The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-05-21
r. R. NELSON Is OUT
HE RESIGNS THE EIGHTH MlNNESo'
IA DISTRICT JUDGESHlP.
Judge Nelson Announces His Rcsig-
nation While AdjOurninS Court
Mt DuIuth-Gn the Bench 30 Years
He Is succeeded by Judge Loeb
rem of Minneapolis. the present
PeusOni Co missioner

Washington. May 1I.-Gnitcd states
District Judge Il. X. Nelson. OF the
district of Minnesota resigned
to-day. Later the president sent to
the senate the following nominations:
William Lochren of Minnesota. to be
United States district Judge for the
district of Minnesota. vice L. X. Mel
son. resigned; Dominick |. Murphy OF
Pennsylvania. now first deputy com
missioner of pensions. to he commiS-
Sioner of pensions, vice William Loeb
ren. resigned: Napoleon j. I. Dana Of
New Hampshire. to be first deputy
commissioner Of pensions, vice Domi-
nick /. Murphy. nominated for com
missioner of pensions.
Duluth. Mimi. May 11.-Promptly at
noon Judge X. X. Nelson, of the Unit.
ed States district court for Minnesota,
adjourned court until June &c. and re
ated a sensation by making a brief
speech. in which he announced to the
court officials and spectators that he
had rendered his resignation. TO take
effect Immediately. He said he had
passed the time allotted to man. re-
ferring to his Seventieth birthday.
which occurred last Tu, sday. and had
beer OF the bench 80 years. and he
thought the proper thing TO do was to
give the remainder of his life to rest.
He knew some would think il ill-ad.
viSed. but he had taken the step with
careful consideration.
Judge Nelson's Life.
Rensselaer, X. Nelson was born in
Cooperstown. y. ". on May II. 1896.
He is of English and Irish descent,
and the family boasts many dis
tinguishcd members. His education
was obtained in his native town and
ut Yale. from which college he gradu-
ated IT the age of twenty. He was adj
mitted to the bar i'll 1910. and. after a
years practice. anne TO ST. Paul. 1t
was just fOrty-siX years ago. May II,
lS10. that one morning. very early.
young Nelson climbed the bluff at St.
Paul by a long flight of rickety stairs.
1t was n dismal prospect. A few
cheap frame houses and scattered
streets We're all that was 10 be seen
# the future capitol city. 1t is related
that Mr.. Nelson wanted his mail and
very greatly surprised the postmaster
OF the village by Weakening him at an
unwonted hour. The postmaster was
Jacob w. Bass. since a prominent citi-
zen of ST. Paul. Disturbed in his
morning slumbers. the postmaster
gave the future judge n rather chilly
greeting. but when he found that the
newcomer was a lawyer he so far took
pity on his as to say: My dear young
friend, sincerely pity YOU. We have
n population of 600, and fifty of them
are lawyers. the most of them starry
ING advise N1n IN fil-n tho rnEf
boat East. because you have no chance
here" Judge Nielsen did not take the
postmaster's advice. He remained in
ST. Paul for several years and then
spent two years in Wisconsin as dis
trict attorney of Douglas county. Re
turning TO ST. Paul in 1857 he was ap-
pointed n of the territorial Judges by
President buchanan and in 1858. on
the admission of Minnesota to the
Union. Ii" was appointed United States
district judge. the position which he
held till now. Much of the time dur
ing which Judge Nelson has been upon
the bench the duties have been of a
most arduous nature. He has been a
hard worker and a man respected 10y
all classes. In politics he has always
been n Democrat, but not a strong
partisan.
Judge Iochren is a Minneapolis man.
He served with distinction in the late
war. He served as Judge for MANY
years in the lIennppin county district
court, and resigned to accept the po-
Sition Of pension commissioner when
the present Democratic administra-
ton came into power.