The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-11-24
Resolutions of Respect to the Memory Of :
A.. Yantis Deceased.

A.. Yantis Deceased.
At this time came on behalf of meeting
of the members of the Bar Of this court and
presented to the court the following resolu-
tions of respect to the memory of James A.
Yantis lately deceased, former member of
Bar of this district, which resolutions were
on motion ordered in the Journal of this
court.
BAR MEETING.
Members of the Bar Of Corvallis met at
the Office of J. W, Rayburn On the 10th inst
to take appropriate steps on the death of J.
A. WANTS. Judge Burnett was elected
chairman and m. s. Woodcock Secretary.
A committee of three, consisting of F. A.
Chenoweth, M. L. Noftsser and J. r. Bry-
son were appointed to draft resolutions ex.
pressive of the feeling Of th. Bar of Corval-
lis on the death Of the late Bro. James A
Yantis, deceased, to report at II o'clock in
the evening on the ii inst. to which time the
meeting adjourned.
Bar met at 1880 P. NJ, April IL. Burnett
in the chair.
Committee on resolutions reports and the
report was adopted.
WHEREAS, Death has again entered our
ranks and claimed for his own one OF the
best and most talented members of tho Bar
| of Benton County, Oregon, and one whose
whole life, both as lawyer and citizen has
been such as to merit our warmest admira-
tion and esteem; and feeling it to be our du-
ty and privilege to make some fitting public
expression of our common regard and re-
spect for his worth, honesty and integrity;
therefore, be it
Resolved, by the members of the Bar of
Benton county that in the death of Brother
James A. Yantis the legal profession of this
county and State has sustained the loss of
one of it's most genial, courteous and honor
able members, and one whose many noble
qualities of heart and mind endeared him to
all who knew him, both in social and pro-
fessional life.
That he was worthy citizen, good law.
yer, true friend and Goods noblest hand
work, an honest man. That we unite in
asking of the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for Bentou county at its next ses-
sion, that the foregoing preamble and these
resolutions he entered of record upon it's
journal, in Evidence of our sorrow for the
death of our brother attrorney James A
Yantis, and as lasting testimonial of oul
respect for his memory. That copy hereof
be furnished to the family of our deceased
brother and also to each of tho city new
paper for publication.
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On motion Judge Kelsaylwas requested
q to present resolutisns to the Circuit Cuor
9 and ask that they spread on the Journal o
o the court at the next term.
On motion the Bar determined to attene
the funeral in body.
On motion they adjourned.
+ After appropriate tributes to the memory
of the deceased by Messrs Burnett, Strahan
Weatherford, McFadden, Rayburn and hi
I honor Judge R. S. Bean, it was ordered tha
said resolutions be spread on the minutes Q
!, this Court and copy thereof furnished t.
the family of the deceased and copies fur
ished to eachof the city newspapers TO
a publication and in further taken of respect
. that the court adjourn till tomorrow morn
ing at o'clock
Signed R. s. Bean, Judge.