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the United States District Court before His Honor Judge Deady. These cases were carried forward to a successful termination and were decided in favor of the city, which result was in a very great measure due to Judge Lord's personal efforts and his thorough knowledge of the case, which en- abled him to present it in a clear and forcible manner and at once gave it an excellent standing in court. In 1878 he was nominated and elected State Senator from Marion county, which office he resigned in 1880 owing to his nomination as Supreme Judge by the Republican State Convention of that year. He was elected by a handsome majority, and having drawn the short term, during the succeeding two years presided as Chief Justice. So ably did he fill the place and so general was the satisfaction he gave to the bench and bar throughout the State, he was the unanimous choice of hit; party for re-nomination, and at the general election held in June last he was elected by 1,401 majority over Hon. E. D. Shattuck, probably the ablest representative jurist in the Democratic party of this State. Judge Lord is a hard worker and devotes much time and attention to his official duties. His decisions are written with a fearless fairness, and an opinion rendered by him in the name of the court bears upon its face the impress of the true intent of the law, and as such is extensively quoted abroad. Judge Lord is a gentleman of about medium height, slightly rotund, and built from the ground up; a well-shaped head, somewhat bald; smooth face, with the ex- ception of a mustache; hair dark brown, with eyes of blue. He is jovial, genial, and enjoys a good, hearty laugh as well as any one we know. He is not demonstrative, but, if a friend at all, he will do to tie to. His friends are legion, and his enemies, if he has any, are few. He was married to Miss Juliette Montague, of Baltimore, Md., January 14, 1880, and they have one boy, of which it may be truly said " he is a chip ofi' the old block." The Judge belongs to no secret order save the A. O. U. W.

HON. EDWARD BYERS WATSON.

Among the young men who have ; romineutly come before the public, and who have attained high honor and distinction for sterling qualities and na- tive talent, none have pursued a more upright course than Hon. E. B. Wat- son, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Oregon. Standing, as it were, upon the very threshhold of life, he can but feel an JKjnorable degree of pride in the importance and responsibility of his present high position, and with an ambition to deserve the commendation of all hcmorable men, he has anchored himself to truth, honesty and justice. In him we perceive another example of the feasibility of young men being afforded an opportunity of making a record for themselves in public life. He has proved himself every way worthy of the great confidence reposed in him, and is daily adding laurels to those already won by him during his occupancy of the bench. His entire career has displayed a force of character and iudomitable energy which, in the long run, never fails to land the possessor of these qualifica- tions at the top. He is unassuming, and makes friends without an eftort, and being full of good humor, relishes a joke when properly told, and is hi m self replete with anecdote. Judge Watson was born in Clayton county,