Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-26

noble woman, his sister. Mrs. Lewis,
who sa patiently aud devotedly, dur
ing the last years OF his life, minis.
tered to his wants. Let us hope that
she will have many years OF happi.
ness and usefulness, in this world,
only to join her brother, the late
chief justice, in the great beyond.
Hon. Tracy r. Bangs.
The following telegram from Hon
Tracy X. Bangs, of Grand Forks, was
read by the President:
Until the last minute | hoped to be
present at the meeting of the Bar
association tomorrow. Finding it i'm
possible to be personally present ]
telegraph a brief tribute to the men,
DRY of a profound lawyer, an able
Judge, a great hearted noble man,
the late David +. Morgan. For more
than thirty years it was my privilege
to know him as a friend. | have
thought many times of the sterling
traits that made up his strong but
gentle character; Of his unfailing
kindness and sympathy; his charity,
his strong friendship, his cheerful.
ness and happy humor, and above all
the calm serenity that seemed to be
always his. | have sometimes woi-
dered If it was a gift or II it was
achieved through struggles in which
we weakers mortals fail to secure
victory. ! cannot now recall all UNI
kind or unjust act or word Of his.
And yet he did not lack In interest
in his fellow beings. his affections
we're deep, yet he built no barriers
around his loved ones, but embraced
all humanity, The end has come.
the brim boatman has landed his
precious charge on the shore of the
other side OF the silent river made
glorious by the dawn of the life ct
ernal where no shadow ever follows.
Rest thee in peace and in our hearts
a loving memory for evermore.
Hon. Andrew Miller.
Hon. Andrew Miller, Attorney Cen
I knew Judge Morgan, and like all
who knew him. | loved him, respected
him and hoored him. 1t was not my
pleasure to have that intimate &C
quaintance with his social side and
private life that many of you older
members OF this association were
privileged with. But in my official
capacity it was my frequent duty to
appear before him in an official capa-
city and before the court of which he
VS. chief justice. Ad | can truth.
fully say that he was always, wheth.
err you met him in private or as
chief justice and member of the court
a kindly, courteous gentleman. He
was a sound lawyer, and he had not
only the ability but te happy faculty
Of expressing his conclusions in that
plain, certain and direct language
that was not only convincing, but
Understandable.
l might elaborate on his many sep
arate virtues that made up his whole
splendid life, and character. but !
could say no more than to say that
he was the highest type of a citizen,
that he was a great and good man,
and that his life and works and char
acter were such that it cannot help
but be an inspiration to us all. He
is dead, but we have the highest au.
thority for the belief that death is
but the loosening OF the spirit limo.
cence from its earthly mornings.
Governor John Burke.
Goveror John Burke delivered the
fial address:
For nearly a quarter OF a century
I knew Judge Morgan, as a lawyer.
as a judge and as a man. Soon after
| came to the territory of Dakota
from my native state l was employed
by the county commissioners of Rol-
cite county in a very important case
involving a considerable amount OF
meny. l told them frankly that was
not familiar with the practice and
procedure of the territorial courts,
that l was not sure on the substan.
tive law involved in the case, and on
account Of its great importance |
would like to consult an attorney who
was familiar with the practice and
whose Judgment upon the law could
be relied on. The commissioners
with one voice said: Go to Devils
Lake and consult Dave Morgan. !
inquired of others who were in a posi-
ton to know, and all said 90 and
see Dave Morgan, he will put you
right, his judgment on questions OF
law is better than that of any other
lawyer in the district. This was his
reputation in the northern part OF
the territory when | first knew him.
When l called on him for %consulta-
ton he received me with that kindli-
ness and courtesy which you all
know so we'll, of which you are all
beneficiaries, and which seemed to
be a part OF his nature. He devoted
one whole afternoon to the consider
atom Of the legal questions involved
in the case. He went carefully over
the pleadings and, while insisting
that they we're we'll drawn, suggested
a. change here, a change there and
a change somewhere else, in order
to conform to the territorial practice.
He tactfully corrected the pleadings-
without any reflection upon the
pleader. He did what l vas told he
would do, he put me right. | was
one of the young attorneys who prof
tied by his advice. and from that day
until the day of his death we were
close friends.
In the fall of 1889 he was elected
Judge Of the second Judicial District,
extenning from Devils Lake to Mon.
tana, an embracing territory that has
since been divided into four judi