Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-18
Fitting Resolutions on Death
of Senator Kittredge Were
Unanimously Adopted by
the Bar A ssociation at
Sioux Falls

court for Minnehaha county recon
vened this morning, ithaving adjourned
ten days ago to send delegation east
to attend the funeral of the late Sena-
tor A. B. Kittredge, some forty odd
members were present to pay tribute
to the memory of the deceased brother
attorney who, since his residence in
Sioux Falls, had been an active men,
Der of the association.
Judge j. w. Jones presided and
announced the object Of the gathering.
He made a few fitting remarks in
which he extolled the virtues of Mr.
>~Kittredge. Short talks were also
made by R. J, Wells, w. H. Lyon,
Judge Park Davis. P. j. Rogde, Tore
Telgen, U S. G. Cherry and c. P.
Bates.
The writer of this article has
attended a number of similar gather
ings of the bar association but never
has he witnessed such genuine signs of
sorrow as was in evidence on all sides.
There was no attempt at oratory on
the part of any of the speakers. 1t
was evident that their hearts were too
full of sorrow over the death of their
former associate. There was not
single speaker but who at times choked
with grief and had to wait time to
recover his composure. 1t was also
noticeable that there was many tear
dimmed eye, and heads bowed with
sorrow. 1t was most striking gath
ering and one that will long be
remembered by those who were pres
ent. a
c. P. Bates, as chairman of the COM
mittee appointed at previous meet
ing of the association, presented the
following with few fitting remarks:
The bar of Minnehaha county has
commissioned and directed the under
signed to prepare an appropriate
expression of it's sorrow in the loss of a
distinguished member of our profession
and one who each of us considered as
our friend and brother, the Honorable
Alfred Beard Kittredge, also to pay
fitting tribute to his life, character and
services, and request the court to make
proper record of the same.
We deem it fit and proper that the
recorded memorial Of him be in keep
ing with the man himself, dignified,
well posed, forceful and true.
1t has been well said that a COM
munity, state or nation is known by its
great men. In Senator Kittredge were
combined the rugged strength of
character, so typical of his native state
with the breadth of view, liberality of
thought, and power of growth and
expansion which are characteristic of
the great northwest.
In his public life, and particularly as
member of the United States Senate,
he devoted to all questions of import
ance the same clear and impartial
judgement, a conscientious consider
alton, patient and unremitting labor
that as a lawyer he bestowed upon the
private affairs of his clients. He early
acquired, and throughout his term OF
service as senator, held an influence
and power that few men have achieved
in an equal period of time. His work
as a member of the committee on
judiciary, chairman of the committee
on patents, and later of the committee
on inter-oceanic canals, not only won
for him recognition as one of the lead
ers of the senate, but reflected great
honor upon the state he represented.
As lawyer he was remarkable for
his conservatism and caution in giving
advice, for diligent research and
unstinted labor in the preparation of
his cases, and for clearness and
thoroughness in argument. His learn
ihg was profound and covered the
whole field of Jurisprudence. His style
as an advocate was forcible and con-
vincing, rather than ornate and snowy.
His methods of attack and defense
were straightforward and stubborn.
rather than ingenious and crafty.
While he was devoted to the interests