The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-08-12


North Dakota met in annual conven-
ton at the Ward county court house
this morning with large number Of
the members present. President F. H.
Register of Bismarck occupied the
chair while Vice President Lee Combs
|of Valley City and Secretary w. H..
Thomas of Leeds were also present
The following program was recon-
mended by the executive committee
to be carried out:
Invocation by Rev. Hale.
Address of welcome on behalf Of the
local bar association, John E. Greene
of the city of Minot; on behalf Of the
city of Minot, President Arthur Lee
Sueur Of the commission of said city.
Response.
Presidents address.
Report of special committee to in
vestigate and ascertain the probable
cost and possibility Of obtaining por-
traits of supreme court judges and the
means for raising revenue for the same
Report Of the committee to examine
recommendation Of the American
bankers and the board of commits
sioners on uniform state laws OF the
American Bar association,
Report of special committee on code
of procedure in county courts with
Increased jurisdiction.
[ Report Of standing committee on de-
ceased judges and prominent members
of the bar.
Report of the executive committee.
Report of the treasurer.
Report of the SECRETARY.
Announcements.
Afternoon Session. D. m.
Report of standing committee on le-
gal education and admission to the
bar.
Report of committee on probate code.
Report Of committee to draft bills
for the 1909 legislature agreeable to
recommendation of committee on juris
prudence and law reform.
Report of standing committee on ju-
lrisprudence and law reform.
Evening Sessions p. m.
Annual address-"The Immutable
principles of Jurisprudence by Hon.
w. r. Hughes, Of Chicago, III.
Morning Session, Friday Aug. Is
Election of officers.
Unfinished business.
Announcements.
Afternoon Session.
Address by Hon. J. E. Boyle Of the
university of North Dakota. on Taxa
ton.
Adjournment
Automobile ride about the city and
vicinity, meeting one another and get
ting acquainted.
Banquet in evening by Ward county
Bar association to the members Of the
state bar association and their ladies.
Upon motion OF E. H. Wright second
ed by Mr.. Shaw, the president and Sec
rotary were empowered to employ the
services Of George Schnepper as stem
ographer to take the report Of the
proceedings of this meeting, which mo-
ton upon vote was declared unani-
mously carried.
| Upon motion Mr.. Shaw, seconded
by Mr.. Wright that the executive COM
mittee recommend that the bar asso-
citation Of North Dakota call special
meeting for the first Thursday In
March, 1910, for the purpose Of making
such endorsements Of candidate for
! justices Of the supreme court as the
association may deem proper, the mo-
ton was put to vote and unanimous,
ly carried.
Mr.. bruce t!len presented the lnvi-
tation of Gard Forks for the Bas as
ISOLATION of N.rth Da ga 10 huid its
next annual meeting in that city and in
support thereof presented the aritten
request of the Grand Forks Har asso-
citation, the Grand Forks Commercial
Club and also letter from the mayor
of Grand Forks.
Mr.. Register presented the invitation
of Bismarck to the association to hold
the next annual meeting in that city.
Mr.. Adams moved the acceptance OF
the invitation of Grand Forks and this
was seconded by Mr.. Bruce. Mr..
Greene of Minot moved as substitute
of the foregoing motion that the COM
mittee now proceed to vote upon a
choice between Grand Forks and Bis
marck, motion was seconded and upon
being put to a vote was declared car