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The body was brought to Ritzville and the funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the county line church, being conducted by Rev. K. K. Maier. The funeral was attended by a large company of friends and relatives. The burial took place in the near-by cemetery. Martha would have been eighteen years old the last of this month, and her death just as she was entering womanhood is a sad blow to her loved ones. Besides her parents she leaves to mourn her untimely death two brothers, Samuel and Daniel, and one sister, Dena, all at home. Leah Lewis Monday evening at 9:30 Miss Leah Lewis lost her long fight for health and passed away at La Mesa, California, where she had been with her mother, Mrs. W. O. Lewis, for several months. About three years ago she was found to be suffering from tuberculosis and Mrs. Lewis took her to California where she has since remained battling against the encroachment of disease. Her sisters, Alice and Ruth, went to San Diego and assisted in the care for her and Mrs. Lewis returned. During the past winter Leah improved so that she started to high school but contracted influenza and had to quit school. Her mother went to San Diego last March and took Leah to a cottage at La Mesa, near San Diego, but the change did no more than prolong her life. For weeks life has hung by a thread, which finally snapped and released the spirit. Leah was always hopeful, ambitious and was determined to get well and made her plans for the future. Mr. Lewis was called to California early this month and reached there Monday, the week before Leah died. Funeral services were held at San Diego Wednesday morning. The body was cremated and the ashes interned at San Diego. Leah Belle Lewis was born at Ritzville, April 14, 1902, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Lewis. She grew up here, finishing the grade schools and reaching the junior year of the Ritzville High School when illness forced her to give up school work. She was a bright, attractive girl with a wide circle of friends. She is survived by her parents and by three sisters and four brothers: Mrs. L. D. Emerson of Ritzville, Alice and Ruth of San Diego, O. A. of Topeka, Kansas, Ben of Springdale, Raymond of Mabton, and Fred of Seattle. Jacob R. Schrag Jacob R. Schrag, one of the early settlers of this county, died at Soap Lake early Monday morning. Dropsy was said to be the cause of his death. The funeral was held Wednesday at the Menno church. Mr. Schrag was one of the first settlers in the western part of this county and the town of Schrag was named after him. He induced a great many others to immigrate to this county. He was a preacher in the Mennonite Church for most of his life. He also had great skill as a bone doctor, and after he gave up preaching did quite a lot of work treating bone displacements. The last few years he lived at Soap Lake where with his sons he had a large sanitarium. Mr. Schrag is survived by his wife and three sons and two daughters, all of whom are married. The Ritzville-Journal Thursday, August 10, 1922, issue Spokane Matron Dies Mrs. H. M. Fisher of Spokane died last Saturday evening. She was a sister of Mrs. W. F. York of this city. The cause of her death was stomach and kidney trouble which had extended over several years. Her husband died seven years ago. She is survived by two married daughters. Funeral services were held Tuesday in Spokane. Mrs. York went up to Spokane Saturday evening and Mr. York on Monday afternoon to be present at the funeral. Hold Funeral of Rev. Wittrock At Lind Tuesday Early Sunday morning death closed the earthly career of the Reverend Henry Wittrock, former pastor of the Emanuel Lutheran church of this city. He passed away at Lind which has been his home for the past five years. Rev. Wittrock has been seriously ill for some weeks and recently an operation was performed but its relief was only temporary. A life distinguished by high character, well developed talents and consecrated service thus ended and the spirit was released for the final transition to the eternal home. The funeral services which were held Tuesday at the Lutheran church at Lind were notable. Rev. O. T. Just, the successor of Rev. Wittrock in the local pastorate, had charge of the service at the home, which were brief. At the church, Rev. P. Grosehupf of Spokane, the District, preached in German and the Reverend J. B. Cronek of Lewiston, Idaho, the present incumbent of that office, preached in English. The Rev. C. Hupf of Quincy gave the riturgical response. At the cemetery the Rev. A. Minneman of Walla Walla read the burial service. The interment was made in the cemetery at Lind. Henry Wittrock was born in Zella, Hanover, Germany, Jan. 24, 1849. He enjoyed a liberal education in Germany, on the completion of which he occupied positions as an instructor in two normal schools and later in the College at Bremen. Ill health compelled him to give up the past position which was a very pleasant and lucrative one. As he had grown more and more dissatisfied with conditions in Germany he came to America in 1889. He became affliated with the Evangelicial Lutheran Synod of Ohio, whose leading men persuaded him to enter the holy ministry of that church, which he did, continuing in this profession during the remainder of his active life. He came west and began active work in Oregon City, Oregon, where he resided until 1903, when he accepted a call to the Lutheran congregation at Ritzville. After twelve years of faithful service Rev. Wittrock relinquished the labor for younger hands, built a home here and retired. This was in 1915, and a few years later he moved to Lind in order to be near his son, the pastor of the Lind church. Rev. Wittrock was married in Germany to Miss Marie Heyl, who with four children who were born to the union survive. The children are Fev. H. T. F. Wittrock of Lind; Mrs. Marie Mennke of Oregon City; Mrs. Henrietta Danekas of Ritzville; and Mrs. Helene Reitz of Fairfield, Wash. The number of his years was 73 years, 6 months and 2 days. The Journal-Times Thursday, August 17, 1922, issue E. A. Krugel Dies At Kellogg, Idaho Word was received here yesterday of the death of E. A. Krugel at the home of his son, Clinton, at Kellogg, Idaho, on Tuesday afternoon. The remains were taken to Spokane where the funeral was held this afternoon at three o'clock from the Smith undertaking parlors and interment made at Spokane. Mr. Krugel was a resident of Ritzville for about fifteen years, having conducted a blacksmith shop here during that time. Last fall he had an attack of influenza from which he never fully recovered. It left his heart in a weakened condition and he was unable to resume the heavy work of his trade and this spring sold the business and went to the home of his son at Kellogg to recuperate. He gradually grew weaker, however, and passed away Tuesday afternoon. He is survived by his wife and two sons, Clinton of Kellogg, and Edward at Lewiston, Idaho. Owing to the fact that no members of the family are in this city it is impossible to get a full obiturary. Mrs. Rosie Bailey Mrs. Rosie Bailey, mother of Mrs. Jesse Harris, died at the home of her daughter in this city last Thursday morning, after a long illness. The immediate cause of death was old age. Friday morning the remains were taken to Yakima, where funeral services were held and interment made. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Harris and son Jared accompanied the remains. Mrs. Rosie Davis was born in Wisconsin in October, 1838, and would have been 84 years old next October. She has been an invalid for several years and after the death of her husband in Wisconsin four years ago she came west to the home of her daughter, hoping that the change might benefit her health. She did not regain her health to any great extent, however, and for the past three months before her death was bedridden. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Jesse Harris, of this city, and by two sons, James Bailey and Galusha Bailey, both of Yakima. Mrs. Huggard Killed In Auto Accident Mrs. Effie Huggard, sister of Harry Faler, who lives near Tokio, was killed, and his daughter seriously injured, in an automobile accident at San Juan, California, yesterday, according to word received here this morning. No particulars have as yet been received. Mrs. Huggard was well known in this vicinity having been born and raised at Tokio. In the car with the victims at the time of the accident were Mr. Huggard and young baby, who both escaped injury. The Huggards lived in San Juan, having but recently moved there. Miss Faler was visiting at their home. (See article in Aug. 24 edition for correction of this account) Drowned While Bathing F. V. Pierce received a telegram last Saturday telling of the drowning of his sister-in-law, Mrs. C. M. Pierce, while bathing, at Augusta, Maine. The accident occurred Friday, and the telegram did not give the particulars concerning it. Mrs. Pierce was a sister of F. E. Robbins and Mr. Robbins' parents, who are now quite advanced in years, have made their home with this daughter for the past ten years. Her husband survives her but they had no children. The Journal-Times Thursday, August 24, 1922, issue Miss Glenn Faler, not Mrs. Huggard, Killed In Automobile Accident In the article printed in the Journal-Times last week we stated that Mrs. Effie Huggard had been killed and Miss Glenn Faler injured in an automobile accident in San Jose, Cal. The message was taken over the phone and was not interpreted correctly. The article stated Mrs. Effie Huggard had been killed and Miss Glenn Faler injured. It should have stated that Miss Glenn Faler, who is a sister of Harry Faler, had been killed, and Mrs. Effie Huggard who is Mr. Faler's daughter, had been injured. No further particulars of the accident have been received except that the car in which they were riding was struck by a railroad train. The remains of Miss Faler were brought to Latah, Wash., and funeral services were held on Monday, August 21, and interment made at Latah. Mrs. Effie Huggard is reported out of danger. The Journal-Times Thursday, September 21, 1922, issue Death Summons Harold Lemman Last Monday evening George Harold Lemman, the young son of Dr. and Mrs. G. H. Lemman of this city, died at the family home here from diphtheria. He made a gallant fight against the disease but his strength proved insufficient to carry him through the attack. The lad had suffered a severe illness last winter with pneumonia and asthma and his parents had taken him to California where he recuperated rapidly. Because of his tendency to asthma his parent have given him every care and attention, which makes the loss of the final battle the more sorrowful. Private funeral services were held in the open air on the lawn of the Lemman home yesterday afternoon. Rev. H. S. Randall conducted the services. The burial took place at the Ritzville cemetery. George Harold Lemman was born August 24, 1917, at Ritzville. His death occurred September 18, 1922, making him just a little over five years old. A splendid, lovable lad, just emerging into boyhood, his death comes as a severe shock not only to his immediate family but to all who knew him, especially the neighbors on Knob Hill who had learned to know and love the boy. He is survived by his parents and by two sisters, Mary and Violet. The Journal-Times Thursday, September 28, 1922, issue Jacob Rehn Jacob Rehn died September 20th, 1922, at five o'clock in the afternoon, after a sickness of over a year. He was born September 22, 1849, at Kolb, North Russia. He was married in 1870 to Anna Elizabeth Thiel. Of their eight children only one son is now living. The family came to America in 1902, living on a farm in the neighborhood of Ritzville. For the last ten years the old people have had their home in this city. Besides his widow and his son, John Rehn, he leaves one brother near Ritzville and another in Russia. Funeral services were held at the Philadelphia church Friday afternoon at two o'clock. His age was 72 years, 11 months and 28 days. Mrs. M. D. Gardner Last Friday evening at 8:35 o'clock Mrs. M. D. Gardner died at the family home in Ritzville. Mrs. Gardner had been in poor health since March and her body was unable to withstand the ravage of her illness. The remains were shipped to Spokane on Saturday afternoon and funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Turnbull's undertaking parlors. Revs. Jones and Curry conducted the services. Interment was in the Riverside cemetery. Mrs. Gardner was born Oct. 14, 1871, at Mapleton, Iowa, and was thus aged 50 years, 11 month and 11 days. She moved with her parents to Nebraska at the age of eleven, and on May 4th, 1891, was married to Mr. Gardner. In 1902 they removed to Alberta and in 1913 returned to this country, locating at Sprague where Mr. Gardner was employed in the flour mill. In 1921 they moved to Ritzville, Mr. Gardner being one of the millers in the local mill. Five children were born to the union, one of whom preceded the mother in death. The children who with the husband mourn the heavy loss of a loved one are Mrs. Elta Glavin of Pasco, Mrs. Alta Lewis, James Edgar and Harry D., of Spokane.