HOMES NEAR TO NATURE. 



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1884, was county attorney from 1891 

 to 1897, and has been District Judge 

 since 1899. 



The high estimation in which he is 

 held is shown by the fact that he has 

 been in public office practically all his 

 life and has served longer than any 

 other man in Dubuque County with 

 the exceptions of the late D. B. Hen- 

 derson, Speaker of the House, and 

 Wm. D. Allison, tbf Father of the Sen- 

 ate. 



He lectures on law at different insti- 

 tutions and is always in demand for 

 speeches on special occasions. He has 

 served on the reception committee of 

 President McKinley. 



He is brother of Dr. Washington 

 Matthews (sometimes called "Major") 

 of Washington, D. C, who was Presi- 

 dent of the American Folk Lore So- 

 cietv and had charge of the Medical 

 Department of the Army and Navy and 

 who was considered the greatest 

 authority in knowledge of the Indians. 



JUDGE MATTHEWS AND A FEW OF HIS MANY 

 CHILDREN WITH THEIR PET BURRO. 



