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He was here last spring when his firm had a contract for grading on the Rosenoff road and had many friends who regret his untimely death. John Leath Last Saturday relatives here received word of the death of John Leath of Cleveland, Minnesota, which occurred at Camp Hancock, Ga. He was in the September draft from his home state and was sent to the southern state. Death was the result of pneumonia. He was about 21 years old. His relatives here are two sisters, Mrs. Carl M. Olson and Florence Leath, and one brother, Carl Leath. William Gordon William Gordon, a farm hand who had worked a number of years for Sievers Bros. at Lind, passed away at the hospital last night from pneumonia. Mr. Gordon was 30 years of age. So far as is known he had no immedite relatives. The body is at Haight's undertaking parlors. The arrangements for the funeral have not been completed. The Journal-Times, Thursday, October 24, 1918, issue Death Takes Heavy Toll After a brief but hard struggle against pneumonia, W. Leslie Bennington, a member of the U. S. army, lost the fight and succumbed on Saturday evening, October 19, at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bennington. On Aug. 26th last Mr. Bennington went with a contingent from Adams County to Camp Lewis. He was placed as truck driver in ammunition train 13, Co. D. On October 10 he was given a furlough to come home for a visit and the same day was appointed sergeant and advised that he would have the supervision of a fleet of trucks. He arrived home Oct. 11th and was feeling ill when he arrived. Medical aid was summoned and he was found to be suffering with influenza and double pneumonia set in. He was given every attention possible, and all that medical aid and skilled nursing could do were done for him. Friday night and Saturday he hovered between life and death, finally passing away at 7:15 that evening. His furlough was to have expired at midnight. Funeral services were held in the open air at the cemetery Tuesday afternoon. The services at the grave were in charge of the Elks, the officers from the Spokane lodge giving the impressive Elks ritual for the burial of the dead. Leslie Bennington was born March 25, 1892, at Hampton, Iowa. When he was three years old the family moved to Washington state, residing two years on the coast. Then they came to Adams County, locating on a homestead. In a few years they moved to Ritzville. Leslie received his education in the Ritzville public schools. He was engaged in farming until he left to enter the army service. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bennington and his younger brother Virgil B. Bennington. His death is the first to occur among the young men whom Ritzville has given to the national service. George W. Donley The news of the death of George W. Donley Friday afternoon came as a shock to his score of friends here. Mr. Donley was operator at the depot. He became ill with influenza during the latter part of the week before last. He went to Spokane on the 13th, his wife having gone up there to visit her people some time previous. He went to bed at the Harding home and on Friday afternoon passed away. Funeral services were held last Monday at Smith and Co.'s in Spokane. Burial was made in Greenwood cemetery. George W. Donley was born Jan. 19, 1890, at Stockton, Minn. He came west about 1910 and entered the employ of the Northern Pacific Railway Co. as telegraph operator. The past six years he has been located here. On Nov. 27, 1917, he was united in marriage to Miss Calla Ruth Harding, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Harding. They have made their home in the Cunningham apartments. The surviving relatives are the wife, his father, mother and five sisters. Adolph Urich Adolph Urich died of influenza-pneumonia at the home of his mother Saturday afternoon, Oct. 19, 1918. Mr. Urich was 26 years of age and had been employed on the N. P. section here for many years. Monday brief open air services were held at the home followed by interment at the Lutheran cemetery. Rev. O. T. Just had charge of the service. The deceased was born March 13, 1892, at Frank, Russia. He was 10 years of age when his parents removed from Russia to America, settling in Ritzville. His father died some years ago. He leaves as his immediate relatives his mother, Mrs. John Urich, two brothers, Carl and Henry and a sister, Mrs. Pauline Bastron of Ritzville, two half brothers, Peter and Henry Adler, and three half sisters, Mrs. Catherine Miller, Mrs. Anna M. Miller and Mrs. Mary Ruth of Tacoma. John H. Martin Word was received Saturday of the death on that day of John H. Martin, son of Mrs. Mattie Martin of Seattle and nephew of O. H. Greene and W. H. Martin of Ritzville. The death occured at Camp Fremont, Cal., where he was stationed as a soldier of the U. S. army and was caused by influzena- pneumonia. John was very well known here. He was nearly twenty-five yers of age, having been born in Ritzville when his parents resided in the rooms over the First National Bank. His father, who has been dead for many years, was cashier of that bank. John attended public school of Ritzville and later was a student at Whitman College and at the University of Washington. He was for a time a chemist at the plant of the International Cement Co. near Spokane. About a year ago he enlisted in the army, being married just before he went into the service. The funeral services will be held from the W. H. Martin home in Spokane tomorrow, and the burial will be made in the family plot there. The deceased is survived by his mother and by two sisters, Irma