Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-07-22
FOR THE LIVING


The Hon d M. Harris is SO years old today. -Four
score and years. and happy in the esteem OF his
neighbors of this community, among whom he has lived
and abored for fifty years Such story of such
and such community is not found very often, proba
bly, not elsewhere in all Iowa at this time So pause
from usual seeming sclshness to tribute to his
life believe it to be due thus rendering unto gea
sar the things which Caesars.
I'D NJ" or Judge, all know him here, born
in 1871 OF good old New England stock. and that
counts his stad. persistent stand the question of
temperance and personal purity all these years. 1t
WAS born in him. He just could not help it, OF course
his life is checkered with errors especially his political
Life 1t is human to err it divine forgive so today
all forgive the genial Judge all Previous and
look only to the diviner of his life that shine
the brighter as he nears the goal and the grave.
Placidity of thought feeling and action have been
the marked characteristics of his life, and these
count for his longevity and the preservation of his fac
uties far beyond the average among OF affairs
The S. years through which Judge Harris has trav
eled have been the most wonderful years in all the
earths history, and they have unfolded of mans
promised dominion earth than any previous
500 years Sod Nj. has seen more of history than Me
thuselah who lived $3.50 years. and he has
sensible to their deep significance.
be has watched the development OF the railways with
all their train of wonders He and felt the mighty
whrwind of Civil war, though its signs awrong
at the time, from force of youthful environment.
He has known and enjoyed the honors of citizenship
that come to good men i'm republic like He
admitted to the bar at mannoods happiest hour. He
otfciated County Judge in Audubon County i'm the
SOS. During the Civil War represented this county
in the General Assembly, Twice he sat as delegate
in the National Councils OF his party And he
stood for Congress- being defeated by Judge Reed.
Twice he has served as Mayor of his home town.
But his great lifcs work has been in the editors
Nd
his day and time D. Ms voice was a recognized power
in the councils OF his party in Western Iowa and gen
orally Tor good for God and for humanity. And for
TINS we honor him today. The man who does that is
such an as Napoleon referred to when he said he
feared him more than legion OF soldiers.
10 him and his good wife, long since gone to her
eternal rest, ten children born and they are
doing the worlds work much as their honored sire
would have them do it. With him, life sno FINISHED
but it is well DONE And beauty of il all is that
he fingers with in the full of all his bodily and
mental faculties after so long gentle child
PLAYING awhile along the beach before launching upon
the dark waters that are to carry him to the great be
yond, from which no traveller jesus of Nazareth
has ever returned
We have Thought much of this feature of his life We
attribute it to the living he takes i'm the worlds
daily work and to the fact that while worries not
yet he daily tolls ut the that have been SO GENIAL
to him for sixty years. tllcreaoin@, little writing
by which his mind is kept clear A little work that
keeps the bearts blood sursng through his veins as
il too conscious of time o eternity And THIS
feature oil his life among has fully decided fol
low after, even here in Missouri Valley for with all her
faults She j. beautiful for situation and altogether
lovely. To-Day we break ground for for new home for
the News, and ia il hope to labor for ut least score
OF years yet, much as lie whose honor herein
And during that time we hope to the Judge going
in and OF That familiar door lust across the street
till nj fle
at the case, one that needeth not to be ashamed, then
Sunset and the evening STAR
lnd one clear call for me
And may tlerd be no moaning at the par
When put ont to