Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1920 — WILLIAMS MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT [ARTICLE]

WILLIAMS MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT

FILES PETITION AS CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE OF THIS JUDICIAL DISTRICT 'Attorney George A. Williams, of this city, has filed with Ed. Jackson, secretary of state, his petition as a .candidate for the Republican nomination for judge of the thirtieth judicial district. Mr. Williams is the second attorney in this city to file such petition, E. M. Laßue having done so a few days ago and notice of which was made in this paper. The editor of the Republican desires to be perfectly .neutral in this contest in which possibly there will be some 'four or five candidates from this city. - As- the announcements are made we will give each a write-up to which we believe they are justly entitled. Attorney Williams is a native Buckeye. He was hern in Allen county on July 24, 1873 and grew to manhood upon an Ohio farm. He was graduated from the common and high schools of that state. When seventeen years of. age he began teaching school during the winter and farmed during the summer. He was a teacher for ten years. He attended one, year at a normal school and spent another year in college. In June, 1901, he was graduated from the law department of the Valparaiso University at Valparaiso. In August of that year he located in Rensselaer, forming a T»artnership with U. M. Baughman, now of Oklahoma City, Okla. He had the experience which comes to many attorneys and others, who, in spite' of the lack of ready finance, screw their determination to the sticking point and fight against odds which often seem too great to overcome. He worked for his board at the university and some friends helped him to buy books and clothes. His efforts to repay this money, to keep his landlady from throwing him out and to keep his office rent paid, caused him to forego all of the pleasures and some of the necessities and to make the old suit of clothes last as long as possible. Throughout all of this period he was a student and gave the strictest attention to business and gradually won his way to a place of prominence and influence in this community. He has been active in the community life and has assisted in many of the t enterprises that have been accomplished in this city and, county. He was a member of the city school board when' our high school was erected. He was county attorney when our hospital was built ahd was for a time attorney for the city of Rensselaer. He has built for himself a reputation for honesty, fairness and cleanliness in private and public life. He is an active member of the Presbyterian church and a teacher in the Bible school of that organization. He is a Knight of Pythias and a member of the Independent Order of Oddfellows. He is president of the Farmers’ and Merchants’ National bank of tins city and is a farmer by proxy, owning a farm in Walker township. Jn 1905 he was united in marriage with Margaret Davidson, who was instructor in music .and art in the Rensselaer school. - During the war he was active in all of the work which had for its purpose to “Keep the Home Fires Burning.” He has made a large number of addresses and has always responded cheerfully when called upon whether the occasion has been Decoration Day,/Fourth of July or Bed Cross or Liberty Loen drives. ' ~ He is a staunch Republican and served the party in this county as its chairman.