and Ruth. David Foley At five a.m. Tuesday, October 22nd, occurred the death of David Foley at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John J. Foley, in this city. Death followed a long and protracted illness. About ten years ago he had an attack of pleurisy and his system never recoverd from that illness, tubercular affections having set in. He has failed rapidly in the past few months. The funeral services were held yesterday afternoon conducted by the Rev. Father Herman of St. Agnes church. Interment was made in the local cemetery. David Foley was born two and a half miles southwest of Richland Center, Richland County, Wisconsin, Jan. 27, 1884. This was but a few miles from his mother's birthplace and also the place where his father was reared. When he was nine years of age the family removed to Ritzville. They lived on what is now the postoffice corner, and then moved to their residence on the flat which they have occupied continuously ever since. David attended the public schools in Ritzville, completing the course in 1902. He was rather studious and of a retiring disposition. He leaves to mourn his passing, his father and mother, and one brother, Edward Foley, of Seattle. Gage S. Gritman Gage S. Gritman, a pioneer of this state, died at Palouse, Wash., October 19, 1918, at the age of 83, from the results of severe injuries received after being knocked down and crushed against a store building on the Main street of Palouse at noon, on Saturday, by a Ford automobile. Mr. Gritman was born near the little town of Sherburn, N. Y., Dec. 13, 1835. He taught school in his early life and when the Civil War broke out he answered his country's first call for volunteers by enlisting as a private at Springfield, Illinois, in the 106 Infantry Regiment, Illinios Volunteers, serving three years, the third year, however, as First Lieutenant of his regiment. He held that position at the time his regiment was mustered out of service. He took an active part in several engagements, among them the battle of Gettysburg. In August, 1865, he was married to Ruth A. Jackson, who was killed in an accident near Palouse in 1904. They settled on a farm at Greenview, Ill., where seven children were born, all of whom are living today. In 1881 he came west with his family and located on a farm 4 miles from Dayton, Wash. A few years later the family moved to Ritzville where Mr. Gritman located on a pre-emption and homesteaded 5 miles east of town, which he and the boys farmed for several years. Then he moved to Palouse, where he has lived for over twenty-five years. Mr. Gritman was an active member of the G. A. R. and was a charter member of Prairie Queen lodge, K. of P. of Ritzville. The services were conducted under the auspices of the G. A. R. and the remains laid to rest in the family lot at Palouse on Oct. 21, 1918. Mr. Gritman is survived by his second wife and by six sons and one daughter, as follows: William L. Gritman of Seattle; Harry E. Gritman of Ritzville; Blanche E., wife of Dr. I. L. Magee of Venice, Cal., Harvey L. Gritman of Palouse; Frank H. Gritman and Chas. E. Gritman of Pendleton, Ore.; and John S. Gritman of Palouse. A sister, Mrs. Emma Cheesbrough, resides at West Edmonsdston, N. Y. H. L. Freeby H. L. Freeby, a veteran of the Civil war, died yesterday morning at the home on Third Street. Mr. Freeby was an old man, and has been in poor health for over a year. The burial services will be held tomorrow morning at the Ritzville cemetery. An obituary will appear next week. The Journal-Times, Thursday, October 31, 1918, issue Pioneer Called By Death Frank Zabel, one of the oldest pioneers of Adams and grant counties, died Thursday morning, October 24th, of heart trouble and other complications at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Geo. Rose, of Ritzville. He was 52 years of age. Frank Zabel as a man was highly respected by everyone who knew him. He was born in Germany, March 27, 1866, the son of Carl and Charlotte Zabel. He came west to the frontier about 1888 and settled at Lower Crab Creek with his brother, Gustav Zabel, who succumbed several months ago. After two years he returned to Germany and came back in 1890 and married Othelia Kruger in Ritzville, then re-settling at Lower Crab Creek. Here he began life as a cowboy, buying some cattle of his own and riding for some of the renowned western cowmen of the country. About 1897 he moved to Adams County, settling in the Weber Coulee, and took up a homestead. He started the first alfalfa ranch in eastern Washington wihch was a perfect success. He still owned it at the time of his death, and at present it is rented by Fred Arlt. He was a Christian man, first attending the Lutheran church and later affiliating with the Methodist church. He is survived by his wife and four daughters. They are Mrs. Olga Rose, Spokane; Mrs. Elsie Rose, Ritzville; Mrs. Clara Nelson and Miss Lydia Zabel, Marysville, Wash. