The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-02
PRESTON'S RECEPTION
Bar and Friends do Honor to New
Supreme Judge.

Friday afternoon and evening oc-
Cured the annual meeting and ban
quet of the Mahaska County Bar As
ISOLATION. The afternoon was given
over to an informal reception to BY.
ron w. Preston and family. Judge
Preston has resigned as Judge of the
district court to take effect December
.31st, and will Immediately assume
the duties as judge OF the supreme
court. The reception was held In the
Elks' hall. which was given over to
! the Bar for the occasion. Music was
Furnished by Burke's orchestra.
| The banquet was served at the Ho-
tel Lacey, and declared by all to be
the best that the association has ever
held About thirty members were
ipresent and each contributed in some
way to the success of the gathering.
The chief speaker of the evening was
Hon. William McNett, of Ottumwa,
who spoke on the subject, Future OF
the Legal Profession" 1t was one oil
the most able talks that the local as
sociation has had before them and
was full of optimism. He gave q
comparison of the conditions sur
rounding the lawyer of sixty years
ago and the lawyer of today. He
showed how the law Of sixty years age
was of simple character because
our civilization had not reached the
thigh point where 1t now Is. The Law
of today Is different because 1t GOV
ers so many lines. 4 good lawyer
now must be at least half specialist
on good many lines to succeed In
1.-THE profession. He said that in the
past the lawyer had been the oracle
of the community and that In his opin
ion he would continue to be, owing te
his being well informed along these
many lines. He also spoke on the
matter of Judicial Recall. He says
that the recall would be a positive
detriment to the people. Court made
law is law made from common sense
When law which is made by legis
llature 1t Is the product of politica
machine, but the court made law !:
the product OF the reasoning of grea
minds.
Judge Preston was given the sub
ject, "Au Revoir, but Not Goodbye
He informed the Bar that 1t was Meth
er one, but that he was going to con
tinue to make his home in OSkaloost
and would not leave it for anything
He thanked the Bar for their man,
kindnesses to him while he practicet
here and also while he was judge o
the district court. In the course o
ibis talk he scored the people who die
not live up to the law and who saiC
that the law and the courts were bad
He said that the lawyers and thu
preachers should take it up all owe
the country and show the people tina
the laws and the courts were no
bad, but were good.
After these talks the rest of thu
levening was given over to imprompt'
talks. Short talks were made b,
Judge Clements, of Newton, John I
Lacey, John o. Malcolm, w. S. Ken
, worthy, James A. Dewitt, II. II. Shel
III, George Woodson, James Patterson
; George True, Irving c. Johnson, Johl
] McCutcheon, +. E. Gordon, Dan Davis
L. r. Shangle, o. N. Downs, J. NJ. Hell
ron, c.. Yer Ploeg, Roscoe J. Woodland
David s. David and Frank T. Nash
lall of this Bar, and G. w. Shockle.
and James w. Bass, representing thu
press.
The program of the evening wa
concluded by the address of the re
firing president, o. c. G. Phillips. H,
thanked the Bar for their kindnes
toward him. Music was furnished TO
the evening by Miss Marguerite Car
roll.