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 . original-ly intended to locate in Dakota, he was i)er-suaded by some friends to open an office inJackson, which he did November 17, has always been an earnest student, andthe high rejuitation he has achieved as .alawyer is due to his tireless energy and closeapplication to his jirofession. He has neverbeen associated with a partner, but has beenthe preceptor of several young men who haveassisted him in his professiona
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 . original-ly intended to locate in Dakota, he was i)er-suaded by some friends to open an office inJackson, which he did November 17, has always been an earnest student, andthe high rejuitation he has achieved as .alawyer is due to his tireless energy and closeapplication to his jirofession. He has neverbeen associated with a partner, but has beenthe preceptor of several young men who haveassisted him in his professional Knoxs political affiliations are with theDemocratic party. lie served as probateJudge for a short time l)y a])pointment, andin December, 1870, was elected superintend-ent of the public schools of Jackson countyon an independent ticket, and for two suc-ceeding terms was elected on the Re])ub]icanticket. He served as county attorney from1887 to Ism, and in May of the latter yearwas a])i)ointed a member of the state boardof examiners in law to represent the SecondCongressional District, serving in this posi-tion till the summer of 1000, when he re. TUOJIAS J. KNOX. signed. Jn January, 10(10, he was appointeda member of tlie state railroad and ware-house commission by Gov. Lind, and was acandidate for election to that office in No-vember of that year, but was defeated. is ca charter member of Des ISloinesValley Lodge, No. 15G, I. O. F., and Jack-son Lodge, No. 40, A. (). IT. W. He wasmarried September :., 1877, to Miss JaneCowing, daughter of John and Elizabeth(owing. Four children have been born to(hem: Elizabeth, John Cowing, Kuth andThomas Start. Elizalieth died in inlanev. KOfJEKS, Arthur Curtis.—Care of feebleminded and epileptic children is a compara-tively modern philanthropic work. This be-nevolence was left at first to private en-deavor. The method of treatment—if meth-od it could be called—was naturally hap-hazard, depending upon the vagar
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