Omaha World-Herald du lieu suivant : Omaha, Nebraska • 9

the the the the the NT TO Daily OMAHA, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MAY 8, 1899. THE BENCH AND BAR OF NEBRASKA A 1899, BY THE WORLD PUBLISHING COMPANY, OMAHA, NEB.) TERRITORIAL SUPREME COURT UTHENTIC records bearing upon the early history. of the judiciary of Nebraska are most remarkable for their scarcity. It is a comparatively easy matter to estabiish dates and the leading facts. but details are entirely wanting.

Even the early historians of the state, and few enough they were in number, seem to have almost entirely overlooked this branch of the state government and to have failed to avail themselves of the many opportunities at their command for procuring interesting details from the numerous participants in the proceedinge in the courts during the territerial days. The organic act providing for the creation of the territory of Nebraska deelared that "the judicial power of said territory shall be invested in a supreme court, district courts, probate courts and in justices of the peace. The supreme court shall consist of a chief jusalee and two associate justices, any two ef whom shall constitute a quorum, and who shall hold a term at the seat of government of said territory annually and they shall hold their offices during the period of four years and until their suecessors shall be appointed and qualined. The said territory shall be divided into three judicial districts and a district court shall be held in each of said districts by one of the justices of the supreme court at such time and places as shall be prescribed by law, and the said judges shall, after their appointmente, respectively reside in the disariets which shall be assigned them." In compliance with this section of the organic act President Pierce, on June 39, 1854, commissioned Fenner Ferguson chief justice and Edward B. Hardin and James Bradley associate justices of the supreme court.

Acting Governor T. B. Cuming made the assignment of distriets provided for in the act. Under this arrangement Chief Justice Ferguson took charge of the First district, comprising the counties of Dodge and glas. Judge Hardin presided over Second district, comprising all of the territory south of the Platte river, and Judge Bradley took charge of the Third district, which embraced Washington and Burt counties.

Chief Justice Ferguson was a native of Columbia county, New York. He was admitted the bar at Albany, N. in 1840. His residence in Nebraska was at Bellevue died there in November, 1859, his family continuing to live in the historic old village for many years thereafter. Justice Ferguson's name is in the annals of the bar of son, Douglas Arthur N.

county and Ferguson, Nebrastominent attorney of Omaha and formerly judge of the district court. Judge Bradley resigned his position on the supreme bench in 1859 and returned to his former home in La Porte, Ind. History fails to record anything further regarding him. The supreme court for the territory of Nebraska was organized at Omaha February 10, 1855, the court convening in the hall of the house of representatives historic old state house which stood on Ninth street, between Douglas and Farnam. Justice Ferguson and Justice Hardin were the only members of the court present.

Under authority of the organic act Experience Estabrook had been United appointed by the president as States attorney for the territory and J. Sterling Morton was delegated to act as clerk of the court. These officers were present in court, but no business was transacted beyond adjourning until June, when court convened and the following attorneys were admitted to practice upon the motion of Mr. Estabrook: o. D.

Richardson, A. J. Poppleton, A. J. Hanscom, Silas A.

Strickland, L. L. Bowen, A. Samuel E. Rogers.

This constituted the only business transacted at that term of court and further sittings were held until June, 1857. From this time until the admission of Nebraska as a state very little of an historical nature relating to the supreme court seems to be in existence. The chief justices of the territorial court, following Justice Fergusupreme son, were these, dates being those on which their terms began: Augustus Hall, March 15, 1858; William Pitt Kel10gg, May 27, 1861; William Kellogg, May 8, 1865. The associate justices were: Edward R. Hardin, December 1854; James Bradley, October 25, 1854; 4, Samuel W.

Black, 1857; Eleazer Wakeley, April 22, 1857; Joseph Miller, April 9, 1859; William E. Lockwood, May 16, Joseph E. Streeter, November 18, 1861; Elmer S. Dundy, June 22, 1863. TERRITORIAL DISTRICT COURT.

