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While residing in the national capital Mr. Dunning completed a law course in the George Washington University, from which he won his professional diploma in 1907. While still with the land department of the United States government in June, 1908, he was sent to the west and continued in government service until June, 1909, with headquarters at Salt Lake City. He then resigned and removed to Boise to enter upon the private practice of law, in which he has since been continuously and successfully engaged, winning a creditable and gratifying clientage. He belongs to both the Ada County and Idaho State Bar Associations.
On the 24th of September, 1903, Mr. Dunning was married to Miss Alice Hall Totten, of Washington, D. C., and they have three children: John Albert, born May 28, 1908; and twins, Mary Joseph and Sarah Totten, born March 29, 1910.
In his political views Mr. Dunning has always been a stalwart republican since age conferred upon him the right of franchise and he served as chairman of the republican county central committee from 1914 until 1916. He was assistant attorney general of Idaho under Attorney General J. H. Peterson. He is an Elk and a mem- ber of the Boise Golf Club, and the latter indicates his chief source of recreation.
CLINTON H. HARTSON.
Boise has always had a strong bar and among its active practitioners is numbered Clinton H. Hartson, who, although one of its younger representatives, has achieved a creditable place in professional ranks. He was born in Spokane, Washington, June 1, 1886, the eldest of the three sons of the Hon. Millard T. Hartson, now a member of the bar of Seattle. The father is a man of prominence in Washington. He for- merly served as postmaster of Spokane for ten years and for several years was judge of the superior court of Spokane county. He was also at one time chairman of the state central committee of the republican party, is a member of the district exemption board and is identified with many movements which have to do with the welfare of the state and the support of the government in its war activities. His wife bore the maiden name of Margaret Roberson and they became the parents of three sons: Clin- ton H., of this review; Nelson T., now a captain in an ammunition train in France: and Joseph T., who is the secretary and superintendent of the Boeing Airplane Com- pany of Seattle. He is an expert mechanic whose skill is now utilized in the build- ing of airplanes.
Clinton H. Hartson was reared in Spokane and was graduated from the high school of that city with the class of 1905, when a youth of eighteen years. He was one of the honor students, delivering the valedictory address, and was elected presi- dent of his class. In 1905 he took the civil service examination and at eighteen years of age entered the postoffice department at Washington, D. C. While there he studied law in the George Washington University, from which he was graduated with the LL. B. degree in 1908. He at once left the national capital as a special agent of the general land office and spent eight months in his official capacity in the northwest- ern states. In March, 1909, he was appointed chief of field service, with headquar- ters at Boise, and so continued until June, 1911, when he resigned to take up the private practice of law, which he has since followed. He is one of the most promi- nent among the younger representatives of the bar of this state. His mind is keenly analytical, logical and inductive and his presentation of a cause always indicates a thorough understanding of its salient features.
On the 25th of December, 1910, Mr. Hartson was married to Miss Florence Lud-
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wig, of Providence, Rhode Island, and they now have two daughters: Margaret, who was born December 30, 1913; and Mary Frances, born August 7, 1915.
Mr. Hartson turns to hunting and fishing for recreation, indulging in those sports when leisure permits. He is a prominent member of the Elks and a past exalted ruler of Boise Lodge, No. 310, while twice he has represented the local organization in the grand lodge. In his political views he has always been a stalwart republican. Along professional lines he has connection with the local and state bar associations. His interest in community affairs is indicated by his membership in the Boise Commer- cial Club and he is also a member of the University Club.
GEORGE T. RITTER.
George T. Ritter is a partner in the firm of Ritter Brothers, proprietors of a plan- ing mill at Burley. He was born in Eden, Utah, August 16, 1888, and is a son of John T. and Oregon C. (Thomas) Ritter. The father was born at Wythe, Virginia, and crossed the plains in 1862, making the trip with ox teams. He met his brother George at Carson City, Nevada, and afterward returned to Riverdale, Utah, where he resided for a number of years. Later he homesteaded a ranch of three hundred and sixty acres and subsequently purchased an equal amount of land. He built a slab house upon his ranch and in the course of years when prosperity had to some extent at- tended his efforts he replaced this primitive dwelling by a more commodious and com- fortable frame house. As the years passed he continued to win success and even- tually erected a large and beautiful residence upon his place, which he is still occupy- ing at the age of seventy-seven years. His wife, however, passed away January 9, 1919, at the age of sixty-five years. In his political views Mr. Ritter has long been a republican and is regarded as one of the substantial citizens of the community in which he makes his home.
