Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-27

the commissioner of agriculture:
Hon. David E. Morgan, chief justice
of the supreme court of North Dakota,
was born near Pomeroy, Meigs county,
Ohio. He removed with his parents to
Sank county, Wisconsin, when he was
child and was reared on a farm. He
was educated in the common schools, at
the Academy of Wisconsin and the nor
mai school at Platteville. He gradu-
ated in 1873, and then took special
course at the Wisconsin State University
one year. In the meantime he taught
school one year at Ironton, Wisconsin,
and was also principal of the Chiffon
schools one year. Me was elected clerk
of the circuit court of Sank county and
was reelected to the same Office and
studied law with Judges Remington and
Barker of Baraboo, Wisconsin, during
the FIVE years that he held such office,
and resigned from that position in 1881.
He was admitted to practice in 1880
and commenced the practice Of law at
Grand Forks. He went here with Hon.
A. II. Noyes, of Minneapolis, Minnesota,
the two forming partnership, which
existed one year, when Mr.. Morgan, in
/ 1883, went to Devils Lake, and establish
ed an Office, and in September entered
into partnership with Judge MCGEE, now
4 Of Minneapolis, and continued practicing
and was elected states attorney Of Ram
sey county in 1884, and was reelected to
the same position in 1886. In 1889 he
/ was elected the first district Judge OF
! that district and held the Office until 1900
when he was nominated and elected to
1 the supreme bench without opposition
and was e-elected in 1906.
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4 Judge Charles ]. Fisk, late judge 81
the first judicial district, but recently
elected a member of the supreme court
is one of the most prominent men in thu
! state, and, although comparatively :
. young man, has gained the confidence O
the people Of the entire state. His car
eer as a lawyer started in North Dakota
and he has ever been among the earnes
workers for the advancement Of til,
state and his fellowmen. ~
/ Our subject was born in Whitesid,
i county, Illinois, March II, 1862, and i
a son of Clark S. and Adelia E. Grey
: nolds) Fisk, natives, respectively, o
= Pennsylvania and Vermont. His fathe
was farmer and removed from Penn
I sylvania to Illinois in 1886, where h
: took up government land and reside,
t there until his death. Our subject ha
one brother, Frank E. Fisk, lawye
} at Williston, North Dakota
I Charles ]. Fisk was reared and edu
Gated in Illinois, and attended the North
, ern Illinois college at Fulton, after whicl
he taught school and read law at Morri
J, son, Illinois, in the office Of Woodruff {
u Andrews. He came to North Dakota il
1886, and settled at Larimore, where h
Y was dulllitlSu " Lit DdA III AOCo, diiS wa
1 associated with w. Fl. Fellows, deceas
\ Led. He continued at Larinore unit
8 February !, 1889, when he located a
Grand Forks, and was associated will
the late Judge Cochrane, Tracy r. Bang
and George A. Bangs, at different times
a He was three times elected to the bench
/ and ably filled the office Of judge of th'
first judicial district Of North Dakota
Z Judge Fisk was married in 1886 Il
Miss Ida M. Myers, who is also nativ'
of Illinois. Two daughters have beer
born to. Mr.. and Mrs. Fisk, as follows
Helen and Doris. Mr.. Fisk is mem
!. Der Of the Masonic fraternity, Elks, TIL
! Knights Of lPythias, and the Modern