The first term of the territorial district court for this district was held by at Bellevue, March 15. Judge Ferguson 1855, the only business being the appointment of Silas A. Strickland as elerk of the court. The court met April 12, following, but adjourned until October 16, of the same year, at which Allen Root and O. P.

Mason, both time of whom subsequently became historic characters in the state, were admitted practice. October 22, 1855, the first to grand jury of the territory was convened and an indictment for murder was returned against a man named Henry. He was defended by A. J. Poppleton and O.

P. and was acquit ted. Judge Ferguson, the first judge of the district which Douglas county is sitdated, was elected a delegate to congress in 1857, and succeeded by Augustus Hall, a native of New York, who followed Judge Ferguson's example and established his home at Bellevue, that being an Indian trading post established by the redoubtable Peter Sarpy, agent of the American Fur company. Judge Hall served as judge until his death in 1861, at the age of 47 years, and he was succeeded by William Pitt Kellogg of Illinois, afterwards governor of Louisiana during the "carpet-bag" period and now a resident of the national capital. William Pitt Kellogg was by William Kellogg, who was last territorial judge of this district.

Like Chief Justice Ferguson, Justices Augustus Hall and Eleazer Wakeley have sons actively engaged in the practice of law in Omaha and prominent in their profession in this state. Richard S. Hall of the firm of Hall McCulloch, is a son of Justice Hall, and Arthur C. Wakeley is a son of Judge Wakeley. Of the long list of territorial justices Judge Wakeley is the only one who is yet a resident of Omaha.

In addition to being a member of the territorial supreme court he has been many times honored by the people of this judicial district by election to the district bench, and his name is revered among members of the bar as that of a "just and upright judge." He is still engaged in the active practice of the law, being associated with the son heretofore mentioned, and the profundity of his legal learning makes his opinion greatly sought, while thead dry him humor an adept and at caustic repartee in which the early days is still one of his characteristic traits. STATE SUPREME COURT The dearth of authentic records bearing upon the history of the judiciary at the period of transition from a territorial to a state government is fully as marked as in the case of historical data relating to the transactions of the territorial supreme and district courts. In the original state constitution, approved by a vote of the people of the territory, at an election held June 2, 1866, it was provided that the supreme court should consist of one chief justice and two associate justices, each of whom was to receive a salary of $2,000 per annum. It was as also provided that the judges supreme court should hold the district courts of the state, and for this purpose the state was divided into three districts, as follows: First District--To include the counties of Richardson, Nemaha, Otoe, Johnson, Pawnee, Gage, Jefferson, Saline, Fillmore and Nuckolls. Second District--To include the counties of Case, Sarpy, Douglas, Saunders, Lancaster, Seward and Butler.

Third District--To include the counties of Washington, Dodge, Platte, Cuming, Burt, Dakota, Dixon, Cedar, L'Eau Qui Court, Kearney, Lincoln, Hall and Buffalo. At the time the constitution was adopted William A. Little was elected chief justice and George B. Lake and Lorenzo Crounse were elected associate justices. Judge Little died before having qual' led for the office and Governor David Butler appointed O.

P. Mason of Nebraska City to succeed him as chief justice. THE FIRST STATE COURT. CHIEF JUSTICE MASON. Oliver P.

Mason, Nebraska's first chief justice, came to Nebraska July 10, 1855, taking up his residence in Nebraska City, which continued to be his home until the fall of 1874. He was born in Madison county, New York, in May, 1829, and lived on a farm in that county until 1852. The following two years were spent in the south in commercial business and he then took up his residence in Northwestern Ohio, where he studied law, being admitted to the bar at Norwalk in 1854. He came to Nebraska the following year and took an active part in public affairs from the time of his arrival in the new country. He was elected to the lower of the territorial legislature in 1858 and in 1864 took his seat as a member of the upper house, known as the council, serving in 1865 and 1866 as the president of that body.

