Swain, John R
lawyer, writer, was born Aug. 9, 1863, in Detroit, Mich. In 1868 he moved west with his parents, first to Mapleton, Iowa, and then to Southland, where he received his early education; subsequently graduating from the law department of the state university of Iowa. He has attained success in the profession of law at Greeley, Neb.; was city attorney in 1892-93, and county attorney in 1893-94. He has been a member of the city council for several years, and chairman of the school board. He has contributed extensively to the periodical press, and in 1895 was editor of the Greeley Herald.