Boswell, H. James. American Blue Book Western Washington. Seattle, Lowman and Hanford Co., 1922. p. 112. J. H. JAHNKE, of Centralia, is deputy prosecuting attorney of Lewis County. Mr. Jahnke was born in Minnesota in 1883. His academic training was in public Schools, while his legal training was obtained in Northwestern University of Chicago, from which he graduated in 1907 with the B. S. degree, and again in 1909 with the LL. B. degree. He was admitted to the bar in Olympia in 1909, and the same year came to Centralia, where he is now deputy prosecuting attorney. In court is a most convincing speaker. He is calm, but forceful eloquent when occasion warrants, but at all times determined in his attitude. As deputy prosecuting attorney, Mr. Jahnke has made one of the best officials that office ever had. He has had intrusted to him for disposition, some of the most important matters , and he has at all times mastered each situation. In court, in every instance, he has confined his efforts to all matters in strict accordance with law. He strongly disapproves any effort to obscure the justice of a case through resort to a maze of technicalities, contending that merit, and merit alone, should prevail. He is a member of the Elks, Chamber of Commerce, and the county and state bar associations. Submitted by: Judy Bivens * * * * Notice: These biographies were transcribed for the Washington Biographies Project. Unless otherwise stated, no further information is available on the individual featured in the biographies.