The boyhood days of George T. Ritter were passed at Eden, Utah, and he early became famillar with the best methods of tilling the soil and caring for the crops, his youthful experiences being those which usually fall to the lot of the farmbred boy. Later, in connection with his brother, James G. Ritter, he operated his father's ranch in the Ogden valley and was thus engaged until 1909, also conducting a car- penter shop on the ranch. In 1909 he came to Burley, where he established a plan- ing mill business on a small scale. In 1915 a removal was made to the present loca- tion and the business of the firm of Ritter Brothers is still growing. It is purposed soon to build a larger plant in order to meet the demands of their patronage, and theirs has become one of the important productive industries of this section of the state. They likewise deal in real estate and that branch of their business is also proving profitable.
In 1910 George T. Ritter was united in marriage to Miss Ida Mollerup, a daughter of Soren and Ida (Pierson) Mollerup and a native of Huntsville, Utah. They have be- come the parents of a daughter, Nina Ritter, who is the light and life of the household.
Mr. Ritter exercises his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the republican party, having been a stanch supporter of its principles since reach- ing adult age. He is connected with the Knights & Ladies of Security and the Idaho State Life Insurance Company. The major part of his time and attention, however, is concentrated upon his business affairs. He has always led an active life and early learned the value of industry and perseverance as factors in the attainment of suc- cess. As the years have gone on he has prospered, and his energy and persistency of purpose have brought him to an enviable position in industrial circles, as the plan- ing mill of the Ritter Brothers of Burley is now one of the important business enter- prises of that section of the state.
DAVID J. SUTTON, D. D. S.
Dr. David J. Sutton, engaged in the practice of dentistry at Pocatello in partner- ship with his brother, R. H. Sutton, was born at Paris, Bear Lake county, Idaho, in June, 1874, and is a son of John A. and Margaret Ann (Shepard) Sutton. The father was born in Leire, Leicestershire, England, and came to America at the age of fourteen
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years. He had been converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and emigrated to the new world to take up church work in this country. He was one of the early pioneers of Salt Lake City, where he engaged in blacksmithing. In 1870 he was sent to Bear Lake county, Idaho, by the church to aid in colonizing that section of the country and there passed away in 1913, at the advanced age of seventy-nine years. The mother, Margaret Ann (Shepard) Sutton, was a native of Newcastle-on- Tyne, England, and died at the age of sixty-two years. They were the parents of eleven children, ten sons and one daughter, and three of the sons are now deceased. Those still living are John A., Richard S., Mark H., Harry Edward, Ernest C., David J., Margaret, and Dr. R. H. Sutton. Of the sons still living five learned the black- smith's trade under the direction of the father. Two of the family, however, have be- come members of the dental profession and R. H. Sutton, the partner of Dr. David J. Sutton of this review, is associated with him in practice at Pocatello. He married Mel- vina Weaver, of Bennington, Idaho, and they are the parents of a son, Bland W., now ten years of age.
David J. Sutton pursued his education in the Brigham Young Academy at Logan, Utah, and afterward went to Chicago, where he became a student in the Chicago Col- lege of Dental Surgery. After thorough preparation for the profession he located at Montpelier, Idaho, where he opened an office in 1904, remaining in practice there for four years. On the expiration of that period he filled a mission to England for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, remaining abroad for two years, and in the meantime he pursued a special course in dentistry. Following his return to his native land he once more opened his office in Montpelier, where he again practiced for four years and then came to Pocatello in 1914. Here he entered into partnership with his brother, R. H. Sutton, and they have since been associated in the conduct of their professional interests. Both are thoroughly informed concerning the scientific princi- ples underlying their work and possess, too, that marked mechanical skill and ingenuity which must always form a part of the equipment of the successful dentist.
