Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-14
JOHN E. GREENE
PASSES AWAY AT
HOME In MlN0T
Heart Trouble Causes Death
of Prominent N. D. At
torney on Sunday.
{Hcrald Sp,.cial Service

Minot, n. D., Nov. 14-John Ernest
Greene, attorney and one of
the best known and most prominent
citizens Of. M!not and the entire
northwest died at 8 a. m Sunday at
his home here from heart failure. He
had just returned from Bowbells
where he had been attending to busi-
ness in the district court there and
complained Of not feeling very well.
He retired early and not until early
Sunday morning did he became seEi-
ously i'll.
He has been a resident of Minor
since 1903, being engaged in the prae-
tice of law with other lawyers and of
late in business for himself. At the
time of his death, Mr.. Greene was
secretary of the North Dakota Bar
association.
Funeral services were held today at
3 p. NJ. from All Saints Episcopal
church of which he was a member
and also senior warden of the
vestry, the Rev. u. J. Gallagher Off
ciating. The services were brief. The
Elks lodge and members of the Minot
Bar association attended in a body.
Mr.. Greene was a charter member of
the Minot lodge 3. p. O. K.
The remains We're taken to Fargo
where they will lie in state at the
Fargo Cathedral until Tuesday morn
ing. when funeral services will be
conducted by Bishop John Poynta
Tyler of the Episcopal diocese of
North Dakota under the auspices of
the Fargo Lodge of Elks.
Burial will be in the family lot in
the cemetery at Fargo.
Surviving relatives are two daugh-
ters. Margaret and Florence of Minot
and one son. James of Oregon. Mrs.
Greene died in Fargo. June {, 1898.
Old School Lawyer.
The people Of the state will sincere
ly mourn the death of John E.
Greene.
AS a lawyer MIR. Greene might we'll
be defined as belonging to the Old
school. He believed in the funda-
mentals and was always a. strong ad-
vocate of the teaching of the funda-
mental principles Of law. In practice
he was always courteous, and had a
very high regard for the ethics of the
profession.
He was 63 years of age, having
been born at GAINESVILLE, Wis. Jan. 10,
1858. He studied law at Wells,
Mimi, in the Office of his brother. NJ.
W. Greene. who was afterwards
member Of the firm of Miller &
Greene at Fargo. Mr.. Green was ad.
Initted to the bar of Minnesota in
1882. The same year he married Miss
Martha S. Polleys of Wells, Mimi,
who died in 1895.
In 1885 Mr. Greene moved to Far
go, in the then territory of Dakota.
and practiced there until 1908, since
which time he has been living and
practicing in Minot.
He took a prominent part at the
bar. from the time of his coming to
the territory, and has for years been
considered one of the leading lawyers
of the state.
He became member Of the bar of
the United States Court of Appeals in
1899. and of the Supreme Court OF
the United States in 1912.
! He was a member Of the commits
sion on uniform state laws, and a
member of the American Bar associa-
tion. For several years he has been
secretary of the State Bar associa-
| tion of North Dakota, and the con-
| tinued life Of that ASSOCIATION has
been due largely, If not entirely. to his
| efforts.
! In politics he was Republican, but
! without regard to party animation. he
! was always on the side that he be-
! lieyed to be for the best interest of
! the state, and OF the people of the
state.
At all times he stood for what was
best, professionally, politically, per.
| sonnlly in every way.