Omaha daily bee., 1884-02-19
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS
A BEREAVED BAR.
RESOLUTIONS Adopted on the Death of
Its Eldest Member, Capt.
ID. w. Pierce.

The bar association met yesterday
morning to take appropriate action on
the death of its eldest member, Captain
ID. w. Pierce. Hon. w. f. Sapp, pres
ident of the association, stated that it was
the request of the deceased t. be buried
under the auspices of his co.laborers at
the bar. The following were chosen to
serve as pail bearers; Judge j. II. Reed,
A. V. Larimer, Hon. w. +. Sapp, Spen-
Ger Smith, Col. d. b. Daily, Robert Per-
cival, w. A. MINISTER, and c. II. Scott.
1t was also decided to meet at the Og-
den house to-day at 6 o'clock, and attend
the funeral in q body.
A committee on resolutions was ap-
pointed, who reported through their
chairman, Alonzo Jay Hart, the follow
ing resolutions, which were adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased the Almighty
God, in His beneficent greatness and wis
dom, to remove from our midst our friend
and brother, ID. w. Price, who was the
eldest member of the Pottawattamie
county bar, death again claiming a shin
ing mark and spreading below a striking
and never failing signal of her mighty
work; and
WHEREAS, Our late brother, ID. w.
Price, by his distinguished legal and lit
erary attainments, combining rich schol-
arship with charming el%oquence, by his
uniform courtesy and kindness, by HIS
strict integrity to all mankind, and by
his long and honorable career has not
only won honor and credit for himself
and for the profession which he has so
worthily adorned and never rejecting by
act or word upon the strict integrity of
the profession; upon the other hand al
ways gaining the admiration, the respect
and the highest esteem of all who know
him; therefore be it
ReSOIUed, That we deplore the great
loss occasioned by this visitation of Prov
idence to the bar, tho community and
the state.
Resolved, That we as a body follow
the remains OF our highly esteemed
brother and friend to his last resting
place. That we as a body and individu-
ally tender to the family our heartfelt
sympathy, and to his memory this trib-
ute ofour love and esteem.
ResOlUed, That these resolutions be
spread upon the records of the circuitand
district courts of Pottawattamie county,
Iowa, and a copy of the same be present
ed to his widow, all being a memorial of
his worth.
The funeral will take place this after
noon, the friends gathering at the house
at 1 o'clock and proceeding from there to
the Catholic church, the service there to
DO at 2 o'clock. The casket provided for
the remains is of black cloth
trimmed with silver, the adornments
being a plain cross, an urn with the
words cat Rest" a silver plate bearing
the words 'Our Father" and several
Catholic emblems.
The justice courts of the city will be
closed this afternoon during the funeral,
and all cases set for a hearing will be
continued.
The ex-mayors are to attend the
funeral in a body as are also the old set
tiers organization.
Yesterday w II. Vaughan .telegraphed
to Governor Sherman saying: Captain
Daniel Webster Pierce, delegate from
Pottawattamie county and signer of the
state constitution in 1857 died Sunday.
Will be buried the 10Th at 2 p. m. Will
you be good enough to be present? 2" To
this Governor Sherman replied: 81 re-
greet it but it will be impossible for me
to leave during session of Legislature"