The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-09
BURIED At OLYMPIA.
Aas0ns Perform Funeral Rites
at G. u. >hann0n's Grave.
JUDGE HURLEY or OREGON DEAD
British Columbia Beard OF Trade
After kootensy BssineSs.
contest Over John Wyant's Estate az
SPOKANE Defauiter Fading ST Vest
minster-Plerce County EquaIiza-
tion Board Finishes It's Labor

olympia. Scnf SPECIAL The funeral
or George =. shannon this afternoon was
the largest ever seen ia Olympia. Mr..
shannon came 10 Puget sound in the early
seventies. 70 aid the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Company in procuring subsidies for
the location OF SIS Western terminus. lie
was one OF group Of men who came from
Ninona and Rochester, Nina, most ~
whom became active ana prominent in
Northern Pacific affairs. Gen. John "
Sprasue Edward :. Smith (Skookum),
George O. Kelly. George i. Shannon and
Gen. William NcMicken were principal
figures 10 this group. Mr.. Shannon in later
years gave particular attention 70 his
beautiful farm near the mouth Of the Nes-
qually river, which became n favorite re-
sort for his many friends In Seattle Ia
coma and Olympia. lie was himself fond
Of hunting, and all the lovers Of the sport
on Puget sound were wont 10 pay him a
visit At least once year. He was noted
for the most open-hearted hospitality. and
was deservedly popular. He had served as
one Of the trustees Of the asylum for the
insane az steilacoom an institution which
appealed powerfully 10 his svmpathies
and vas always an object Cf the friendliest
so1citude 10 h'm. Gov McGraw appointed
him as the Democratic member Of the
state board Of land commissioners: hut his
health soon afterwards broke down AMI
he was able 10 give bat brief attention 70
the arduous and important duties Of the
place. r was while on a hunting exped-
tion with GOV. McGraw. Joseph r Nc
NauEht and other friends on Protection
island about two years ago that his final
Illness began. Being a man Of powerful
frame and apparently splendid health
good one would think for twenty years
10 come-no one thought il of a serious ha-
ture at the beginning. but il soon devel-
oped into manifestly incurabie forms, and
fsv II f~-FF A.
genial and companionsble Of men has been
lost 10 the world and to his friends When
death came last week il was felt TO be a
relief from a hopeless condition.
Mr. Shannon was a man Of sound sense.
vigorous personality and most attractive
qualities. Though Of firm and positive dis
position, he scarcely ever made an enemy.
He was member OF the various orders Of
Masonry knight Templar. a Thirty
second degree Scottish Rite Mason and a
Mystic ShrineF
over leo Masons from Tacoma attended
his funeral in the several recaIias Of their
ranks The Masons Of Seattle were repre-
sented nv Gov Mcfiraw Mai j r Hay-
den. Richard SAKE Jones and John Arthur
The Masonic brethren OF Olympia turnef
out 70 man as. indeed. almost the entire
city did. After the reading OF the heauti-
mi burial service OF .he Episcopal church
a. the residence of the family ~ the de-
ceased. the funeral ceremonies Of the scot
tisn Rite Nasons were conducted by Cen
y @ o'Brien. John =. Convey. y S Por.
ter and John Arthur AZ tho grave the
Blue lodge services were conducted hv
Naf Havden and the brethren of OIvmpi.
Lodge. No. I ~ Masons. after which the
Scottish Rite Maso1s concluded their cera-
monies with the deposit OF their red roses
on the cofin. and the throug of friends anI
neigh hors slowly moved away feeling thaf
OLYMPIA had lost one of its best and u0-
hest -ftfrava