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Show New Idaho Senator Law Pupil of Bryan KERTLAND I. PERKY I ' - 'I Sl I i lilt M-m Wearer of Gem State Toga Is Eminent Jurist and Democrat. Special to Tho Tribune. BOISE, Ida., Nov. 21-Unlted States Senator Kirtland I. Perkr, appointed ap-pointed to a seat In tho upper house of congress by Governor James IL Hawlcy of this state to All the recess vacancy caused by the death of the lat Senator Weldon B. Hey-burn, Hey-burn, is one of the foremost Democratic leaders In tho stato of Idaho, a prominent promi-nent Jurist and member of tho Idaho bar. Senator Perky wan born in Smlthvllle, Wayno county. O., February S, 1SG7. His father was Dr. John Firestone Perky and his mother Ester Martin Porky. Ho lived there with his mother until he was 13 years old, his father dyinj; when the son was hut 5 years of apre. Eight years later ho left Ohio for Nebraska with his mother. He attended tho Ohio Northwestern North-western university at Ada, O., graduating graduat-ing in 1SSS. Then ho returned to Nebraska Ne-braska and read law In the offlco of Talbot Tal-bot ft Bryan. Mr Talbot at tho present tlmo is bead of the Modern Woodman order and Mr. Bryan In the prcat commoner. Senator Perky then practiced law at Wahoo. Neb., for threo years and moved to Idabo in 1S94. Locating at Albion, Ida., Senator Porky remained thoro until 1S98 when he went to Mountain Homo, and in 1900 was appointed state chairman of tho Democratic Demo-cratic Btate central committee, the year In which the party mado a clean sweep of the state, electing tho entire ticket In tho faco of party strife which was turned by Senator Perky into a harmonious harmoni-ous party front. In 1901 Governor Hunt appointed Senator Sen-ator Perky Judge of tho Fourth Judicial district. In 1903 ho removed to Boloe and has been practicing law here ever slnco. Although ho was a member of the executive committee of tho Democratic Demo-cratic stato central committee for twelve years and has been active an a party worker, he never sought an office. Senator Perky Is classed as one of tho moEt brilliant membora of tho Idaho bar. During his law practice ho has boon associated as-sociated with many of tho most Important Impor-tant cases tried In tho west. Ho has been a conspicuous figure In politico and Is known as ono of the most successful success-ful political leudcrs. |