son.
Andrew Rsvelie. who had the year
before besa graduated from Harvard,
became . member Of The firm.
Pohoecally Mr.. AeAicken has a.
ways affiliated With the Democratic
party and has essn prominent In the
councils Of that organization and has
lite principles. On several occasions
no has been . candidate for office on
that tcket. He served 40 prosecut.
1nx attorney for this county for two
terms and VA city attorney for
RAwlins for several years. During
1889 and part Of the following year
no conducted the CARBON County
Journal. but resumed the practice OF
law In 1880.
Mr.. McMicken was married In
Rawlins to Miss Helen Cannon and
leaves beside MS widow. one son.
Andrew Revelle. and one daughter,
Anne Helen. both OF whom reside Il
the family homo. He was during his
lifetime prominent IN fraternal cir
cles and was . past Hlustrious Poten-
tate Of Korein Temple of the Mystic
Shrine. He VA Past Exalted Ruler
OF the b. p. o. Elks and had served
~ Chancellor Commander Of the
Knights Of Pythias.
The FOnera1
The mortal remains Of Andrew
NcAtcksn o viewed for the last
time and laid tenderly n their last