In 1902 Dr. David J. Sutton was united in marriage to Miss Emma Brown, of Paris, Idaho, and to them have been born eight children: Florence, David Wright, Damaris, James B., Geraldine, Marjorie, Sherman L., and Barbara.
Dr. Sutton has always taken a most active and helpful part in the church work and is now bishop of the Pocatello third ward and while at Montpelier was bishop of the first ward. In politics he has the courage of his convictions, voting according to the dictates of his judgment, and he at all times manifests a lively interest in every- thing pertaining to the upbuilding of his city and state.
THOMAS L. MARTIN.
Thomas L. Martin, junior member of the firm of Martin & Martin, attorneys of Boise, with offices in the Idaho building, was born in Boone county, Arkansas, Septem- ber 7, 1878, a son of Thomas B. and Mary Jane (Morris) Martin. When he was an in- fant in his mother's arms his parents removed to the state of Oregon, the family liv- ing in Union county until he was eight years of age. They then removed to Ada county, Idaho, settling on a farm near Star, and it was there that Thomas L. Martin largely spent his youthful days, his experiences being those that usually fall to the lot of the farm-bred boy. He acquired his early education in the public schools of Star and after- ward attended the Boise high school, while later he became a student in the University of Idaho, where he remained for three years. In the meantime, however, before enter- ing the university, he taught school for one year in Ada county. He worked his way through the university by tutoring in mathematics, receiving seventy-five cents per hour for his services in that direction, and thus he paid his expenses through the three years of his course in that institution. On the expiration of that period he took up the study of law in Boise and after thorough preliminary reading was admitted to the bar in 1908. In January, 1907, he formed a law partnership with his uncle, Frank Martin, already well established as a prominent member of the Boise bar, and the firm of Martin & Martin was thus organized and has since existed. They are recog- nized as one of the leading law firms of Idaho, their ability causing their retention as counsel for the defense or prosecution in many of the most important cases tried in the courts of the state.
On the 20th of October, 1903, Thomas L. Martin was married to Miss Bertha Ott,
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of Boise, and they have a daughter, Althea Eulene, born November 21, 1913. Mr. Mar- tin is identified with several fraternal organizations. He has been prominent in Odd Fellowship and is a past noble grand of Ada Lodge, No. 3, I. O. O. F. He is likewise connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Woodmen of the World. He belongs also to the Boise Commercial Club and has served as its president. His political allegiance is given to the democratic party but he has never been an aspirant nor a candidate for political office, preferring always to concentrate his efforts and en- ergies upon his professional interests, and by reason of this close application and the development of his latent powers he has won a creditable position at the Boise bar. He belongs to the Ada County, Idaho State and American Bar Associations.
CAPTAIN JOHN E. YATES.
Captain John E. Yates, who spent the last years of his life as a prominent business man and banker of Boise, was born on the Atlantic seaboard, a native of Bristol, Maine, and a representative of one of the old families of that state whose members were largely seafaring men. His great-grandfather, George Yates, a native of England, was the founder of the family in the new world. He settled at Bristol, where several generations of the family have lived. George Yates, father of Captain Yates of this review, was born at Bristol and, like others of the name, followed the sea, making his last voyage in 1849, at the age of thirty-five. From this voyage he never returned. In 1841 he had married Miss Sophia Blunt, of Bristol, a daughter of Samuel Blunt, who settled first in Massachusetts and later in Maine and who was a soldier in the War of 1812. Her maternal grandfather, James Morton, had been a soldier of the Revolutionary war. Mrs. George Yates survived her husband for more than a half century and passed away in Bristol in 1897, at the age of seventy-five years. She had but two children, the elder being Oscar O. Yates, who died in Bristol in May, 1908, at the age of sixty-eight years.
