The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-18
JUDGE GREENS MEMORY
ExtoIIed at Meeting of Logan
Couh v Bar Association
Last Night.

special session Of tie district court
was held last night as a memorial ser, ice
Tor the late Judee George s. Green.
Coars was formally opened ~ Jpsge
BuTford snd the session tnrnei over 10
The Bar association, many members OF
which were presept Judge Bvrford was
made chairman Spd an Invocation wus
delivered BY Rev. Rose. Of the First VI.
=. church set Of eugolstic resolutions
was READ by Judge Herod, ch.irnnn Of
the committee on resolutions, which was
followed by brief addresses hy j. W..
Scoth0rn. Judge Dale Judge :. Law
renee. Capt. Hegler Attorney General p.
C simons. Attorney H. y. Martin. Judge
GREEN'S law partner. Attorney Chas II.
Woods. Attorney D. NJ. Tihbetts. Judge
s. ~ Hatris. Of f.crr,i Rev. A. Y. Mich
olas. Attorney Hunt. J y. ThoLurr. who
fylew Judge Green IA Kassas. Rev. Rose
and Judge furford. All of The addresses
contained strong triu,tes to the life ana
character OF the dccaased lawyer snd
jurist and his lprigh. life. The rcs"iu-
lions prepared by the IcFan County Oar
association commiltee, composed Of a.
H. Hustor. T. b. Herod, J. H. Cotting
ha mand J. W. scothorn. acre tnen
adopted and ordered placed in IA, rec
ords u shc cour o.. ~ sepa ate me-
mortal page
zone Of the able. active ana lovable
men IN our ranks has gone TO his iizsi
reward
Judge George s Green. departed this
life az his home Il, this city on the 18th
day Of Nay. "A w. 1870. after more itan
one years prosiaoted ssfSerins with a
sltal illness beyond tfe each o. me ',cal
hk.n. horne with q forliiudc md patience,
most remarkable
George Stewart Green WAS horn in he
state OF Ohio. December ,6. .S45. In
August 1861 before reaching his 18Th
milestone h life's iosrncy he ansv red
his counfry's caii. enlistinR 10 company
''C;' Of the 18th : hio soislte,r mfan
try. and served faiihtally and with cls-
tinction Until the ci0se 0f tie grear re-
bellion He. took part In eighteen OF the
frinci.nl bottles o. uiis VAR and was
with sherman In the famous march 70
the sea. and fnhily was one Of. and took
part Ia tho grand review IN the city Of
Washington in May 1866. one Of the
most Imposing pafades ever witnessed
by man.
IN 1867 be removed 90 the state OF
Kansas. locating az the city Of Manhat-
tan. where after a period-of two years
preparation ae was elected &C. tive bai
and began the practice OF his profession
lie was elected county attoincy OF Riley
county. Kansas. Ia 1870. He aas AFTER
ward elected TO represent that county
al tho legislature and from 1871 to '>ss
he served his county and the s'ate faith
FUZZY and wen IN tho tWo houses of the
legislature a period Of four years IN each
branch OF the leeisltture. The next three
years OF his active life we're given to fhs
sta'e Of kansas as 81 preme court som
nussicner. scivlrg IN that pacty mu
the ofsce vas abolished. Iariy la the
year iSs3 he removed 60 .ne city Of 9th
rie, and engaged IN the active nnc-
ticc OF law. and so sonuGsed un'il his
dast illness His active professional ca
reer covered a period OF ,noce than q
third ot a century.
Judge Green vas prominent Ia grand
army circ'es ana held p'si,iJns OF rom
irsnra honor tluss and ceradence IN
that great national organization.
Judge Greers re his been scusI ie-
uous Tor steady and oontir uous labor
ia AN absorbing Dr.ses-iof wh'eA he
loved and honored Il may bs sal OF
Juage Greer that he gave iignity mfh,-
ence ana reputation - the bar of tbs
STATE of Kansas ana iae territory of Ok
iahoma. As was said Of peorge A. MA
din. We say OF ouse brother. He vas
al once kind and strcus. learned and
idiiclOus. cautious and daring. His great
resources wee az the service OF the
most Insignificant member Of the lar
aud 81 chafacter be measured Dy its in-
nutnco uron O hers lutge Green El'isi
be rer3r6ed an ons the most iovabie and
admirable Of men. lie was guod law
yer and "A most successful rhan OF af-
fairs
~hus home ,ies were * cot an iy
strong ne was a devoted aad ren1er
husband. a kind asd loving father Iiis
wife. Mamie MeCllrg Green, dlei Ia Ssi
F.,.r children nrt'vc. ciares Helen
H.. Ccorgs NJ ana Fred W. ae WIS a
devoted Chsistian. distinguished elt
zen. an abs lawyer he has zone from
anons u.s. ire Iigii' of HE life Is ous,
Attorney lfhn Cuttofd thor intfodse
Cd smother memorial rraciut9r which
was adopted ana placed on the records
0f tie district oosrt OF Riley county
Kansas. 81 which court Judge 'reen was
long actively engaped h. the practice oi
law. This resolution VAS also placed
upon the court rcsores OF the Lir,n
county district court. and copy of 'hia
aud tue former one viii he Si'ra 20 nc
members OF the tamiiy 81 the late Jvdse
Green