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, conducted by Rev. M. J. Perdue. William Otto Frank Sielaff Leaving here with a draft contigent for Ft. Worden a week ago Tuesday, and dying at the army hospital there on Friday noon was the sad fate of William Otto Frank Sielaff of this city. He was ill with grippe or influenza when he left here and his friends protested against his going, but he insisted. He was the last alternate and had been waiting for his call to army service. He grew sicker on his journey and was suffering from pneumonia when Ft. Worden was reached. The body was shipped back to Ritzville for burial, reaching here Monday morning. The services were open-air services held at the Lutheran cemetery and conducted by the Rev. O. T. Just, at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday. William Sielaff was born March 15, 1897, in Germany and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Sielaff Sr. He was the youngest of thirteen children. When he was three years of age his parents migrated to America, locating in Adams County, where the deceased grew up. For five years he was a jockey and traveled all over the country riding on race courses. Lately he had been working on a farm in this county. He was buried in the uniform of the army, with the button of the coast artillery into which he had been inducted. At the time of his death he was 21 years, 7 months, 10 days of age. The young man is survived by ihs parents and by six brothers and three sisters. One brother and one sister are still in Germany. Those living in America are August Sielaff, Jr., Otto E. Sielaff of Ritzville; Marx Sielaff, Burns, Ore., Bruno and Ernest Sielaff, Camp Lewis; and Mrs. Minnie Sielaff of Lind and Mrs. Margaret Purdy, Portland. All the brothers and sisters were present for the funeral except Marx who is in the stock country out of Burns and could not be reached. Ernest and Bruno came home on leave from Camp Lewis where they are stationed. Mrs. Purdy came home from Portland, but was suffering with influenza when she came. John Eckhardt, Jr. John Eckhardt, Jr., after suffering for about eleven days with influenza-pneumonia, passed away at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Eckhardt, Sr., on Thursday afternoon, October 24th. The news of his death came as a shock to his many friends, for he was quite a prominent young farmer residing west of the city. An open-air funeral was held at two o'clock at the home of his parents. Rev. Jacob Morach, pastor of the German Philadelphia church officiated. Interment was made in the Ritzville cemetery. John Eckhardt was born June 1st, 1893, at Libau, Russia, just before his parents sailed for this country. The family settled in Lincoln, Nebr., and when John was three years old they removed to Walla Walla where they lived for six years. Then they moved to Adams County and settled on a farm and there John resided until his death. The deceased is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Eckhardt, SR., and three sisters, Pauline, Mrs. Katherine Bastron and Mrs. John Wellsandt, Jr. Mrs. George N. McCollom Mrs. George N. McCollom, wife of the County Sheriff, succumbed to influenza this morning at 6:00 o'clock at the family home. She was ill for a week and her heart was too weak to stand the strain of the disease. Funeral arrangements have not been completed pending the receipt of word from her parents who reside at Medford, Oregon. Mrs. McCollom's life was one filled with good deeds. Beside the grief-stricken husband there are two young children who are left motherless. An obituary will appear next week. Joseph Brown Anderson An Adams County young man, Joseph B. Anderson, who was in the contingent from here on October 15th, for army service died of influenza-pneumonia at Pullman October 25th. He contracted the disease the 19th while attending the army vocational school there. As Pullman was the old family home the burial was made there on Monday. The Methodist pastor at Pullman officiated. It was a military funeral with a squad firing the final salute and a bugler sounding "Taps" as the body was laid to rest. The deceased was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Anderson of Ritzville. He was born near Pullman on October 6, 1896. In 1980 he removed with his people to Adams County where they settled on a farm near Tokio which remains the family home. Last winter he ran a transfer truck here for a time, later returning to the farm. Besides his parents he leaves to mourn his untimely death four brohers and four sisters. They are A. L. Anderson and F. B. Anderson, farmers near Tokio, Durward in the army in France; Mrs. Oscar Maston, Pullman; Cedric, Helen, Neva and Mildred at home. Hugh John Heil Hugo John Heil of Lind, died Thursday afternoon, October 24th, at the Ritzville Hospital. He was brought up from the Sievers ranch suffering from influenza-pneumonia but did not rally from the disease. He was born July 24, 1896, at Edgar, Wisconsin. His father's name was John M. Heil. Mrs. O. F. Fitzpatrick The death of Mrs. O. F. Fitzpatrick of Lind occurred at the hospital last Friday morning at 7:00 o'clock. The cause of the death was a complication of diseases, pneumonia setting in following childbirth. The body was shipped to Cheney, the old family home, where the burial took place Sunday afternoon under the auspices of the Royal Neighbors. Pearl May Montague was born in Nebraska and was at the time of her death aged 26 years, 7 months. Six years ago she was united in marriage to O. F. Fitzpatrick, and they have been residing on a farm near Lind. To the union two children were born, who with the husband survive. They are Lucille 5 years old, and Elmer 3 years old. The deceased also leaves her father and mother and four brothers and two sisters. One brother is in the marines and another in the spruce division of the army. John Shoafstall Burial of John Shoafstall was made at the local cemetery Tuesday afternoon. His death occurred at the Sacred Heart hospital Spokane, Sunday night, caused by paralysis. He was 73 years old and was born in Indiana. He came to Ritzville 17 years ago and was very well known hereabouts. He left here a little over a year ago. A brother, Theodore Shoafstall, of Warden, took charge of the remains and their interment. Two other brothers survive. They are Zachariah, Prairie