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life ho iy ^ionui\, ploasant and courteous, and is exceedingly fond of narrat- ins incidontH of territorial life in Oregon. He is of medium size and weighs about two hundred pounds, thrifty and sober, and (nmse-iuently robust, healthy and strong. He is a plain, good-natured, pleasant gentleman, who will in the future, as in the past, make his power felt in the circles of pubhc liff>. _

PROF. J. T. GREGG- Among the rising young attorneys of our State, the subject of this sketch stands i)rominent and although young in years is rapidly gaining an exper- ience that will prove invaluable in years to come. He has energy and am- bition and will succeed where other men would fail. He was born in Allen county, Indiana, September 20, 1847. He immigrated to Oalifoniia in 1855, where he resided until 1H(4, when he first came to Oregon. His early edu- cation was received in the public schools of California, He taixght school in this State until 18(58, when he returned to California, and in 1870 entered the State Normal School in San Francisco for the purpose of thoroughly preparing himself for the profession of a teacher. He remained there two years and returned again to Oregon. In 1874 he was elected principal of the East Salem Orammar Scliool, which position he held for eight consecutive years. In this position Prof, (iregg gave universal satisfacti(m to the patrons of the school, the pupils under his charge having made excellent progress in their studies. In 187 he was appointed City Superintendent of the Salem public schools; and in 1878 was elected County Superintendent of Schools for Marion (lounty, both of which positions lie still holds. While engaged in school-work he devoted his spare time to the study of law, and was admitted to the bar in 1881, and he is now engaged in the practice of law in Salem. He is a V. G. of Olive Lodge No. 18, I. O. O. F., of that city. Politically he is a Republican, and takes an active interest in politics, and during the session of the Legislature just closed he has acted as Clerk of the House .Judiciary Committee. He is considered pretty good-looking, ordinary height and build, full whiskers, brown hair, clear-cut features and pleasant brown eyes. He is unmarried. Jind by the young ladies is consid- ered a desirable catoh.

HON. W. CAREY JOHNvSON. Prominent among the self-made meti of Oreg<m is he whoso name heads this sketch, and who has been a prominent characrter in business and polit- ical circles for many years past. He first saw the light of day in Ross county, Ohio, October 27, 188:-}, mid received the benefits of a common school education, when with his father. Rev. Hezekiah Johnson, he came to Oregon in 1845 and settled in Oregon City, where he has resided ever since. He commenced learning the printer's trade and worked on the case in Or- egon City for several years. In 1854 he commenced reading law with Wait A Kelly, and was admitted to the bar September, 18:55, which in view of the fact that he worked at the case four days each week and taught an evening school a good porticm of the time to earn money to pay his expensee,