The Mankato free press., 1894-04-13
REORGANIZED.
The Blue Earth County Bar Asso=
ciatiOn Takes a New Start and
ReorganiZes.
For The Sixth Judi
cial District PrOjected-A Proposed
Fee Bill Not Well Received.

About twenty attorneys, comprising
nearly the entire bar Of the city
gathered in the municipal court room
between four and five o'clock Satur
day afternoon, and reorganiZed the ole
and practically defunct Blue Eartl
County Bar Association. The old of
ficers, President E. p Freeman an(
Secretary w. e. Young, were on duty
Mr.. Freeman stated the object of the
meeting, and w. S. Hammond, o.
Madelia, having strolled in at thi!
time, was called upon for some re
marks, which he made very brief.
The election of new officers was
taken up, and the following were Sc
lected:
e. p. Freeman, president.
j. A. Flittie, secretary.
Thomas Hughes, treasurer.
Mr.. Freeman feelingly thanked the
meeting for the honor thrust upon
him, and made some suggestions
apropos to the object Of the meeting,
including the holdings of literary ses-
sions of the association.
Lorin Cray, Thomas Hughes, W. e.
Young and Byron Hughes were ap-
pointed a committee on constitution
and bylaws.
A. r. Pfau suggested that COM
mittee be appointed to consider fee
bill and other questions of interest to
the profession. He also suggested
that the organization be extended SO
as to include the entire sixth judicial
district. He said that in no prOfes-
sion do the members have better
feeling toward each other than in that
of the law, He suggested that GER
tain meetings be held for business and
others for entertainment. He would
have meetings held once month or a
quarter.
Lorin Cray and B. d. Smith op.
posed having fee bill, the former on
the ground that they had never been
lived up to and would not in this case
and that except in drawing some
papers on arbitrary fee would be un.
satisfactory.
Byron Hughes favored it, as it would
assist in the collection of fees where
clients were not posted as to the
amounts usually charged.
S. f. Barney was called upon for re-
marks, and admitted that he was the
Oldest practitioner in the county in
one sense, "although, Of course, not
in years" He had practiced in the
early days and had practiced actively,
but had now practically retired. Few
of those practicing when the speaker
did were here today. He did not know
of any, if Judge Buck is counted out.
Judge Buck and Judge Austin were
admitted to practice at the same time
with the speaker, and Mr.. Will
lard the year before, all having
brought their papers from the New
York bar. He was opposed to an
arbitrary fee bill; and believed in
charging fees according to the circum-
stances of the client. A young lawyer
must rustic for business, and must not
sit without work because he charges
as much as an old lawyer. Give the
young man a chance and an opportu-
nifty to bid for business. The speaker
favored the proposed social features
of the association, and stated that he
wanted to live and die in the associa-
tiOn.
w. E. Young favored judicial dis
trict association, to meet once or twice
a year, somewhat as the Minnesota
Valley Medical A ssociation does.
w. S. Hammond was called upon for
his views, and ufavored a district bar
association, and referred to the as
sociation in the adjoining thirteenth
district as being very successful and
enjoyable. There is no large town in
that district, and better organiza-
tion ought to be possible in this dis
trict. He would be glad to join dis
trict bar association, and believed that
a great many other lawyers in the
other counties of the district would.
G. O. Daily gave his experience in
the thirteenth district association,
speaking of its management and sue
cess.
w. n. Plymat moved that a com.
mittee of three be appointed to cor
respond with the lawyers in the other
three counties, Martin, Faribault and