Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-09-27
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JUDGE MORGAN MEMORIAL.

JUDGE MORGAN MEMORIAL.
The work of raising fund for the
erection and maintenance of a mem
orial to the late David E. Morgan is
now under way, and the committee
having the matter in charge have is.
sued an appeal to the members OF
the bar of this state and to the thous.
ands of citizens everywhere who
knew and loved the Judge during
his lifetime. The appeal is as fol-
lows:
The Bench, the Bar, and all the PEG
pie Of this state of every profession
and vocation in life, lost friend and
henefactor with the passing f Han
David E. Morgan, late Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of our state
for many years judge of the second
judicial district,-jurist, cnselor,
patriot, friend.
! His work on the district bench
shaped and moulded the sentiment and
law of whole district, while as JUS
tice of our Supreme Court he blazed
a way,-a beacon light and guide to
other judges.
During all of his many years of
active .ervice as counselor, judge
and patriot, he suffered untold ply.
steal pain; yet ever reading writing
thinking and building, that our law
might rest Oh just, safe and sure
foundation. Born of humble and
honest parents, crippled at an early
age, suffering agony every day of his
life since boyhood and during all OF
his year Of active service as pub
lie servant, his life is one grand
triumph of mind, heart and soul over
obstacles seldom conquered.
That his name, character. work, in
tegrity, and his place in the affec-
lions of the people of this state may
never peris,. and that all the people
of this great empire of the North
wst, and particularly our professional
fraternity, may seek and receive in
spiration from his life, his character
and his work, it has been decided
by the North Dakota Bar Association
to erect statue memorial in his
honor. That this memorial may be
properly erected and maintained it
has ben decided to collect sum of
money equal in amount to ten dollars
per capita of the legal fraternity Of
our State. The sum which one NAV
contribute is unlimited. This sum
is to be collected, not from the bar
alone, but from the bar members
and every other honorable citizen
and friend who may desire to con.
tribute to the cause.
That the statue may be forever
maintained it has been decided that
one fifth Of the unds collected will be
invested in North Dakota first farm
mortgages, the income from which
to be used to perpetuate, beautify and
maintain the memorial and grounds.
Hon. John Burke, governo:, Hon.
|P. J. McClory, of Devils Lake, and
Hon. John Knauf, of Jamestown, have
been selected to take charge of the
work, while Justice Charls J. Fisk
o the supreme court, and each of the
District Judges Of the state, and a
leading member of the Bar from each
county in the State have been an
pointed as an advisory and govern
ing board, their work all to be graf
uitious.
1t is desired to raise all funds forth
with, to the end that North Da-
kota's first Memorial Statue to one
OF her builders may b. erected within
the year. To this and every mmber
OF the Bar, every friend Of Judge
Morgan and every citizen Of the state
is invited to contribute to this mem
orial in honor of a jr'- Judge, an
honest man and an aftectionate friend.
Checks may be sent to the Secret
airy, and the same will be depositd
in the name of the Judge E. Morgan
Memorial Association.
By the Committee.