History of Idaho; a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests . ended from theJNIcLean family, likewise distinguished, and hergrandfather McLean was an officer of high rank inthe Revolution. J. G. Watts, the second of the five children of hisparents, because of the death of his father had limitedadvantages in some directions and is largely a manof self-attainments. LTp to the age of sixteen heattended the soldiers orphans school, and thenentered the state normal school. He succeeded ingraduating in 1880, and for five years made his livingchiefly throu
History of Idaho; a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests . ended from theJNIcLean family, likewise distinguished, and hergrandfather McLean was an officer of high rank inthe Revolution. J. G. Watts, the second of the five children of hisparents, because of the death of his father had limitedadvantages in some directions and is largely a manof self-attainments. LTp to the age of sixteen heattended the soldiers orphans school, and thenentered the state normal school. He succeeded ingraduating in 1880, and for five years made his livingchiefly through teaching, being connected with thePennsylvania schools two years and those of Illinoisthree years. In the meantime he had taken up thestudy of law at Petersburg, Illinois, under ThomasW. McNealy, an ex-member of congress. On the1st of April, 1886, he was admitted to the bar atNorth Platte, Nebraska, and for four years remainedin that town and made the beginning of his pro-fessional career. With such a varied practical experi-ence Mr. Watts came to Idaho in 1890. Lentil the All .709^ ..<,.. l-!Oi. ^.f 7^0. HISTORY OF IDAHO 831 fall of 1893 his home was in Idaho City, he was atSilver City until 1900, then moving to Boise, wherehe practiced in all the courts until 1908, since whichtime his home and office have been at MountainHome. Mr. Watts makes a specialty of mining andirrigation law and is regarded as one of the mostvaluable counsel in the Northwest in this importantfield. At Omaha, Nebraska, in May, 1889, Mr. Wattsmarried Miss Pearl Stoner, a daughter of SamuelA. and Nancy (Getter) Stoner, her family being ofPennsylvania Dutch Two children wereborn of their marriage, James G. and Nancy G., born at Omaha in 1890, is a graduate ofthe Boise high school and took three years in thestate university and is now connected with a largeengineering firm at Prince Rupert, British Nancy, who was born at Idaho City in 1892,is a graduate of the Bo
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