Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 264, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1911 — Jasper County Bey Getting to Frenit in Profession. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Bey Getting to Frenit in Profession.

A recent writ* up edition of the Chicago Examiner contained the following article about Jesse Roberts, son of Press Roberts, from over toward Brook, who has been practising law in Chicago for a number of years. The article reads: L —“ Jesse Elmer Roberts, attorney at law, with offices in the Title A Trust Bujlding, has been practicing his profession since locating here in October, 1892. He was for a number of years attorney for the villages of Summit and LaGrange and for several other municipalities. Mr. Roberts was bora In Rensselaer, ind., November 3. 1865, his parents being Preston Floyd and Louisa Hansell Roberts. After attending the schools he began teaching at the age of 19, meeting with popular success. He served as a member of the Board of Education at San Bernardino, Cal., and received the degree of LL. B. at the University of Michigan. Since entering the profession in Chicago he has conducted some cases which were recognised as extremely difficult, meeting with signal success. Mr. Roberts is a member of the Indiana Society and is also a thirty-sec-ond degree Mason, a Knight Templar and a Shrlner. Mr. Roberts has his residence at 621 Wellington street."