Ristine - Harley T.
Source: Indianapolis News Wed 30 Oct 1918 p 11
Crawfordsville Oct 30 – Harley T. Ristine, prosecuting attorney of Montgomery County, left today to enter the Army Field Artillery Officers’ Training School at West Point, Ky. Mr. Ristine has a brother, Lt. Frank H. Ristine with the 327th Field Artillery in France. Lt. Ristine was professor of English Literature in Hamilton College, NY when he left his work on a leave of absence to enter the second officers’ training camp at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. Both young men are graduates of Wabash College here and son of Theodore H. Ristine, a trustee of the college of this city. Dr. Warren H. Ristine, brother of TH Ristine, also has both of his sons in the service, Major Ben T. Ristine, a West Point graduate is in France with an infantry regiment of the 36th division. His younger son, Capt. Harold H. Ristine is an instructor in the field artillery officers training camp at West Point, Ky. Both are Wabash graduates. Professor Rollo W. Brown, head of the department of English composition and rhetoric in Wabash College, who has received a year’s leave of absence has been accepted in the Army Officers’ training camp at Camp Grant, Ill. He will leave in a few days. Glenwood Henry of this city, a Wabash College graduate has also been admitted to the camp. Will J. Sprow, attorney and Morris E. Cochran, automobile dealer, both well-known young men of Crawfordsville and Wabash College graduates, have just entered the Field Artillery Officer’s training camp at West Point, Ky. - kbz
Source: Indianapolis News Sat 26 May
1945 p 16
Crawfordsville May 26 – Harley T.
Ristine, 63, Crawfordsville attorney and member of the firm of Ristine &
Ristine, one of the oldest law firms in continuous operation in Indiana died at
Culver Hospital here Friday afternoon after an extended illness. Born in
Crawfordsville, he was the son of Theodore H. Ristine and Katherine Thomson
Ristine, pioneers. His great grandfather,
Major Henry Ristine, veteran of the War of 1812, who settled in Crawfordsville
in 1823, established the law firm more than 100 years ago. Mr. Ristine was graduated from Wabash College
in 1903 and from Harvard law school in 1906. He served terms as prosecuting
attorney of Montgomery County and city attorney of Crawfordsville. He was a lifelong member of the Wabash Avenue
Presbyterian Church and served for many years on the board of elders. In Wabash he was a member of Beta Theta Pie
fraternity. Mr. Ristine had pride in the fact that his ancestors served in
every war in which the US had engaged before WWI. He served in the first world
war as a lt. and his son, 1st Lt. Richard O. Ristine is in WWII. He
is survived by the son and his widow who was the former, Miss Helen Osborne,
daughter of Professor James H. Osborne for many years a member of the Wabash
College faculty. A sister, Mrs. Edgar W> Olive of Indianapolis and a
brother, Professor Frank H. Ristine of Hamilton College, Clinton NY also survive. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m.
Monday at the home.