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staying here a very few years, he moved to Minneapolis, where he made a very fine success in his business.

"Another of the lawyers who came about the '80s was John W. Luke. He was a good lawyer, diligent, but slow in action. He was soon elected to the Legislature, where he took a very prominent part in legislation, and after his term of office expired was appointed railroad commissioner, which place he held until his death, which occurred in the early '90s.

"Taylor & Evans (T. B. Taylor and W. D. Evans) commenced the practice of law here in the early '80s. The firm proved to be a very successful one, Judge Evans proving to be one of the leading lawyers of the state. His partner, Mr. Taylor, was devoted mainly to office work. We have before referred to Judge Evans as being at that time one of the supreme judges.

"David Evans, of Pipestone, a brother of Judge W. D. Evans, located in Hampton in 1892. He at once took a front rank as a lawyer and continued as one of the leading members of the bar until his death, which occurred in 1913.

"Those not practicing long in the county were: J. Y. Luke, a son of J. W. Luke, now of Ames; Frank Marble, J. H. Bland, Walter Church, F. A. Harriman and W. F. Harriman."

Most probably no one of any consequence has been omitted in this above review of the bench and bar by Mr. Hemingway. He has simply given his recollections and impressions of the men who "wore the ermine and carried the green bag;" men of the profession who came under his notice within the past four decades. And now, something should be said of the earlier lawyers of the Franklin county bar, those who were here in the practice soon after the county was organized and was given a court of record of its own.

Credit is given Robert F. Piatt as being the first lawyer to locate in Franklin county. He was admitted to the bar at Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and in 1855 came to Franklin county, having cousins here in the persons of Herman and Charles Allen. The county had just been organized and he was the first lawyer to make his appearance in the bailiwick. Piatt took up his residence at the home of Judge Reeve and as soon as the county seat was located at Hampton he removed there. Sometime thereafter Piatt became restless and eager to escape trouble arising over money matters and went further

west.

Q. A. Jordan was the first (acting) prosecuting attorney of

Franklin county. It was suspected at the time he was here that he had not been admitted to the bar.

About the time that Job Garner platted the town of Hampton came one Samuel B. Jackson. He stayed but a short time.

P. H. Baker located at Maysville, then the leading town of the county, in 1856. He hung out his shingle as a lawyer and after a few years took up the practice of medicine.

A. H. Bridgeman, a native of New York, was here as early as 1856, taking his place as a lawyer of scholarly attainments, being a graduate from Harvard and the Albany law school. At the outbreak of the Civil war, Bridgeman enlisted in the Thirty-second Iowa Infantry and after his discharge located in Buchanan county.

J. J. Layman was a native of New York, who located in Hampton for the practice of law in 1858. He remained but a short time.

Daniel W. Dow, now in his seventy-eighth year, came to Hampton in July, 1859. He was a native of Washtenaw county, Michigan, but moved with his parents to Whiteside county, Illinois. After a few years' attendance at the district schools, young Dow taught the three Rs and at nineteen took up the study of law. He was admitted to the bar in 1859 and then came to Hampton, where he has ever since made his home. Mr. Dow became quite successful in his chosen profession and has always been active in the things furthering Franklin county's interests. Mr. Dow has a good Civil war record. Among other offices he has held is that of Representative in the State Legislature.

N. B. Chapman came to Hampton in 1859. He had been admitted at Peekskill, New York. Mr. Chapman was a trained lawyer and soon acquired the best practice in Franklin county. From 1861 to 1865 he filled acceptably the office of county superintendent of schools and in 1870 moved to Grinnell.

John T. Stearns, a native of New York, came here from Cedar Falls in the fall of 1856. He was a lawyer but devoted most of his time to mercantile affairs.

Arthur T. Reeve, brother of the first settler, Judge J. B. Reeve, became one of the leading men of Franklin county. He located at Maysville in 1854, where he followed farming in the summer and teaching school in the winter. Serving bravely in the Civil war and rising to the rank of colonel, he returned to Franklin county, read law and was admitted to the bar. He then engaged in the practice of his profession. Mr. Reeve was elected or appointed to several offices of trust and responsibility.

A. J. Kellam was a native of the state of New York. Coming West, he located at Delavan, Wisconsin, whence he removed to Hampton in 1871 and with J. F. Latimer opened the Franklin County Bank. Ten years thereafter, having read law in the meantime, he was practicing at this bar and for some time was associated as a partner with John H. King and D. W. Henley. Mr. Kellam was regarded in his profession as one of the ablest lawyers in the Northwest. He was a brilliant thinker and speaker. In 1882 he removed to Chamberlain, South Dakota, and soon thereafter was elected to the supreme court of that state and served as one of the supreme judges for eight years. Retiring from the bench, he took up the practice of his profession in 1896 at Spokane, Washington, and continued therein with great success until his death, which occurred in June, 1909, having arrived at the age of seventy-one years.

J. D. Giffin located in Hampton for the practice of law in 1873. After a period of nine months he went to Marion, in Linn county, and in 1882 was elevated to the bench in the eighth judicial district.

The following comprise the present bar of Franklin county: Hampton, E. P. Andrews, B. H. Mallory, J. M. Hemingway, H. C. Liggett, Ralph R. Stuart; J. J. Sharpe, the present county attorney; D. W. Dow; Robert L. Saley, E. E. Clock and Sherwood A. Clock, who constitute the firm of Clock, Saley & Clock; Sheffield, C. F. Johnston.

CHAPTER XIV

NEWSPAPERS EARLY IN FRANKLIN COUNTY-MANY ABLE MEN CONNECTED WITH THEM-THE RECORDER THE PREMIER-SKETCH OF L. B. RAYMOND.

The press of a community reflects the tone, character and sentiment of its people. It is justly considered among the most important institutions of every city, town and village. The people regard their particular newspaper as of peculiar value, not merely on account of the facts already alluded to, but because the paper is the repository wherein is stored facts and events, the deeds and the sayings that go to make up the local history. One by one these things are gathered and placed in type; one by one the papers are issued; one by one the papers are gathered together and bound, and another volume of local, general and individual history is laid away, imperishable. The volumes thus collected are the sources of research for the historian and are often referred to by the editor himself. The local press, as a rule, reflects the business enterprise of a place, and judging from this standard, the enterprise of the citizens of Franklin county is indeed commendable. Its papers are well filled though not overcrowded, with advertisements of home merchants and of its business affairs. No paper can exist without these advertisements and no community can flourish as it should that does not use the advertising columns of its local papers.

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Thomas Drummond, of the Vinton Eagle, visited Hampton in the fall of 1858 for the purpose of securing the delinquent tax list for publication, there being no newspaper in the county at that time. The field looked good to him for the establishment of a paper and on his return home mentioned the matter to Stephen M. Jones, who was a "typo" in the Eagle office. Jones became enthused with the idea and persuaded M. S. Bowman, a young Vinton acquaintance,

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