The younger son, Captain John E. Yates, was born on the 4th of February, 1845, and for thirty-five years remained a resident of his native town, attending the public schools after reaching the age of six. Seafaring life proved to him an irresistible lure notwithstanding that it had claimed many victims from his own family. For twenty-five years he followed the sea and won rapid promotion. For fifteen years of that time he was in command of various vessels, largely in the West Indian and South American trade. In 1898 he removed to Boise, Idaho, bringing his family to the new home which he had prepared in the northwest, he having previously invested here as early as 1891. He became an important factor in the business development and upbuilding of the city. He was connected with a number of the leading commercial and financial enterprises of Boise, becoming one of the organizers of the Yates & Corbus Live Stock Company, of which he served as president for several years. Throughout almost the entire period of his residence in Idaho he was connected with the live stock industry. He also turned his attention to the banking business and became one of the organizers of the Bank of Commerce of Boise, of which for four years he was president. He made extensive and judicious investments in real estate and his property holdings were large. He was the builder and proprietor of the Hotel Bristol, which he named in honor of his native city, and in 1907 he became the owner of the Yates block, one of the fine business structures of the city. His real estate included a beautiful home in the vicinity of Boise and adjoining it he had a fine fruit farm of sixty acres lying just outside the corporation limits of the cap- ital. He was a man of sound judgment who readily discriminated between the essential and the non-essential in all business affairs. He was fortunate in that he possessed character and ability that inspired confidence in others, and the simple weight of his character and ability carried him into important relations.
At Bristol, Maine, in 1872, Captain Yates was united in marriage to Miss Rox- anna Cox, a native of that place and a daughter of George Cox. She passed away in 1887, and in Sycamore, Illinois, Captain Yates afterward wedded Georgia Townsend, a daughter of Amos Townsend, and they became the parents of eight children, seven of whom are yet living: Dorothy, who was a student in the University of California; John, who has passed away; Margaret and Marjorie, twins, who were born in the old Sherman House of Chicago and were educated in a Massachusetts college; Oscar T .; Frederick T .; William T .; and Stephen T.
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The death of Captain Yates occurred in Boise, March 4, 1914. He had long been one of the most highly esteemed and honored residents of the city. He was for two years a member of the Boise city council and at all times loyally supported his polit- ical belief by earnest work in behalf of his party. He was a helpful member of the Commercial Club and he belonged to the Masonic fraternity and to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks at Boise. His religious faith was that of the Unitarian church and his life was ever guided by high and honorable principles. He perhaps became best known to the people of the state at large through his service as state senator, in which position he represented his district for two terms. He was made chairman of the committee on banks and banking and that on public lands. He had previously served as a member of the house of representatives. He was ever fearless in support of his honest convictions and with the organization of the progressive party he joined its ranks, and after two terms' service as a member of the state senate was made the candidate of that party for the office of state treasurer. He stood as a splendid type of American manhood and chivalry, holding to high ideals of citizen- ship, to faultless principles of business and to the strictest rules of manly conduct in every relation. He was indeed one whom to know was to esteem and honor and his many voyages to all parts of the world had stored his mind with many reminiscences and incidents that made him a most interesting companion.
GEORGE H. RUST.
George H. Rust was a practitioner at the bar of Boise and justice of the peace of the Boise precinct when death called him on the 30th of January, 1920. He was born in Dodge county, Wisconsin, July 11, 1881, and was a representative of one of the oldest American families. The ancestral line is traced back to Henry Rust, who left his old home in Norfolk county, England, to brave the dangers of an ocean voyage at that time aud established his home in the colony of Massachusetts prior to 1635. He set- tled at Hingham, Massachusetts, and the line of descent is traced from Henry Rust down through Israel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, Horace, Henry B., and Frank- lin G., to George H. Rust of this review, who was thus a representative of the family in the tenth generation in the United States. There were four Nathaniels in succession, the third of whom was a Revolutionary war soldier. Nathaniel Rust (IV) was the father of Hannah Rust, who became the wife of Colonel Oscar Perkins, by whom she had three sons, William Oscar, Henry Southwick and Julius Edson, who became famous musicians, the last named being a singer of wide note. William Oscar Perkins in his day was also prominent as a musical composer and director, living in Boston. Julius Edson Perkins, though but thirty years of age at the time, had won fame in musical circles both at home and abroad. Frank G. Rust, father of George H. Rust, is still living, being actively engaged in the insurance business at Glidden, Iowa, to which place he removed from Wisconsin during the infancy of his son George. The mother, Mrs. Emma (Brown) Rust, passed away during the early boyhood of their son George, who was the eldest child.
