Fergus County argus., 1889-09-12
DISTRICT COURT ADJOURNED.
Judge Bach Decides to Adjourn the ssptsm.
ber Term Of Court
A Kind Letter. Of Interest to Every Citizen
Of Fergus County.

CHARLES :. FELL, Esq, DEPUTY
CLERK or CorRr-DEAR SIR: Repre-
sent atives oi each oi the political par
ties of the territory have asked me to
postpone or adjourn the september
term OF the district court for Fergus
county. IN support at this request
they urge with much propriety that
the coming election Is one of unusual
Importance, that many, il not all, OF
the attorneys and OF her officers Of he
court lexcept the presiding Judge are
candidates for office, and that the
term Of court. as now fixed, would or
might continue until the day set for
election. thus depriving many of the
Jurors oi AN opportunity to vote. !
am oi the opinion that the right to
vote Is also II duty which each citizen,
lawfully EMIT led, owes tn himself and
to the state, and that such duty is
quite rs imperative as is that which
each citizen owes to the state when il
demands his services rs n Juror or wit
ness. Ia addition to the eferegoing rea.
sons is one relating q myself officially:
At the July session wi the supreme
court many important cases were sub
mitted to us for our decision: these
cases have not yet been dlecided. When
the territory is admitted as u state
the present supreme court will cease
to exist, and, therefore. these eases
must he decided by he 9Th OF October.
! shall, therefore, grant the request
referred to above, and you will please
notify the Jurors, grand and petit, and
witnesses. through youi paper or 10y
letter. that they need not attend court
upon the 23d of September. II ] can
bring about "a meeting OF the supreme
court before my departure for White
Srl,.h,~ S........- ~ before the 23d day
OF September, ] will obtain an order
ing the former order fixing the
term for Fergus county, and appoint
ing another date. Ii ] can accomplish
that, the jurors already called will be
the jurors for the term so appointed,
although ! presume they will he re-
summoned.
On the other hand, ii find such an
come your duty to open court on the
day already set, and to adjourn the
same from day to day for six days,
and upon the sixth day to adjourn
sine die. The st atutes providsior such
"A case.
1t is possible that. ii the new order
cannot he made by the supreme court,
may attend and Open court for the
transaction of such business as does
not require jury.
did hope to hold one more term of
court in he county OF Fergus, because
am the only Judge that county has
had: because, for that reason and
others. ] am particularly devoted to
Fergus county; because ] wanted to
express to the people OF your county,
through the grand jury, nay warm ap-
probation OF their kindness to me per
sonally, aud OF their cordial support
given to me in my official capacity;
and because ! wished to tell your peO-
pie how important it was to extend to
my successor II similar support and
kindness. ] am well acquainted with
each OF the candidates, and can thus
knowingly say the successful one. be he
one or the other. will fully merit the
good will Of your people.
You cannot tell, you cannot imagine,
how deeply Ifeel this partrnefrom your
county, which has been almost rs "a
child to me. ! have seen and watched
with so much pleasure it rapid growth
in that ready and willing Obedience to
the law to which it had been almost
stranger prior to the holding OF court
within its limits. cannot help re-
calling the old order oi things-the
grant, ing OF divorces and iniunctiOns
10y Just ices Of the peace, the violations
Of law unpunished because there was
no one near enough to the people to
bring about an invest igatiOn, the con-
duct OF the people in the court room,
their seemingly warranted belief that
n summons or an order OF the court
could be neglected with impinity; and
then ] recall their consent to and ap- |
prevail of the new order Of affairs, |
their acceptance OF many innovations
which urged upon them with scarce
the hope OF success, the respect which |
they show to the law by their conduct |
in the court room. the plea SAINT greet |
ings which they always extend to me,
my pleasant relations with the men,
her. of the county bar and other Oifi- |
GERS OF the cOurt-all these make the |
parting very sad for me.
Your good people have been sO kind |
to me that cannot thank yOu-I can |
only tell you that know it.
Yours
Taos a. R,,u 1