Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-01-12
JUDGE L. R. COWAN.
Former Resident of this County
Dies Suddenly at
COrdell, Ok.

Cordell, Ok, Beacon.
Died OF apoplexy at 1870 o'clock p m.
Dec. 16, 1904, Probate Judge-elect, L.
R. Cowan. Judge Cowan was born in
DeKalb county, Alabama, in 1859, and
at an early date removed with his pa
rents to Tennessee, and in 1878, settled
in Tarrant county, Texas. and in the
summer of 1900 he located in Cordell
and established himself in the practice
of his profession, the law. He has been
counsel for one side or the other in
nearly every important matter of liti-
CATION in the county, both civil and
criminal. He has been chairman OF the
Democratic committee during two cam
paigns, and the able manner in which
he managed the campaign resulted in
the election of every democratic nomin.
| ee; he held this important place of con-
hdence until he resigned OF his own vo-
lition in the early spring. He was the
nominee OF the democratic party for
Probate Judge in the last campaign, and
though the republicans singled him out
and centered their opposition upon him
be was triumphantly elected by large
majority, and would have taken his
seat January End had not the summons
come SO soon,
Judge Cowan differed in some respects
from other men. His wife, his home
and his flowers were his idols, and In
them he found his greatest happiness.
When not otherwise engaged ne was
working with his flowers and his gar
den was always Kaleidoscope vt beau
ty, being admired by every one who in
spected it. Like Ruskin he was grea
aesthetic, beileving IN the rose and th'
lily and their many kindred kind, tha
all of Gods immaculate genius was dis
played, and in Natures reprod oduction h'
found his keenest delight. The love o
children is inherent in every man. ant
Juege Cowan VAS no exception to thl'
rule. When he had group of childrei
playing around his knee, like the low
ly Nazarene, he was content and happy
The last words spoken by him on eartl
was "baby talk" to his sweet littl'
nephews, and it fell their lot to first SCI
that the fatal stroke had fallen heavil.
upon him, and cried out, mother, Un
Gle Cowan has fallen" He, like tn
Master, whom he 30 faithfully served
ALWAYS said, suffer little children Il
come unto me, for of such is the kins
dom of heaven"
Judge Cowan was good man, chris
tian, and in going down into the sbad
. owy vale he was like a man going fan
iliar path, he was certain of mis- destini
ton. His father and mother had pre-
l ceeded him to that mansion not bui
, | with hands but elevated in the skie
many years ago and how can we col
ceive the scene were it possible to dra
back the curtain that wells eternit
and witness their meeting in heaven
What an anthem of praises must NAY
rolled across the dome of the celeStl
V regions as that spotless spirit winge
j its flight TO those anxious waiting on'
: already there. Like ripened grain
! has fallen before the Reaper. We d
plore his loss, but our grief is not u
mixed with Joy, his work is done, h
e past is secure, no detraction can ev
, dim the glory of his life, his future
in the hands of Him who is able to
Z for his saints exceedingly, abundant
" above all we can ask or think or in al
's wise be worthy to receive. He belle
n ed in God and in Jesus Christ his so
He stayed all his hopes of eternal Ii
) upon the word of him who hung up
: the tree, and such hopes can never
g. disappointed.
v. He sleeps now in the bosom OF our
:. tie church yard in the land he loved
we'll, the land in which he cast
Oi fortune and won his mark, and the
a NAV the "musk of roses ever blow
re He sleeps there and his dust impa
- bis own modesty TO the violets tn
n peep out in the early spring from t
IA little green mound that swells abe
h- his sleeping form, and II his unafiec'
purity Of purpose and simplicity OF