He was one of the most active members of the committee which framed the first constitution. June 15, 1867, was appointed chief justice of the supreme court and held this office until January, 1872. After leaving the bench he practiced law until the time of his demise. In the spring of 1874 he removed Nebraska City to Lincoln that place contiued to be his home until his death, August 18, 1891. JUSTICE LAKE.

Judge George Baker Lake, who is now an honored resident of Omaha and consulting counsel of the firm of Hamilton Maxwell, was born Greenfield, Saratoga county, New York, September 15, 1826. After attaining his majority he attended Oberlin college for two years, and in 1849 began the study of law at Elyria. He was admitted to practice in the supreme court of Ohio in 1851, and continued in active practice until his removal to Nebraska 1857. He located ac Omaha and a partnership stormed with A. J.

Poppleton, now deceased, one of the most prosperous and noted attorneys of the entire west. In 1859 he elected to the territorial legislature from Douglas county, being re-elected three times, serving in 1865 as speaker of the house. He was one of the committee to draft the first state constitution under which the state was admitted to the union and in 1866 was eleced associate justice of them supreme court. In 1871, while still member of the supreme court, was elected a delegate to the constitutional convention and was made chairman of the judiciary committee, besides serving as a member of other important committees. Judge Lake was continued on the supreme bench until 1884, been a member the supreme continbaringo uously for seventeen years.

After leaving the bench he engaged in the active practice of law in Omaha, and in 1887 formed a partnership with James W. Hamilton, who is referred to elsewhere. In 1890 the firm was increased by the addition of Henry E. Maxwell, the oldest son of Judge Samuel Maxwell, so long an associate of Judge Lake on the supreme bench. At the end of 1897 Judge Lake retired from active participation in the of contested cases and the firm became Hamilton Maxwell, but he still continues his office practice and officiates as consulting counsel of the firm.

JUSTICE CROUNSE. Lorenzo Crounse was born in Schoharie county, New York, January 27, 1834. In his early manhood he taught school to obtain the means to prosecute his legal studies, and in 1856 he was adHe took up his residence at Fort Plain mitted to the at Plattsburg, N. Y. bare and began the active practice of law.

In September, 1861, he entered the army as captain of battery First regiment New light artillery, but was wounded at the battle of Cedar Mountain, and resigned on account of physical disabilities in September, 1862. He removed to Rulo, county, Nebraska, in 1864, and was elected a member of the legislature from that district in the following year, serving one term. He helped frame the first state constitution and was elected an associate justice of the supreme court in June, 1866. After serving the full term of six years he was elected in 1872 to represent the in congress and was re-elected, serving four years. In March, 1879, he was appointed collector internal revenue for the district of Nebraska.

In April, 1891, he was appointed by President Harrison as assistant secretary of the United States treasury, but resigned that position in September, 1892, to accept the republican nomination for the office of governor of Nebraska. He was elected and served one term in that office. Since retiring from the gubernatorial office Judge Crounse has devoted himself to looking after his private interests, having taken up his residence in Omaha. Judge Lake was elected chief justice in 1872 and held that position until a change was made in accordance with the terms of the constitution of 1875, which provided that the member whose term next expired should be the chief justice during the last two years of his term. In 1872 Daniel Gantt and Samuel Maxwell were elected associate justices of the supreme court.

By the provision of constitution of 1875 former succeeded Judge Lake as chief justice January 3, 1878, but died May 29, following, and Amasa Cobb was appointed associate justice, Judge Maxwell becoming chief justice. constitution of 1875 did away with the custom which required the judges of the supreme court to preside at the district courts of the sate and thereafter they devoted their attention solely to the business of the supreme court. It was provided in the constitution that the judges should be three in number, that they should be elected for six years, one being elected each two years, another the annum. salary It of was each also should provided be that the members whose term was nearest expiration should be the chief justice for the last two years of his term. The following table shows the personnel of the supreme court in the years named: 1867-O.

