New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-26
Wednesday May 26. 1915.
Official Paper of Brown County.

Of his profession.
Mr.. Eckstein was man OF strong
personality. He possessed many of the
qualities that go to make successful
lawyer. He was endowed by nature
with a strong and robust body and an
active mind. He possessed to re-
narkable degree a courage and fighting
spirit that are so necessary to the success
of practicing lawyer. These qualities
combined with remarkable industry,
capacity for work and untiring energy,
gained for him the regard and confidence
Of host of clients.
Although a man of determined and
positive character Mr.. Eckstein was at
heart genial kindly man. He was
thoroughly democratic in his association
with other people, whether friends or
strangers. That he was we'll regarded
IN this community is best shown by the
fact that more than two thousand of
the people of this vicinity were present
at his funeral. The presence of so many
Of his friends and acquaintance on this
occasion testifes most strongly Of the
esteem and high regard in which he was
held by them.
In the death of Mr.. Eckstein the Bar
Of Brown County loses it's oldest member.
His excellent qualities will always be
held in appreciation by the Bar of this
County, his companionship and kindly
consideration for the other members of
che Bar will be long remembered.
New Ulm, Minnesota, May %, 1915.
L. G. DAVIS
Henry N. Somsen
A. Frelerickson.
Comm ittee.
The memorial services were impressive
and lasted nearly an hour and a half.
With the exception of two members
of the bar of Brown County all were
present as were also Atty. S. S. Somsen
of Winona, and a number of other
persons. All of the attorneys present
expressed a keen sense of the loss that
che Brown County bar has sustained
thru the death of Mr.. Eckstein and voiced
these sentiments in short talks. With
out exception all paid high tribute
70 the sterling character of the deceased
his honorable conduct in his business
and his courtesy shown at all times
TO his brother at4oreys.
Albert Hauser spoke of the interest
Mr.-Eckstein had taken in the establish
ment of new home or the State Su-
preme Court, a Temple of Justice,
and also of his interest in legislation
10 do away with the dishonorable
practices of attorneys known as Gam
hulance chasers." All spoke of his
optimism and his we'll known good nature
Those who took part in the memorial
exercises were the following: Albert
Hauser and Davis & Berg of Sleepy
Eye; A. Frederickson and Aug. G. Erick-
son of Springfield, Somsen, Dempsey
& Mueller. Al. Flor, Walter Kunze and
Geo.. D. Erickson of New Ulm. Alb.
SSeinhauser was obliged to be absent on
account of the Walther funeral at which
ne ofnciated.
The only action triable to the jury
was that of the libel suit of Henry J.
Berg against the Brown Co. Cooperative
Publishing Co. and E. J. Buehrer. The
Ghree cases in which Herman B. McNall
as trustee of the estate of Rollin M. West
sued the German American State Bank
of Mankato and the State Bank of New
Tim and the State Bank of Comfrey
severally which were to have been tried
before the jury will be tried before the
court in vacation upon 8 days notice.
The case of N. G.. Hoffman, VS.. S. A.
Wooldrick was continued until the next
term and the case of Albert D. Flor
as executor of Wilhelmina Schreiner VS..
George Schreiner was settled and dis
missed. The only other civil case left
ior trial was the libel suit above men.
sioned.
The case was reached at II o'clock
Wednesday morning and by three
o'clock the same afternoon a jury was
empaneled. This suit was the out
come of certain matter which was
published in der Fortschritt'' Feb
3rd, 1915 by the Brown Co. Co-opera-
tive Publishing Co., E. J. Buehrer
editor, in which the official conduct OF
60. Treasurer Henry J. Berg was brought
IN question. The suit was started to
recover $4,000 damages which the plain
eff claimed to have sustained by reason
of the publication of the article in
question.
The publication Of the article was not
denied but it's righteousness was put
in issue. The article in question &C
cused County Treasurer Berg of having
tried to collect taxes from the lions
Lutheran Church of Springfield for
Church property which was exempt from