Reared in Glidden, Iowa, George H. Rust was graduated from the high school of that place at the age of seventeen years and afterward spent four years as a pupil in Park College at Parkville, Missouri. He was there graduated with the Bachelor of Arts degree as a member of the class of 1903. Upon his return to his Iowa home he took up the profession of teaching, which he followed for one term in the country schools and in 1904 came to Idaho. He then taught in the high school of Idaho Falls in the spring of that year, after which he removed to Boise, where he became a law student in the office of Samuel H. Hays. «After thorough preliminary reading he was admitted to the bar in May, 1906, and from that date practiced his profession continu- ously to the time of his demise. He belonged to both the Ada County and Idaho State Bar Associations.
Mr. Rust was married May 9, 1906, to Miss Maude Hubbard, of Boise, and they had a son, Richard H., whose birth occurred August 1, 1907. In politics Mr. Rust was a republican, giving stalwart support to the principles of the party, but he never held office save that at the time of his death he was serving as justice of the peace through appointment of the board of county commissioners on the 22d day of May, 1918. He belonged to the Knights of Pythias fraternity and was master of finance of the local lodge. He was likewise an active member of the First Congregational
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church of Boise, in which he served as treasurer. His activities were directed along lines which touch the general interests and welfare of society, his support being given to all plans and measures that he deemed of essential worth and benefit to the com- munity in which he made his home.
JOHN JOSEPH MCCUE.
John Joseph McCue, who has practiced at the bar of Boise for a decade, was born in Buffalo, New York, May 14, 1875, the elder of the two sons of Patrick and Sarah (Curran) McCue, who were born, reared and married near Thomaston, Maine. Both were of Irish descent and both have now passed away. The brother, Daniel McCue, is also a lawyer, practicing at Buffalo, New York.
John J. McCue was educated in the parochial schools of Buffalo and at ten years of age entered the law office of Herbert P. Bissell as a messenger. Mr. Bissell shortly thereafter affiliated with the firm of which Ex-President Grover Cleveland was the founder, and of which Ex-Postmaster General Wilson S. Bissell was also a member. Mr. McCue later entered the employ of the People's Bank, Buffalo, starting at the bottom and working to the position of teller. Leaving Buffalo, he took a position in New York city as an accountant, which work carried him all over the United States, doing mostly bank and municipal expert work. In 1903 he was graduated from the legal depart- ment of Grant University at Chattanooga, Tennessee, being the class valedictorian.
He then practiced law at Atlanta, Georgia. Subsequently he worked in Texas and Oklahoma and then went to California, where he worked as an accountant and banker for nearly four years. In 1909 he arrived in Idaho, where he has since given his atten- tion to professional interests. He was not long in building up a good practice, which his ability has entitled him to retain, specializing in matters pertaining to realty and also probate law. He is a member of the Ada County and the Idaho State Bar Asso- ciations, in addition to being a member of the bar of Tennessee, Georgia, California and Idaho.
At Los Angeles, November 8, 1908, Mr. McCue was married to Atella Louise Bedard of Chicago, who is of French descent. They have had three daughters, Sarah, Justine and Mary, but the first child, Sarah, died in infancy.
In politics, Mr. McCue is a democrat hut has never been an aspirant for office. He is a Roman Catholic and a past grand knight of the Knights of Columbus, and also a past state officer in that order. He also is a past head officer of the Woodmen of the World Head Camp, and a member of the Elks and the Boise Commercial Club. During the World war period, Mr. McCue was very active in all patriotic measures, having been captain of his local sector for all of the various war drives, and was a member of the Idaho District Legal Advisory Board, an appointee of Governor Alex- ander, the work of the board being to give free advice and counsel to all soldiers and sailors.
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