Adams County, Ritzville, WA ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sue Gardner sueboo18@hotmail.com ==================================================================== Adams County News, January 8, 1902, issue Mrs. Anna Bell Haslett Holmes DIED: At Odessa, Jany. 4, 1902, Mrs. Anna Belle Haslett Holmes, aged 43, wife of Professor W. S. Holmes, formerly a teacher in the public school of this city. Mrs. Holmes was born in Westport, Jackson county, Missouri, Aug. 15th, 1858. During the greater part of her life she lived in Kansas City, Missouri. She came west to Butte city, Montana, in 1890 and in 1891 she resided with her sister in Spokane. She was married to William S. Holmes, Nov. 12, 1892, by the Rev. Henry Rasmus, pastor of the First Methodist church of Spokane. She united with the Methodist church of Cheney in 1893 where she was a faithful worker during the pastorate of Dr. R. H. Manier. Owing to declining health she went to Oregon and California in 1896. While a resident of Portland in 1896-1897 she was very active in missionary work in that city. On September 20th, 1898, she came with her family to Ritzville where she has resided at their happy home on College hill. She spent the past few months in the city of Spokane and on December 12, 1901, she took a brief residence with her husband at Odessa, Washington. During the past five years she had been a great sufferer and lately her health failed rapidly. She leaves three children to mourn her loss, one son and two daughters, a father, one sister, a brother and devoted husband. She was a loving wife and mother, a kind neighbor, ever ready and willing to help others in their hours of distress or need. The immediate cause of death was paralysis of the heart which is ever sudden and generally unexpected. The deceased was a member of Zenobia Rebekah Lodge No. 118 of this city, the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs attending the funeral in a body. Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock at the Congregational church, Revs. Whitham and Fertig officiating. Mrs. Rachel Harnes Died: Monday, January 6, 1902, Mrs. Rachel Harnes. The deceased leaves a large family of children, several of whom are grown. She was the only sister of Mrs. S. A. Wells of Spokane and at the time of her death lived upon the farm on Hon. S. A. Wells, register of the U. S. Land offices in that city. The funeral occurred yesterday afternoon followed by interment at the Spanjer cemetery and attended by the relatives and a large number of friends. Rev. E. E. Davidson officiated. Adams County News, January 22, 1902, issue DIED: ACHZIGER - At Spokane, Sunday, Jan. 19, 1902, as the result of an operation, George Achziger, aged 69 years. The deceased had lived in this vicinity for fifteen years, and at the time of his death resided in his fine home on West College Hill. He leaves a wife and several grown children, and was one among those thrifty Germans who have prospered financially in this county. The remains were laid to rest in the Ritzville burying ground at 10 o'clock yesterday, attended by a large concourse of people. DIED: CORBETT - In this city, Sunday, Jan. 19, 1902, Mrs. M. E. Corbett. The baby boy, 10 days old, is getting along well. Services were held at the Christian church yesterday at 1 p.m. interment following at Spanjer cemtery. Carpenter The remains of a young married woman, daughter of Mr. Carpenter of Lind, were shipped down from Spokane and buried in the city cemetery yesterday. Adams County News, January 29, 1902, issue Death of Mrs. P. R. Clark We stop our press to announce the sad, sudden and unexpected death of the young wife of our esteemed townsman, Mr. P. R. Clark, proprietor of the Model Bakery, which occurred this evening, Thursday, at 6:45 p.m. The community is shocked and the young husband prostrated by the blow. The cause of death was vicarious hemorrhage. Mr. and Mrs. Clark were married only a short time ago and were most happily situated in their new home and business affairs. They had known each other from childhood and grew up together in the old Ohio state. Words seem harsh, jangled and out of place when used in sympathy under such cruel circumstances. We solemnly bow to the inevitable. Profound sorrow reverentially pervades. J. H. Crenshaw J. H. Crenshaw, a printer who has been employed in the News office since Nov. 11th, last year, was found dead in his bedroom over the Temperance hall this afternoon. Heart failure was the direct cause of death superinduced by a too liberal use of stimulants and exposure in a cold room. Corner H. E. Gritman took charge of the remains, but deemed an inquest unnecessary. Little is known of the dead man and nothing was found in his clothing except a letter written in 1886, three likenesses, two cheap jack knives, a copper cent, a receipt for poll tax dated eighteen years ago and a card bearing the name, "Lotta Crenshaw, 334 Turk st." Adams County News, February 5, 1902, issue Charles Cloe Irby DIED: On January 31, 1902, the hearts and home of Mr. and Mrs. John Irby were saddened by the death of their little son, Charles Cloe Irby, aged six weeks and four days. After a brief service in the home, the remains were taken to the Methodist church, where a company of friends had gathered, and a full service was conducted by