Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-03-16
Bar Meeting.

The meeting Of the Bar for the 23rd
Judicial Circuit, at Harrisville, on
Wednesday last, was largely attended
by attorneys and business men of the
shore. The meeting was called to or
der by Hon. r. J. Kelley, President of
the Alpena Bar Association, when
r. j. Kelly was elected temporary
chairman, and r. \. Marble secretary.
Hon. 5. l.. Carpenter, of Alpcna, Of
fered the following resolutions, prepar-
atory to organizing Bar Association
for the Twcnty-third Judicial Circuit,
which were unanimously adopted; and
on motion Of Mr.. a. r. Mcdonald, of
Al pena, all the members Of the Bar of
said circuit, who were present, subscrib-
cd their names to the resolutions:
We, the Members of the Bar of the
Twenty-third Judicial Circuit, believ-
inc that the best interests of our pro-
fession depend upon the stability, in
tegrity and development of the mater
ial business interests of said circuit, and
that in securing such results the integ-
rity Of the Bar and moral purity of the
Bench must ever form an important
auxiliary; Therefore, for the attain
ment of the objects above expressed, we
hereby associate ourselves together as
the Bar Association of the Twenty
third Judicial Circuit Of Michigan, and
as initatory to Il complete organization
thereof, do elect the following officers:
Names of officers not inserted until after introduce
ton and reading Of resolutions.l
President-IIon. s. l.. Carpenter.
Vice President-Hon. o. f. NJ.
Cutcheon.
Secretary-Ralph n. Marble.
Treasurer-John b. Clayberg.
Who shall serve for one year and until
the appointment of their successors.
Complete Articles of Association to be
prepared and submitted to the Bar at
their next meeting.
j. d. Holmes, VIM. a. Weeks,
S. i. Carpenter, Jas. A. Boggs,
A. II. Mcdonald, +. II. Barlow,
Jno. b. Clayberg, Ralph N. Marble,
VIM. L. Turnbull, Robert j. Kelley,
Geo. II. Sleator, r. Y. Roberts,
j. b. Newton, Jas. ID. Turnbull,
VIM. ii. Simpson, O. f. NJ. Cutcheon.
On motion of A. r. Mcdonald, Hon.
5. l.. Carpenter was unanimously chos-
en- as the President of this Association.
Hon. O. f. NJ. Cutcheon, of Oscoda,
was then unanimously chosen Vice
President. r. N. Marble, of Harris
vile, was unanimously chosen Secre-
tary, and j. b. Clayberg unanimously
chosen Treasurer. Hon. S. l.. Carpen-
ter was then escorted to the chair and
assumed the duties of his office.
Upon motion of Il. j. Kelley, the
following letters and kilograms, receiv-
ed from attorneys and business men of
the circuit, were read.
The letters and kilograms are to long
to admit of our giving space for them {;
but we give the names Of the parties
from whom they were sent:
B. F. Smith, Alabaster j. Z. Potts,
F. O. Gullifer, John c. Gram and w.
III. Simpson, Au Sable; w. NJ. Locke
and Emery Bros, East Tawas; F. E.
Beard, Altoona; j. ID. Turnbull, of AL
pena, now at Lansing; o. f. M. Clutch
con and A. F. Gay, Oscoda, and c.. II.
Prescott, Tawas City. Most of the
gentlemen mentioned expressed pref
erence for r. Y. Roberts, of Harrisville,
as candidate for Circuit Judge, while
some signified preference for C. w.
Stevens, of Tawas, with Mr.. Roberts as
second choice.
the chair to bear the letters and tele-
grams to the meeting of representatives
of the business men of the circuit, then
being held in an adjacent room, read
the same to such meeting and return
them TO this association.
A committee consisting of Messrs.
Holmes, Weeks and Barlow, was APP
pointed to prepare and submit resolu-