Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-25
PROBATE JUDGES OPEN SESSION
AT COMMERCIAL CLUB
Get Down TO Business Quickly-Mar-
riAse Law = Big Question Now
Attendance Hero WIN
Reach 50
From Mondays DAily.l


present when the state associatio
convention opened In the CONNER
cial club rooms at 10 o'clock thi
morning. President Hall of Grea
Bend called the meeting to oT-er
The Rev. DR.. F. S. Blayney offere,
the invocation. Mayor w. d. Nichol
made hospitable address of wei
come to the visiting judges, whicl
was we'll received. President Hal
skeletoned briefly the work done IL
past conventions and the things the
present assembly expects to accom-
plish.
Mayor Nichols said. in welcoming
the judges:
Gentlemen, it affords me great
pleasure to welcome you to our
beautiful city with lovely homes
and pure water-that is all we have
to give you and that is what you
ought to have-in a pinch we can
throw in a little Belle Springs bJ =
termilk and AbilenA. You will not
need much of the latter
"You have the liberty Of the city
1T is yours. We hope you will feel
glad that you have been here and
that you will want to come again.
We want you to come again even
though we do try to keep away from
you as long as we can.
"The doctor keeps US here as long
as possible. 1t is to his advantage
to Dc so and we are perfectly will
ing. The undertaken gets rid of US
with all possible speed. suppose
that is to his advantage. But the
lawyer and probate Judge seem to
hold on forever. wonder IL that
is to their advantage?
'But seriously, gentlemen, don't
you think that estates ought to be
settled more expeditiously? am
not finding fault with you, but with
the law. You can do much to have
the law changed. An estate should
not be kept open from two to three
years. l have often thought about
the conflict of law. You can settle
an estate in two years but 1t is never
safe to do so where there is a will
because a will can be contested at
anytime in three years. This should
be changed. I understand in some
states an estate is settled in year
and except in some extreme cases
there is plenty Of time to settle 1t.
IT hope your stay here may be
pleasant, and that you will want to
come again. We shall welcome you
back. And we promise you that when
you return you will see yet more
beautiful city than you see now. All
Of our streets will be paved and
lighted. Interurban car lines will
convey you to the different parts Of
our county and to neighboring towns
and cities. Our old fashioned bust
ness buildings will be remodeled.
The Union Pacific Railway company
will have removed the unsightly
water tank from our front yard.
The Santa Fee Railway company will
nave built beautiful passenger sta
lion on one of our principal streets.
And last but not least, Albert Lenze
will have erected modern five
story, fire proof hotel and office
building on what is really the most
corner in the city, with the 4
abroad park and fountain in it's
ront yard.
again we welcome you. We have !
he best people on earth-they wear
he smile that won't come off. The
marshal has been sent out of town
nd the police judge has suspended \
Gentlemen, come again"
The convention got down to bust
ess quickly. Opposition to the y
resent law which requires that mar II
lage records be kept in the state u
ouse at Topeka, under care of w. c.
" Deacon, state registrar of vital le
instead Of in the county "
ourt houses, developed early in the IL
leeting when w. w. Parker Of o.
yons county, chairman of the leg CT
lative committee of the judges as al
,ciation, announced that his COM Of
ittee would be ready to report in Ell
minutes. The report which will
} submitted will recommend that IL
10 entire law, as it now stands, be
,pealed. The present law requires u
at records Of all marriages be sent III
Topeka. Heretofore each county pr
Is kept its own records. ye
State Registrar Deacon requested III
at he be allowed to speak at the