City, Ia., and Samuel of Valley Junction, Ia. Rev. O. T. Just read the burial service. Charles Henry Freeby Charles Henry Freeby, the sixteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Freeby, died Oct. 29th, 1918, of influenza. He was born in Yakima November 26, 1901, and so was nearly 17 years of age. His grandfather, H. L. Freeby, died last week. The boy has a small sister who is very ill with influenza. The burial took place this morning, Rev. M. J. Perdue officiating. Oscar Leonard Olson Taken with pneumonia following an operation for appendicitis, Oscar L. Olson of Lind died Tuesday at the hospital here. He was a rancher residing near Lind. He is survived by his wife and one child. He was born in Sweden, Sept. 20, 1887, being thus 21 years, 29 days old. The body was shipped to Lind where interment took place under the auspices of the Odd Fellow lodge of which he was a member. Claude Michael Henderson Claude Michael Henderson, age four months 29 days, died at its mother's home Oct. 27th of malnutrition. Its mother is Mrs. Mattie Henderson, widow of W. G. Henderson who died several months ago. The burial was made Oct. 27th. The child was born near Lind. Gottfred Gross Gottfred Gross, a farmer residing near Ralston, died at the local hospital of influenza- pneumonia Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 29th, at 4:30. He was taken sick on Wednesday of the preceding week and was brought to the hospital for care. The funeral will be held Friday at the Ritzville cemetery, with Rev. Jacob Morach in charge. Gottfred Gross was born in South Russia, Feb. 18, 1863, and was thus in his 56th year. In 1898 he moved to America and settled in Adams County where he has since resided. He is survived by his wife and nine children, the youngest eight years of age. They are Mrs. Matilda Jeske of Odessa; Gottfred, Jr., of Minnedoka, Idaho; Gottlieb nd Reinholt of Ralston and John, Hulda, Paulina, Ida and Emanuel, living at home. Elsie Aubchen Elsie Aubchen died at the Sievers ranch near Lind today at 5 a.m. She went to the ranch to assist in caring for persons ill with influenza when she contracted the disease herself and died. Clyde T. Madison Clyde T. Madison, son of Martin Madison, of Warden, died at Pullman Monday of this week. Clyde was 22 years of age and had left on Oct. 15h for Pullman to enter the army vocational school, having been called into the service from Adams County. His death is the second in the Oct. 15th draft contingent from this county for Pullman. Vernon Ernest Krause Influenza claimed another victim Tuesday when Vernon Ernest Krause, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Krause, passed away. The child was one year, 5 months and 3 days old, having been born May 25, 1917. The body was laid to rest in the local cemetery yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Krause lost a child just a few months ago. They have one other child, Evelyn, who is living. Henry L. Freeby Henry L. Freeby, who died October 24, 1918, was buried last Friday at the Ritzville cemetery. Rev. M. J. Perdue, pastor of the M. E. church, had charge of the services, which were brief. Mr. Freeby was born July 24, 1844. He was thus 74 years, 3 months old. On December 1, 1868, he was united in marriage to Mary A. Payne who survives him. To this union were born two children, a son, Chas. H., of this city, and a daughter, Margaret, who died in April 1914. Mr. Freeby was a printer by trade. He followed his trade in the east and on the coast. Advancing years and the introduction of typesetting machines forced him to give up his trade. Mr. Freeby served four years through the Civil War. He was a man of powerful frame and was active until a little over a year ago when he suffered a paralytic stroke. Since then he has been very poorly till death overtook him. Spanish Influenza Strikes Othello Spanish Influenza is prevalent here and up to date there has been two deaths, G. R. Estep on Saturday and Martin Zeller on Sunday. There are about 50 cases in town and vicinity including both physicians. Dr. Henderson of Lind is the only one available and he makes regular visits. The two churches are utilized. One has a family in it and the other is being used as a hospital. The Journal-Times, Thursday, November 7, 1918, issue Lieut. Newland Killed In Action Lieutenant Charles J. Newland is the first young man from Ritzville to offer his life for his country while in aciton on the front in France. The news of his death was received Monday. His death was caused by the bursting of a shell on the battlefield, on September 28th. The first intimation that all was not well with him came when a letter was received from Will Oestreich by his relatives, in which he stated that he supposed they had heard the sad news about Lieut. Newland. This was all he said, and being very indefinite an effort was made to find out from the war department at Washington concering Mr. Newland, Word was received from the department by wire that Lieut. Neland was "safe in France." On Monday, however, Mrs. D. A. Maurier, of Spokane, a cousin of Mr. Newland's received a letter from her husband, Capt. Maurier in France, stating that he had been informed by a mutual friend of Lieut. Newland's death in action on the western front. Charles J. Newland was born in Adams County on June 30, 1891, and at the time of his death was 27 years, 3 months old. He grew up here and attended the Ritzville high school. He was a member of the class of 1914 at Washington State College and then taught one year at Ferndale. He entered the University of Michigan law school in 1915 and left in his junior year to enter the first