P. Mason, George B. Lake, Lorenzo Crounse. 1873-George B. Lake, Daniel Gantt, Samuel Maxwell.

1876-Lake, Gantt, Maxwell. 1878-Gant, Maxwell, Lake, until May 29, when Gantt died and Amasa Cobb was appointed, the court standing thereafter Maxwell, Lake, Cobb. 1880-Maxwell, Lake, Cobb. 1882-Lake, Cobb, Maxwell. 1884-Cobb, Maxwell, M.

B. Reese. 1886-Maxwell, Reese, Cobb. 1888-Reese, Cobb, Maxwell. 1890-Cobb, Maxwell, T.

J. Norval. 1892-Maxwell, Nurval, A. M. Post.

1894-Norval, Post, T. O. C. Harrison, 1896-Post, Harrison, Norval. 1898-Harrison, Norval, J.

J. Sullivan. From the small beginning in June, 1855, when seven attorneys were admitted to practice before the supreme court the state bar of Nebraska has grown until the records of the supreme court, as shown by data furnished through the kindness of D. A. Campbell, the well known and efficient clerk and reporter of the court, reveal that there have been 2,025 attorneys admitted to practice before the court up to the present time.

Mr. Campbell also states that the attorneys now actively engaged in practice before the supreme court number about 800. Lists obtained from the various counties by Mr. Campbell recently show that there are about 1,500 attorneys in the state, this list undoubtedly including many not actively engaged in the practice of law. Clerk Campbell estimates the total number in the state engaged in active practice at about 1,200 or 1,400.

THE PRESENT SUPREME COURT. CHIEF JUSTICE HARRISON. T. 0. C.

Harrison, chief justice of the Nebraska supreme court, is a native of Ohio, having been born in Clinton county, May 22, 1849. He read law in the office of his uncle in London, and in 1873 came to Nebraska, taking up his residence in Grand Island, which is still his home. After reaching his new location he taught school a few terms and was admitted to the bar in June, 1873. In 1876, the office of county judge being vacant, he was appointed office for the unexpired term, after the expiration of which he was elected for the two succeeding terms. In 1882 he was elected to represent Hall and Hamilton counties in the state senate and in April, 1887, was appointed by Governor Thayer to the office of judge of the district court and was elected the office in the fall of the same gear and re-elected in 1891, continuing to hold that office until he resigned to assume duties of judge the supreme court to which he was elected in the fall of 1893.

In 1896 he became the second member of the court, under the rules, and in 1898 became chief justice. His term will expire with the current year. JUSTICE NORVAL. T. L.

Norval, associate justice of the supreme court, was born in Fulton county, Illinois, August 26, 1847, and received his early education in the common schools of that state. When he was 25 years of age he determined to join his fortunes with the growing west and selected Nebraska as his future home. In March, 1872, he reached Seward county and this has since been his home. In 1873 he was elected to resent his district in the state senate, and in March, 1883, when Judge W. Post resigned the office of district judge of the Sixth judicial district.

Governor Dawes appointed Mr. Norval to the position. In the fall of the same year he was elected to fill unexpired term and in the fall of 1887 he was re-elected. In December, 1889, having been elected a of the suJudge Norval district preme court in the preceding, November, judgeship and in January, 1890, he took his seat as the junior member of the court. During the years 1894 and 1895 Judge Norval, under the rules governing the court, was chief justice and in the fall of 1895 he was re-elected, becoming again the junior member in 1896.

In 1898 he advanced under these same rules and has since been the second member of the court. at JUSTICE SULLIVAN. Judge J. J. Sullivan, who enjoys the distinction of being the first democrat to occupy a seat on the supreme bench of Nebraska, is a native of Illinois, and located in Columbus, this state, in 1878, as a young lawyer with his way in the world to make before him.

Soon after his arrival he associated himself with W. M. Cornelius in the law, under the firm name of Cornelius Sullivan. In 1884 young Sullivan was elected county judge of Platte county, serving one term and refusing to run for a second. He also served for a time as city attorney of Columbus, and during such service revised the ances.

