Viewing John G. Priebe (1886-1947).John G. Priebe (1886-1947).John G. Priebe worked for a building contractor to finance his legal education at the University of Minnesota College of Law. After graduating in 1910, he practiced law in North Minneapolis and became a "neighborhood lawyer" par excellence. After many years he returned to the field he had so enjoyed during his college years--construction--and started his own cement company. He died on May 19, 1947, at age 61. In memorial services for the Hennepin County Bar Association in District Court, Andrew Copper recalled his late colleague:
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