Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-08-05

collected and disbursed; there,
provision made for the public
schools and the various public
wants of a growing, new county
were provided for, fairly well, ac-
cording to the means at hand.
And above all, and more important
than all other departments of the
local government, sat the District
] Court. 1t is not without reason
that throughout the length and
breadth of our land, it is customary
to name the building devoted to
county affairs, "The Court House."
For it is upon the Courts we rely
for human justice. Witout Justice
oil the parts of orr social and
political fa1ric would be worthless
as fallen leaves. the sport of every
evil wind, fit only for destruction
and cccay.
Justice" said Daniel Webster,
in his beautiful eulogy of that
great judge, Joseph Story.
Justice is the great interest of
man on earth. 1t is the ligament
which holds civilized beings and
civilized nations together. Wher-
ever her temple stands, and so long
! as it is duly honored, there is a
foundation for social security,
general happiness, and the i'm
provement and progress of our
race"
From its earliest days, Elko
County has made happy choice of
Judges. From 1871 to 1903, a
period of thirty-two years, three
upright, able judges presided over
its District Court, j. H. Flack, X.
X. Bigelow, and George F. Talbot.
These worthy jurists, distinguished
by their regulations for learning,
sound common sense, and integrity
OF character, gave to our Court a
high standing in the eyes of the
people of Nevada. Before them,
important cases were tried, and
some of their judicial decisions
have enriched the Jurisprudence
of our State and in some instances,
influenced the judgments of
tribunals far beyond our borders.
A good bar is help to a good
bench, and able lawyers can be
powerful factors for the advance.
ment of the cause of justice. The
important litigation in the bygone
days of Elko County drew to its
forum such renowned and skillful
advocates as Stewart, Ellis, Thorn
tor end Hiilhpuse, and others Of
their class, men who stand in the
front rank of the eminent lawyers
of the Pacific Coast, and the inter-
mountain states. In our own
local bar have been a number of
attorneys of unusual ability, men
who were capable of achieving
honorable fame in their profession
anywhere. some Of whom aftor
their training in the old Court
Room, did in fact, win fame else
where. Not to weary you with
too many names, you older resi-
dents will recall the skillful legal
arguments of that man Of sound
legal learning, John H. Rand. You
remember too, when every ear
in the crowded court room drank
in the persuasive eloquence of J.
l.. Wines; and here you saw the
keen and magnetic Webster Dorsey
gain victory upon victory.
To the names just mentioned
must be added those of other Elko
County lawyers, who, on the bench,
or at the bar of the old Court
House, obtained the knowledge and
experience or won the distinction
which fitted them for or was the
cause Of their elevation to preside
in other courts. To the Supreme
Court of our State, Elko County,
from its old Court House, has con-
tributed two of its honorcd district
judges, BiRelow and Talbot. Hence
also. to aid to the lustre of the
same high court, went the genial,
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