Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-03-27
Dead N Ron. D. W. Miller.

eranty-i.- Ahon i've weeks ago,
willie aqs aolding court 10 Boonvi!le
hq Vac Nth cf5rpelas in his scalp.
pes immeaiatoly on beiae
Il k|s d&Ss1a.
a..3Ii. il mt
Isl sAaese that b~fofea!onsl
fislts tis~contnbed, aud his recovery
'aod sl~ Se SessFsslon to health seemed
The Hrst warning Of q new danger came
on TUESDAY thq 4th inst, when it was tor the
irst time discovered that his speech was so
much affected. that il was with difficulty ha
could be unie.tood. o.her slmptomS 10
dicated the resence Of paralysis, which
refused stubbonly to yield to the treatment,
OF home physicians. DIR. Bswduy, OF ST.
Louis, was teiersphed fer, and responded
promptly to N call, but on his arrival
found the patiEt beyond the reach of medi.
cal skill.
Judge Milletwas born In Christian ooun-
~, Kentucky. His father came to Missouri
in 1878, and settled in Howard county, and
Represented thu county 10 the General As
sepblies OF 1923 4 and 8. The Judge cam,
to this coun,l in 1897, under and engage.
ment with Nj James Dunnica 10 teach 3
school at the oil SArdis church in Marion
township for thee months. After he hac
fulfilled that engagement, he came to jet
ierson City 10 tie srring of 1923, and taught
a school in small room adjoining what WI.
then known as Sordon's Hotel, now the res
idence Of Mrs. stewart. About this time be
commenced tbs study Of law 10 the office OF
tie late Judge }. w. Wells, then Attorney
General Of toe STATE, and remained under tia
instruction Of thit distinguished jurist until
he obtained his lcense and catered on the
practice OF his profession. During this asso-
citation, there began a friendship between Ii,
Attorney. General and his student which
grew stronger az the years pC ssed away, ane
was tArmin~sad a-fy -~h-- de-sn e~iIed toe.
preceptOr from earth. 10 October 1926,
Judge Nil or vas appointed postmaster "
this city by President Jackson, aud held the
Office for twelve year. c~onsecutively. La 1881
he WAS married TO Miss Louisa NJ Basye. 10
49, no was elected to the Legislature from
Cole county, and was reelected 10 1884. Ia
1888 he was aecLed TO the State Sepale from
this Senatorial district and was 70 elected in
1912. lie was appointed Auditor Of Public
Accounts 10 I'll the vacancy occssioned BY
the death ofbdr. Auditor McDearmon. In
1850 he was slected 10 the Senate again from
this Senatorial disirict, to Rll the unexpired
term OF Pete g. Glover, who had been elect.
ed Treasurer He wss reelected TO the Senalt
in 1851, snd resigned before his term Of ser.
vice expired having been elected Judge OF
this judicial circuit, which position he ALEC
until he was defeated in 1856 by Judge l., NJ,
Rice. He vas again elected 20 the Cifcui
Jedgeship oithis Judicial circuit in 1879, anc
neld the othee al the time OF his death, hav'
ing in all prsided twenty years as Judge 0
this circuit,
Before thepeople, and with the people n,
more populsi man ever lived in this count,
than Judge Miller. He was meyer beaten TO
any office, uAtil as before stated. He wa
defeated by Judge Rice under circumstance
that made the election OF any Democrat i'm
possible. He was once AdjdtaLt-G sneral q
the Stase, and Commissioned OF the Psrms
neat sent Of Government.
In politics no was never anything but
DemocrH Hs was The personal and polit
cal irisps Col. Benton, and when the Der
touend Rentor question divided til
q ~ 81 "a friend, When III
rabeii Dag 1aage Miller took b
position nptly q Tie union side, ana di
5 great AZ keep the eountiel within b
Judicial dit4Elct quiet, BY regularly holdir
/ his courts, sometimes at great personal per,
aud giving the people opportunities for leg
, remedies. He was tbe only Circuit Judge
: the State who WA not deferred at some tin
: duTlng tho Wal IRON holding courts. In ID
the man but showed a devotion to dut
4 which, unknown TO himself, was a disuI
gushing trait Of his character. Judge Mill
was a very kind man, always ready TO NAL
allowance for the shortcomings aud YEA
nesses OF his fellow mao, was full OF concili
g lions, and consideration for the feelings
others but with the discharge of his duty
SLOWED nothing 10 interlera, and, while
. vas As amiable and gentle a. q woman,
had as much true courage Aod iron ~ill
4 Opposing what be deemed TO be wrong a
supporting what he believed 10 bs right.
any man. As a Judge 90 man ever aceus
: him Of not holding tho scales oijustice even
Or with unstea1Y nerves. II he had a TAT
2 90 the beIeh, q was 10 sometimes seemi
to he-ltaie; appearing 10 be undecided, WI
+. 10 truth e. w. only ~aititg 70 b. p'rhc
satisfied that hia c~onclgsllEs we're zig