The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-07-14
RISING YOUNG MAN
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Whole City MOurns the Loss of
Chandler Woodward.
Sorn and Raised in CoIfax He Had
Won the Affection of a Host of
Friends--Lodse Conducts Burial
Service.

All COliax was sadCeued last FRIDAY
morning when it became known that
Chandler Woodward was dead. For
weeks he had been i'll but the seriousness
OF his condition was not realized until
Ihursday morning when he was taken
to st. Ignatius hospital and an opera
tiOn pef0rmed From that time on little
nope was entertained for his recovery
bot anxious friends were constantly in
curing for sign Of improve ment. None
came and feeling of depression seemed
to settle down over the town. He had
spent his whole life in Colfax with the
exception OF brief period when be was
away at school, and probably no one in
the city had larger circle of friends and
atQuaintaDces.
GOOD business principles and a strong
personality had won for Chandler Wood.
ward prominent place in business and
Tor the last seven years he had capabIy
filed the position Of assistant cashier at
the Colfax National bank.
Dean Chandler Woodward was born in
Colf8x August q, 1881. His mother
| took charge OF his early training and at
the age OF nine he entered Professor
English's college graduating from it four
years later. In 1898 he was enrolled as
a student in the Portland Academy and
! finished his course there in 1900. That
| year he commenced his business career
with COdd 4 Mackenzie. In 1902 a
| position was offered him in the Colfax
National bank. He accepted it and has
been with the bank ever since that time
rising steadily to the position held at
the time of his death. On Septemb Der
20, 1904, ne married Lena Hamilton,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. VI. J. Hamil-
for, The young wife lives to mourn his
loss as do bis parents, MIR and Mrs. L.
D. Woodward.
Funeral services we're held at the
| Hamilton home On Meadow street Sun
day afternoon at O'Clock r V. J. G
Robinson Of the Episcopal church and
Rev. j. 81. BRinton of the Congrega-
! tiOnal church officiating. The house
was file with relatives and near friends.
Members of the Knights of Pythias and
many other friends were seated on the
| lawn.
Burial was in the Colfax cemetery
under the auspices of Cofax Lodge No
IA knights OF Pythias. Judge Thomas
| Neil and 0. c. CHASER conducted the
burial service for the lodge. Immense
| quantities OF f 'wers we're mute testi
mOny to the high esteem in which the
young man was held. The casket was
| coAered with flowers and three automo-
biles we're brought into use to carry the
| floral tributes to the cemetery. The
pail bearers were c. L Mackenzie, A. G.
Marion, B. D. Baber, B. Kuhn, Dolph
Coolidge and Howard Bramwel.
Among those from out OF town to at
tend the funeral we're a. F. McClaine, s.
4. Mitchell, B. VI. McPhee, Alfred Cool
idge, Mr.. and Mrs. Dolph Coolidge, Edw
Johnson, Nicholas Codd and daughter,
Clinton Stuht, Spokane; Mr.. and Mrs
Boyd Hamilton, Occur d'Alene; Charles
E Scriber, Frontier; MrP Schott and
Maurice Boyer. Tekoa; and Mrs. Vim
LaFoIette and family, Mr.. and Mrp.
Walter Bloor, Pullman; Mrs. Mosier,
Tekos; Mre Thomas Amos, Spokane;
Mr.. and Mrs. George Howard, Sunset;
Mr.. and MrP. z. N Beach, Palouse.