Show began life as a blacksmith congressman tawney of minnesota Is the son of 0 one blacksmith grand son of another and learned the same trade himself in mount pleasant town ship near gettysburg where he was born in 1855 at the age of twenty two he went by boat to winona his present home where he landed with just twenty five cents in his pocket two hours later he was at work as blacksmith and machinist he remained in the same shop four years meantime studying law he ile practiced for some time after being admitted to the bar and was then elected to con gress where he has been for nearly talve years |