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CONTENTS
| I | Ancestry and Early Life | [7] |
| II | Early Experiences in Iowa | [18] |
| III | Removed to Des Moines | [38] |
| IV | Resumes the Practice of Law | [56] |
| V | Some Important Law Suits | [79] |
| VI | Visits Virginia Relatives | [95] |
| VII | Pleasure Trip to Colorado | [99] |
| VIII | Centennial Address | [104] |
| IX | Temperance and Prohibition | [109] |
| X | Regulation of Freight and Passenger Tariffs | [142] |
| XI | Des Moines River Land Titles | [152] |
| XII | A. O. U. W. Controversy | [163] |
| XIII | Important Events in Career | [165] |
| XIV | The Brown Impeachment Case | [171] |
| XV | More Law Cases | [185] |
| XVI | Birth of a Son and Personal Incidents | [193] |
| XVII | Breeder of Short Horn Cattle | [203] |
| XVIII | B. F. Allen Bankruptcy | [208] |
| XIX | About Prohibition | [215] |
| XX | Personal Incidents | [226] |
CHAPTER I
Ancestry and Early Life
Des Moines, Iowa, May, 1908