The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04

Legislation.
Neranth, Chairman, Anderson
Murray and Jones.
Upon motion of Commissioner Yer
anth the appointment of standing
committees for the year 1887 mad,
by the Chairman, was approved.
Communications.
John r. MAXI asking for installa
ton of culvertS in Sections q and %
township So, Range Is, and for the
Referred to the County Highway En-
glneer with the power to act in the
matter of culvert installations. ant
for report on the crawling of the
| Hanky Road.
A. j. Chesley, Secretary, Minnesota
Department of Health. relative to re-
quest for Federal Aid to public health
nursing service through the State De-
partment of Health.-19655. Referred
to the County Health Officer.
County Board Committee appointed
to examine funds of County Treasurer
and County Auditor, submitting re-
port-19657.
j. c. Helm, Supervisor of Assess
ments, submitting report on valua-
ton of property and dwelling on the
Hibbing Fair Grounds.-1965S.
| Fred Ash, Clerk of District Court,
relative to personal property assess
| ment against Ben H. Overman.-19659.
William c. Sargent, County Treas
urer. j. c. Helm, Supervisor of AS
sessments. and S. B. Shepard, County
Highway Engineer, requesting the
disappointment of employees in their
departments. and w. H. Bergen,
County Auditor, asking for appoint
ment of employees in his department.
1860.
Virginia Library Commission rea-
tive to use of the Virginia public Ii
brary for the purpose of extending
library service to the rural commune
tieS.-19661.
Minnesota Historical Society ask
ing the County to supply said library
with copy of the proceedings to en-
force payment of mining taxes in the
case of the State of Minnesota VS..
the Oliver Iron Mining Company, ct
al.-19662.
Thomas Naylor, County Attorney
submitting report on claim of Peter
A. Pakarinen for damage to automO-
bile.-19663. Ordered received and
filed.
Fred Ash. Clerk of the District
Court, submitting a copy of the adj
dress delivered by Albert Baldwin in
honor of Charles T.. Adams. at the
memorial services held at the open
ing of Court in st. Louis County, on
January 6, 1937.-19664.
Upon motion of Commissioner An
derson the following address was or
dered spread upon the minutes of the
County Board as fitting testimonial
to the work of the late Charles f..
Adams, as Special Counsel for this
Board.
ADDRESS BY ALBERT BALDWIN
IN HONOR OF CHARLES e.
ADAMS AT MEMORIAL SERVICES
OF THE BAR, ON JAN. 9Th, 1887.
On the first day of October. 1867,
Charles Edward Adams was born at
Boston. of the stock of the illustrous
Massachusetts family of that name.
After pursuing his higher educa-
ton at Princeton and the University
of Minnesota, from which latter in
stitution he received both his academic
and his law degree, he established his
home in Duluth. Minnesota, in 1900,
at which place his professional career
extended over period of thirty-six
years.
In 1915 Mr. Adams was elected State
Senator. to which office he was sue
cessively elected by his constituency
until the day of his death. For two
years during the period of his sena-
torship. he was Acting Lieutenant
Governor of the State.
For twenty-five years Immediately
preceding his DEATH Senator Adams
was Special Counsel for ST. Louis
County.
During the years of his professional
career he administered the interests
of an increasing private practice,
along with the heavy responsibilities
of his official duties.
The year after his arrival in Du-
luth, he united with Pilgrim Congre-
gational Church of which he was a
loyal and devout member throughout
the remainder of his life.
In 1892 he married Grace Mabel
Tenant, and she and Il son John,
i. .l,t.@ IN. L..
Hale, and Mary, survive him.
Mr.. Adams was Scottish Rite
Mason: a member of ST. Louis County
Historical Society and of the Duluth
Chamber of Commerce; a trustee of
the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation, and he touched the life of
the city in which he lived at many
points by his active interests in all
movements for the Improvement of
the community.
| had the good fortune to become
acquainted with Charlie Adams very
During the passing years we met re-
peatedly and frequently in the court
room, or in office negotiations for the
adjustment of clients controversies,
or socially and under conditions not
professional. In all these varied con-
facts, under widely differing environ
ments. he maintained the same gen.
erous, affable attitude. During the
more than thirty-five years of our
acquaintance, | never knew him to
be unfair. over-reaching, discour-
teous or other than the perfect gen.
tleman. Nor did l ever hear an adj
verse criticism by another.
In the halls of the legislature, by
voice and vote, untainted by thought
of sordid personal gain, he pleaded
for righteous, humane and just laws.
In private practice, as well as in his
official capacity, he sponsored the
cause of the oppressed, as well as
the rights of the prosperous.
In a composite photograph of "a
group, an extraordi-
narily conspicuous countenance of one
of the group, will characterize the
picture. In mans personality. which
is but the composite of many human
traits, the outstanding vice or virtue
of the combination, will likewise char
acteriZe the man.
In the personality of Senator Adams,
that dominating outstanding char
acteristic was fair, unselfish. open
minded love of truth, that knew not
subtlety or guile.
Several centuries before the dawn
of the Christian era, wise man of
the east. famed for the beauty of his
diction and his profound study Of
men, as well as for his philosophy
of life, in a single short paragraph
drew picture in poetic language of
his idea of a perfect man:
He that walketh in Righteousness, and
speaketh uprightly:
Who despiseth the gain of oppres-
sion;
Who shaketh his hand from holding
a bride;
Who stoppeth his ears from hearing
of bloodShed:
Who shutteth his eyes from looking
on evil;
He shall stand upon lmpreSn2Dle