Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-08-23
JUDGE GOODWIN
IS NEARING END
Famous Editorial Writer is in
Critical Condition at Home
in Salt Lake

Sahi LANE I'll L aug. So.-JuuBe
Goodwin's condition this afternoon Is
unchanged. lie is critically i'll and
il Is not believed that he will recover
In speaking OF the judges illness yes.
tcrday the Reno Gazette says:
Judge Charley" Goodwin played an
important part in the history of the
state during his residence here. He
came around Cape Horn to San Fran
cisco in the middle '5Cs and lived as Il
boy in San Francisco during the stir
ring days OF the Vigilants and after
wards of the Broderick- Terry duel and
excitement. II was early in the &C :
that he went to the ComstOck and
edited a newspaper at Gold Hill for
two weeks before crossing the ridge 10
Virginia City, where he became con-
nected with the Territorial Enterprise
as editorial writer. He was one of
the first district judges in the state.
1t was great stan then gathered
on the Enterprise-C. G. Goodwin,
Joseph T. Goodman. Dan DE Quille''
and others of note. Afterwards Marx
Twain wrote for the paper and later
still Ned" Townsend. who subse.
Quently went to New York and wrote
the "Chimmic Fadden" stories, Arthur
McEwen and Sam Davis were employ.
ed on the Enterprise.
Judge Goodwin belonged to the fight.
ing editor school OF the times and he
wrote what he felt should be written
without regard TO personal COnsc
quences. His writings made the Enter.
prise power. It's influence extending
even into the neighboring state OF
California. But 1t was not only as a
writer that Judge Goodwin left his
mark on Nevada. As man he was 4
leader and he helped to make and un
make political forces.
The judge has written some poems
that will live. In his younger days h,
was in demand as the poet OF the da!
on Fourth of July and it is remember
ed well that. in the days OF the Ciyi
war he read poem at the cclebra
tion at Washoe City that had grea
| influence in advancing Union senti
mcnt in this state Throughout tn,
Civil war Charley" Goodwin was on,
OF the great Unionists of Nevada an,
his voice was always ready To b,
raised against secession and scCcSs
iOnists.
During all the great booms on tn
| ComstoCk he was at the helm of IN
Enterprise and his personal rccolleC
tions OF the Consolidated Virginia
California. Union. Sierra Nevada an
other cXCitcmcnts were aS vivid a
wcrc his rcCOllcCtions of the Garlic
days when. at one time. in the earl
SOS. Virginia city was practically d,
serted because the quidnuncs of tn
day had q, Cidcd that he famous lod
WAS worked out"
In $50. Goodwin went to Salt LAX
city and established the Salt LaKc Tr
bunc. J tiis paper at once tool the lea
AZ the I,ontilc organ of Utah ana da
after day JudTc Goodwin maintainC
his ngh; against the Mormon oil
, CAREY. revealing it's undcrhand II
nucnccs in all directions and expo
ing It's delegates in congress. lie wa
the editor of the Tribune from lSS
until 1901. "hcn the paper was sol
and hC rctroC. since then nc la
written frequently for the press an
has published n volume or So of h
writings
Judge Goodwin Is cighty.nyc year
I old. He has always passcsscd poy
erful physique. although not larg
man in build. and has had no scrio,
illness until tho last week.