Biography of Judge M. L. Olmsted, 1898, Baker Co., Oregon Surnames: Olmsted ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access and not to be removed separately without written permission. ************************************************************************ Transcribed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: W. David Samuelsen - April 2002 ************************************************************************ Morning Democrat, 20 May 1898 Illustrated Souvenir Edition Bowen & Small, Publishers JUDGE M. L. OLMSTED There is probably no member of the legal profession better or more favorably known throughout Eastern Oregon than is the subject of this sketch, by reason of his long and intimate acquaintanceship with its leading men and active participation in all matters of public import and that have tended to advance the interests of this section of the state. His enterprise and integrity have made for him friends in all classes of soceity, and his name is a synonym for honesty and industry. Judge Olmsted served with distinction during the civil war, in the third division of the 12th Army Corps. After being discharged he located in Iowa for several years, coming to Oregon in 1874, where he has since practiced law. From 1884 to 1886 he was Judge of the Sixth Judicial District of the State.