officers' training camp at the Presidio. He received his commission as Second Lieutenant and was assigned to Camp Lewis where he trained with the 91st Division. In May of this year he was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant. He was married on June 1st in Seattle to Miss Ruth Hancorne, a Michigan girl, who was teaching in Tacoma. On June 22nd he left Camp Lewis with this company and sailed early in July for France. The division, following a period of training back of the lines, entered the fighting zone in September, and he was killed instantly by the bursting of a shell on September 28th. Lieut. Newland was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Newland, pioneer settlers of this county. He came of a fighting family as his father was a soldier during the Civil War. He is survived by his brothers, J. Hickman, and Robert, and two sisters, Mrs. John Truax and Miss Emma Newland, of Ritzville. At present Robert is in the army, being stationed at Camp Lewis. A grandmother, Mrs. Betty Newland, resides in Spokane. Lieut. Newland's wife, after his departure from Camp Lewis went to her home in Michigan and later visited in Baltimore. Mrs. Geo. N. McCollom On Saturday afternoon shortly after two o'clock all that was mortal of Mrs. George N. McCollom was laid to rest in the famil plot in the Ritzville cemetery. Considering the cold day and the ban upon gatherings, quite a large company of relatives and friends gathered to pay the final tribute to the departed. Rev. Perdue had charge of the brief service. Mable F. Woods was born February 5, 1881, in Aurora, Nebr., and died in Ritzville, Wash., October 30th, 1918, being 37 years, 8 months, 25 days old. The Woods family came west and located at Ritzville in the spring of 1900. Here Mable was united in marriage to Geo. N. McCollom on Dec. 29th, 1904. Five children were born to this union, three of whom died in infancy. The surviving relatives are her husband, who is county sheriff, two children, Lola and George, jr., her father and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Woods of Medford, Oregon. There are other more distant relatives and a host of friends. Mrs. McCollom was a member of the Royal Neighbors, Rebekahs and Woman's Relief Corps. She was ever active in charitable work, and her passing is greatly mourned by all who knew her. Emmanuel Brunier Emmanuel Brunier, who was employed on the Walla Walla ranch, died Tuesday morning of influenza- pneumonia. He was 22 years of age. He was buried on Tuesday here. His only relative in this section was an uncle who worked on a near-by ranch. Irene Van Loan Irene Van Loan, a young lady who was training for a nurse at the local hospital, died last night at the hospital. Miss Van Loan was convalescing from an attack of typhoid fever when she contracted influenza which developed into pneumonia. Her home was in Pennsylvania and she came here the latter part of June. Her mother is expected to arrive today. Marguerite Angeline Freeby Influenza claimed another victim when Marguerite Angelina Freeby, the three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Freeby, died at the home here on Friday, November 1st. This is the third death in the freeby family in the space of eight days, the grandfather, H. L. Freeby, dying from paralysis, and the brother Harry dying of influenza. Marguerite Freeby was born May 23, 1915, at Ritzville. She was buried on Sunday morning, Rev. M. J. Perdue having charge of the service, which was held in the open air at the grave side. Besides the parents and aged grandmother, one sister, Marie Catherine, and two brothers, Louis and Harley survive. Mrs. Louis Butsch Death entered another home here this week and took away the wife and mother. Mrs. Louis Butsch answered the final summons Wednesday evening, after an acute illness of pneumonia for several days, which followed many months of sickness. She was stricken with blood poisoning last week, following which pneumonia set in, and her weakened condition made it a losing battle from the first. The funeral arrangements have not yet been completed awaiting word from relatives. Emma Mary Rohweder was born on Feb. 6, 1872, at Winona, Minn. She was the daughter of John and Eliza Rohweder. She came to Tacoma in 1892 where she was united in marriage to Louis Butsch April 10, 1895. Their union was blessed with three children, who with Mr. Butsch survive. They are Russell, now in the army radio school at Yale training for overseas service, and Clinton and Willard at home. Other surviving relatives are her stepmother, who raised her, Mrs. Lena Rohweder of Chicago; three sisters, Mrs. Gusta Kaiser, Atcheson, Kan.; Mrs. Tillie Gorman, Chicago; and Mrs. Amelia Justman of Tacoma; and four brothers, George, Gus and Franklin of Winona, Minn., and Benjamin of Planview, Minn. Mrs. Butsch was a life-long member of the Methodist church and continued to be active in her church work till illness forced her to give it up. She was devoted to her home and to her family, ever attentive to their wants. Rev. M. J. Perdue will have charge of the funeral and burial will be in the Ritzville cemetery. The Journal-Times, Thursday, November 14, 1918, issue Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Gerber Last week there was a double death of influenza-pneumonia in one family residing in the Schrag country. Mrs. Theo Gerber died and then a day or two later her husband died. They leave a small child. Both were buried in the same grave. Tayfield Haase Word came today of the death of Tayfield Haase at Pullman. He passed away this morning following a severe attack of influenza. He left here Oct. 15th with