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Profiles of Washington Territorial Librarians – Benjamin F. Yantis, 1873-1875

Profiles of Washington Territorial Librarians – Benjamin F. Yantis, 1873-1875

 Benjamin Franklin Yantis, 1873-1875 From the Desks of the Central Library Staff Born Mar. 19, 1807 in Garrard County, Ky., B.F. Yantis emigrated to Missouri in 1835, where he became the Superior Court Judge of Saline County. In 1850 (some sources say 1852) he was part of an overland party to the Oregon country that was an ordeal even by pioneering standards. His wife was included among the several deaths in the group. Judge Yantis ran a stage line to…

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Here come da judge*

Here come da judge*

In addition to the U.S. Senate race, Washington’s 2010 ballot also will include three other statewide elected positions – three Supreme Court seats.  Washington has nine justices, each elected for six-year terms, elected in classes of three.  Got that? Sometimes there are vacancies and a huge battle ensues for the top state judicial post.  This year, all three incumbents are seeking re-election – Chief Justice Barbara Madsen, Justice Richard Sanders and, as of his announcement on Wednesday, Justice James Johnson.  …

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