Ashurst of Arizona (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Ashurst of Arizona A Friend of Mr. Ashurst, who has known him from early childhood, has handed the Editor the following interesting letter: "Henry F. Ashurst is a type of young men found in great abundance throughout the West, who are making themselves useful citizens. "Mr. Ashurst was born in the State of Nevada in 1874, and the next year he was brought by his parents to Arizona, where he has continuously resided. His father, a native of Kentucky, pioneer and prospector, was accidentally killed by an explosion in a mine in the Grand Canyon many years ago. His mother, a native of Missouri, heroically endured the hardships incident to life on the Arizona frontier. "He left the Flagstaff public school at the age of 15 to become a cowboy, and during the next four years 'rode the range in Coconino, Navajo, and Apache counties. At the age of 19 he was appointed a deputy by Sheriff 'Sandy' Donahue, of Coconino County, which position he creditably filled. After he left the sheriffs office, he went to work as a hod-carrier, and later as a lumber-jack in the mills of the Arizona Lumber Company of Flagstaff. In 1895 he commenced the study of law, which he pursued with close application. In 1896 he was elected to the Legislature from Coconino County, was re-elected in 1898, and in 1899 was selected as Speaker of the House, being the youngest man ever chosen to fill such a position. "In 1899 he was licensed by the Supreme Court of Arizona to practice law, the duties of which profession he has observed with notable success and with untiring devotion to his clients. In 1902 he was elected to the territorial council. In 1903, desiring to secure every possible advantage for his professional avocation, he entered the law department of the University of Michigan and, as a special student, took a course of lectures in law and political economy. "In March, 1904, he was married to Elizabeth L. Renoe, of Flagstaff, and a happy marriage, indeed, was this, for even in bitter partisan strife his political opponents always suspend their criticisms long enough to take opportunity to praise and approve the virtue and rectitude of his domestic life. "He was elected district attorney of Coconino County in 1904 and was reelected in 1906. During his two terms of office as district attorney his efforts were those of a zealous guardian of the public interests. While in office, dishonesty and extravagance in public business crumbled before his determined honesty and aggressive courage. In the administration of the duties of his office as a public prosecutor, justice went hand in hand with charity toward the poor and unfortunate. "In 1908 he was licensed to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. In January, 1909, he moved his law office to Prescott and immediately was recognized as one of the leaders of the able Prescott bar. "Despite his arduous labors, he never failed to keep in touch with the great public questions that are discussed throughout the nation and to hear his addresses on the many topics that enter into the very life of the nation gives assurance that he has closely studied these questions and kept abreast with the times. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imp