an army contingent for training in the vocational unit at Pullman. He was the son of Jacob Haase of Ritzville. He was born Nov. 30, 1896. Burial will take place at the cemetery here. Hatton Pioneer Called By Death On Saturday, Nov. 9, 1918, on the home ranch, southeast of Hatton, Miss Emma M. Phillips, aged 60 years died. Miss Phillips was a pioneer of this place and was well known and respected by all. Her remains were taken to Opportunity for burial. Those left to mourn her loss are her mother, Mrs. J. C. Phillips, and brother, W. H. Phillips of Opportunity; a sister, Mrs. Lavona Flanagan of Wilbur; another brother and sister, A. H. and Miss Alice, who were with her when she died. Mrs. H. F. Kelley Mrs. Marie Thompson Kelley, wife of H. F. Kelley of this city, died at the family home Sunday, November 3rd, after a short illness. Short outdoor services were held at the home Tuesday morning at 8:30. Rev. D. A. Russell officiating and the remains were taken to Walla Walla for burial. The death of Mrs. Kelley has cast a pall of gloom over the entire community. She possessed many qualities of mind and heart that endeared her to her friends and her passing will be sincerely mourned by those who knew her best. The Enterprise, on behalf of the citizens of Washtucna, extends heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved husband and little children, in this hour of their great affliction. -Washtucna Enterprise Henry Sittner The sudden death of Henry Sittner which occured last Friday morning came as a great shock not only to his relatives but to his many friends and acquaintances as well. Few knew he was sick, and in fact it was only the day preceding his death that he became critically ill. He was taken with influenza which developed suddenly into pneumonia. Henry Sittner was born Jan. 29, 1888, at Suton, Nebr., where his parents made their first home when they came to this country from northern Russia. Henry's trade has been that of blacksmith and iron worker, and for several years past has been associated with his father in the blacksmith business. He was married to Mrs. Molly Heimbigner. A son was born to them May 11, 1917. Besides his widow, the son and a step-daughter, the deceased leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Sittner, and four sisters, Clara, Lillie, Emma and Alta. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the cemetery conducted by the Rev. Jacob Morach. Ralph W. Egbers This week another of the young men of this community has answered the final summons, Ralph W. Egbers passing away at the old Egbers homestead, nine miles northeast of Ritzville. Influenza- pneumonia claimed another victim, the disease seizing him Nov. 5th. All this week he was critically ill till the end came Wednesday norning at 2:30 o'clock, Nov. 13, 1918. His father, W. S. Egbers, who was down in Oregon, was sent for and reached home a few hours before his son's death. Ralph Waldo Egbers was born Aug. 18, 1918, (the year is printed incorrectly) on the Egbers homestead where he passed away. He was educated in the country schools and in Ritzville. After the family moved to the Fairview farm nearter town he took over management of the old place and for the last several years has had much of the responsibility of the ranch upon him, especially after his father removed to Oregon last year. The deceased is survived by his father and mother, who was herself stricken with influenza while nursing him; by one brother, Guy B. Egbers of Ritzville; and two sisters, Mrs. Alma Griffith of Farmington and Mrs. Beulah Salonka of Thane, Alaska. A younger brother, Hamill Kenneth, died at the age of five. The funeral services will be held next Sunday morning at 11 a.m. at the cemetery, having been deferred in hopes that Mrs. Egbers will be able to attend. As the service will be in the open air those who come are requested to come protected against the cold. Rev. M. J. Perdue will officiate at the services. Mrs. R. D. Williams Monday, November 11, 1918, occurred the death of Mrs. R. D. Williams, at Fishtrap Lake, near Sprague. Mrs. Williams was quite well known here, being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mills of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Williams have owned the hotel resort at Fishtrap Lake for several years and so she is well known to a great many people all over this section of the state. The cause of her death was influenza. Several others are ill at the Williams home. The body was brought to Sprague, the old family home, and funeral services were held there yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Williams, whose maiden name was Edith Mills, was the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mills. She taught in the schools at Sprague and was deputy superintendent of Lincoln County schools for a time. She is survived by her husband and one son, Dean, aged 3 years; her parents, two brothers, T. A. of Sprague, and R. H. of Ritzville, and two sisters, Alta and Allene of Ritzville. The Journal-Times, Thursday, November 21, 1918, issue Mrs. Elizabeth Beck Mrs. Elizabeth was the wife of Edward Beck, a farmer near Warden, Wash., and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wahl, residents of Ritzville until very recently. The deceased was born Oct. 26, 1891, in Berlin, So. Russia, and married Jan. 1, 1916, at the home of her parents near Lind, Wash. Mrs. Beck has been sick with influenza hardly three days when she died early Nov. 18th. Neither her husband nor her father were able to attend the funeral, as they are both sick. Besides her husband she leaves a little girl, her parents, a sister, Mrs. Daniel