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1100 THE COURTS AND LEGAL PROFESSION Next 1867. He read law at the low a University and was admitted in June. 1890. He practiced law at Forest City with C. H. Kelley from 1893 to 1898, and succeeded to the business in 1898. When C. H. Kelley went upon the bench. Since that time he has been alone in the practice of law. In politics Mr. Brown is a republican. George D. Peters was born February 9, 1836, in Princeton. Illinois. He read law and was admitted at Springfield, Illinois, in January, 1880. He removed from Illinois to Spirit Lake, Iowa, in 1881. And formed a partnership with Wm. H. Bailey. In 1887 he removed to Forest City and became a law partner of V. H. Fisher, which partnership continued until 1894, since which time he has practiced alone, He was elected mayor of Forest City by the republicans and served one term. Bert J. Thompson is a native of Iowa, having been born May 19, 1872, at Forest City. He graduated from Iowa College in 1894. He read law at Harvard University, graduating in 1904, and was admitted at Des Moines that year. He has practiced law in Forest City about two years. He was cashier of the Winnebago County State Bank from 1894 to 1901. WINNESHIEK COUNTY. HISTORICAL. The Iowa legislature, at its session of 1850-1, authorized the organization of the county and appointed John L. Carson organizing sheriff. At the election, David Reed was elected county judge; Joseph Brown, clerk; George Bachel, sheriff, and David Kuy Kendall, recorder and treasurer. The first term of court was held at the home of William Day, in Decorah, in September, 1851. The first lawyer in the new town was John B. Onstine, who came in on foot in July, 1851. Others in the order of their coming were: Dryden Smith, A. B. Webber, John L. Burton, L. Bullis and E. E. Cooley, the latter in 1854, and who served as district judge. |
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