The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-09
JUDGE BUCKS FUNERAL
prominent Montanians PAY Their
Last Tributes.
AN IMPRESSIVE SERVICE
A Large Attendance From All Over the
State-St. Peters Was Crowded
to the Doors-Laid at Rest
in Forestvale.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

| Special Dispatch to the Standard
| Helena. Dec S.-Not since the funeral
| of the late Charles A. Broadwater have
so many prominent Montanians from
| other sections of the state gathered at
| Helena to pay the last earthly tribute
| to departed soul as met to-day about
| the bier of the late Associate Justice
| Horace r. Buck, who departed this life
| so tragically last Monday night Judges
on the bench adjourned their courts
and accompanied by many representa-
tives of the bar came to the capital to
attend the services that were pro-
nounced this afternoon in st. Peters
Episcopal church upon him who, in life.
mas been prominent before the bar and
upon the bench of the state. Sorrowing
friends in other walks of life also came
The visitors added to the large attend
ance upon the part of the citizens of
Helena, made the funeral as large in
numbers as it was representative of
the various callings of life The church
was crowded from altar to street. Many
who We're not able to enter contented
themseles with standing outside the
edifice, hearing only the musical portion
of the services.
The funeral had been announced for
o'clock. Before that time it seemed
as though the edifice was crowded to
its limit Shortly before the appointed
of the family arrived and We're seated
by the casket in front of the altar
Then came the members of the Helena
Bar association, who had previously
met in the court house. They marched
to the church two abreast, but only
portion Were able to procure seats The
attorneys and judiciary from other
cities had already been seated and at 2
o'clock the rector Rev. w. w. Love,
commenced the beautiful and impress
siVe burial service of the Episcopal
church During the service the choir
rendered the following hymns in the
order named: Lead, Kindly Light"
Art Thou Weary, Art Thou Languid,"
and Il Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
Come Unto Me and Rest" For the
closing voluntary the choir rendered,
Come, Ie Disconsolate."
There was no sermon. the usual
service, short, but impressive, complet-
ing the church ceremony. As the last
words of the voluntary, Earth has no
sorrow, heaven cannot heal" died
away the pail bearers gathered about
the casket and began removing the
beautiful floral offerings preparatory
to the march to the hearse and to the
cemetery. Among the floral pieces was
huge bank of lilies and smilaN IN The |
middle of which reposed a scroll of red
immortelles, the initials of the de-
ceased, H. +. b." the offering of the |
Helena Bar association. There were |
numberless other pieces, many from |
friends in other cities.
After the casket had been deposited |
in the hearse and a large. portion of the |
funeral party seated in the carriages |
which were in waiting. the cortege |
wendcd its way towards the valley to !
Forestvale cemetery Several special |
electric cars We're provided for the use /
Of those who could not be accommo-
dated in the carriages. In about an |
hour the city of the dead was reached [
and the rector completed the services /
commenced at the church and the last
rites had been performed
The pail bearers. selected from the
friends of the family and the deceased,
were ex-Govefnor B. p Carpenter. ex-
Justice De Witt Judge Sidney McIn-
tire, f. T.. Stranahan, eX-judge f.. c. |
Bach and T. J. Walsh
Among the judges from outside Hell
ena at the funeral were Judges Lind
say and Clancy of the district courts
Of Silver Bow county, Judge Jere Les
lie of Cascade county, Judge Dudley
Dubose of Fort Benton and Judge Arm
strong Of Bozeman. Among the mem
bers Of the bar from other cities who
came to attend the funeral were ex-
Justice De Witt eXJustice Harwood
y. B. Howell. 4. j. Campbell. NJ. l..
Wines, c. II. Connolly. John Bloor all |
of Butte; A. j. Shores, Samuel Stephen
son, James Donovan and T. f. Brady
ol Gfedl 4 ais. fDfJ benton, Wnlch was
the first Montana residence of the de
was better represented outside
of members of the bar than any COM
munity except Helena. From the heaa
of navigation came ID. 6. Browne
United States collector of customs. =.
a. Cummings. ex-colector of customs
ana eX-secretary of the republican state
James McDeNitt. large
stock man. and DIR. Atkinson, w. g.
Conrad and James T. Stanford. former
ly of Fort Benton. but now residents
Of Great Falls. both warm personal
friends Of the deceased. We're among the
mourners outside of the inn
mediate family.
All of the state officials, the two dis
triCt courts, the United States court and
the district clerks office were closed
all the afternoon. At noon to-day just
before adjourning court out Of respect
tn the dead. Judge Knowles made the
order and instructed the clerk
to enter it upon the records of both the
district and the circuit court:
1T is a matter of public knowledge
that Justice Horace L. Buck who IN
his lifetime was one Of the justices nc
the supreme court If Montana will be
buried to-day. He was an educate
gentleman and u judge Of character.
learning and industrious. out OF re-
gard for his memory. / think it proper
that this court should stand adjourned
intil 10 a. m Thursday. Dec. Q. aud il
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