Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-07
The Late Irving Ballard.
4 She:c:i Of His LiGc-Trihut" to ~ Wor.
Thy Man.
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At his residence in Seattle, at 10
o'clock on Thursday morning, Dec
cmhcr 80, 1889. from an attack of
typhoid nlaIarial fever, Irwin" Bal
lard passed quietly and peacefully
into the world hcyou,, He was
born IN Richlanl county, OHIO, july
20, 1915, whcr" g. lived for eight
years. His ,:'..-.& then moved to
New Jersey, and Irving went to
school two yyrY, at Il school found
cd hy his uncle. VIM. Rankin. At
tho age of - lie came out to Oregon
with his parents, who $, tiled in Doug
las county, where lie again attended
= country school, When eighteen
year" old he got an outfit and went
with hundreds Of others to the Idaho
mines dunn% the gold excitement of
l$G:'. he had the usual miners ey-
rcrlcncc, an never tired Of relating
the halr-hrpalth escapes Of himself
and companions, as well as the many
happy little episodes incident TO
frontier and mining camp life. His
fathers family located on II 'arln in
King county IN 1865. In 1866 lrv-
ing came to Seattle, and, working
Tor his board, attended the Telritur-
ial University, then taught by Prof.
Barnard. The next Wear he went
to Forest Groye to finish bis cauca-
lion. Ic earned his owu living.
paid for his schooling out Of his own
earnings AID read law at the same
time. IN the fall Of 1869 he gradu-
atcd from Forest Grove, and in the
spring of 1870 married a schoolmate.
Miss Lucinda NlnIzny. Having pro-
secuted the study OF law diligently,
he applied and was admitted to the
bar at Vancouver, soon after leaving
school. With his wife lac located in
Stellacuon and commenced the p,ac-
tlcc O! law i'll 1870. Being natural
~ II public spirited man, lie at once
entered into public affairs, and soon
became not only the leader OF his
party but the leader of his profession
in Pierce county. He belonged to
ths Masonic order, and was PROM
ineht member of Steilacoom Lodge,
No. ,. He also belonged to Harmo-
ny Lodge, X, of u. in this city. In
1876 he removed to Seattle, and
purchased :ho homo now occupied
by his fami y on Third street, and
opened Il law office here. He was
the attorney Of the Star line OF steam
ers for long time, and finally be-
came interested i'll the N'pip', which
steamer he afterwards got control Of
and owned at the time of his death.
In the fall of 1873 he was dominated
for Prosecuting Attorney of the third
Judicial District, and was elected by
avery large majority. lie discharged
the duties of tho Office in "a fair, up
right and faithful manner, and in
1850 was renomnatcd for the same
office by the Republican convention
ut Vancouver by reclamation, and
was reelected by an over whelming
majority. He qualified but did not
live to enter upon the discharge OF
the duties of his second term.
AS II friend Mr.. Ballard was, in
the highest and best sense of the
word, loyal. His attachments were
not hastily formed, were based on
strong grounds and not easily shak-
en-. ,luch of his influence over mon
WIS due to the fact that he was true
TO his friends.
Many OF his warm and most init
mate friends were opposed to him i'll
politics, but he never allowed this
difference of opinion to affect his
friendship. Each day he grew
stronger IN the affections OF the peo-
pie OF the Territory, aud, had his
life been spared, he would undoubt-
edly have risen to high rank among
his fellow men. In his last sickness
he was great sufferer, but ho bore
his Affections with patience and res
lgnatlon, and when wore out by dis
ease, with heart free from malice,
he closed his career in the arms of
death, loved, honored and respected
by the people OF his district and the
entire Territory, whom he had served
faithfully and we'll.
The funeral services and burial
took place from the Congregational
church or Saturday morning ut II
0 clock, Rev. }. Il. Ellis officiating.
The Masonic lodges of this city
joined ana conducted the burial GER
cmouies.
\ meeting Of the Seattle bar was
held on the evening Of the 30th, at
which appropriate resolutions rela-
ting to the deceased were adopted,
including Il resolution that the mem
bers OF the bar attend the funeral in
a body. The Secretary OF tho meet
In@ was instructed to extend, through
he press, an invitation to all mem
bels OF tho bar in the third judicial
District to attend the funeral.
GovENNoE NEWELL has accepted an