The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-09
Invitation to Golden Wedding Ami
versary Of Jurist Prominent In
Keokuk Answered by Local
Attorneys
GIFT AND LETTER, TOO
Congratulations are Being Sent to The
Judge Who is In California and
Who Is Highly Thought of
Here.

Invitations from Judge Abraham n.
lStutsman, residing at Los Angeles,
Calf, have been received by keokuk
friends, announcing the celebration OF
his golden wedding anniversary, April
lis.
Judge Stutsman was a former judge
| of the district court Of the first judi
cial district of Iowa, which district
was then composed of Lee and Des
Moines counties. He was frequent
visitor at Keokuk, holding four terms
of court each year during the eight
years which he held that Office from
! 1877 to 1885. He was a veteran or
the Civil war having the misfortune
| to lose an arm during that time.
| The older members of the keokuK
| bar remember Judge Stutsman as an
able and efficient officer. He expedlt-
ed business and was very satls1ac-
|tory Judge. The members OF the bar
are remembering the judges anniver-
sary with a golden gift which will be
forwarded to him at once, accompar
II MED by the following letter, which
will be signed by all members of the
bar
| The undersigned members Of
! the bar Of Keokuk, Iowa, who
| practiced before you when you
were district judge of this dis
| trict. desire to congratulate you
! and Mrs. Stutsman on the very
1 happy occasion of the celebration
of your sfiftieth anniversary OF
your wedding.
1 AS a slight token of our appre-
| citation Of your kind invitation to
| be present on April Is, 1920, we
! are sending you a small remem-
brance.
We regret that we will not be
| able to be present and personally
! extend to you and your good wife
| our we'll wishes for the future 81
With most pleasant recollec-
| lions of our association with you
1 in your judicial work here, we are,
Sincerely Yours,
! MEMBERS OF KEOKUK BAR.
Before the Bar.
/ The following memorial judgmen.
lis also sent Jurge Stutsman: n
i In the universal court of friendship
Iof early days.
/ State of Good Fellowship, COM
piainant, vs. Abraham H. Stutsman,
land wife, respondents.-Judg
and sentence.
| Whereas, Abraham III. Stutsman
and his good wife have pleaded guilty
in open court 10 the pleasant fact Of
| fifty years Y of matrimonial felicity,
and whereas the said respondents
have pleaded that all gifts be
omitted, the said court having duly
considered said plea, and being duly
advised in the premises, it is ordered
that the said respondents be SEN
fenced by the court. and they are
thereby ordered to receive and cher
ish the slight golden membranes
which accompany this judgment and
sentence. Respondents are refused
exceptions to this order.
TSigned1
! JOHN p. CRAIG,
BERNARD A. DOLAN,
! MAMIE NJ. SMITH,
A. T. MARSHALL, s.
A. l.. PARSONS, -
WILLIAM G. HOWELL,
w. B. COLLINS,
JOHN p. HORNISH,
| FELIX T. HUGHES.
| PALMER TRIMBLE,
| Members of said court.
! |. Chas. J. Smith, official court re-
porter and ex-officio clerk of said
court hereby certify that the above
and foregoing judgment and sentence
lis true and correct copy of same
as engrossed upon the hearts of the
members of said court.
Witness my hand and the seal OF
| said court at Keokuk, Iowa, this 9th
day of April, A. D. 1920.
CHAS. j. SMITH,
Ex-officio Clerk.
| TGold sea1.1