The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-04-13
WELCOME TO JUDGE COOPER

In honor OF the iafe Jud INES. A.
wiikin a memorial ss5sion OF the
members OF the Fremont County
Bar association was held in the dis
trict court rom this morning with
Judge Jas. l.. Cooper presiding. The
session began at 10 O'Clock and was
continued till 1875 and was one OF
extreme interest The session wcs
under the disertion OF Judse j. G.
Schwol=.ft. chairman of the commit.
TO-, Ct :. ransements. who spoke briefly
at n t. lightning In explanation of
the score and uur. ore of this special
s,.v.c.. OF the bar association IN
commrnsoration OF the life and public
career OF the dece sed. He Was fol-
lowed by Gen. Jos H. Maupin, who
sd the ihute prepared by the mem
orial committee. which WAS adopted
and orie ed read upon the minutes
OF the oohrt-
Only three or four members OF the
Fremont County Bar sociation were
absent from the service aud they we're
pyesenisi from heing present by i'll
ness ard business matters of more
than ordinary ureency. Eulovies OF
Judge wilkin were made by the at
iorneys present in the follow ing or
der: Jrd e chas. 4. Waldo. Judge
). G. schweigert. Georze ~. Wilkes.
Arthur n. NcIain. Joseph D. Eiuni.
Jas. T. Locke. (. u. Stinemey }.
judge T. w. Ibt olson. a. L. jeffrey. =.
VI. Hunter. J. p. Thomas. Jr.. Gen.
Jos. n. Maupin. ori,n ". ocke. Del
bert Hcssick ami Judge Jas. l.. Coop
er.
District Attorney cilber 4, Walker
OF Buena Vista spoke as a represen.
tative OF the chaffee County Bar
association. In addition to the eulo-
gies in memory OF Judge wilkin the
Sneakers extended welcome TO Iud e
Cooper as his successor on the
ben h and eNi ressed the belief that
the lations tctween the court aud
the attorneys that pract'cei unser q
would he cordial and agreellie at al
times. In view OF the kind words
said OF him Judge Coopers address
was both an eulosy ami an appreria.
ton: the former I'm oommcmo alton
of the virtues OF Jud VII in and the
latter an acknowledgements of the
compliment paid him by his fellow
members OF the bar association. The
following tribute u Judge wlliin
was unanimously adorted:
STATE OF COLORADO }
Co nty of Frem, mt
IN THE DISTRICT COURT.
To The HONORABLE JAMES l..
COOPER. Judge OF said District
Court:
The Bar Asso -iaticn Of the County
Of Fremont respectfully prays that
the following tribute TO the memory
OF the late Honorable Charles A. VIII
kin. recently presiding Jndee Of this
Court and OF the Eleventh Judicial
ID strict cf the State of Colorado, may
ie acs epted by your Honor and made
n part Of the re ords OF this court:
Charles Albert wilkin was born in
1o1. Athens County. Ohio. on Nov. ..
1853. He was graduate of the Univer-
sity Of Wisconsin. re sewing the degree
OF Bachelor OF Arts. studied law. was
a mitted to the Bar, removed to Colo
r do in 1880 and was admitted to the
"ar Of the State Of Colorado on June
2S OF that year. He settled In Fair.
nlsy. IN Park County. whre he con.
tinuously resided until the time, Of
h Is death.
FIR m 1852 to 1899 he praoticed his
profession in partnership with Honor
allie Morton S. Bailey. formerly judge
Of this Court and now Justice of
TIE Supreme Court OF Colorado. and
nfter Judge Bailey became judge Of
the Eleventh Judicial District In
January. 1892. Judge walkin contin.
ued 20 practice in Fairplay until the
time Of his own advancement to the
same office. In 1882 he was elected