Radach, and two brothers, Edward and Gustav Wahl, farmers near Lind. Her age was 27 years and 22 days. Funeral services were held at the residence of Mr. Beck and interment at the cemetery at Warden. The services were attended by a considerable number of friends and neighbors and were conducted by Rev. Jacob Morach of Ritzville. Mrs. Henry Heimbigner Mrs. Henry Heimbigner answered the final summons last Sunday evening at 5:15 following an illness of nine days of influenza which developed into pneumonia. Mrs. Heimbigner was conscious up to within an hour of the end and passed away peacefully. Her husband and several of the other members of the family were also ill with influenza, but they are reported as improving. The death of Mrs. Heimbigner casts another pall of gloom over the community for her native kindly disposition gave her a wide circle of friends who mourn her passing. Katherine Koch was born Oct. 20, 1873, in Russia, being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. franz Koch. She came to America in 1888, and they located on a farm near Ritzville. Nov. 29, 1894, she was united in marriage to Henry Heimbigner. They resided on a farm 10 miles northwest of Ritzville till 3 years ago, when they retired and moved to Ritzville, purchasing a comfortable home on College Hill. She is survived by her husband and nine children: Mrs. Emily Rehn, Lydia, Herman, Edna, Frank, Nellie, Andrew, Hattie and Christ; and by one grandchild; also her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Franz Koch, one brother, Henry F. Koch, and two sisters, Mrs. Henry W. Thiel and Miss Dena Koch, all of Ritzville. The funeral services which were held at the cemetery Wednesday afternoon were largely attended. Rev. Eggerland, pastor of the Zion Congregational church, of which the deceased was a long time member, had charge of the service. The Journal-Times, Thursday, November 28, 1918, issue Leroy Cross Dies On french Fields War has claimed another youth who entered the service from Adams County. Leroy Cross, who left here June 24th, died Oct. 22nd in France. The message stated that the cause of his death was secondary femoral hemmorage. While the war department gave no further information it is supposed that he was wounded in the thigh and the bleeding set in which caused his death. Leroy was a brother of J. L. Cross of this city and a son of Mr. and Mrs. George Corss of Valleyford, formerly of Ritzville. Leroy Cross was born near Rice, Minn., and was 24 years old at the time of his death. When ten years old the family removed to Washington settling first at Valleyford and then moving to Ritzville. Leroy attended the schools here and graduated from the high school in 1914. He then attended Whitman college for two years. He was deputy city clerk here in 1917 and was also a member of the home guard which was formed here on the outbreak of the war. He tried once to enlist in the navy but was rejected. Last June he went with a contingent to Camp Lewis. He was a member of a forestry regiment. Leroy was a young man of high ideals and strong character. He was a member of the Methodist church of this city. Former Auditor Dies In California The Journal-Times is in receipt of a letter from D. C. Barronett of Spokane, a Ritzville pioneer, containing (a line is missing) Laughlin on Nov. 16th, at Banning, Calif. Consumption was the cause of his death. A son, aged 16, died in September from the same cause. Mr. Laughlin was auditor of this county from 1901 to 1905 and all the old time residents of this county knew him and will regret his passing. Mrs. Gottlieb Reiman Mrs. Gottlieb Reiman passed away at the family home on a ranch about midway between here and Odessa last Sunday morning at 2:00 o'clock. Influenza caused her death. Her husband and others in the family have also been ill with the disease. The funeral services were held at the Ritzville cemetery Tuesday afternoon conducted by Rev. Mr. Keppler of Ralston. Mrs. Reiman was born in South Russia, her maiden name being Christina Polinski. She was in her 47th year at the time of her death. She was the mother of seven children. One is Mrs. Willie Clodius of Ritzville. The others, three boys and three girls are at home. The children are thus bereft of their mother as a result of the terrible epidemic. Loses Sister And Brother P. A. Orsborn received a telegram Monday that his brother, Harry Kirkwood Orsborn, had died at his home at Winnifred, Mont. While particulars were not received the cause of his death is thought to have been pneumonia developing from influenza. What makes it more sad is that last week a telegram came stating the death of Mr. Orsborn's sister, Mrs. A. N. Johnson, also at Winnifred, from that cause. Mr. Orsborn left Monday afternoon for Winnifred. It was nearly two years ago that Mr. Orsborn's father and mother died, the former in December and the latter in January. They passed away at Winnifred. Harry K. Orsborn was 24 years old last August. He was unmarried and had engaged in farming near Winnifred. Mrs. Johnson was a young married woman, and is survived by her husband. P. A. Orsborn and two sisters are the only ones of the family now living. Mrs. J. N. Sauer Mrs. J. N. Sauer died Nov. 12, 1918, at Redfield, N. D., where her husband has been attending theological seminary. Mr. Sauer is quite well known here, having grown up in Adams County. The remains were shipped to LaCrosse, Wash., where they were laid to rest on Tuesday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. David Sauer, parents of J. N. Sauer, and their son, David, jr., were in attendance from Ritzville. Mrs. Sauer's maiden name was Regina