1910 US Census Elmer age 40 and Elizabeth 31 lived in Grass Valley, California on Pine St. with their daughter, Greba 9 and a boarder, Edward Adams. Elmer and Elizabeth taught in their Armstrong Business College.
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STROKES CLOSE ACTIVE LIFE OF E.H. ARMSTRONG
Citizen Who Advanced From Teamster to Conquer Two Professions and Serve Notably Is Deceased
Elmer H. Armstrong, perhaps Nevada County's most noted criminal lawyer, former district attorney, city attorney and virile political figure, passed away at his home on South Auburn street yesterday morning at 11 o'clock, following a stroke.
The widely known attorney had been in very ill health since June when he was confined to his bed by a stroke. Although his death was in some extent anticipated, it comes as a great shock to his family members and the county-wide populace.
Born at Iowa Hill
The late E. H. Armstrong was born at Iowa Hill, Placer county, November, 10, 1869, making his age 67 years and 10 months at the time of his death. His parents were pioneers who came across the plains and located in Placer county, and the deceased attorney was one of eleven children. In early active life he drove stage and freight teams. He received his early education in Iowa Hill, later going to the midwest for a commercial education.
In 1899 he established the Armstrong Business College in Grass Valley, conducting it through a notable and successful term of years. He took as his life partner Miss Elizabeth Angove, and to them a daughter, Greba, now Mrs. Roy Terrell, was born.
In 1910 Mr. Armstrong began his study of law, and in 1913 was admitted to the bar. With his step into the legal profession a long period of notable public service was entered upon. For a number of years he served as city clerk and assessor, achieving during that period a veritable revolution of the earlier assessment practices. Out of this relatively minor office, Mr. Armstrong emerged a county-wide figure in 1914 and was swept into the office of district attorney the year following his admission to the bar.
Mr. Armstrong first came into political note by his leadership of the Hiram Johnson Progressive movement in Nevada County, an attitude which he never relinquished or modified.
Reelected for a second term after a particularly bitter political contest, Mr. Armstrong retired to private practice, serving at intervals as city attorney by appointment of the Council. Such position he held at the time of his demise.
During his administration of the district attorney office Armstrong's record of convictions as a prosecutor was so outstanding that it aroused favorable comment in the entire state.
Great Trial Lawyer
Elmer Holland Armstrong was rated as one of the most resourceful and effective trial lawyers in the history of the county, and his appraisement of humanity was almost uncanny. Unerringly he selected juries, whether he was serving as defense lawyer or prosecutor, and his knowledge of individuals and their reactions exceeded by far that of most of his attorney opponents. His sharp, often caustic, questioning of witnesses, his ability to detect flaws in his opponent's cases, marked him as one of the most dangerous of attorneys to face.
While already in impaired health, Armstrong just a year ago fought his last big legal battle - the defense of the Newman brothers charged with murder. His defense was notable, and laymen and attorneys alike considered his saving the two brothers from the noose one of the most difficult feats in the annals of the local bar.
Civic Servant
The deceased attorney's endeavors were not confined entirely to the legal field, however, and he found time to be of great service to the community as a whole. He was one of the organizers of the Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce, and served as a director for several years. During the World War he was attorney for the Exemption Board and also for the County Council of Defense, receiving an honorable discharge from both the state and national governments at the conclusion of the war.
Fraternal affiliations occupied much of the late attorney's time, he being a member of Tuolumne Lodge No. 8, R.A.M., Grass Valley Chapter No. 18 R.A.M., Quartz Parlor, N. S. G. W. and Grass Valley Nest No. 1547, Owls.
He served also as an officer of the Nevada County Bar Association, and was widely known in the California State Bar. At the time of his death he was secretary of the Nevada County Bar Association and a guiding figure in its activities.
Funeral Monday
Surviving the deceased attorney besides his wife and daughter are two brothers, O. E. Armstrong of Oakland and B. F. Armstrong of Beverly Hills. Two sisters, Mrs. Nell Bowers of Spokane, Washington and Mrs. Mary Boardman of Los Gatos also mourn his passing. A grandson, Ross Wehe, also is bereaved.
Private funeral services will be held Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the W.R. Jefford and Son Memorial Chapel, with interment to follow in the Masonic cemetery. Madison Lodge, No. 23, F. and A. M., will conduct graveside rites at the cemetery. Rev. Charles Washburn of the Episcopal church will conduct the last rites.
The family requests that flowers be omitted.
