The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1913-10-30
Resolutions OF Respect Relating to
The Late Benjamin B. Price.

Of the last regular April term Of this
court, Almighty God in his infinite
wisdom has seen fit to remove from
our midst prominent and distinguished
member OF the FORSYTH bar, in the
person Of the late Benjamin B. Price,
who was for many years prominent
and much beloved practitioner Of our
profession.
And whereas, at the said last April
term Of this court, the death Of Ben
jamin B. Price was suggested, and
the undersigned by the court appointed
a committee to draft resolutions.
Now therefore be it resolved, that in
the death OF Benjamin B. Price not
only the bar Of Taney county, but also
the bar Of the state OF Missouri, has
suffered an irreparable loss.
Therefore we feel it our impelled
duty to formally and publicly express
our grave sense Of this great loss, and
to embrace this opportunity Of officially
calling the courts attention to the
propriety Of taking professional cog
nizance of the true worth and merit Of
this eminent lawyer
Now therefore we feel confident that
we are within the confines Of the record
when we declare that the late Benjamin
B. Price was man OF no ordinary
qualities OF mind and heart, and as an
advocate and as a citizen is worthy to
long be remembered for his many
bright, brilliant and shining qualities.
Benjamin B. Price was pioneer
lawyer in this new and undeveloped
country of the Ozark Mountains in
southwest Missouri, and was one Of
those men whose fortune it was to
blaze the way for his successors. When
he first began the practice Of law in
this Ozark Mountain country, the
county was wilderness but sparsely
settled. When he died it was king
dom Of happily contented homes,
where civilization and progress were
conspicuous on every hand. During
the many years in which Mr.. Price saw
the development in southwest Missouri
he lived and moved in the fervor Of a
land Of growth, and anticipated its
developments and its glories. He was
always conspicuous figure in the van
of progress, and one Of those rare
spirits that front the sunrise.
In the profession and practice Of the
law Mr.. Price was always practical
He did not live in the past, although
he was always proud and happy tc
recall it.
His legal career was lengthy in pro
portion to the days Of his life, because
he commenced the practice Of hi
chosen profession almost before tht
first blush OF manhood, and his grea
and varied knowledge arose rathe
from deep thought and wide experienc,
than from length Of years. His mos
able and marked peculiarly as law
yer was his wonderful ability to grasl
first principles, which enabled him t
often dispense with the laborious re
search OF precedents which so man
lawyers find necessary in every deta
of their profession.
Mr.. Price did not always disdain tn
consultation Of precedent and decisio
but he often seemed able TO divine tn
sequence Of the judicial mind, and
readily arrive at sound conclusions b
process that looked like intuition. H
was resourceful and a good reasone
was a strong man before court or jury
and whether addressing a jury,
arguing before court, he was alway
equally at home.
Benjamin B. Price was we'll know
all over the state, and was popular wit
the profession. Those Of US who live
with him, and we're his daily compai
ions, feel that We have a tender du'
TO perform, and that is to declare OF
deep sense ol his many admirable ar
endearing qualities as man, citize
and professional brother.
He was honorable, truthful
thought and word. Kind in act ar