Stueckle, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Stueckle of LaCrosse. The cause of her death was influenza. She was 27 years of age, and leaves besides her husband and other relatives, a little boy, Otto, nearly four years old. Mr. Sauer arrived here from LaCrosse this week and will remain for a time with his parents in this city. Dies At Dayton Mrs. W. J. Lansing was called to Dayton this week by the death of her father, Mr. Leroy Brown, which occurred Sunday night. Mr. Brown was one of the early settlers at Dayton. He was about 70 years of age. The funeral was held at Dayton on Wednesday. WAshtucna Boy Killed In Action Wednesday Mrs. W. C. Rose, manager of the telephone exchange, received a telegram from the War department announcing that her son had been killed in action October 11th. Freeman E. Rose enlisted early in April and left Washtucna enjoying the strength of vigorous young manhood - anxious and willing to do his duty in helping to make the world safe for democracy - and the news of his death upon the shell-swept fields of northern France has a tendency to bring the horrors of war home to us as never before. Freeman Rose came to Washtucna with his parents when but a small boy and the greater part of his life was spent in this vicinity. Hundreds of his old friends will read of his death with a feeling of profound sadness, for he was highly respected by all who knew him. -Washtucna Enterprise The Journal-Times, Thursday, December 12, 1918, issue Jesse L. Maurer Funeral services for Jesse L. Maurer, who passed away at Spokane on Monday, were held yesterday afternoon at the cemetery. Rev. Perdue had charge of the service. Mr. Maurer's death was caused by influenza. His wife is seriously ill with the same disease and was unable to attend the funeral. Jesse L. Maurer, son of Frederick and Anne Maurer, was born Sept. 20, 1890, in Polk County, Mo., and died in Spokane, Washington, Dec. 9, 1918, being 28 years, 2 months, 21 days old At the age of eleven he was brought to Ritzville. Most of his life from that time on was spent in Ritzville. He was married Feb. 18, 1913, to Florence A. Rickman. He is survived by his wife, his father and mother and brother and sister, and more distant relatives. Jesse was an auto mechanic and for some months had been an instructor in the Modern Automobile school. Frederick W. Moeller The death of Frederick Moeller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moeller of Ritzville, occurred at the hospital at Reardan on Dec. 6th. Influenza caused his death, he first taking sick Thanksgiving day. His wife also has been ill with the disease. Burial took place at Ritzville Monday. The funeral was held at the Lutheran church and was largely attended. Rev. O. T. Just had charge of the service. Interment was in the Lutheran cemetery. Frederick W. Moeller was born Oct. 1, 1880, in Hespe, Germany. He immigrated to America with his parents when he was 12 years old. They first located at Daykin, Nebraska. In 1904 he came to Ritzville and the next year his parents removed here. He was united in marriage to Ida Church on Sept. 26, 1914. In 1916 he removed to Deep Creek where he continued to engage in farming. He leaves his wife, his parents, five sisters, Mesdames Karl Wellsandt, Herman Schwisow, Paul Teske, August Sielaff, Frank Schwisow; and three brothers, William, Herbert and Otto. Having resided here for many years he leaves also a great many friends to mourn his departure from this life. The Journal-Times, Thursday, December 19, 1918, issue Killed In France Thursday afternoon word was received in this city that Ralph Lucy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lucy, pioneer settlers of this community, was killed in action on the western front on October 28th. The import of this brief message from the war department to the father and mother can only be understood by those who have received message of this character. This boy was his father's pride and the idol of his dear old mother. Although the sad news caused tears to gather in the eyes of scores of people who loved and respected Ralph Lucy for his many manly qualitites, and their hearts go out in sympathy to those upon whom the blow falls with crushing force. -Washtucna Enterprise Henry Claus Miessner Last night at 9:30 occurred the death of Henry Claus Miessner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miessner of Packard. Influenza was the cause of his death. Henry was 17 years, 2 months and 11 days old. He was born and reared on the ranch where he died. He leaves besides his father and mother, six sisters and two brothers. Two other sisters preceded him in death. While the funeral arrangements have not yet been completed, it is probable that they will be held Saturday morning first at the home and later at the Lutheran cemetery, Ritzville. Mrs. M. A. McCall Word was received in Lind last week of the death of Mrs. M. A. McCall, wife of the superintendent of the Adams Experiment Station, located near Lind, which occurred at Bridgeford, Okla. The wire was from Mr. McCall who was summoned to his wife's beside on receipt of a message that she was seriously ill with influenza. His wife was in Oklahoma on a visit. The interment was made at Bridgeford. Julius Chabre Julius Chabre died Dec. 16th at the local hospital of cancer of the liver. He was 56 years of age and had been working as a sheepherder on the Walla Walla ranch. He leaves a nephew on the creek and relatives in France. His body was shipped to Walla Walla for interment. He was a member of the Moose lodge of that place, and is reported to have left quite an estate in cash deposited in a bank there.