The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-12
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lnter~ssing Bstts eft History Swgg~se~a b.
b Opewtnw NJ Ceurt Yesterday.

Insrr~.stng Ssss ct History ssxg~ss~a by
the Opeatng ~s ceurt Yesterday.
Incident tai tine %Oln.ning Of court in Deer
Lodge yesterday, under the NEW order Of
things. the following interesting com-
msuts ars, sent tai the STANDARD ny j. e..
Robinson. whose reminiscent talk will
interest every reader. Mr.. Robinson snys:
A. o'clock this afternoon Judge Dur
fee appeared i'm the probate Judges rooUn.
where most of the members of the Deer
Lolge bar. "a number Of county officers
aud n few spectators were. present. in
formally. and MIR. Whitcl,ii was chosen
as II committee, at one tai escort tho new
judge to his scat. Mr.. whitchill per-
formed the duty with "a few appropriate
r,niarks for tl,s. occasion. which wcls, re-
sporslcd tn by the iudlg, i'm "a similar man
ucr. The court was opened by Frank
Hattcr. acting as sheriff. The only bisi-
ness done was the ord ring Of "a jury tn hs.
summoned for the 18th day If December.
at 10 "a. IN. Upon consultation il was
agreed by the bar and court that il would
he safer Ia conform tai tho statute as To tl,
time of s~,imnioning the jury than to Lav.,
ii appear at AN earlier date. IL * the m
tcn,ion of thu. court to take uu the crimi-
nal eases and dispose of them at that
time, which will probably occupy its tinI,.
till the holidays. and between now and
then to transact sicl, business AS can b.
done without "a jury. sucl, Ia motions and
,leInurr,rs, and the trial of amy eases
which the parties may agree ON. and IL ie
tried without "A jury.
Thus begins the new era i'm Deer Losig,.
county. ! will suggest as IA matter of the.
history Of this county that tiiis part of
Montana was once ~ part of Idaho terri
tory. and tire first Legislative assembly of
Idaho. i'm the winter of lSi.sAA, In the.
or,uization of counties and designating
the seats OF government. made this
county u part of Lcmhi county. Idaho, and
fixed as it, seat of government L.arbarge
City. at the mouth Of Little (ottonwood
creek, the site of the town Of Deer Lodge.
which will be found i'm tho first Idaho
statutes. When the territory of Montana
was created it's first Legislature creatcd
the county of Deer Lodge. and made
Silver Bow it's county seat. A log build
ing was erected for "a court house, on the
bench above where the brewery now
stands In the old town OF Silver Bow.
where il remained until the election of
1Si5. when, by "a vote of the peo-
pie. il WAS removed to- Deer Lodge.
The old court house was afterwards
removed To this place, and has most of
III" tim" been doing service as IA saloon.
for which il il now used.
The first court was held i'm Deer Lodge
in the building back of and forming a
part of the saloon now owned and o...,I-
hard fought eases were tried. Tho court
was afterwards removed to- the upper
story If IA large log huildin. that stood on
the ground now occupied 10y Ienor d
"a st tsfE''ttttN.ti "aFeiiotI~s'.
wher" il remained till the completion oi
the then ucsv court house. the prescni
old frame building. and which was dcii-
Gated lat the beginning of the December
term of court is's8. 10y the use of an aupi,
supply of wine. ETC.. and IL good time gen
orally till long after midnight. Case ann
her one on the ~calendar of the districr
court is entitled TERRITORY of Montana
W.. Smitli-John." ] believe il is an indict
mcut for monkcying with 10 horse tina
| sIislnf bslnnO tn him ItplDs. ('n1s1N r.
Irvine was the clerk Of the court, Free
Burr sheriff, and Lorenzo Parsons Willis
ton the presiding juslgc
The members of the Deer Lodge ba
during those old times were: James III
Brown. u character i'm himself. not pro
found AS n lawyer i'm scientific attain
ments. hut u man of n wonderfully stron,
mind and quickncss of perception, ans
one Of the strongest jury lawyers 81 hi
day.; Louis McMurtry. Clagctt x Dixon
. Sharp & Napton. tlitis Barbour, j. &
Robinson. w. j. Stephens. X. H.. Williams
Col. Thornton. Judge Mayhem and som'
others vino were here hut II short time. q
all the old ones. Mr.. Robinson il lief
alone. the sole representative OF the. al,
bar. Judge Knowles presided as judg
from June, 1865. till 1879. "Long years ri
. then have "'cr us run. like Lagan to tin
summers sun"
rose. of summer. All his companions ar
scattered and gone. The men hav
passed away with whom he sIeut -
many long and pleasant days. and wit
and against whom hc has had many
hard contest in tn" temple of Justice. a
the judicial slaughter rcn. as ia" cas-
might lie. And Notwithstanding he !
content will the good things Of til" ue'
era. and accepts the change with philo.
orhy. still. " His heart still bends" etc
| aud one cannot help but retrospect wha
: * "a long time for u new country twent
tire and a half years. But We liN" Ia
the present aud those around us. II.
, Wanted.
: LadN for ntIlcU work. must h.tvr sou