Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-03-26

Judge until it could elect one. At the
judicial election in April, 1891. two
candidates were in the field, Mr.. Bar.
deem and E. L. Bump. Mr.. Bardeen
received 1924 votes against 2,940 for
his opponent He served out his first
term. and in the meantime the county
CT Villas was added to his circuit. The
term of Office of circuit judges is six
/ years aad so Judge Bardeen's first
term expired in 1897 At the judi
| cial election in that year he was re.
elected without opposition the entire
bar Of the circuit having petitioned
/ him TO again be candidate. In Feb
ruary, 1898, Governor Scofieid appoint,
ed Judge Bardeen to the supreme
! bench. vacancy having been occa-
! stoned by the death of Justice A. w.
! Newman due to a fall on a pavement
near his home. In April of that year
he was elected without opposition to
fill out the residue of the term. which
ends in January next year, and abso-
lutely no opposition would have at
tended his reelection for the term of
ten years, which was to occur next
month.
Before going upon the circuit bench
Mr.. Bardeen had. in 1876, been ap-
pointed district attorney of Marathon
county to fill an unexpired term, and
for ten years was superintendent of
| city schools.
| Judge Bardeen was married to Miss
| frankie Miller, college classmate, at
Albion in 1876 There are three chill
who was married this winter to Maui
rice Johnson of Madison. son of
about 20 and daughter of II. There
is a married sister residing in Milwau-
kee and three brothers, Henry and
Adm of Wausau and Claire l.. of Mad
ison.
MIR. Bardeen's judicial career never
disappointed the expectations. He was
at all times governed in his judicial
work by a desire TO render correct de-
cisions, and being possessed of good
legal mind and thorough legal train
ing, he was usually able to accomplish
this laudable purpose. Apparently he
placed before himself high ideal as
to what his Office required of him, and
strove seriously ard diligently to ap-
proach that ideal.
Legislative Action.
Over the dome of the capitol the
flag fioated at half-staff all of yester-
day and throughout the state house
the death of Judge Bardeen was dis
cussed with manifest sorrow. The leg
islature, though with long calendars
pressing for consideration, promptly
adjourned as a mark of respect. The
announcement of the death came as a
the members had any idea that the
condition Of Justice Bardeen was crit
! ical and the alarming reports of the
| last few days were thought to be ex-
aggerdted. From the time senators
began to arrive they stood in small
groups at the desks discussing in
! lowered tones the sad news, recalling
incidents in the life of the dead jurist
and the notable opinions that had
come from his pen in the five years in
which he had been a member of the
supreme court.
President McGillivray presided over
the brief session in the absence of
Lieutenant Governor Davidson and
called the senate to order. Senators"
said he, with saddened hearts we bow
this morning to him who is greater
than all governments. Death, the
great leveler of the human race, has
removed from our midst one of the
distinguished justices of our supreme
court, the Honorable Justice Charles
V. Bardeen. 1t is fitting that we
should pay proper respect to one of
the branches OF our governme and
to the character and ability of enc of
its distinguished members. For this
the senate"
Chaplain Bolton, in his opening
prayer, referred to the death, saying
men come, men go, but Thou abidest
with us Away. Bless us as the clouds
gather and our hearts are made heavy
with affection Let not the cause sur-
fer by the passing of the builders" In
concluding he repeated the Lords
prayer. A message from the assem-
bly,, being a joint resolution on the
death, was in waiting and was con-
Cured in by rising vote. President
McGillivray at once appointed Sena-
tors Kreutzer, Miller, Hudnall, Hatten
and North as the senate members of
the joint committee.
The senate then adjourned until
Monday night in accordance with the
joint resolution.
In the assembly Chaplain Campbell
asked for comfort in the home of sor-
row and Speaker Lenroot said that it
was his painful duty to announce the
death of one of Wisconsin's most dis
tinguished citizens and jurists. Mr..
Wallrich was recognized and offered
the following resolution which was
adopted by a standing vote:
at having been announced to the
senate by the president and to the
assembly by the speaker, that Hon.
Charles V BardeeD one of the JUS