The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-16

friendship, his kindly disposition viii
whom he came in contact. He scored
hypocrisy and it can be said of Miles
Porter that in the trial of cases he
never conscientiously misstated a
fact OF mislead either court or jury.
The manner in which he came to
his untimely end, when he gave his
life in an effort to save that of his
beloved child, is just such an end as
one would expect of Miles Porter, he
would have done the same for a to-
tai stranger as he never thought Of
the dangers to himself.
Life at its best is not kind to ma
lures such as his; sensitive he re-
sponded i'm mediately to each call in
distress. Compassionate the sight of
suffering wounded him deeply; hon.
orable he deprived corruption. 10y
atty was the key stone of his char
acter, loyalty to his country. to his
family and to his friends. We who
knew him priced him for his true
word, for his outstanding manhood,
and We grieve in sense of personal
loss at his tragic end. He died as
he lived, nobly and unselfshly. Cut
off in the zenith of his powers we
feel that life had great things in store
for our brother. A life such as his can
never fail to be an inspiration to 9th
ers, true type Of Christian, American
manhood. We pay tribute today to
his memory.
We respectfully submit a brief
statement of our brother and friends
and ask that the same be properly
placed upon the records of this court.
John e. Regain, Ivan Bowen, c. j..
Laurisch.
Memorial For w. q. Davies-Wil-
liam Bostricll Davies, member of
the bar of this court, died at his
home in this city on the eleventh day
of October, 1918. Mr.. Davies was
born in the state OF New York on the
9th day Of July, 1S4S. He was edu-
Gated in the graded schools of Wat
erbury, Conn, and in private ac-
ademy
He became resident of the city of
Mankato in 1886, and was admitted
to the bar of this state the same year.
He was city recorder and clerk of the
municipal court in this city. for a
considerable time, and was also a
member of the board of public works.
He became court reporter of this
court in 1887, and held that position
which he filed with ability and faith
fulness until shortly before his death.
He was first appointed court re-
served under four different judges
While his legal mind was always
alert, and he took much interest in
cases on trial, especially injury cases,
calling for medical testimony, in re-
porting which he became particular
ly efficient, yet he never became par
tisan, and in his close confident re-
lations with the trial Judge, such
confidential relations were never
abused or violated by him.
Mr.. Davies belonged to the Order
of Elks Knights of Pythias, Ancient
Order of Workmen and Modern
Woodmen.
He was an honest and upright man
and professional integrity and ethics
always courteous, patient and &C
accommodating, and 1t may truly be said
of him that he was the friend .oi
everybody and that everybody was his
friend. Every member of the bar OF
this district, and especially of this
county deplores his taking away from
among us, and SO. Be 1t Resolved
That in the death of MI. Davies, the
bar has lost a valued member the
city a worthy citizen his friend q
valued neighbor, and his family q
; kind and loving husband and father
And Be 1t Further Resolved That the
bar of this county extend to the fam
lily of the deceased our sympathy and
coincidence. and that these resolu-
tions be spread upon the minutes OF
this court, and that a copy thereof be
furnished 10 the family of our de-
ceased brother. Dated this 18th day
of January A. D., 1920.-Lorin Cray
William F. Hughes. Thomas Hughes
comm ittee.