Later he was county attorney, and while holding that office was elected to represent Platte county in the legislature and was immediately recognized as a leader of his party in the deliberations of that body. In 1886, he formed a partnership with J. G. Reeder, which continued until Mr. Sullivan was elevated to the district bench in 1891.

After serving on the bench one term he was re-elected in 1895, for a second term of four years, but in 1897 he was elected to the bench of the supreme court, and resigned the district judgeship. Socially, Judge Sullivan is a most genial and pleasant gentleman and the possessor of a large amount of personal magnetism which makes and holds friends. His learning is not confined to a knowledge legal matters, but he is exceedingly well versed in the literature of this and former periods and is a most entertaining conversationalist. United States Court When the territorial supreme court passed out of existence by reason of the admission of the state to the union, the United States court for the district of Nebraska was created, and Elmer S. Dundy, an associate justice of the supreme court of the territory, was appointed by the president to the position of United States judge for the district of Nebraska, this district including all the territory within the confines of the newly created state.

Judge Dundy held the position until his death in 1896, holding court at Omaha and Lincoln. Shortly after his death President Cleveland appointed William D. McHugh, referred to elsewhere, as Judge Dundy's successor. In March, 1897, Judge McHugh resigned, and the present incumbent, W. H.

Munger, was appointed to the position. JUDGE W. H. MUNGER. William Henry Munger was born in Bergen, Genessee county, N.

October 19, 1845. At the age of years he went to Cleveland, where he entered a dry goods store kept by ar uncle. While thus employed he read law during his spare time, and after about a year entered the law office of a local firm as a clerk. He found time to read law, and at the end of two years made a flying trip to Elyria, where he was admitted to the bar in September, 1868. He announced his intention of going west and of establishing himself in one of the thriving towns along the line of the great transcontinental railroads then being constructed, and of which he had heard so much discussion.

Selecting Fremont as his destination, he reached that town on his 23d birthday in October, 1868, his earthly possessions after arrival consisting of exactly $2.50. The day after his arrival he secured work in a yard, and during the ensuing winter picked fee now and then by trying a small lawsuit. In the spring of 1869 he formed a partnership with Z. Shed, a local lawyer with a good practice, which continued about two after which he formed a partnership with W. CinChes this being dissolved in 1874.

he was a member of the constitutional convention, and in 1878 entered into a partnership with J. M. Woolworth of this city, which continued for one year. During the score of years following this period Mr. Munger devoted himself assiduously to the practice of his profession, yielding not to the allurements political life, even to the extent of going on the county or district bench.

February 18, 1897, the reward for this long and faith. ful service in the cause of law and justice came in the shape of an appointment to an office than which there are few higher in the legal ranks of this nation. Judge Munger still retains his home in Fremont and will continue to do so, making trips to Omaha Lincoln to hold court whenever it becomes necessary to do so. DISTRICT ATTORNEY SUMMERS. Hon.

Williamson S. Summers, United States attorney for the district of Nebraska, is one of the most conspicuous young men of the Nebraska bar. After finishing his course of study at the University of Michigan in 1886, he direct to this state, locating at Beatrice where he entered at once into the general practice of the law. Being of a positive and combative temperament and having strong political convictions it was natural for him to enter into the political discussions of the time and it was an easy task for him, gifted naturally, to achieve a prominent place among the popular republican speakers of the state. In recognition of his merits as a strong young lawyer and of his services as a popular campaigner he was made deputy attorney general of the state in January, 1891.

This position he held for four years. He discharged the duties of his office with much credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the public. He had charge of and managed a large amount of important litigation in the different courts of the state and especially in the supreme court. This brought him in close contact with the very ablest lawyers, gave him a broad and comprehensive view of the legal side of public affairs and eminently prepared him for the important position which he now holds. In this capacity also he grew steadily, not only as a lawyer, in the esteem of his colleagues at the bar, but he enlarged his personal acquaintance and influence and attracted to himself a broad popularity among the people.