their pastor, Rev. E. P. Lyon. The sympathy of all their friends is extended to the bereaved parents. Clark Notice- P. R. Clark left Friday night with remains of his wife for Chicago where the family resides. The interment will probably occur at the old home at Dunkirk, Ohio. A large number of friends accompanied the bereaved husband to the depot when starting on the long journey. C. W. Larson C. W. Larson, a carpenter, who was employed here during the summer, died in Spokane January 31, and was buried by the I. O. O. F. of which order he was a member in good standing. Adams County News, March 19, 1902, issue Doran John F. Doran, one of the bartenders in the Pacific hotel, returned from Palouse Friday where he was called to attend the funeral of his father, a prominent and pioneer citizen of Whitman county. Another Pioneer Gone OLSON - At his home three miles north of this city, on Saturday, March 15, 1902, Peter Jonas Olson, aged 62 years, of general disability. The deceased was an elder brother of John N. Olson, ex-County Commissioner, and has resided here since 1883. For many years he conducted a carpenter shop in the building now occupied by B. E. Hervey, the real estate dealer, moving out to his farm five years ago, giving up his work in the mechanical line, of which he was perhaps one of the most skilled workmen in the state. He was born at Fillipstadt, Sweden, April 16, 1840, coming to America in 1869. He was never married. He was well educated, an inveterate reader, and always a well posted man, industrious, reasonable and scrupulously honest. He leaves property amounting to several thousand dollars, including a half section of good agricultural land near town. He leaves besides the brother here, three brothers and a sister in Sweden. Interment occurred Monday at the Spanjer cemetery, services being held at the residence, conducted by Rev. T. H. Fertig, pastor of the Methodist church. For many years past Mr. Olson has been a constant suffer from many bodily ailments. At times he has been confined to his bed with but little hope that he would survive, but his great vitality has stood him in his hour of need, but at last the hour comes when the "reaper" will not be denied the harvest. His end came peaceful and he passed away without a struggle. While in failing health he had opened correspondence with some medical fakir in the east, and the literature sent out by the quacks recommended total abstinence from any kind of food for a certain period. For thirty-eight days not a morsel of food or nourishment passed the deceased mans lips, and when the end came he had apparently fallen asleep. His long fast only lacked two days of rivaling that of the notorious Dr. Tanner in Chicago some years ago, who survived for forty days. Mr. Olson was honorable and sincere, both in deed and belief. He was without fear and had the courage of his best convictions. For many years he has enjoyed the respect and friendship of a wide circle of acquaintances, although he was quiet a recluse. He was a good neighbor, and after more than 62 years of struggle for others' good and preferment rather than his own, he has gone to his reward. Edwards DIED - EDWARDS - Thursday, March 13, 1902, the infant baby boy of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar L. Edwards, on Cottage hill. Adams County News, March 26, 1902, issue At Rest HAIGHT - Rev. Daniel Wyatt Haight died Thursday, March 20, 1902, at 12:30 p.m. During the past few weeks we have been oft reminded of the transitory condition of this world, and that the "grim reaper" and death and change is always and ever with us. It becomes our painful duty to chronicle the not unlooked for demise of the subject of this sketch, who has been a long sufferer from that dreaded disease, cancer. His famly and a number of relatives were at the bedside when the end came and watched the patient man pass to his reward in the hope of a blessed immortality. His health had been failing for a year. The remains were immediately taken to Roslyn, this state, for interment, where three of his children lie buried, and where the family resided before coming here. The deceased was born June 16, 1852, in Greene county, New York; removed to Iowa with his parents at the age of 15, and in 1873 was married to Miss Elizabeth Jackson, as sister of Mrs. O. R. Haight of this city. For a number of years he was engaged in buying wheat for the Red River Elevator Co., at Beltrana, Minn., from which place they emigrated to Roslyn, where he entered the mercantile business in partnership with C. O. Swain. He was educated for the ministry and for four years after leaving Roslyn he occupied the pulpit of the Free Methodist church at Colville, moving from there to this place a year ago. In January a delicate operation was perfomed at the Sacred Heart hospital, Spokane, which in all probability prolonged his life for a few weeks, though the physicians pronnounced the case hopeless from the start. All that loving care and money could do for his relief were administered with a lavish hand. Of five children that were born to them but one remains, Miss Lizzie Haight, who is one of the popular lady clerks in the post office, the other children having died in infancy. He leaves a devoted wife and daughter, four sisters and two brothers to mourn his loss.