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been in Oregon a sufficient length of time to gain a citizenship he again ap- phed himself to the study of law, having meantime moved to Albany and entered the office of Weatherford & Piper. He was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of this State, in December, 1877, in the latter part of which month he moved to Pendleton, in Umatilla county, where he has since resided, devoting his attention to the practice of law and engag- ing somewhat in agricultural pursuits. Mr. Tustin is a young man of rare educational talent and is destined to become one of the leaders in the legal profession of Eastern Oregon, where he is making friends rapidly and build- ing up a lucrative hne of practice. He has always been a strong Republi- can and a firm believer in the doctrine of the majority rule, and has since 1878 been an active member of the Republican State Central Committee and has been a regular attendant at its meetings and also at the State Re- publican conventions. He is a communicant in the Protestant Episcopal Church, and has been largely instrumental in advancing its interests in that new country. He is also an influential member of the Knights of Pythias. Mr. Tustin is a gentleman of low and heavy build, slightly obese, with full, ruddy face, covered with brown whiskers, a well-shaped head, eyes of blue, and deep-set brown hair, and of a genial, courteous disposition. He was married at Roseburg, August 25, 1874, to Miss Annie Sanderson, grand- daughter of the late Captain Hembree, of Yamhill coimty, who died and was buried in the cemetery at Albany, in March, 1875. By the way, Mr. Tustin's name is prominently urged by citizens of Eastern Oregon for the Executive appointment as Circuit Judge of the recently organized Sixth Judicial District. '

RALPH M. DEMENT. The profession of law has among its followers many young men possessed of the fiecessary qualifications which, if judiciously administered, will with- in a few short years earn for them a prominent place in the ranks of the le- gal fraternity, there being to-day, as there has been for centuries past, "plenty of room at the top." The subject of this sketch is one of that num- ber who has it in his power to become a leader, having been favored by cir- cumstances, and being possessed of energy, industry and ambition sufficient to nerve him to the contest and carry him onward and upward toward the very summit of legal fame. He was born in Oregon City July 27, 1856, his parents being classed among the pioneers of this State. He received ex- cellent educational advantages, having attended the public schools of San Francisco, Cal., and graduating in 1875 with the degree of B. S. in the Col- legiate Department of the Columbian University at Washington, D. C, and subsequently, in 1877, with that of L. L. B., in the Law Department of the same institution. He was officially connected with the U. S. War and In- terior Departments for several years. In 1879 he removed to Portland to enter upon the active practice of his profession, and formed a partnership with Hon. John H. Mitchell, ex U. S. Senator, and has since that time been m constant practice. He is active and industrious and is destined to be- come one of the most prominent attorneys of the State. He has as ye