Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-21
.OTTUMWA HONORED
NEXT MEETING OF STATE BAR AS
ISOLATION TO BE HELD HERE.
DES MONIES MEETING COMES TOClOSE
Officers and Directors Elected at An
nual Gathering of Iowa Attorneys
Justice D. J. Brewer of U. s. Su-
preme Court Delivers Address.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Ottumwa was honored recently in
being named as the choice for the next
meeting of the Iowa State Bar associa-
ton which will be held July IA and is.
Friday night at Des Moines the annual
meeting of the ATTORNEYS closed after
one of the most successful meetings
in all the years since the association
was formed. Ottumwa attorneys took
prominent part in the proceedings
of the convention and it was in recogni-
ton of the high standing in the pro-
fession of the local representatives at
the meeting that it was voted to hold
the 1904 meeting here.
The main feature of the meeting Fri
day was the address of Justice d.
j. Brewer of the United States SUI
preme court in which he defended the
exercise of equitable Injunction by the
federal courts and predicted and advo-
Gated a wider scope for it.
The 1904 Meeting.
The 1904 meeting of the bar asso-
citation will be of more than ordinary
interest owing to the number of i'm
portant matters carried over from the
meeting this year to be considered
then. Among these are the questions
taking action looking to the restriction
OF marriages among the mentally and
physically unbalanced and the question
of advocating change in the meth
DDS of municipal government.
Resolutions warn poscad or tho nnc
Moines meeting favorine the restric-
ton of marriages among the feeble
minded or other degenerates but no
passage of laws to bring about this
end. This will come ND before the
Ottumwa meeting and definite action
will then probably be taken. The plan
discussed of changing the form Of
municipal government calls for the ap-
pointment of three aldermen in Iowa
cities with salary of from $4,000 to
$4,000 a year. who would devote all
their time to looking after the affairs
of the city This matter was freely dis
cussed and was carried over to the OF
tumwa meeting where the matter will
either be rejected or q definite plan
outlined with the end in view of bring
ing ABOUT lts realization.
An Important Event.
The meeting of the State Bar asso-
citation is one of thesimportant events
of the year. The leading illrists and
attorneys of Iowa arc members of the
association and the meeting brings to-
\ gether the brains of the Iowa bar OF
tumwa attorneys are appreciative of
the honor that has been done them and
no pains will be spared to assure the
success of the 1904 meeting. An eft
/ fort will be made to get Judge John F.
Dillon, of, New York City, to deliver
| the annual address,. Judge Dillon was
an Iowa man. a resident of Davenport,
and was elected to the Iowa supreme
court in 1868. Judge Dillon in New
York City is regarded as the American
authority on municipal bonds and few
purchases of bonds are made by finan-
ciers and financial companies before
! their legal status is determined by
him. Owing to the fact that the ques
ton of municipal Indebtedness will
be given prominent part in the dis
lcussions of the Ottumwa meeting
Judge Dillon's presence would be time
ly and his opinions OF great value to
the members of the Iowa bar on the
Question of floating cities bonds. a
1 question that is causing state wide dis
cussion.
Officers Elected.
Judge George w. Wakefield, of Sioux
City, was elected president of the associa-
ton Friday Owing to the death OF
I Robert Miller Haines of Grinnell. last De.
4 pnnhor I11 he's tol
ident during the last six months and pre-
sided at the meeting Just closed in Dies
i Moines. which, by n resolution adopted by
the body on suggestion of A. Il. Swisher
of Iowa City, was declared to be the best
meeting the organization has ever enjoyed
and 1t Is nine years old.
/ Swisher Next President.
A. r. Swisher, of Iowa City, was elected
to the vice-presdency. This is equivalent
to his election to the head of the organizn
tion next year. as that has been the Gus
tom of the body during its entire history
4 Mr.. Swisper has served rs the chairman OF
the section on taxation for several years.
Sam Wright, of Upton. was again re
elected secretary. Jesse r. Stevenson, OF
II Des Nloines, was elected treasurer. George
+. Henry refused to serve again, though
the association insisted, having had eight
years of the office.
! A new executive committee was chosen
by districts as follows:
First-Henry NJ. Eicher, Washington.
Second Fred Heinze, Davenport.
Thirds. NJ. Weaver, Iowa Falls.
Fourth-H. 7. Reed. Cresco
Sixth-E. Il, McElroy, Ottmmwa.
!. Seventh Nv. II. Bailey, Des Moines.
EighthH. X. Evans, Corydon
Ninth--Henry B. Holtsman, Guthrie Cen
ter.
Tenth-Carl +. Keuhnle, Denison
Eleventh-E. C.. Roach, Rock Rapids.
The president and secretary of the asso
NJ citation were authorized by the executive
committee yesterday, to select the dele
gates from Iowa to the American Bal
association meeting this year. Iowa il
entitled to three delegates. c. L. Dudley
of Des Moines, and Judge q. NJ. Carr. OF
, Manchester, have been named. The Other
delegate will be named presently.
Justice Brewers Address.
Justice Brewers address on the question
of federal in5unctions was mastery eff
, fort and called forth commentator from
the attorneys assembled He spoke in par,
as follows;
ut appears that there is clamor against