The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-06-27
DAVIES GAVE EULOGY

"A OcdutlIu1 10 Iuc
late John F.. Haskell was given
by w. P. Davies. managing
editor of the Grand Forks Her.
aid, in an address before the
North Dakota Press association
at Grand Forks Friday morn
ing.
The paying of a tribute to the
memory of the late editor of
The Courant was one of the
impressive features of the con-
vention. The convention re-
manned in silence for several
minutes as a mark of respect
before the words of regret were
spoken by Mr.. Davies.
The tribute of Mr. Davies
follows:
Leaves nave their time to fall.
AL o"Sl w "ASAACA at IL i III =
And stars to set, but all
Thou hast all seasons for thine own.
Oh. DEATH"
This is not the time or place
for long biography, or fulsome
eulogy. or critical analysis of
character. The imminence of
death is one of the facts of life
to which we must accustom
ourselves. and it is neither
possible nor desirable that
mourning should monopolize
our attention. The living have
needs that must be met. and
the worlds work must go on.
1t is fitting, however. that on
occasions such as this, we
pause a moment and take a
little time from our ordinary
activities to pay a slight tribute
to a friend who has just been
taken from us.
Of all the members of our
society John Haskell would
have been thought among the
least likely soon to be called
away by death. Young, strong
and alert, he seemed the en-
bodiment of rugged health and
manly vigor. A month ago l
met him and the grip of his
hand was as firm, and the ring
of his voice was as true as ever.
Yet today he is numbered with
those who are gone.
The abundance and exuber-
ance of his physical life were
not less noteworthy than the
vigor of his mentality and the
optimism of his spirit. He low
ed life and all its possibilities,
and there was every reason to
believe that he had before him
many useful and happy years.
You who knew him we'll know
how infectious was his CHEEKY
disposition, how clear his
thought, how orderly his
method, how high his ideals.
He was a clean and conscient-
Gus workman, whether work
ing for himself or for others.
He had thrown himself into
the labors of this association
with the heartiness that char
acterized all his work. He had
made himself potent influence
for good in the professional cir
cles of his own district. And
when the call came for him it
found him engaged in a labor
of good citizenship among his
friends and neighbors, doing a
mans work in a manly way.
Nc words of ours can now
avail him. No sympathv 81
ours can restore the husband
and father to those from whom
he has departed. But the as
surance that we mourn with
them may tend in some email
measure to comfort them in
their affection. That assur-
ance we give with all our
hearts.
Our friend and comrade is
gone. The Sunlit Paths
where he loved to wander will
be visited by him no more. Nc
more may we look to him for
the flowing verse which charm
ed our fancy or touched OF
emotions. Between 40 and him
there has been dropped q dark,
impenetrable curtain. and we
know not what may lie beyond.
But he has left the memory Of
q kindly presence, q loyal
friendship, and q joyous com
radeship, and 20 long a. there
live those whom his presence
has chcered. WHOM his labor
has sided, whom his deeper
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