The Holt County sentinel., 1915-03-19

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TIE" uuic.lrlh.r conditions have
grown o" ,Uri proportions, b. i 'ait
a. 'H ','i - .ap o." y-'N -" blood
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gfNNlrg up within .Ufr uuiirg ant
against a. anri.r' arg" 'r,r t1-s
'ly g,-fU.ur>, ui >Iri. 'r-" Unit.
'h.s, hafusc.rs lave become - bur.
ieu.sn.v 'la' tie. '-rd co. Obscure
~" merits % 'hc matters heing ,ili.
gated, 30 degree, cog tie "lrt'> y
JJS' ice; weaken ne court : .ilici-nry,
and hamper ~. judges IN their ~
fri', a. W" avs aimini>'ta'iu'.
TIL. hi wa> Intended 10 reform,
cheaper, simplify and accelerate 'lr
pfar'irr IN both tie circuit courts
aud appr ate courts: and "aS, IN W."
opinion IT TUX SENTINEL, On. II the
most important measures that haS
been introduced In the genera A..
SembIy Of this state during the pa,
twenty years.
WHO j. there tia, has net occupied
a seat In som. of tie court rooms OF
our state, from time To tine, and lis.
tened with surprise, and almost dis
gust, al the arguments of attorneys
concerning some matter Of practice -
entirely immaterial 10, and eStrane'
Gus from, the merits Of the case Al
bar until hundreds OF dollars worth
Of time OF ,he courts, Jufies and MI
ganIS had been needes>ly consumeds
1 and, then, perhaps, whichever way
the court decided the point, an appeal
would be taken TO The higher courts:
and, later on, still more time and ey.
pense would be laid out and consumed
IN the higher courts, with the matter
all TO no good purpose whatever,
Some time ago In one OF the courts
open TO spectators. there VAS Law.
yer arguing case In which II seemed
that some one Was suing To recover
money or property belonging 10 a
minor, designated 10y this lawyer aud
the law books from which lie read, a.
an infant. lie produced some fifteen
or more Law books, from all Of which
lie read lengthy decisions, From
these and the argument lac made, II
appeared that the whole question at
issue VAS whether tie suit shoul ID
have been brought by the infants
guardian, his next friend or In the mi.
nor's own name, Doubtless this at.
torney had been preceded 10y another
In opposition, with a, many Law
books TO quote from and as much ar.
gument 10 oiier, and. perhaps he MAS
followed by another Who consumed
equally as much Of the line Of the
court. How much was involved In
tie suit We do not know, but II ap.
peared to at least one OF his hearers
that II was consuming about 500 10
worth Of the time Of the court and Of
the attorneys engaged.
After listening for nearly an hour,
the nearer wondered Why the Judge
did not have power TO stop the entire
argument, and the reading Of legal
lore, and decide that 1t did not mat.
ter who brought the suit; that the
only question at issue Was whether
the infants just dues were being
withheld from him, and, II so, thst
they should be promptly restored to
him, through any person whom the
court might designate. but, Of