Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-10-28

The cfflce of Probate Judge is, perhaps,
the most important of any of the various
county positions which the people of this
county are called upon to fill at the COM
ing election. 1t is important, both be-
cause of the bereaved condition of the
people, with whom the Probate Judge
has to deal. mostly widows and orphans
who have very recentlv been deprived of
their natural guardians, and because Of
the magnitude of the trusts imposed up
on him. Many times, the estates thus
coming under his charge. are in an ex-
tremely bad condition, and it is only by
capable and understanding management
that.tbey are brought out of the eonfu-
sion in which they were left, without
any preparation for such an event, ane
anything realized from it Tor the women
and children depending upon it. There
is no person who can tell when his prop
erty may come into the hands of the
Judge of Probate. How many persons
i'm this county, are there, whose property
is in such condition, that it can be left
without warning, and their families not
be in the need of an honest, patient and
capable official to bring it out OF its en-
tanglements and realize for the bereayed
and desolatc family that support which
the property. if rightfully mangaed would
be able to give. Then, again. it is almost
as certain as the future soon becomes
the present, that all the property i'll this
county viii have to pass through the
hands of the Judge of Probate. No one
can tell which will come first, bus SO GER
tain is it to come. that great care should
be exercised BY every individual voter in
casting his ballot for this Office. 1t may
DC that you are voting tor tie man who
is 70 settle and care Tor your estate, and
advise with. and look after the interests
of your family. In voting for a man for
this position. you should vote Tor Il man
, whom you think to be the most capable.
and who yon would prefer should thus
| have the caring for your estate.
There are frequently i'm the settlement
of estates, many complicated legal qtes-
tions arising, which, if not properly de
cided, will result in long an,l tedious le-
gal contests, in which what property
there may be left. will be usel up before
final decision is reached. For these
| reasons, and many others. which we have
not space,to rarticularize. render it very
important that IL we'll informed lawyer
should bc selected for this position.
| For the past six years. instead of four
as we stated last week, Hon. George w.
Bell has filed this important position to
the entire satisfaction of all. He posses
ses to the FULLEST degree all those i'm
portant requirements, which the occr-
pant of this position should have. 1t is
not position with which politics should
have anything to do. 1t is a position OF
| friend and advisor of the people. wO-
men and children in bereavement, and
the occupant should be selected without
reference to political affiliations.
In our opinion, there is no 9TH
er man in the county so well
qualified to fulfill the duties OF this office.
as..Mr Bell, and we are confident that
that the people of the county will
firm out judgement by electing that gen.
| tleman by rOuSing majority. r,m