In 1894 he was appointed as a member of the law faculty of the state university, this position he still holds. Mr. Summers, while raised in the north, is of southern extraction and his personality 13 strongly tinctured with that boldness of action, courtesy of manner and that high sense of personal honor peculiar to well born southern men. In whatever cause his energies are aroused, whether it be to win a law suit, to carry an election, to reward a political friend or punish a political enemy, he puts into his efforts an effectiveness, a courage zeal which command at once the warmest admiration and the most wholesome enemies. respectriends ASSISTANT ATTORNEY RUSH.

Sylvester R. Rush, assistant United States attorney for the district of Nebraska, is a native of the Keystone state, having first seen the light of day on a farm near Pittsburg, July 24, 1861. He was educated in the Southwestern. State college, ere he graduat in 188 and ring two following he taught In 1885 Mr. came west read law, being admitted to practice in 1889, at which time he formed 8 partnership with W.

W. Slabaugh, now a judge of the district court. May 11, 1894, Mr. Rush was appointed assistant United States attorney, and his administration of the affairs of that office has been marked by ability and has held he has either firmness. Duringsithe five years he prosecuted or assisted in all of the criminal cases which have been tried in the federal court, many of them being.

cases of considerable importance. OSCAR B. HILLIS. Oscar B. Hillis was appointed clerk of the United States circuit court for the district of Nebraska, January 1, 1897, and about six months later was appointed clerk of the district court, these offices having theretofore been held by individuals.

Hillis two. vas clerk of the circuit court at St. Paul, before being appointed to the Omaha office, but upon receiving the latter appointment he took up his residence in Omaha, and is now established here with his ly. He was born at Brownstowre June 26, 1857, but when scarce more than year old his parenti removed to Bloomfield, and vears later they removed to Keokuk. He attended the common schools and La Grange college at La Grange, and then entered a grocery store as clerk.

He next became a clerk in a book store and then a traveling salesman for the book establishment. In 1877 he began the study of law, and in October, 1879, was admitted to practice in the Iowa courts. He was appointed assistant attorney of Lee county, Iowa, resigned that office in November, 1881, and went to Kansas City, where he was appointed deputy clerk of the United States circuit court and United States commissioner. He resigned these positions and went to St. Paul, in January, 1883, where he was appointed deputy clerk of the United States circuit court.

Six months later he was appointed clerk of the circuit court and occupied that position until transferred to Omaha. The District Court In compliance with the provision of the first state constitution, requiring the justices of the supreme court to hold the district courts of the state, Judge Mason was assigned to the First district, Judge Lake to the Second and Judge Crounse to the Third. Twice each year they sat as a supreme court to listen to appeals and writs of error, the judge from whom the appeal was taken not sitting in the appellate court. This condition of affairs continued until 1875, when the adoption of the constitution changed this practice. The first term of the district court for the Second judicial district, being the one which included Douglas county, was held at Omaha, April 16, 1867, Judge Lake presiding.

The officers of the court were George Armstrong, W. Doane, prosecuting attorney. clerk; Andrew Dellone, sheriff; was held in the old court house, a brick building standing at the northeast corner of Sixteenth and Farnam streets, the site now occupied by the Paxton block. The attorneys then in active practice were James M. Woolworth, A.

J. Poppleton, John I. Redick, Clinton Briggs, George W. Doane, John R. Meredith, Charles H.

Brown, Experience Estabrook, Albert Swartzlander, George H. Roberts, Silas A. Strickland, J. C. Ambrose, John D.

Howe, George C. Hopkins, George M. O' Brien, Ben Sheeks and Charles P. Birkett. The first business transacted at the opening of court was the admission to practice of the following attorneys, all of whom subsequently played EL more or less important part in the history of this community: James W.

Savage, John C. Cowin, Champion S. Chase and George W. Ambrose. The first jury trial at this term of court was a murder case, Ottway G.