The above article appeared in the Grass Valley Union newspaper on Sun., Sept. 26, 1937, page 1. The Union newspapers are archived in the Doris Foley Library for Historical Research, Nevada City, Calif.
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STROKES CLOSE ACTIVE LIFE OF E.H. ARMSTRONG
Citizen Who Advanced From Teamster to Conquer Two Professions and Serve Notably Is Deceased
Elmer H. Armstrong, perhaps Nevada County's most noted criminal lawyer, former district attorney, city attorney and virile political figure, passed away at his home on South Auburn street yesterday morning at 11 o'clock, following a stroke.
The widely known attorney had been in very ill health since June when he was confined to his bed by a stroke. Although his death was in some extent anticipated, it comes as a great shock to his family members and the county-wide populace.
Born at Iowa Hill
The late E. H. Armstrong was born at Iowa Hill, Placer county, November, 10, 1869, making his age 67 years and 10 months at the time of his death. His parents were pioneers who came across the plains and located in Placer county, and the deceased attorney was one of eleven children. In early active life he drove stage and freight teams. He received his early education in Iowa Hill, later going to the midwest for a commercial education.
In 1899 he established the Armstrong Business College in Grass Valley, conducting it through a notable and successful term of years. He took as his life partner Miss Elizabeth Angove, and to them a daughter, Greba, now Mrs. Roy Terrell, was born.
In 1910 Mr. Armstrong began his study of law, and in 1913 was admitted to the bar. With his step into the legal profession a long period of notable public service was entered upon. For a number of years he served as city clerk and assessor, achieving during that period a veritable revolution of the earlier assessment practices. Out of this relatively minor office, Mr. Armstrong emerged a county-wide figure in 1914 and was swept into the office of district attorney the year following his admission to the bar.
Mr. Armstrong first came into political note by his leadership of the Hiram Johnson Progressive movement in Nevada County, an attitude which he never relinquished or modified.
Reelected for a second term after a particularly bitter political contest, Mr. Armstrong retired to private practice, serving at intervals as city attorney by appointment of the Council. Such position he held at the time of his demise.
During his administration of the district attorney office Armstrong's record of convictions as a prosecutor was so outstanding that it aroused favorable comment in the entire state.
Great Trial Lawyer
Elmer Holland Armstrong was rated as one of the most resourceful and effective trial lawyers in the history of the county, and his appraisement of humanity was almost uncanny. Unerringly he selected juries, whether he was serving as defense lawyer or prosecutor, and his knowledge of individuals and their reactions exceeded by far that of most of his attorney opponents. His sharp, often caustic, questioning of witnesses, his ability to detect flaws in his opponent's cases, marked him as one of the most dangerous of attorneys to face.
While already in impaired health, Armstrong just a year ago fought his last big legal battle - the defense of the Newman brothers charged with murder. His defense was notable, and laymen and attorneys alike considered his saving the two brothers from the noose one of the most difficult feats in the annals of the local bar.
Civic Servant
The deceased attorney's endeavors were not confined entirely to the legal field, however, and he found time to be of great service to the community as a whole. He was one of the organizers of the Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce, and served as a director for several years. During the World War he was attorney for the Exemption Board and also for the County Council of Defense, receiving an honorable discharge from both the state and national governments at the conclusion of the war.
Fraternal affiliations occupied much of the late attorney's time, he being a member of Tuolumne Lodge No. 8, R.A.M., Grass Valley Chapter No. 18 R.A.M., Quartz Parlor, N. S. G. W. and Grass Valley Nest No. 1547, Owls.
He served also as an officer of the Nevada County Bar Association, and was widely known in the California State Bar. At the time of his death he was secretary of the Nevada County Bar Association and a guiding figure in its activities.
Funeral Monday
Surviving the deceased attorney besides his wife and daughter are two brothers, O. E. Armstrong of Oakland and B. F. Armstrong of Beverly Hills. Two sisters, Mrs. Nell Bowers of Spokane, Washington and Mrs. Mary Boardman of Los Gatos also mourn his passing. A grandson, Ross Wehe, also is bereaved.
Private funeral services will be held Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the W.R. Jefford and Son Memorial Chapel, with interment to follow in the Masonic cemetery. Madison Lodge, No. 23, F. and A. M., will conduct graveside rites at the cemetery. Rev. Charles Washburn of the Episcopal church will conduct the last rites.
The family requests that flowers be omitted.
The above article appeared in the Grass Valley Union newspaper on Sun., Sept. 26, 1937, page 1. The Union newspapers are archived in the Doris Foley Library for Historical Research, Nevada City, Calif.
