Show john worth kern was waa born on de cember 20 1849 at the village of alto howard county indiana ills his father dr jacob W akorn WK kern orn was a V virginian Ir ginian by birth john was educated in the ei district strict schools and continued hla his ed by atten attending dint tile the indiana non raal mal school of kokomo kokomos ind riding horseback ten miles each way over every day later he taught school n neat eat alto lie he earned money to antei michigan university at ann arbor arbo graduating from the law department departie depart me ni 4 of that university in 1869 1866 he immediately began practicing in kokomo kokomos ind ile he was drafted when cheri lie he way vas 21 years old to male mahe the race for the tha legislature in the republican county of 01 howard oward Il but was defeated he was chosen city attorney of kokomo kokomos foi ex eix terms over republican aspirant ij la in 1884 he be was elected reporter ol 01 0 the supreme court couri since then india has been his home boine where he ha 3 practiced law ile ha has worked in every campaign served tho the county in the legislature and was the leader oi its his party in the state senate ile ho was waa city attorney under the last two ad ministrations of maior thomas tag gart from october 1897 to october A 1901 in 1900 he was nominated for governor but was defeated before the st louis convention of four years yeara ago mr kerns name had been kroml mentioned among the vice pres ident identical ial possibilities |