Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1910 — JUDGE P. H. WARD DEAD [ARTICLE]

JUDGE P. H. WARD DEAD

Former Judge of This Circuit Buried Last Week at Salem, Ohio. A brief mention was made in the last issue of the Enterprise of the death of Judge Peter H. Ward, formerly of this place, but few facts were at hand at that time.; Judge Ward died the first of last week at Pennville, Ind., and interment was made Wednesday in the old family burial ground at Salem. Ohio. Back in the 70’s and 80's Ward was one of the best known and most prominent men in Newton county. He was judge of this circuit for six years, and practiced law many yejars prior thereto. After retiring 1 from the bench the family moved to Oregon, where Mrs. Ward died about ten years ago. Judge Ward studied law under Benjamin Harrison. afterwards president of the United States, and enjoyed a wide acquaintance among eminent lawyers and statesmen. He was a man of high aspirations, and possessed a most agreeable personality. One son, Herbert Ward, of Oregon, and one daughter, Mrs. N. L. Richmond, of Kankakee, survive him.—Kentland Enterprise.