Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-25
D. v. NORRIS BURIED
Obsequies Take Place Friday
Afternoon at the Home in
Grinnell
BAR PAYS SPLENDID TRIBUTE
County Bar Was, Present
as Body and Committees From
Pythian and Masonic Orders and Lo-
cal Organizations Attended-Burial
Was in Hardwood Cemetery.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special TO IimeS-HepuDllCdH.
Grinnell, May 25.--Funeral services
over the late D. w. Norris, were held
at the Norris home yesterday afternoon
at 2 o'clock in charge Of the venerable
dean of the Iowa college faculty, Pro-
lessor l.. F. Parker. and were largely
attended by the citizens of the city
and county, friends Of the deceased and
his family. The Poweshiek county bar
led by Judges Lewis, Scott and Lyman,
was present as body. A large dele
CATION of Jasper county lawyers were
present. Committees were In at
tendance from the knights Of
Pythias and Masonic fraternities,
of which he was member, from the
tGrinnell school board, wherein he had
served many memorable years, the city
council, on which he had done long
and honorable service, from the d.
reetorates Of the Merchants National
and the Citizens National banks, in
each OF which he was a director and
stockholder, and from the Franklin
club, a social Organization. That these
fraternities and organizations did not
attend as bodies was due to requests
made by the family, as carrying out
what would have been Mr.. Norris
wish to avoid all ostentation. 1t would
have been his will to have had all serv-
ices conducted at the house and as
quietly as possible. So no advantage
was taken Of the prefer OF the Con-
gregational church of its, splendid
building, and friends gathered quietly
as D. w. Norris would have had them
do.
The service at the home was none
the less Impressive. Professor Parker
spoke briefly of the occasion that had
called the concourse together and gave
way to three leaders of the Poweshiek
county bar, Judges Lewis, OF Monte
yuma, Lyman Of Grinnell and Scott OF
Brooklyn, who spoke briefly and with
feeling on the character Of Mr.. Norris
as lawyer. a man and a citizen.
Judge Lewis, himself a great lawyer,
spoke to "The Chara cter of d. w. Nor
ris as Lawyer" No man was SO well
fitted to do this duty as he, for they
had been intimately associated together
in the practice OF their profession and
the trial of cases as colleagues. He paid
a splendid tribute to the high char
acter of his friend and associate. He
was a remarkable man" said Judge
Lewis, "a man who will be the more
appreciated by the community, the
county and the state now that they
must do without him. He was quick to
help in the neigborhood, the county
the state We have tried many cases
together and few against one another
No man comprehended better the duty
Of q lawyer. He stood always as a
lawyer for the right and to shape
things for the right. He would not take
money in wrong cause. Once en-
gagged in a cause no manAWas more
faithful to his client because he felt
assured of Its righteousness. He often
refused to remain in a case after he
discovered it was wrong. That was
the character Of David w. Norris. He
was for the right to the utmost. There
Was never a member Of this bar more
genial, lovabIe and likable, and he was
always pure minded. Quick as he was
in speech, angular and square cornered
as to mind, he was as kindly. a man
as we had among us. He was in bus
mess to secure the right for those who
needed help and would otherwise lose.
Tender of heart and kindly of DISPOSE
ton this bar will take long to supply
his place or to forget him."
AS. a CITIZEN Judge Lyman had
known d. w. Norris well for third Of
a century. Men needed: he said, to be
with Norris day after day to know and
appreciate the real man. He recalled
Mr.. Norris, long service on the city
council and the school board where his