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Show ee ASRS THE MIDSUMMER the great can enter; should be so secure that the incumbeat witl never fear ill to himself in declaring the law and in rendering such judgment The judicial office as his moral sense and his legal learning dictate. should be such a goal that it will never be accepted as a stepping stone He who enters it should forswear all other ambito ulterior heights. tions. RESIDENOE OF H, ¥ CARNIVAL. ‘his special edition of the Argus being issued as a souvenir of the Midsummer Carnival to be held in Salt Lake City July 2d, 3d and 4th, a brief resume of the features of the coming Statehood festival will no doubt be of interest to the reader. At the time cf its inception the pro- WALKER T. DUKE. Utah has been fortunate in the judges who have administered the law. They have been learned in the law, men of high mceral standing and probity. Such a thing as corruption or moral turpitude has never even been whispered against them, and justice as far as within the power of men who are but human has been dealt out evenhandedly. The present justices of the Supreme court, the court of last rescrt of the State, Chief Justice Zane, Justices Miner and Bartch, are eminent lawyers who all held positions as district judges. The former was for years Chief Justice of the Territory, and is a jurist with a national reputation. | eae 4 * € The three judges of this, the Third Judicial district, are Cgden Hiles, John I. Street and M. L. Ritchie. The former vas elected to the office and the two latter were appointed by the Governor to fill the places of Judges Howat and Le Grand Young. Judge Hiles has been recognized for years as one of the foremost men at the bar. Judge Street is making for himself an enviable reputation as a jurist, and Judge Ritchie, who has been on the bench only a few weeks, is a sound lawyer, and as a jurist has made an excellent start. The judges of the other judicial districts are: Judge Hart in the First, Judge Rolapp in the Second, Judge Wilson in the tourth, Judge Higgins in the Fifth, Judge McCarty in the Sixth and Judge Johnson in the Seventh. They were elected last November, are new to the position, but are giving great satisfaction so far. The Federal court is presided over by Judge John A. Marshall, formerly of the old and highly respected firm of Bennett, Marshall & Bradley. He is one of the most learned and most highly respected lawyers of the State. * By UO St. ~ BROS. MEROANTILE BLOCK. The originator of the ject was one of decidedly modest proportions. idea was H. F. McGarvie, who appeared before a meeting of the directors of the Chamber of Commerce on April 25th and suggested the feasibility of holding in this city a carnival modeled on the lines of The the flower festivals which have proven so successful in California. directors were favorably impressed and adopted a resolution indorsing the plan. BS ok oe A few days later, through Mr. McGarvie’s efforts, a call for a citizens’ mass meeting on May 4th was issued, over the signatures of Gov. Heber M. Wells, P. H. Lannan, John Q. Cannon, F. H. Auerbach, George M. Scott, R. C. Chambers and John C. Cutler, for the purpose of taking steps to effect an organization and put the affair on a business basis. At this meeting, after thoroug discussion, it was decided to carry out the scheme, and Gov. Wells, F. H. Auerbach and T. G. Webber were authorized to represent the public in the selection of an Executive Committee to conduct the celebration. These gentlemen met the following evening and appointed the following committee: John W. Cannon, F. W. Jennings, James Chipman, J. Wash Young, S. V. Shelp, E. G. Rognon and Jacob Moritz. & * * The Executive Committee immediately took hold of the work confronting them, electing E. G. Rognon chairman, S. V. Shelp secretary, and James Chipman treasurer. H. F. McGarvie was appointed directorgeneral, and headquarters were established in a suite of offices in the Alta block. An address to the public was issued, calling for co-operation through moral and financial support, which met with a ready re- & The State Bar association, which was organized ubout three years ago, with headquarters in this city, is now recognized as a valuable RESIDENCE OF W. 8. MCOORNIOK. adjunct to the profession, and includes among its members the more prominent lawyers of the State. It holds annual meetings in January, at which papers are read and learned discussions engaged in. The session always closes with a banquet, at which rivalries are forgotten and the members eat and drink like friends. The bar of the State of Utah is one of her chief glories, and taken all in all is such as her citizens may well be proud of. JOHN W. HUGHES, RESIDENOE OF F. D, OLIFT. sponse. The subscription list for funds was headed Bro., and T. G. Webber, superintendent of the Z. their names down for $500 each, and a canvass of citizens brought the total up to about $5500. This nearly doubled by means of public entertainments, the movement, embracing theatrical performances, by F. Auerbach & C. M. I., who put the public-spirited amount has been given in behalf of concerts, etc, In |
