Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 19, 1908, Page 2

VoL. XVI.—No., 9. A. L. THWING 2 7 Granp Rapins, Itasca CounTyY, MINN., Wepnespay, AUGUST 19, 1908. tion, learned in the law and the | assuming tbat they each and all posesser of a mird capable of con- | possess in a high degree, the endow- FOR JUDGE tinous application and acquirement. | ments and qualifications for the of- A Few Reasons Why he Should be Elected. The office of district judge is the most important office to be filled at the next general election. There is nO public office that affects the real interests of all the people as does the Office of the judge of the district court. There is no public officer whose official acts, whose performance of the work of his office, of the duties required of him by law, affect more vitally the real interests of the people, than do the official acts and the per- formance of duty, of the judge of the district court. To a great extent, the welfare of every citizen, his personal security, his personal liberty and his private property, are in the keeping of the judge of the district court. It isguf the utmost importance that the per- son holding this high, honorable and responsible office, shall measure upto its requirements. One of the great requisites of a good judge is that he shall be so mentally constituted, so endowed by nature, Ubat he can see, understand and ap- preciate, the rights, duties and obli- gations of all the people under the law. Itis also essential that he be so constituted mentally, so endowed by nature, that he will have at all times, a high and controling sense and appreciation qf justice, of that which is honorable, of the right. A good judge should be one who believes in right because it is right; believes in justice for the sake of justice. ‘Dhe judge of the district court should appreciate the honorable position that he holds; the obligatiuns resting upon him, and his responsibility to the people for the performance of the duties and functions of his office. In addition to these natural qualifi- cations, and endowments, the district judge should be a man of good educa- ‘No man can be a successful judge un- less he is-a student. He must be learned in the fundamental principles of the law, the foundations of legal jurisprudence. He must beastudent of and know the common law. ‘The law of all the states except as modi- fied by statute or changed by par- ticular or local custom. He must know the common law of this state as pronounced by the courts. He must know and understand the statutes, the enactments of legislat- ures. He must be acquainted with the decisions of the courts of Jast re- sort, and he must be able to apply all this to the multitudinous and ever changing facts coming before him for consideration. All of these qualifica- tions combined, constitute what is termed a judicial mind, and a judicial mind is necessary to a good judge. It is frequently the case that the characteristics and endowments which make a lawyer successful as a practi- tioner at the bar, as an advocate, will prevent or tend to prevent his being a success as a judge, and in this the public sometimes are deceived. Take the history of the United States, from the adoption of the constitution to the present time, and it is perhaps safe to say that ninety per cent of all the great and able judges who have adorned the bench, have not been ors ators. Many of them could not in common parlance, even, deliver a speech, but they knew the law; had good judicial minds; had a high sense of justice and of right; could see both sides of every question and of eyery proposition, and were able to’ inter- pret, construe and apply the law with eminent fairness and justice. At the primary election to be heid on the 15th day of September, the electors of this county and of this judicial district, will be called upon to decide and will decide, who shall be nominated as a candidate for the office of district judge. Without in any way questioning the fitness of the several candidates for the office, and | fice, the people of Itasca’county should unanimously and enthusiastically sup- port Mr. A. L. Thwing. There are many reasons why the candidacy of Mr. Thwing should appeal strongly to the people of this county. Seven years ago he located at Grand Rapids; opened an office and commenced the practice of the law. He was then a young man, without previous ex- perience, without money or means, without any assistance or influence, depending entirely upon himself. From the start, he gave evidence of possessing in a high degree, a good judicial mind, of being able to read, understand andapply the law. While Mr, Thwing has been successful in practicing law in this county, and has made a success of the general practice, his greatest success and his highest standing at the bar is in his ability to read, study, understand and apply the law, and his briefs pre- pared in his cases, both ia the district and supreme courts, read like decisions handed down by the court, so ac- curately, fully and completely do they state and apply the law to the facts in the case. It is safe to say that no man with only ‘seven years’ practice at the bar can see and under- stand the law applicable to the case in hand, and brief the case and write an argument of the jaw, more ac- curatelv, fully and completely than can Mr. Thwing, and this fact is recognized by the courts, both the district court and the supreme court of the state. When Mr. Thwing stands up to argue a question of law before the supreme court uf this state, he is listened to with respect by that tribunal, and that respect is based upon the fact that the supreme court knows that Mr. Thwing understands the Jaw, and is applying it to the case | as 1t should be applied. It is also safe to say that during the entire history of this state, no man within seven years from the time he commenced the prattice, bas obtained or held a higher standing before the Two Dollars a Year. sapreme court than does Mr. Thwing.