The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-02-27
OBLIGATORY CEREMONIES.
Continued from Isl page

courthouse IN June, lotU, - uOlge tudIlcS
r. Brown was presiding at the time.
The Hon. Isaac f. Barnum, now of Den
yer, Colorado, presented my application,
with diploma from the law department
of the university attached. The lawyers
then present signed the usual certificate
of good, moral character and | signed the
roll of attorneys here at Paw Paw; |
think that O. w. Rowland, Esq, was
clerk at that time.
The only member of the then bar now
remaining, as l remember, is our veneer
able and respected brother, the Hon. S.
II. Blackman, who still resides at Paw
Paw, but has retired from active prac-
tice.
There are, as appears from the court
calendar, 80 attorneys in this judicial
circuit 30 of whom reside in Van Buren,
county.
Lawyers fill an important place in the
worlds drama. 1t seems to me that no
one class of men are more necessary to
the we'll being and durability of the
civil compact than the lawyers.
An honest, bright lawyer is a noble
character, but disreputable lawyer is a
nuisance. The mentally poised lawyer
lives in the Thought world" his success
as a practitioner depends largely upon
his thoughts. Thought has as much to
do with success as hard work, well done.
Pure, genuine thought reflects a good
face and upbuilds a good, honest char
acter.
From practical business standpoint,
lawyers divide themselves naturally into
two great classes. One class may be
designated ELF; the other class may
be designated dennis"
am happy to say that the Dennises do
not reside within the 36th judicial cir
cult The sleeps where fame's proud
temple shines afar are only reached
by men and women of pure and noble
thought.
This building will be here for a long
time; this room will be the court room
for many, many years TO come.
In eYolution's wide domain other voices
shall be heard and other personalities
shall hold sway within its walls long
after you and | shall have passed out
and over the great divide.
After another piece of music by the
orchestra, the master of ceremonies con-
tinued the exercises by calling for brief
remarks from quite number Of those
present the first one being Hon. j. j.
Woodman OF Paw Paw, who spoke some
what reminiscently, calling to mind
some of the old settlers, the first white
settler in the county being Dolphin
Morris in 1881; the first in Paw Paw
Rodney Hinckley in 1882
L. A. Tabor of Lawton called to mind
the many able men who had practiced al
the Van Buren, county bar in bygont
years and pleasantly complimentec
Hon. Dallas Boudeman, candidate
for the supreme bench. He thought
it shame that the people of this pros
porous county should permit the town
ship of Paw Paw to bear nearly one-hai
the expense of the new courthouse.
Hon. Jason Woodman of Paw Paw
was next called out, but did not graft,
the people with more than just enough
to acknowledge the courtesy of the call
Hon. G.. ID. Lawton of Lawton follow
ed with few congratulatory remarks OF
the prosperity of the people as indicated
by the magnificent structure they haC
reared
After another piece of music by tn,
orchestra Hon. Dallas Boudeman of Kal
amazoo pleased the audience by stating
that Van Buren, was second to no count.
in Michigan, and its courthouse Tia,
equal of any in the state. He alluded t
the ability of the Van Buren, bar ant
knew whereof he spoke as he had Otter
met its members in legal combat
f. A. Crane of Kalamazoo has tende
memories of the old court house, but h,
admired the beautiful new structur,
that represents what is destined to b
the banner county of the state.
G.. w. Hendryx of Dowagiac made
few brief complimentary remarks anC
commended the enterprise of the peopl
in providing such a commodious, con
venient and beautiful temple of justice
II. Il. Cook of South Haven alluded t.
the contest over the location of tn,
county buildings. They were gooC
fighters but all had been freely forgiven
However il Paw Paw would place tn,
new court house on wheels South Havei
would willingly pay the $4,000. II
prove that there were better places thar
Paw Paw he said that often some Soutl
Haven man would pay $40, Sl5 or 81
rather than go there.
Claude Carney of Kalamazoo sait
that few years since Kalamazoo wa
divorced from Van Buren,. In view o
what he saw around him he though
perhaps the separation was mistake.
G.. II. McGurrin, official stenographer
: began his professional career in the ole
lcourthouse in September, 1888, and it
abandonment seemed like the burial o
an old friend. He thought the new build
ing second to none in the state.