Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-04-22
DEATH OF J. OBJ. SCOBEY.

At late hour Wednesday after
noon, o'clock, the uch-dreaded,
but expected news was received from
Portland that j. OBJ. Scobey had de
parted this life. He had been near
DEATHS door for over IA week, with
scarcely hope of different result.
and the news therefore, came III some
respects as relief from suspense in
volving the inevitable. The illness
was attributed to Bright's disease,
and complication of malades incl
dent thereto.
1t has been arranged for interment
here in Masonic cemetery, the body
having arrived on the MONDAY
train. The rites were held by the
Masonic order, of which deceased was
an honored member. Rev. c. F..
Todd delivered the funeral sermon in
the NJ f. Church, at 3 O'Clock. y
delegation of citizens met the body at
Tenino this morning and escorted it
to this city.
MIR. Scobey's residence here dates
from 1893. when he engaged with g..
W. Hopp in publication of the OIym-
plan. and later with 5. A. Madge,
no" Deputy Insurance Commissioner.
vino was with him in his last hours.
Mr. Scobey was appointed Receiv-
err of the U. S. Land Office in this
city June II, 1897. and began his Of
ticlal duties on the 2lSt of the sue
ceeding month, creditably filling the
position till Jan. Is, 1906. Mr.. S.
was born in Summit. Schohare
county, New York, July 9th, 1884.
ancestry.
About five years ago he disposed
of his interests here and moved to
Portland, where he has built up q
similar reputation in business and
personal affairs
He leaves IA wife, three daughters
and son.
Mr.. ScObey was graduated from the
Upper Iowa University. Fayette, in
the class of 1874, being the valedic-
torian, and afterward studied law at
Corning, Iowa. Soon after his grad
uation he entered newspaper work,
becoming connected with newspapers
in Fayette, Iowa. He was admitted
to the bar in 1879 and practiced for
a time at Corning, Iowa. He then
removed to Brookings, South Dakota,
where he became member OF the law
firm OF Matthews Il Scobey. During
this he was actively engaged in Re-
publican politics and took prOmi-
nent and active part in the fight for
the location of the State capital of the
then Territory of Dakota and was
elected to the Legislature of the ter
ritory and became the speaker of the
House of Delegates. 1t was largely
due to his personal efforts that the
Agricultural College was authorized
and located at Bookings, S. d.
Mr.. Scobey with his family moved
to Chicago in 1886 and practiced law
and engaged in newspaper work until
1892. when he removed to Pullman.
Wash, and for year was one OF the
professors in the State Scientific Col
lege at that place.
The following year he moved to
Olympia and became the editor and
one of the publishers Of the Morning
Olympian. with which paper he was
connected for several years there
after. He was a member of the State
Legislature of Washington at the
session Of 1895 and was one OF the
memorable seven" who stood solid
for the election of John L. Wilson as
Senator, when his candidacy had been
abandoned by every one else and his
headquarters closed. In 1897 he
was appointed Receiver of the United
States Land Office by President Nc
Kinley and March, 1902, was reap
pointe by President Roosevelt,
which position he occupied until the
Spring of 1905, when he resigned for
the purpose of moving to Portland
and resuming the practice Of his pro-
fession, when the firm OF Moulton &
Scobey was established.
During all OF Mr.. Scobey's resi-
dence in the State of Washington he
was a prominent partisan Republi-
can and participated in every State
convention and in all of the stirring
political events that took place in
that State. In 1896 and again in
1900 he was a leading candidate at
the Republican convention for tho
nomination OF Governor and was pre-
vented from being the successful
nominee only by unexpected change
OF combinations. 1t is curious to
note that in both instances the sue
cessful candidate for the nomination
was defeated ut the pOlls.