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1910 US Census Elmer age 40 and Elizabeth 31 lived in Grass Valley, California on Pine St. with their daughter, Greba 9 and a boarder, Edward Adams. Elmer and Elizabeth taught in their Armstrong Business College.
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STROKES CLOSE ACTIVE LIFE OF E.H. ARMSTRONG
Citizen Who Advanced From Teamster to Conquer Two Professions and Serve Notably Is Deceased
Elmer H. Armstrong, perhaps Nevada County's most noted criminal lawyer, former district attorney, city attorney and virile political figure, passed away at his home on South Auburn street yesterday morning at 11 o'clock, following a stroke.
The widely known attorney had been in very ill health since June when he was confined to his bed by a stroke. Although his death was in some extent anticipated, it comes as a great shock to his family members and the county-wide populace.
Born at Iowa Hill
The late E. H. Armstrong was born at Iowa Hill, Placer county, November, 10, 1869, making his age 67 years and 10 months at the time of his death. His parents were pioneers who came across the plains and located in Placer county, and the deceased attorney was one of eleven children. In early active life he drove stage and freight teams. He received his early education in Iowa Hill, later going to the midwest for a commercial education.
In 1899 he established the Armstrong Business College in Grass Valley, conducting it through a notable and successful term of years. He took as his life partner Miss Elizabeth Angove, and to them a daughter, Greba, now Mrs. Roy Terrell, was born.
In 1910 Mr. Armstrong began his study of law, and in 1913 was admitted to the bar. With his step into the legal profession a long period of notable public service was entered upon. For a number of years he served as city clerk and assessor, achieving during that period a veritable revolution of the earlier assessment practices. Out of this relatively minor office, Mr. Armstrong emerged a county-wide figure in 1914 and was swept into the office of district attorney the year following his admission to the bar.
Mr. Armstrong first came into political note by his leadership of the Hiram Johnson Progressive movement in Nevada County, an attitude which he never relinquished or modified.
Reelected for a second term after a particularly bitter political contest, Mr. Armstrong retired to private practice, serving at intervals as city attorney by appointment of the Council. Such position he held at the time of his demise.
During his administration of the district attorney office Armstrong's record of convictions as a prosecutor was so outstanding that it aroused favorable comment in the entire state.
Great Trial Lawyer
Elmer Holland Armstrong was rated as one of the most resourceful and effective trial lawyers in the history of the county, and his appraisement of humanity was almost uncanny. Unerringly he selected juries, whether he was serving as defense lawyer or prosecutor, and his knowledge of individuals and their reactions exceeded by far that of most of his attorney opponents. His sharp, often caustic, questioning of witnesses, his ability to detect flaws in his opponent's cases, marked him as one of the most dangerous of attorneys to face.
While already in impaired health, Armstrong just a year ago fought his last big legal battle - the defense of the Newman brothers charged with murder. His defense was notable, and laymen and attorneys alike considered his saving the two brothers from the noose one of the most difficult feats in the annals of the local bar.
Civic Servant
The deceased attorney's endeavors were not confined entirely to the legal field, however, and he found time to be of great service to the community as a whole. He was one of the organizers of the Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce, and served as a director for several years. During the World War he was attorney for the Exemption Board and also for the County Council of Defense, receiving an honorable discharge from both the state and national governments at the conclusion of the war.
Fraternal affiliations occupied much of the late attorney's time, he being a member of Tuolumne Lodge No. 8, R.A.M., Grass Valley Chapter No. 18 R.A.M., Quartz Parlor, N. S. G. W. and Grass Valley Nest No. 1547, Owls.
He served also as an officer of the Nevada County Bar Association, and was widely known in the California State Bar. At the time of his death he was secretary of the Nevada County Bar Association and a guiding figure in its activities.
Funeral Monday
Surviving the deceased attorney besides his wife and daughter are two brothers, O. E. Armstrong of Oakland and B. F. Armstrong of Beverly Hills. Two sisters, Mrs. Nell Bowers of Spokane, Washington and Mrs. Mary Boardman of Los Gatos also mourn his passing. A grandson, Ross Wehe, also is bereaved.
Private funeral services will be held Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the W.R. Jefford and Son Memorial Chapel, with interment to follow in the Masonic cemetery. Madison Lodge, No. 23, F. and A. M., will conduct graveside rites at the cemetery. Rev. Charles Washburn of the Episcopal church will conduct the last rites.
The family requests that flowers be omitted.
