Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-19
Nebraska
IN MEMORY OF JUDGE LAKE
Supreme Court Holds Services In
Honor Of Dead Jurist.
PASS STRONG RESOLUTIONS
Judge Wakeley and ID. r.. n. Ken
nedy Represent the Douglas
County Bar ut Services
Held at Lincoln.
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CFrom a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, oct 1&-CSpecial TelegramD
The supreme court this afternoon held
services In memory OF the late Judge
George b. Lake. formerly chief justice Of
the court, who died at his home in Omaha
July a. A committee appointed by the
court, comprising Il. Wakeley Of Omaha
g. r. b. Kennedy Of Omaha, Charles o.
whedon Of Lincoln. Enos Gray Of Free
mont and Edwin +. Warren OF Nebraska
city delivered addresses and presented
resolutions, In part. follows:
Three times elected to the territorial
house OF representatives and its speaker
during one session, he was influential in
the legislation OF the earlier years Of the
territory and IN me framing Of the first
that constitution he was elected chief JUS
uce or the supreme court and assigned for
duty TO the second judicial district. COM
prising the important counties Of Cass,
Sarpy, Douglas, Saunders, Lancaster,
seward and Butler; reelected for six years
court was established in 1875. Judge Lake
continued, under conditions imposing great
appointed terms in that large and popu-
lous district with punctuality and eff
cheney, taking also his full share OF the
labor and responsibility OF this appellate
tribunal as then organized.
CHOSEN without opposition as delegate
to the constitutional convention of 1871 he
helped gy counsel and active effort to in
corporate into that instrument then framed
the rerormatory principles and best fea-
lures Of our present constitution.
Elected in 1876 Judge Of the supreme
court then organized, and becoming its
first chief Justice, he continued by subse-
quent reflections to be member Of the
court until January 1884, when he declined
further service therein, returning to prac-
tice ia special fields of the law in which
he continued until his death.
As a judge Of this court, its volumes Of
reports bear patient evidence of his re-
de nhN d "a.
accurate reasoning, his clear and lucid
exposition of legal principles as applied to
the case In hand, his direct method of
reaching and stating conclusions and his
desire. 50 far as possible, to arrive at the
very right Of the matter involved.
As one Of the first judges, and serving
sixteen years under both constitutions his
influence In shaping the Jurisprudence Of
Nebraska was not unlike in lesser de-
Jurisprudence OF the nation.
As citizen, his simplicity of life, his
answering integrity, his practice OF fair
dealing in his own affairs and his intoler-
ance Of fraud, direliction or mafeaSance
IN public office illustrated high type Of
his own official career. and his death was
the close Of long, fruitful and exemplary
Governor Campaigning.
Governor Shallenberger is continuing his
campaign tour of the state. He spoke yes
terday at Genoa and today at Fullerton
and Columbus Wednesday he will speak
at Papllion and on Thursday will take a
layoff to conduct live stock sale at South
Omaha in which he is interested. Friday
he will speak at Alexandria and Hebron.
Saturday he will speak at Reynolds at 2
p. m, at Steele City at D. m. and at
Fairbury at night
Odd Fellows in Session.
The grand encampment Of the Independ-
ent Order of odd Fellows met at 10 o'clock
this morning in odd Fellows hall, Eleventh
and l. strets, with Grand Patriarch ]. p.
Carson presiding. About 1875 members were
present at the morning. Iiession. The fore
noon was devoted to the consideration of
the credentials and the comforting of the
grand encampment degrees. But few law
changes, IL is said, will be attempted at
this session, and the business OF the grand
encampment will be largely Of routine
nature together with the discussion of the
plans for next years work The eIection
of officers will be held late this afternoon
In his report to the grand eneampment
the grand patriarch told Of the progress
made during the last year. The member
ship OF the organization in the state Is
now 400, the gain for the year being 21g
The grand lodge will meet this evening
in representa- tives' hall at the state house
At the special session the grand lodge de-
grees will be conferred upon over 200 new
members, The Rebekahs viii hold their
first meeting in the senate chamber at the
state house at 7;SO'p m.
The program at their meeting will be the
opening Of the assembly by the introduc-
ton of visitors. credentials committee re-
port comforting Of assembly degree, hon
ors Of degree" to past presidents Of the
organization, announcement Of committees
and closing OF the assembly by a reception
The afternoon session Of the grand en-
campment was devoted to the reports OF
the officers and the election Of the officers
for the coming year.
Plea for ChirOpractic.
Judge Holcomb OF Broken Bow formerly
Judge OF the supreme court, today appeared
before the court to ask for a suspension of
sentence for c. +. Wilson. a chiropractio
who was sentenced to nay a fine of 500
for practicing medicine without a license
The court suspended the sentence and the
appeal OF the practitioner will be tried be-
fore the court as test case to establish
the status OF chiropractics in Nebraska
The defense is that the medical law has
not been violated as the practitioner admin
listers no drugs and claims not to treat
the sick In the sense used in the medical