Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-11-07
The Last sad Rites.

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CURED last Thursday afternoon at 2
O'Clock. the services being conducted
by the ODD Fellows order of this city,
assisted by the members Of the order
from Sun City, Lake City and other
parts of the county. Rev. Sanderson,
chaplin of the lodge, read the services
principally. To accommodate the large
eoncourse of friends. the Presbyterian
church was used.and it was completely
filed. The procession was very long
one, nearly every family in this city be-
ing represented.
The resolutions below were adopted
by the Barber County Bar Association:
RESOLUTIONS.
Death has claimed from this Bar
victim, whose physical power and per
feet health were but few weeks ago
the envy Of us all. In the full strength
of his magnificent and perfect man
hood, and when but little more than
half of the time allotted to man had
been his to live, George w. Ellis sought
his bed and lay down to die. His TAX
ing off is but another warning that
death is in the midst of life" We all
remember his many acts of courtesy
and deeds of kindness, that but show
ed the manner of man he was. Compe-
tent as an attorney, faithful to client,
fair to opposing counsel and respectful
alike to both court and jury, he lived
among us in such a manner that he
counts us all his friends. We all bear
witness to his sterling qualities as a
man, his genial, hopeful life that had
many days of sunshine and but few
hours of gloom. We will sadly miss
his cheering words of greeting and
keenly feel our loss in parting with our
oldest member. We have all come
here since he began the practice of law
in Barber county, and all remember
that he always welcomed and never dis
couraged every new conner.
Then, in doing honor to his memory
to-day, i'll recalling his many elements
of strength and his few points of weak
ness. let us bear witness to him as a
man and as lawyer, and feel assured
that if works and deeds that were d.
rected in the line of making men bet
ter and happier, will have any effect in
moulding and shaping his destiny in
the life beyond, his will be the fate of
the good and true, those to whom this
life is but the beginning of one that is
endless as love and boundless as time.
We respectfully ask that these words
of remembrance be spread upon the
records of the District Court of Barber
county and that copy of the same be
presented to the family of our departed
brother. w. w. 5. SNoDDY,l
c. /. LONG, SCom.
a. l.. NOBLE,
The following resolutions were passed
at the regular meeting of the Pioneer
lodge No. 179, L. o. o. F., last Tuesday
night:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased the Ruler
of the Universe to remore from our
midst our worthy brother, George w.
Ellis, who. by the faithful exemplifica-
ton Of the principles of Friendship
Love and Truth. endeared himself to
all of the members of this lodge; and
WHEREAS, Our brother was devot-
ed husband, kind and loving father,
good neighbor, useful citizen and a
shining light in his profession,
RESOLVED, That we deeply deplore
his untimely death and extend to his
bereayed family our fraternal sympathy
i'll this their great affection.
RESOLVED, That the charter of our
lodge land the vacant chair" be draped
in mourning in memory of our departed
brother.
RESOLVED, That copy of these res
olutions be spread upon the minutes of
this meeting, one copy to be furnished
to the family of the deceased and one
to be transmitted to the city papers FOR
publication.
r: SANDERsoN,
w. L. ROUSE, }Com.
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