Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-12
OREGON PIONEERS DEAD.
Judge ]. c. PEBBLES and Lyman Savage
Pass on Beyond-Other Deaths.

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Pass on Beyond-Other Deaths.
Friday at 3 p. m, at the family
home southeast of this city, Hon
John PEBBLES, a pioneer citizen Of this
county, passed away,
For months past Mr.. PEBBLES had
been afflicted witha a cough, his final
illness dating from last Tuesday only.
His family, his friends and the COM
munity lose much in the demise Of
this estimable citizen, who for close
upon half a century has been known
in Oregon as all that man could be
in these several relations.
He was a native of Westmoreland
county, Pennsylvania, having been
borne there on January %, 1926, thus
making him 72 years and IS days of
age.
AS lad of IL years he moved with
his parents to Elkhart county, Indi-
ana, and twelve years later (orin 1s50)
turned his face westward with Oregon
as the goal Of his ambition. He ar
rived in Oregon City on October of
that year, remaining there until
March, 1851, when he removed to Ma
rion county, settling upon his donation
land claim, upon which the town of
Fairfield was subsequently located.
Two years later Mr.. PEBBLES entered
public as assis ant clerk of the Ore
gon house of representatives, and in
1853 was elected member of that
body, serving with such colleagues as
Hon. L F. Grover and Hon. E. f.
Colby,
Mr.. PEBBLES was an active member
of the constitutional convention of
1857. being chairman of the commit
tee on education. In 1860 he was
elected by the legislature as librarian
of the state, serving the legislature
that thus honored him, as chief clerk
of the senate.
In 1862 he was elected county judge
Of Marion county, being reelected in
1866 and again in 1874, serving his
county for twelve years.
Judge PEBBLES was a prominent fac
tor in the organization Of the Oregon
democracy and remained with that
party until the inception Of the civil
war, when he cast his influence in
favor of Abraham Lincoln and circu-
lated the first petition for signatures
calling for a Union meeting 10 the
city of Salem.
From that day until all ties were
severed in death, he was a devoted
Republican, being twice honored with
the Craftsmanship Of that party's state
in 1878 and 1880.
Mr.. PEBBLES at one time read law
but in Difference to the stronger taste
he entertained for agriculture, which
he has followed successfully on his
home-farm near this city.
In 1851 he was marned to Miss e.
j. Mark, Of Clackamas county, and to
this happy union, four children were
born, namely George A, superintend-
ent of schools in this ciJy; John, now
a resident of Burns; Mrs. Grace
Agnew, of Idaho; and Mrs. William
Clark, who dwells near the old family
home in this county, These with the
stricken widow, mourn the death of a
father in whom their love and pride
were firmly centered,
Funeral services will occur Sunday
at l O'Clock at the home,
Rev. Geo. w. Grannis, of the First
M. e. church. officiating, interment
to- be in Rural cemetery, south of this
city.
The procession will pass the Park
school house at about 2:30 and reach
the cemetery, via the blind school,
about 3 p, III.
LYMAN A. SAVAGE.
Lyman Austin Savage dated 6:35
o'clock Friday evening, at his
home on Asylum avenue, between
and Nineteenth streets.