History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . ews at county seat. His success was pronouncedfrom the very outset. His thorough knowl-edge of the business, with his ex] skill and ready pen, was stampedup(m the paper in unmistakable 1S85 he purchased the Marshall ilessen-ger, and condiined it with the ?News. mak-ing it the ?News-Messenger, now so wellknown through the state. Mr. Whitney tookan active part in public affairs as
History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . ews at county seat. His success was pronouncedfrom the very outset. His thorough knowl-edge of the business, with his ex] skill and ready pen, was stampedup(m the paper in unmistakable 1S85 he purchased the Marshall ilessen-ger, and condiined it with the ?News. mak-ing it the ?News-Messenger, now so wellknown through the state. Mr. Whitney tookan active part in public affairs as a Republican and soon gained a commanding influ-ence in that party. In IS!).) the State Hoardof Printing Conimissioners elected Mr. \Vhitney public printer. So efficiently did he dis-(diarge his exacting duties that he was re-elected in 1W»7, isytt, and 1!H)1. involving aservice of eight years. He also keejis intouch with his paper, which is in personalcharge of his oldest son. In lS!t4 he organized the Republican Iress Association (dMinnesota, and was its first president. In181)5 he was made president of the MinnesotaEditors and Publishers Association. He is. ].i\\ w I HTM; v. still active in both organizations. In 1S!)8-10(10 he was treasui-er of the State Repub-lican League, and in 1000 secretary of theState Rejudiliian (entral Committee. . also takes an inten^st in friiinrnalsocieties, being a Mason. (>d<l Fellow,Knight of P\ tliias. an KIk, and a member ofthe Ro\al .\i-can\im. He is also a prominentmendier of the he was iiiaiiied to Miss Mattie , at Lawrence, Mass. She died in 1877,leaving one son, Frank C Whitney. Ry asecond marriage in ISTO. to .Miss Nellie , <d Rethcl, .Me., foui- sons and wei-e addi-d to Ihe familv. CHEdORV. Charles States Attor-ney of Htark county, N. It., was born .\ugust•JO, 1S58, at Nauvoo. Ilamock county. 111.,the son of Edwin and Annie S. iLanel (Jreg-oiy. His fathi-r died when he was aboutfi
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