Monday, 8 April 2019

J F Rutherford's first book


Not exactly one of the rainbow series, but this is J F Rutherford’s first book. It was given away with the Boonville Advertiser newspaper in 1895 and ran to about 128 pages. The forward reads (in part)

“It has been the aim and intention in the preparation of this book to give a brief analysis of the Laws of Missouri in a form easy to comprehend by everyone. THE ADVERTISER has had Mr J F Rutherford, one of the leading members of the Boonville bar, to compile and arrange the laws herein. His fitness for such work is a guarantee of its usefulness to the farmers and business men.”

About a dozen different firms of lawyers are listed in the directory. JFR was part of WRIGHT AND RUTHERFORD, lawyers, Office in the Windsor Block.

It has nothing whatsoever to do with JFR’s later writings for the Watch Tower Society, but has a certain curiosity value.

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