The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-11-26
Death of Julius Avery. ESQ.

Death of Julius Avery, Esq.
Mr.. Avery died at his rooms in the Van Doren
building, in this city, on Tuesday morning at
half past o'clock. He had been sick about
six weeks, being taken down with typhoid fever,
mainly in consequence, it is supposed, of expo
sure during the recent election canvass, having
been nominated as the candidate for congress in
this district upon the democratic ticket Com
plicated with the fever were rheumatism and
enlargement of the heart, u combination CT
diseases whose united attack no medical skill
Was found able 70 overcome, Mr.. A. was taken
down so suddenly that it was found impossible
to remove him from his bachelor rooms to the
residence Of his brother, Geo. Avery, Esq, ii
East Ottawa, as his brother most earnestly de.
sired, yet he could probably have received no
closer or more tender care anywhere than was
given him at his rooms
Julius Avery born at New Milford, Sus.
quehana County. Pa, in 1881, aud was, therefore,
at the time of his death 80 years of age. A brief
sketch of his life WAS telegraphed to the Chica.
ge papers on Wednesday, which we are advised
is substantially correct, and which we therefore
copy:
Mr.. Avery was educated in the best schools in
the vicinity Of his birth place. but being thrown
at an early age upon his own resources. in about
1850 he came west, located at Ottawa, and COM
nenced the study of law in the office of Hon NJ.
e. Ho!lister, supporting himself at the same time
by teaching school, In about 1853, in the mean.
time having been admitted to the bar, and opened
u law Office, he joined AN elder brother, who had
just returned from California, in the purchase of
the newspaper Office Of the OTTAWA FREE
TRADER OF which he Was editor about one year,
evinCiDg in that position decided ability. Nei.
Their Of the proprietoIs, however, being practical
printers, the business. though prospecting in their
hands, became distasteful to them, and in 1854
they sold out the FREE TRADER to its present
proprietors. and Julius returned to the practice
of law. In this he rose rapidly, and in about
1856 became the second partner in the law firm
Of Gray, Avery Il BushAell, and on the retire.
ment, u few years afterwards, Of o. G. Gray, Esq
from the firm, became the law partner of the
Hon. Washington Bushnell, renany such until
his death.
During the years from 1855 to the present
time, Mr. Avery had held tho offices of the City
Clerk, City Attorney, and Mayor of the city Of
Ottawa.
In 1858 he was nominated as the democratic
candidate for State Senator in this district, and
though beaten, AS was to be expected, (the dis
trict bang largely republican, he ran several
hundred votes ahead of his ticket. The good
run he made then induced the democrats of this
district, at the late election, to place him upon
the ticket as their candidate for congress, in
which again he made remarkably good run,
beating his competitor some 800 in La Sale
county, his own as well AS his competitors own
county, though the county is usually strongly
republican, and cutting down the republican
majority in this district from 1900 t. 600. In.
deed, but for his outspoken demOcr tcy in re-.
gion so thoroughly republican, Mr.. Avery would
ere this doubtless have attained high political
prefermcnt.
His character and worth as public officer, IL
lawyer and private citizen are delincated 30 elo.
quently and lovingly in the court proceedings
below, that any additional remarks from us
weul be superhuouS.
BAL, MEETING.
Immediately on the adjournment of Court
bar meeting was held. On motion, T. l..
Dickcy was chosen Chairman. Mr.. Dickey
said:
GENTLEMEN or THE BA, AND OFFICERS OF THE
SouiT:--We are called together TO perform the sad
duty OF paying respect to the memory of that FOR
years We have loved For over thirty years / have
been IN the habit OF practising ut this bar and new il
!e r.t time, in my recollection, that We during the
Term OF conr, and while engaged IN active. daily
brother IL our profession. This meeting is prclin
tna ana II II not an appropriate time to go further
necessary to manifest In some degree respect for
'hc memory OF the deceased.
Mr.. Beck moved that Herman Silver be
mauc Secretary Of the meeting, which was
unanimously agreed to. ..
After some sllcncs Mr.. Blanchard, States