|it would shorten the terms of court. | result of fou! play, and a pair of blood- While Mr. Tawing has heen success- | The benefits to the people, to business - a lawyer it is evident that hejinterest and litigants generally, by Ossesses in a very marked degree the qualifications necessary for a good judge, and that if placed upon the bench he will become one of the best judges in the state. aman capable and disposed to go to the bottom of things, to become fully informed, and edrcated especially in the law, if given opportunity by be- ing placed upon the bench at this time, there is no doubt that he will become got only one of the abie judges of this state but will be an honor to the county of Itasca. The opportunity is now presented to the people of this county to place this young man io this position for which he {sso eminently fitted both by nature and education. In addition to all of the above, it is of the utmost importance to the people of this county at this time that we should have a resident judge. It is well known that there is more litigation and legal business to be done in this county than in any other two counties in the district, and more than in three or four of some of the other counties, put together. One of the judges of the district should re- side and have his chambers in the county where the great bulk of the legal business is to be done. Not on- ly does this county have more legal business to be performed by the judge that do any other two counties in the district, but such business in this county is steadly increasing. If one of the judges of the district resided here and held court at chambers here, a yery large part of this business could be disposed of from day to day by the court at chambers, instead of being placed upon the calendar for trial at the regular term of the dis- trict court. If the court resided here, a great many cases could be tried to the court without a jury, instead of being continued to the district court and tried to the jury and thus the ex- pense to the ccunty be materially de- creased, and as the court cases could be tried as fast as issues were formed, Being a student, ; times for days and even weeks before being enable to dispose of their cases promptly before the court at cham- bers, without being compelled to go to the district court and wait some-! their case is called, will be almost io- calculable, and now the opportunity is presented to the reople of this county to secure these results by the nomination and election of a judge residing 10 this county. Mr. Thwing sbould bave no ofposi- tion in this county. If he is given that support that the occasion de- mands: if the people of this county are alive to their own best interests, there will be no doubt of the nomina- tion of Mr, Thwing in September. MEETS DEATH ACCIDENTALLY Mrs. Adelaide Cochran Meets Tragic End While Alone. Saturday night, at about 11:20 o’clock, when Ben and Mike Lieber- man and Chris Enghausen were pas- sing the home of Mrs. Adelaide Coch- ran, they heard moans coming from a woman apparently in distress and going in the direction of the sound, found Mrs. Cochran lying in ber front dooryard. Upon asking what was the matter she said she was dying. They carried her into the house and rendered what assistance they could, but before medical aid could be procured she died. The cor- oner, sheriff and county attorney were notified, and an investigation was at once begun. It was found that the front room of the \house was in great disorder, a large stove being thrown to the floor and her belongings scattered about, while a great deal of blood was found. There were upon her person a severe cut on the right knee and a scalp wound in the head, but no other marks of violence. It looked as ifher death were the bounds from Superior were sent for. A further search Sunday morning showed a trail of blood leading from an ice wagon belonging to Leo Betts, ason-in-law, in the street, about a block and a half from the Cochran house, along a sidewalk and through an alley and to the garden at the rear of the house. A small quantity of oats was found by the tongue of the wagon, and near by a large clot of blood. Later a pail of oats mixed with sand was discovered in the house. The mystery was thus solved. It was evident that in coming from Mr. Betts’ home, were she *visited doing the evening aad abtained a pail of oats for her chickens, she had fallen over the pole of the wayon, cutting her knee on the pail or some other article as she fell to the ground. Not thinking that she had sustained a severe injury, she tried to pick up what oats she could and to reach her home. Sheset the pail down on a chair near the door when she entered and later carried it to the door be- tween the front and the rear room. Setting down her pail she went to the cot in the other corner of the roora to examine the extent of her injuries. Probably appalled by the quantity of blood which gushed from her wound, she became demented and knocked over the stove and other articles in the room, including alamp. Insome way she dragged herself to the yard, where she was found later. She had Jeft Mr. Betts’ at about 10 o’clock, and the nature of her wound was such | that she could have bled to death, or the excitement may have been sufti- cient to have caused it. A coroner’s jury was assembled Monday and a verdict of accidental death was re- turned by the jury in accordance with the facts as given above. Mrs. Cochran was sixty-four years of age and has been a resident of Grand Rapids for many years. The fuaeral occurred Tuesday afternoon from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Theo Betts, and the services were conducted by Rev. J. Spencer Murphy of the Episcopal church. Interment was made in Itasca cemetry. She is survived by her husband. a son Ha- rold, and a daughter, Mrs. Theo. Betts. Both her husband and son, who were at Hibbing, arrived Monday to attend the funeral. THEBIG DEPARTMENT STORE THE The Original BUSTER BROWN and his dog -. 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The three models shown above are correct forecasts for this season’s styles. Watch for Our Special Order Sale ot Many numbers will be found suitable Ladies’ Suits Soon to be Announced. The Leading Ladies’ Outfit- ting Store of Itasca County. Grand. Rapids = 45 H. Hughes & Co. : “The Popular Store” We are Expert / in the taking of measurements for Ladies £ Suits, Skirts,etc.