The Holt County sentinel., 1916-03-03
IT'S DIAMOND JUBILEE.
The Seventy.fifth Spring Term Of
the Holt Circuit Court Con-
vened This Week.

Holt county. on Monday, February rs,
marks the 18th spring session oil that
court-threc quarters OF a centur!
has been the span, and the changes IN
the affairs of life have been most
marked in that length Of time, but
the wheels Of Justice have been grind
ing along in about the same old cogs..
The laws delay and the insolence Ui
office prevail as IL did 10 years ago.
A term Of our circuit court Is an
event of importance to many OF our
citizens and Of much interest to all:
Three times year. the perfected
machinery Of the blind-folded goddess
of Justice is set up in our midst
there is fought over again and again
the battle between right and wrong;
between Justice and oppression; be-
tween guilt and innocence-the light
is never ending. As fast a. the mail
ed hand of oppression Is laid low by
the sword Of Justice, q new Goliath
comes forth from the Phillistinc camp
and the fight IL on again. The courts
are no sooner opened until there are
citizens. who unlike Lot and Abraham,
cannot divide the land between them,
they bring their titles for settlement.
Then there are creditors clamoring
for their dues. the just ones that tenn
per their claims with mercy that j.
not strained. but droppcth like the
gentle dcws from heaven. and the
Shylocks clamoring for their pound
of flesh. the penalty of their bond.
There /. the widow with trembling
words. asking for the old homcstcai;
the orphan for his inheritance: there
"a
were made elsewhere than In heaven.
Then there are the scales Of even
handed justice, thrown Out Of halanC"
by the line fence. the dog fight. the
stray, the go,sips of Islander. the holi-
day sprcc--all thc," are to be- rightci
three times yearly by the circuit
court, presided over 10y the circuit
Judge, who. thanks to the spirit of our
people. has the solid support of the
public confidence, and H. the only
Solomon recognized 10y our constitu-
ton or the spirit Of our laws.
And one Of the most encouraging
and promising signs that point to the
stability Of our laws the performance
of American institutions, H. the uni.
ycrsal respect paid 10y the people TO
the judges Of our court, and TO the
justice Of their DEGREES.
Rarely, indeed, j. a charge laid at
the feet Of any judge. ard when such
a charge l. made. II L.. usually by one
whose fall began with thirty pieces
Of silver" aud ended with the rope.
For - years Holt county has had n
circuit court. The iirs, term was
held n, the home of William Thorpe.
on the land now known a the Stcph-
cnson place. southeast Of our little
city. Court convened on the same
day that temperance ard Tyler.
too" was made president of the I'M.
ted States.
David u. Atchison was the first cir.
cult judge, receiving his appointment
from Thomas {. Reynolds. who WAS
governor AT that time. In ISIS he wa
appointed to the United States Sen.
ate by Governor Reynolds to I'LL the
vacancy caused by the death of DR..
Linn. lie was afterwards reelected
and served two terms, the last Of
which expired IN March. 1859, during
the administration of Franklin
Pierce. He was elected president Of
the Senate. March a. lSio, came on
Sunday, and General Taylor not hav-
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a. an" ne was "ual,hco ne'orr
nu,a", Cina'I' JUSTICE OF 'ne
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lug us"'s was apPo,n ,.,, elerk' ahn VII
ta 'norpei r'Ecr j. sherln;
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cai esss D. nr'espy was appo,nled;
J ooffS' ~ ''e '"'e was r'eor"er q
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nus. ~ h.,.n part OF the l,oor was made
a. a. m'mm 'oss M" tne res, OF ihe
m oo w." nasura' eaLtn; ne Judge
snoo,a su ,'k nooI a", ,n' Jurors ana
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a.non,a, LIVE" no" an" then as "a
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