Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20

the night in which he sleeps, then sorrow has
no consolation. and this impressive and
solemn ceremony which we observe today
has no more significance than the painted
pageant Of the stage. Ii the existence or
Bud McCracken was but troubled dream,
his death oblivion. what avails it that the
! Court should pause to recount his virtues;
and that his associates assemble in solemn
| sorrow around his voceless sepulchre?
Neither veneration nor reverence Is due the
| dead If they are but dust; no cenotaph should
| be reared TO preserve for posterity the mem
ory of their achievements if those who come
| after them are to be only their successors in
annihiation and extinction.
Unless we survive, the ties of birth. friend
! ship. affection and love are a delusive mock
cry; the structure of laws and customs upon
which society is based an imposture; the
codes of morality and justice, the sentiments
of gratitude aud faith are empty formulas,
| without force CT conservation. II In this
! world only we have hope and consciousness
why should their fnculcations be needed?
( DIty must be a ohimera.' Our passions and
| our pleasures should Re the guides of con-
| duct and virtue is indeed superstition If
life ends at the grave.
The philosophy of negation can accept no
other conclusion. If those teachers are right
whose precepts make the epitaph the end. il
the life of Bud McCracken is like an arrow
| that is spent, then we are atoms in moral
chaos; obidence to law is indefensible servi-
tude; rulers and magistrates are despots
tolerated only by popular imbecility; justice
is denial of liberty; honor and truth are
trivial rhapsodies; murder and perjury
| are derisive jests and their harsh definitions
are frivulous phrases invented by tyrants to
impose on the timidity of towards and the
credulity of slaves.
If immortality be splendid but delusive
dream, IL the incompleteness of every career.
even the longest aad most fortunate, be not
supplemented and perfected after its termi-
nation here, then he who breads to die should
fear to live. ~ life is a tradgedy more desc
late and inexplicable than death.
And be it further resolved that this Court
in this manner extend to his bereaved family
its sincere coincidence. and the assurance
that we shall ever cherish his memory dearly.
J. N. TINCHER
SEWARD I. FIELD
| SAMUEL GRIFFIN
ID. RACKLEY
Following the adoption of the resolu-
tons Judge Gillett delivered very i'm
pressive eulogy on his departed friend
and efficient court officer. He paid a
high tribute to the character Of him both
as citizen and an officer and recounted
how he had been shocked and grieved
when he FIRST heard Of the tragedy at
Kiowa which later ended in death.
Judge Gilett was followed by Rev.
H. c. Duckett who, while not intimately
acquainted with Mr.. McCracken, having
i come to this city only short time before
the tragedy, embraced this occasion to
dwell briefly upon the responsibility Of
, good citizens to stand together unitedly
) and unsel6shIy to avoid in the future a
= recurrence Of such great calamity.
Rev. Duckett was followed by Attor-
neys J. N. Tincher, Seward |. Field
/. and Samuel Griffin, all Of whom
spoke feelingly Of their deceased friend
: and co-laborer in court activity, and re
= calling and reciting instances in his off
+ cial and private life to picture his tru,
j. worth. his lofty character and his strong
g individuality.
The services were thea closed by
e fervent benediction pronounced by Eide
e Lee H. Barnum.
n The case Of J. o. Warren vs. Tn
Board Of County Commissioners was trie'
: on Thursday afternoon and Friday
Ie The following jury sat In the trial:
II c. L. Schuyler Ed q. Smith
). W. L. Aten r. 9. Cowden
y John Rur0ett i W wver
m o. "A. Winter MR. Winter
'r Sim Ewalc H Stewart
" IL Rheades F. Buckles
:. About year ago a road was opene
a. to accommodate the farmers In the An
lis BERLIN Mills country and the road pas
st ed through Mr.. Wanen's farm. Tn
commissioners allowed him SIS damage
ID but he claimed $500. The land act,
,e ally consumed by the road is little le
e. than two acres. but Mr.. Warren claim
so that it cuts of strip Of land making
r, practically valueless. The contention {
lie the commissioners is that the road is
"a benefit to Mr.. Warren, as well as IL
US other people Of the community. that IL
cs os land cut off is only matter Of about |
acres which is hilly. most of it being no
ny used for farm purpose and easy Of acce.
Mt MIR. Warren was represented by
es NJ. Martin and Judge c. w. Ell
~. ~ County Attorney Cloud, Seward |. Fie
and J. N. Tmcher represented the count
his The jury after hearing the eNdenc
or were sent up to the road on Friday
oS pre- look the farm and road over. The ca
Of went to the jury Friday afternoon and
cy. ter deliberahng short time returned
rch verdict awarding Mr.. Warren $40
This throws the costs on the county.
ve' Mr.. Warren will not have as much
'nd v half as the county offered him, after
led pays his expenses.
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