The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-13
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The Story OF His Lire.
The late chief justice was native
Of Ohio. being born near Pomeroy IN
Meigs county of that state. WINE
vet a child he moved with his parents
to Sank county, Wis, where his cary
years were spent on a farm. HIS ecu
cation wal acquired in the common
schools. in the normal school at Plat-
teville and at the academy of Wiscon@
sin. His graduation in 1873 was fol-
lowed by a special curse of n year
at the Wisconsin state university. az
the meantime he taught school IoE
one year at Ironton, Wis, n also
served as principal of the Chliton
schools for one year. While serving
as clerk of the circuit court at SauK
county, to which position he was
elected twice, he studied law Win
Judges Remington and Barker OF
Baraboo, Wis. resigning in 1881 aTter
a service Of FIVE years. He was ads
mitted the. practice of law and CONS
menced the practice of law on his
own behalf at Grand Forks, Dakota
territory, to which point he went with
Hon. A. H. Noyes of Minneapolis.
MINI, the two forming a partnership,
which existed for one year. when Mrs
Morgan, in 1888. went to Devils Lake
where he established an office andG
in September of the same year, en-
tered into partnership with judge
] Niece, now of Minneapolis. Here he
continued practice and was elected
states attorney of Ramsey county in
1884, being reelected in 1886. In
1889 he was elected the first district
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held until 1900, when he was nori-
mated and elected to the supreme
bench without opposition and was re-
elected in 1906.
Tributes From Fargo Men.
Two Fargo men. Judge N. c. Young
and Judge Edward Engerud were
especially grieved to hear of the death
of Judge Morgan, as they had both
sat with him as associate justices on
the supreme bench. They paid the
following tributes to his memoir to-
day:
Judge Young: In the death of Judge
Morgan North Dakota has lost nj
Of it's best citizens. His long and dis
tinguished career upon the district and
supreme bench is only a part Of his
public service. These services make
him a permanent part of the life Of
our state. and for these he will all
ways be held in grateful remembrance
But by those who knew him persons
ally, and they are numbered by the
thousands, he will also be remembers
ed for his lovable and high character,
his good citizenship. his fidelity. and
his loyalty. Perhaps the n trait
most prominent in his character was
his unfailing loyalty; he was loyal to
his state, to his county, to his home
city, and to his friends. Friends were
not embarrassing to him. His ideals
of judicial duties were so high and
so well known that his friends ex-
pected and received no favors at his
hands. He was the soul of honor. All
who knew him respected him. and
those privileged to be associated with
him loved him.
Judge Engerud: / was shocked to
hear of Judge Morgan's death.
knew he was in failing health, but
had no idea that his end was so near
Judge Morgan was one Of the most
likable men / ever knew. His genial
and companionable disposition endear-
ed him to all who came in contact
with him; and his integrity of char
acter and sturdy honesty compelled
respect. He was gifted with a re-
markable intuitive sense Of the right
and wrong of any case that came be-
fore him and he was a judge who
strove to avoid permitting technical
subtleties to stand in the way of JUS
! tice and Righteousness. To rle his
/ death is more than the passing away
j Of a useful citizen and official; fee
I the loss OF a dear friend.