The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-07-20

DROPPED DEAD
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE DIED
AT HIS HOME AT THE FORKS
He Had Been in Poor Health for Many
Years and His Condition Had Drown
More Serious Within the Last Few
Months.

Grand Forks, N. p. July ao-John
M. Cochrane, associate justice of the
state supreme court, dropped dead
here this morning.
\ For many years Justice Cochrane has
been in poor physical condition as a
result of heart trouble. For the last
Few months his condition had grown
more serious and attacks were more
Last night he suffered con-
.siderably from the heat and was not
feeling we'll
|, At his home at 10 o'clock this morn
ing he dropped dead
The notice Of his death spread around
town rapidly and hundreds of express
gsions of regret were made by citizens
and delegates to-. the state republican
convention. S yzi
!. Of Justice John M. Cochrane a state
publication says: In compiling a list
of the prominent attorneys Of state
as large as North Dakota it is diff
cult to determine who stands in the
foremost place, but it Is Well-known
fact that the, gentleman above named
is among those who have done efficient
and faithful service for that state, and
he is entitled to mention as public
spirited and progressive member OF
the bar He is practieing law at Grand
Forks, and has been called upon to
service in many ways since taking UP
his residence in North Dakota.
. Mr.. Cochrane was born in Frankln,
County, Pennsylvania, March 5, 1850,
and is the son Of James and Caroline
A. (McDowe1D Cochrane They were
natives OF Ireland and Pennsylvania re-
spectively, and his father was president
of the Erie Academy Of Erie, Penn He
went to Faribault, Mimi, in 1862, and
there entered the ministry of the Pres
byterian Church, and followed that call
ing many years He was a tutor in
Queens College, Belfast, ireland, and
on coming to America in 1850 took a
course in Princeton College, during
which. time he made his home in Erie.
He now resides; in Minneapolis, and
is the father Of three sons and one
daughter, our subject and his sister
the only ones now living. The mother
died in 1895. She, was the daughter OF
well-known physician Of Pennsyl-
vaflia. Il S
John NJ Cochrane was reared and
educated in Minneapolis, where he at
tended the public schools, and in 1875
entered the state university, remaining
there until 1870, when he entered the
University of Michigan, and soon after
ward entered the law department and
graduated from that institution in 1881.
In that year he was admitted to prac-
tice law in Minnesota, and established
himself at LeSeur, Mimi, where he
remained but a short time, going from
thence to Madelia, Mimi, where he
formed partnership with Frank
Hames, which continued until March,
1888, when our subject came 10 Grand
Forks, N. d, and soon became asso-
,ciated with Woodruff & Bangs. Later
Mr.. Cochrane and Mr. Bangs formed
a partnership, and remained in COM
pany until 1884, when our subject was
elected probate judge, and served three
years in this capacity He then resign
ed and was appointed district attorney
ia 1887 to fill an ,inexpired term, after
which he was elected to that office for
one term, keping UP his practice in the
meantime. II
u Our subject was married in 1884 to
Miss Francis Merrill, native Of Indi-
ana. Mr.. Coclirane is member of the
Masonic fraternity. He has served on
the board OF regents Of the state rni-
versity, and also as trustee Of the nor
NAL school at iMayville, to which Of