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Show COURT NOT TO MEET UNTIL WEDNESDAY On Saturday last the district court adjourned owing to the death ol Reese Howell The following record was made In the court proceedings before be-fore Judge Harris In the case of John Hughes vs. Salt Lake & Ogden Railway Rail-way company: Mr. DeVine: Since our adjournment yesterday It has come to the attention of the attorneys in this case, and unquestionably to your honor, that your associate on the bench has suffered suf-fered a bereavement by reason of the loss of his father, who died at 3 o'clock yesterday Reese Howell, tho Father Of Hon J. A. Howell, judge of the other division of the court. It has been customary in this court. 1 take It, where any members of the bar or any family of the court has suf fered a bereavement to adjourn out of respect to their memory I think that it would be a mark of respect, and while we are all very anxious to con-elude con-elude this- business, where a death has occurred in the family of one of the judges 1 feel that we should lay-aside lay-aside our material things and adjourn this court. It seems to me the court should lake that action, and in addition addi-tion to that I would suggest that the action of this court be transmitted o the presiden of the Bar association, so that any action thai the association associa-tion desires to take may be taken through him. The court: The court will adopt the suggestion of counsel in this matter The funeral, as I understand It will not be held until Tuesday, so the eourt upon adjournment will adjourn until after the funeral, which will be until Wednesday morning 1 heartily agree with the suggestion that counsel coun-sel has made, that in this hour of bereavement be-reavement to my associate. Hon. J. Howell, in the loss of his father, that the court and all connected with it should show that respect that Is due on an occasion of this kind We all sympathize with the bereaved and out of respect and appreciation to iudge Howell and family, nnd out of sympathy for them under the clrcum-stancea clrcum-stancea and out of respect to his fa ther. Reese Howell who has been a prominent business man in this community com-munity and one of our most respected citizens. It is now ordered that thh court stand adjourned until Wedne6 day morning at 10 o'clock, and it is ordered further that the proceedings herein and the action of the court be transmitted to the president of the Bar association for such action is may be deemed proper by that association |