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Excerpt from History of the Bench and Bar of Minnesota, Vol. 1 \vhen the effort to compile this publication began, the publishers arranged with the late Hon. Hiram F. Stevens to become its editor. Mr. Stevens acted in that capacity until ill health compelled him to abandon active work. -'vith that fearless determination which was characteristic of Hiram F. Stevens. He refused to take the rest which he had earned by his devotion to every duty which he undertook, until it was too late to restore a vitality worn out by too long and constant application to his professional labors. Mr. Stevens' illness compelled delay in the issue of these volumes, and his untimely and deeply de plored death enforced the publication of The Bench and Bar of Minne. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.