Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-11
DEATH OF JUDGE AVER.
An Exemplary Career Closed in
Its Prime.

Although our community had been
to some degree prepared for the death
of Judge Aver, tho bare announce
ment of the event Wednesday evening,
at 9:15 o'clock, sent a thrill of anguish
through every heart where he was SO
we'll known and so universally re.
spected. There has been, ever since
his serious illness at Montesano, three
months ago, very little hope of com
plete recovery, but it was hoped that
his life might be spared, probably for
years, to round out that splendid ex.
ample of an honorable business career
which leaves its impress for good on
those who come after.
The cause OF his demise was demon.
strated to have been, by post morton
examination, a malignant disease oil
the lungs, as we'll as thickening Of
the pericardium; but the claimed rev.
citation of the X-ray, that an aneurisnl
of the heart existed, was not verified
1t is probable that this false diagnosis
may have aggravated the Judges af'
Fiction, for it is generally acknowl.
edged that the mind has a potent in
fluence over bodily conditions.
Mr.. Aver has been q resident of this
city the past thirteen years. He was
a native of Connecticut, having been
born at Sybrook, a country village
not far distant from Yale. He re-
ceived an academic education, and al
the age of 10 entered the law course
at Yale, where he graduated with
honor in 1883.
The same year he came to Olympia
and opened q law Office. His first du.
ties were mostly of clerical nature
but his sterling traits of character
soon become manifest and the founda.
ton of his splendid career was fairly
laid. He formed partnership with
Gerry Thorne, one of the brightest
lawyers of the bar, and for long time
enjoyed an extensive practice. This
partnership was severed by the depar'
ture OF Mr.. Thorne. He then formed
a partnership with T. N. Allen, which
continued till 1893. He filled the of.
fees of County and City Attorney
creditably and in 1895 was elected tc
the Office of Mayor Of the city.
In 1896 he became leader OF the Sill
yer Republicans of this county and il
was owing in no small degree to his
efforts that an overwhelming victory
resulted from a fusion of the silver
forces. At the State election of thai
year he was chosen for Superior Judge
a position he has filled to the satisfac.
ton of all.
Judge Aver was married in May
1891, to Miss Cora Ellis, daughter oil
Isaac Ellis. Five children blessed the
union, the eldest OF whom is six years
of age and the youngest but four
months old.
OF the remainder of his family rela.
tives on this coast, Louisa, his sister
was at his bedside when death came
His brother Robert resides in the
country and another brother, John,
lives in Snohomish county.
The funeral rites took place this
afternoon in the Unitarian parlors,
under the auspices of the bar associa-
ton. represented by N. S. Porter, o. v.
Linn, C. M. Dial and P. M. Troy, as
committeeman. Rev. John r. Thomp-
son preached the funeral discourse.
The bar will meet tomorrow at 2 p.
NJ. to receive the report of the commit
tee on resolutions, to be submitted by
A. P. Fitch, o. v. Linn, ]. A. Haight
and David E. Bailey.