Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1900 — ATTORNEY A. D. BABCOCK. [ARTICLE]

ATTORNEY A. D. BABCOCK.

Honest Candidate For Prosecutor 30th Judicial Circuit. Under the above caption the Fowler Review of last week gives the following complimentary writeup of the democratic candidate for prosecutor of this judicial district: The Review takes pleasure in calling attention to a few brief facts concerning Attorney A. D. Babcock of Goodland, Ind., who is now a candidate on the Democratic ticket for the office of prosecuting attorney of the 30th judicial circuit comprising the counties of Newton and Jasper. Mr. Babcock has very frequently appeared in the Benton Circuit Court for quite a number of years, has worked insurance and law business all over this county, and is known as a tireless worker and in every way faithful to the client who employs him. “Bab,” as he is familiarly known, always has a pleasant smile and as he is a good conversationalist, he is always welcome here. Attorney Babcock’s habits of industry were acquired by years of hard experience. He was born in Jasper county on September 28, 1852 and as a large part of his family were stricken down with typhoid fever when he was very young, he was forced to take a position as the head of his family when only 15 years old, and supported his mother, two sisters and a brother by hard work at cutting, sawing and hauling wcod in and about the old town or Rensselaer. He sent his oldest sister to Torre Haute, where she acquired an education ami afterwards taught several successful terms of school. The experience he had when a boy schooled him for the success of later years and at the age of twenty two. Dr. Patton and wife of Remington took an interest in “Bab's" erne and for two years he remained with them during the winter and attended the Remington high school. At the close of his second school year he promptly secured a two year’s license and afterwards taught ten successful terms of school, working in the summer time on a farm. He started in business in Goodland in ]SBS with thirty-five cents in his pocket, having in the meantime expt nded his money for the support of the family, and opened up a law. real estate, insurance and collections I office. ■ Ho spent the thirty-five ■ cents for signs and sailed in. By i dint of great industry Im h acquired a very comfortab 1 little fortune, is identified . h the i business interests in ii. homo town of Gotxlland and is now local I attorney for the ('. A E I. R. R., I and city attorney. We will say that Atton v BaK- ■ cock has transacted business with • farmers and merchants allow, r this ■country, has the reputation of beI ing an honest, respectable citizen and is a man of thorough business . habits. He served four years as deputy prosecutor of Newton j county under John T Brown of 1 this place, and made an efficient officer. If elected to tin* position, 'of trust for which he is now a candidate the Review predicts that the people of the 30tli judicial I circuit will not iegret their choice-