The above article appeared in the Grass Valley Union newspaper on Sun., Sept. 26, 1937, page 1. The Union newspapers are archived in the Doris Foley Library for Historical Research, Nevada City, Calif.
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STROKES CLOSE ACTIVE LIFE OF E.H. ARMSTRONG
Citizen Who Advanced From Teamster to Conquer Two Professions and Serve Notably Is Deceased
Elmer H. Armstrong, perhaps Nevada County's most noted criminal lawyer, former district attorney, city attorney and virile political figure, passed away at his home on South Auburn street yesterday morning at 11 o'clock, following a stroke.
The widely known attorney had been in very ill health since June when he was confined to his bed by a stroke. Although his death was in some extent anticipated, it comes as a great shock to his family members and the county-wide populace.
Born at Iowa Hill
The late E. H. Armstrong was born at Iowa Hill, Placer county, November, 10, 1869, making his age 67 years and 10 months at the time of his death. His parents were pioneers who came across the plains and located in Placer county, and the deceased attorney was one of eleven children. In early active life he drove stage and freight teams. He received his early education in Iowa Hill, later going to the midwest for a commercial education.
In 1899 he established the Armstrong Business College in Grass Valley, conducting it through a notable and successful term of years. He took as his life partner Miss Elizabeth Angove, and to them a daughter, Greba, now Mrs. Roy Terrell, was born.
In 1910 Mr. Armstrong began his study of law, and in 1913 was admitted to the bar. With his step into the legal profession a long period of notable public service was entered upon. For a number of years he served as city clerk and assessor, achieving during that period a veritable revolution of the earlier assessment practices. Out of this relatively minor office, Mr. Armstrong emerged a county-wide figure in 1914 and was swept into the office of district attorney the year following his admission to the bar.
Mr. Armstrong first came into political note by his leadership of the Hiram Johnson Progressive movement in Nevada County, an attitude which he never relinquished or modified.
Reelected for a second term after a particularly bitter political contest, Mr. Armstrong retired to private practice, serving at intervals as city attorney by appointment of the Council. Such position he held at the time of his demise.
During his administration of the district attorney office Armstrong's record of convictions as a prosecutor was so outstanding that it aroused favorable comment in the entire state.
Great Trial Lawyer
Elmer Holland Armstrong was rated as one of the most resourceful and effective trial lawyers in the history of the county, and his appraisement of humanity was almost uncanny. Unerringly he selected juries, whether he was serving as defense lawyer or prosecutor, and his knowledge of individuals and their reactions exceeded by far that of most of his attorney opponents. His sharp, often caustic, questioning of witnesses, his ability to detect flaws in his opponent's cases, marked him as one of the most dangerous of attorneys to face.
While already in impaired health, Armstrong just a year ago fought his last big legal battle - the defense of the Newman brothers charged with murder. His defense was notable, and laymen and attorneys alike considered his saving the two brothers from the noose one of the most difficult feats in the annals of the local bar.
Civic Servant
The deceased attorney's endeavors were not confined entirely to the legal field, however, and he found time to be of great service to the community as a whole. He was one of the organizers of the Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce, and served as a director for several years. During the World War he was attorney for the Exemption Board and also for the County Council of Defense, receiving an honorable discharge from both the state and national governments at the conclusion of the war.
Fraternal affiliations occupied much of the late attorney's time, he being a member of Tuolumne Lodge No. 8, R.A.M., Grass Valley Chapter No. 18 R.A.M., Quartz Parlor, N. S. G. W. and Grass Valley Nest No. 1547, Owls.
He served also as an officer of the Nevada County Bar Association, and was widely known in the California State Bar. At the time of his death he was secretary of the Nevada County Bar Association and a guiding figure in its activities.
Funeral Monday
Surviving the deceased attorney besides his wife and daughter are two brothers, O. E. Armstrong of Oakland and B. F. Armstrong of Beverly Hills. Two sisters, Mrs. Nell Bowers of Spokane, Washington and Mrs. Mary Boardman of Los Gatos also mourn his passing. A grandson, Ross Wehe, also is bereaved.
Private funeral services will be held Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the W.R. Jefford and Son Memorial Chapel, with interment to follow in the Masonic cemetery. Madison Lodge, No. 23, F. and A. M., will conduct graveside rites at the cemetery. Rev. Charles Washburn of the Episcopal church will conduct the last rites.
The family requests that flowers be omitted.
The above article appeared in the Grass Valley Union newspaper on Sun., Sept. 26, 1937, page 1. The Union newspapers are archived in the Doris Foley Library for Historical Research, Nevada City, Calif.
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