Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07
Madison, Jan.

Three Wisconsin university boys Of
recent years are now upon the district
bench of Minnesota position cor
responding TO the circuiE bench in the
badger state. One is D. F. Simpson,
formerly of Waupun, who was gradu
ated from the academic course in 1882
and later from Columbia law school,
| New York. He was elected judge in
the Minneapolis circuit in November
and took his seat Monday. o. B.
| Lewis is the second. He was gradu
ated from the academic course in 1884
and subsequently studied law. His
old home was at Omro. He too was
elected in November, but in the St.
Paul circuit. The third is George l..
Bum, second son of Judge and Mrs.
Romance Bum of Madison A few
| days ago Judge Kerr of the St. Paul
| circuit "a circuit which has six judge J
died, and now Gov. Clough has ap-
pointed MIR. Bum to the vacancy.
The salary in all these cases is $500
year and the terms are for six years,
excepting Mr. Bunn's which ends two
years hence The st. Paul Pioneer Press
says that in making this appointment
Gov. ClOugh has recognized the party
principle that the district court bench
should be non-partisan. Mr.. Bum
is a democrat, but last fall he recog-
niZed the urgent need of unselfish
action, and was a sound money demo-
crat. The appointment of Mr.. Bum
! gives the democrats three judges and
the republicans three, the democrats
being Judges Otis, Willis and Bum
and the republicans Judges Brill. Kelly
and Lewis. Judge Bum, however. has
never been an active politician, and be-
yond exercising the right of his cleo
tive franchise as an American citizen
he has taken little hand in either local
or national politics. He exhibited
more interest in the outcome last
autumn than at any other time, and
then it was the interest of a citizen
who did not wish to see the country
dragged into the depths of free silver
insolvency."
George L. Bum was born in Sparta
Wis, on June %, 1865, and is therefore
80 years old. He comes of a legal
family, his father being one of the
best known lawyers in Wisconsin.
! He has been a judge for thirty years,
and previous to his appointment to
the federal bench he was a circuit
Judge in Wisconsin. Mr.. Bum S
brothers are also lawyers of ability and
men Of prominence in their profess
sion.
Judge George L. Bum graduated
| from the common schools and attend
ed the University of Wisconsin, gradu-
ating from that institution of learning,
in the academic courses in 1885. He
went to La Crosse, after graduating
and studied law in the office of J. w.
Losey, one of the best lawyers in that
part of the state. He remained in the
office of Mr.. Losey until the latter
part of 1886, when he returned to
Madison and took up the study of law
in the Office of S. L. Pinney of that
city, attending at the same time the
| University of Wisconsin again, in
which he took this time the law course.
He graduated in law from the univer-
sity in 1888 and went Immediately to
St. Paul, arriving there in September
of that year. He has since resided in
that city and is recognized as a law
yer Of unusual ability. He is con-
sentative and is possessed of a fine,
discriminating legal mind In the
course Of his practice in St. Paul Mr.
Bum has applied himself more par
ticularly to two branches of the pro-
fession-real estate and insurance law
in which he has been very success
full. He is, however, equally well
versed in general practice. Mr.. Bum
has found time ION the side" to be-
come perhaps the foremost whist
player in America. His hosts OF
Wisconsin friends find great delight in
his elevation and feel sure that he
will make a most excellent Judge.