Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-10-29
bAUSMAN TO ASSUME
JUDGESH|P MONDAY
LISTER NAMES SEATTLE ATTOR-
NEY TO SUCCEED THE LATE
HERMAN ID. CROW.

Frederick Bausman, head of the
law firm of Bausman, Kelleher, Old
ham & Goodale of Seattle and one of
the leading lawyers of the stn.e. will
be sworn in next Monday - the new
member of the state supreme court,
succeeding Justice Herman D. Grow
who died last Friday. The appoint
ment of Bausman was announced by
Governor Lister Monday evening and
came as great surprise, his name not
having figured in the preliminary
gossip.
Attorney P. M. Troy and Superior
Judge John R. Mitchell of this city,
both leading attorneys and Demo-
Gratis, had been spoken of as likely
recipients of the appointment. The
friends of each had presented their
names to the governor, and it was
generally thought the appointment
would 60 to Thurston county. Frank
Reeves of Wenatchee, former presi-
dent of the State Bar association and
Democratic floor leader of the lower
house in the last legislature; former
Justice M. F. Gose, G. A. Reynolds Of
the public service commission, Su-
perior Judge e. B. Preble of Kitsap
county, Judge William Hickman
Moore and Judge Ronald Of King
county, and Judge Guy c. Alston of
Snohomish county. were among the
others proposed for the position.
Judge Bausman has practiced law
in Seattle since 1891, when he be-
came q member Of the firm Of Baus-
man & Kelleher. this firm later be-
coming Bausman, Kelleher. Oldham
& 0oodale. The firm 10 counsel for .
number Of the large business firms Of
Seattle. including the Seattle Times.
semple's Private Secretary.
The newly appointed 5udge u s.
years old and has been = 1ifeiong
Democrat. He received his education
ct the Western University Of Psnn1yl-
vania and at Harvard. In 1SS7-sS he
was private secretary to Govsrnor
Eugene ssmple. Of Warrington ter
ritory. +
Judge Grow died at st. Peters hos
pital early last Friday morning after
q two-year fight against cancer, and
the funeral. quite and simple - he
had directed though attended by moro
than hundred friends, took place
from the family home Sunday after
noon, Rev. r. H. Edmonds Of the Con-
gergational church ohiciating and
Chief Justice George r. Morris de-
livering short. impressive talk. Two
hymns. Lead. Kindly Light" and
abide with Me-, were sung by
quartet composed Of Mrs. Edward
Kevin. Miss Margaret Brown, R. w.
Elwell and H. A. Ditmars. There
were many beautiful floral offerings.
The active pall-bearers were Judge
Morris. Judge o. q. Ellis. Attorney p.
N. Troy. G. J. Lord. Joseph Sherman.
secretary to Judge Grow when chief
justice. and James A. Williams Of
Spokane. former law partner. The
honorary pall-bearers were Governor
Lister and Justices 8. J. Chadwick,
NJ. A. Fullerton, o. R. Holcomb. WALL
ace Mount. e. N. Parker and John F.
Main, while q delegation from the
Seattle Bar association. consisting of
former Chief Justice Hiram Il. Hadley.
Judge William Hickman Moore,
George H. Walker. w. T. Laube, Will
mon Tucker. w. H. German, L. B.
Stedman and Alpheus Byers. formed
the leading guard to the hearse. !,
Graduate of Ohio Wesleyan.
Judge Grow had been appointed to
the supreme bench in 1905 and re-
elected three times, serving as chief
justice in 1914. He was born in Del
aware. Ohio. April Is. 1851, received
his A. B. degree at Ohio Wesleyan
university of that city in 1871 and
was q college mate Of former Vice
President Charles w. Fairbanks. the
late Governor s. G. Cosgrove Of
Washington and John G. Woolley, the
temperance lecturer. He belonged to
the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Of
which Fairbanks and Cosgrove were
also members.
He was admitted to the bar in Ohio
in 1878 and practiced his profession
in Urbana, in his native state. for 10
years, then moving to Winfield, Kan
sas, where he resided for four years,
moving to Spokane in 1890. He was
"a member Of the Washington state
49,