Baker being tried and convicted of the murder of Woolsey D. Higgins, 8 bookkeeper store of Will R. King, Baker being employed in the same store as porter. Higgins carried the keys to the safe, in which $1,500 had been placed one night for safe keeping. Both slept in the atore, and Baker killed his companion with an ax, stole the money, set fire to the building and shot himself through the wrist to support his story about being wounded by burglars.

He was hanged in 1868. Judge Lake continued to hold the district court of this adoption of the premed tion in 1875. The cone temporary division of Judicial districts changed by law," cred Ing district: First-Richardson, Gage, Jefferson. Saly Nuckolls and Filly Second--Nema Lancaster. Third--Doug and Burt.

Colta ton, Yor FifthFranklin, Ha Gosper, Furna: Chase, Cheyenne, son, Sherman, and unorganized district. Sixth-Cuming, dar, Wayne, Sta Pierce, Knox, alley and raid dist dis cricts was These distr First--Gage, nee, Richard Second--Ca Third--La FourthWashington Fifth--El Butler ar. Sixthand Dodge Seventh saline, more Clay. Eighth Itanton, Thurston ledar Ninthlope and Knox. Tenth-Adams, ney, Phelps and Eleventh--Blair Greeley Hall, Thoma Valley Twelf -Buff Sherman Thirte Bluff, Deuel, McPhe Fourteenthcock, Gosper, Chase.

Fifteen Keya Paha, Cherri Butte and Sioux. that year Judges evill were re-elected for four The business of the greatly increased, the 1887, provided for four district, and Governor ed Lewis A. Groff of ville R. Hopewell of two additional jud determined to retire the expiration of fall of 1887 Messra Hopewell and Geori elected judges for years. In September, 1887 sud signed to accept an ap, commissioner of the genera tendered by Presiden and Davis 8 Governor Thayer to serve un tion to be held in the fall of at which time Joseph R.

CHi elected and served wntil when he resigned. The legislature of number of Judgee in tin seven, and in March of the the recommendation of the district, Governor Boyd appo bert J. Davis, Frank J. Irvit When the adopted James judge of the distri district and assur position at the was re-elected in but resigned in ville was appointed term. In 1883 the legs there should be district and Go Hon.

ciate justie court, to seral Judge Wakelrge a unanimous tha trict for that ha Estelle and Arthur fill the additional cancy caused by Judge Clarkson. In November, judges were elected George W. Doane, Fer 1891 this M. Hope R. Scott, A.

N. Ferguson, W. sor, Frank Irvine and H. J. Dav During the ensuing four year changes took place in the person the district bench than have 00 at any other period in its entii tory.

The names of twelve di judges appear on the court record ing this time, Judge Hopewell, Ferguson and Keysor being the ones of the seven elected in 189 served their entire terra In October, 1892, Judge Doar signed his position as the democratic nomination for and Governor Boyd appointed Ogden, October 13, to serve un general election of the following In November, 1893, Joseph H. BI elected to serve the unexpired. of Judge Doane's term and he seat December 9, 1893, servir January, 1896. In March, 1893, Judge Irvine to accept an appointment 88 a Ci sioner of the supreme court ant ernor Crounse appointed W. C.

of Burt county to serve until the ing fall election when Judge was elected to All the unexpi; Owing to ill health Judge Wi signed during the summer vad court in 1894 and November 12 year Governor Crounse appoint ward R. Duffle to the vacancy Duffie remaining on benci the expiration of the cal in Ja 1896. 5 Judge Herbert one of the jud 12:50 resign during this period, the bench during the sum September 5, following Crounse appointed Edwyrd R. serve until ensuing en which time George W. Ami elected to serve out the unexpi Judge Ambrose took possession office as soon a8 die certificate, tion was Judge tired until appointed in No the following year to SU1 Walton, as heretofore refer The personnel of the 1895, the last year of thi Hopewell, Scott, Ferguson, fie, Ambrose and Blair.

In November, 1895, elected for the ensuir: these now constitute of the Fourth judicft: changes having occurred ail tion: Ben S. Baker, Char.