The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-29

summer il We keep on improving and so
long as a person is able to catch bass Life
is well worth the living
laborious part of law practice just yet All
care for now is just about enough work
TO keep my mind occupied. It is difficult
to practice law however without getting
into it all over. Outside of consultations
and fortifying the he. other o attorneys with in
volved too deeply and 1 have thoroly en-
joyed such activities as have been in
1t is with profound regret that I hear
Justice West is still unable to resume his
duties. i was pleased to hear from Mr.. A.
W. Relihan who recently saw him in Kan
sas City that he may be able to resume
his work in the near future. A year or so
ago he wrote me a fSiendly letter express
sive of his sympathy and condoling my
misfortunes. 1 recollect that In that com
munication he took occasion to say that he
was right on part OF II. which he said
was more than some Judges could say. l
hope he is as. cheerful in his inactivity as
There have been many changes here since
you first came as representative of the old
Dr s1ape Him MaGs"n s eHTg
Ben Baker. Henry Ahlborn, Sam Cummings,
all have passed along leaving us only the
wealth of recollection of the touch of their
kindly nature. 1 was in Beloit a few days
ago presenting motion in a case in
which Frank Mahin and his brother Ike's
estate were interested and as l passed up
the stairway to the court room and my eyes
fell on the door of the office Of the register
Of deeds il seemed not right that a
stranger should be supplantipg genial old
Jim MCGEE. And Phil Chubbic also is gone
suddenly, just as I think 1 would like to
go when comes the call that 1 shall quit
the game Mag Rinehart is in a sanitarium
at Kansas City and / hear is afflicted with
4 malady from which he may not recover.
Ike Mahin went suddenly as did Dr. Slagel,
Buck Smith, whom you will remember as
merchant at Mankato, and one of the
: 1ad " n
California. whence he had wandered for
surcease from his ailments. Billy Nelson is
much trouble with a growing deafness. His
father lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and
Is somewhere in the nineties now. and
ago his father chided him very earnestly
and told him he was not taking proper
enough Of California and has soia his
place at Riverside and returned to Beloit
and says he would rather do business with
to hear that Senator Reed tTod) is not
doing very well and would Ike to be back
In Kansas. SO Art Relihan, who used to
told me- By the way Art is developing
Into good lawyer, has good business
preme court most every session. You will
remember him as one of Dave Relihan's
with us. He is rich. happy and contented
and has grown 50 chesty that he is about
tobacco and find soiace In isis Ha and I'D spSn
ish Gentlemen OF Pusch's manufacture
The days OF intros pection and RETROSPECT
ton are towering over us and the radiance
from the mellow light of old friendships
hope will serve to battle them IN a golden
glow and drive off the unhappy darkness
in which garrulity ana grouches most do
congregate. Thru trying experiences and
because of them, l have emerged stronger
and better and more patient and content.
I have learned a lesson that is not with
out its enrfchment-that God is good and
there Is no other mind but His. And as
Dickens made little Tiny Tim to say:
God bless us, every one"
| Sincerely as ever, your friend.
Il. NJ PICKLER