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 ==================================================================== The Journal-Times Thursday, April 5, 1923 issue Ends Life By Hanging Ed Telecky, a farmer residing in the Carico Hills on the Simas and Goodwater ranch, committed suicide this morning by hanging. The cause for the act is unknown, but probably was temporary insanity due to worry over home affairs. He had previously threatened to take his life. He was a capable young farmer and successful in his farming operations. He is survived by his wife and three year old boy. He was a brother of John F., Frank B., Joe W., Charles, and Anton Telecky, all well known farmers in the Ritzville community. The act must have been committed about 7:30 this morning. The body was not discovered until a neighbor came along and told Mrs. Telecky that the cows were in the straw stack. She left the baby with a brother of Mr. Telecky's who was at work and went out to the straw stack. She drove out the cows and when she went around the stack she found the body of her husband. He had fastened a rope to a fence post and then around his neck and stangled himself. Dr. Johnston was called but life was found extinct. No arrangements have yet been made for the funeral. Mrs. Anna Hollenshead Last Saturday evening "Grandma" Hollenshead passed to the life beyond at the home of Mrs. Hellice Worley where she had been seriously ill for several weeks. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at the Christian church, conducted by Rev. Hutchins of Spokane. Interment was made at the Ritzville cemetery. Anna Robinson was born near Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, Feb. 14, 1835. She was united in marriage to Aaron Hollenshead, July 20, 1881. Mrs. Hollenshead was a pioneer of this country. In October 1885, she came west with her husband and children, residing on a farm eight miles southwest of Ritzville. She became a member of the United Brethren church as a girl, but shortly after coming west, she united with the Church of Christ at Ritzville, and remained a faithful member and consistent christian until her death March 31, 1923. "Grandma" Hollenshead, as she was affectionately called by all her friends, lived a long and useful life, attaining the age of 88 years, 1 mo. and 17 days. She is survived by two brothers, Jake Robinson of Wooster, Ohio, and Will Robinson of Nebraska, and by five children, Will and Joe of Pennsylvania; Charles of Benge; Mrs. Bell Coffman of Lind and George H. of Los Angeles. The Journal-Times Thursday, April 26, 1923 issue Boy Is Killed In Gun Discharge A second death has occurred in the family of John Gobel, who lives on Crab Creek near Rocky Ford. In February his wife died suddenly in Spokane. Last Monday evening his oldest son, aged eight, killed himself accidently when his father's revolver was discharged. According to the report we received he was trying to take the weapon away from some of the younger children when it went off. The father was outside doing chores. The body was buried beside the mother. The name of the boy was Obadiah Jacob. He is survived by his father and by two brothers and one sister. Rev. W. C. Reuter News of the death of Rev. W. C. Reuter at Albany, Oregon, reached here today in the copies of the Pacific Christian Advocate, the M. E. paper published at Portland. Rev. Reuter served as pastor of the M. E. church here last year, coming here from Saint Maries. Last September he took a retired relation with the Columbia River Conference. He spent the winter in the East, and came west only a few weeks ago. He was making a tour filling lecture engagements and was about to board a train at Albany for his next appointment when he was stricken and died. Mrs. Reuter is in New Jersey. No information has been received reagarding the funeral services. The Journal-Times Thursday, May 3, 1923 issue Homer Bennett Word was received today of the death of Homer Bennett, who was formerly an employee of the Adams County Merchantile Co. here. He died in Spokane following an operation. Funeral services will be held in Spokane Saturday at 1:30 p.m. under the auspices of the Elks lodge of which he was a member. Mr. Bennett left here some years ago. The Journal-Times Thursday, May 10, 1923 issue Small Boy Is Killed By Horse The six year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Linger who reside in the Odessa country, was killed Sunday by a horse. The child got under the horse's hoofs as it was pawing in the barnyard and before his parents could rescue him he was so badly injured that he died in a few hours. Rev. H. P. Christensen of Odessa officiated at the funeral which was held Monday from the Zion Lutheran church in this county. Horace H. Haight Horace H. Haight, a brother of the late O. R. Haight of Ritzville, and father of L. E. Haight, who resides in the Carico Hills, died at his home in Garfield last Sunday. Mr. Haight formerly resided in this county, farming the Haight place which his son now farms. He retired a number of years ago and moved to Garfield. The cause of his death was cancer of his bowels. He is survived by his wife, whose maiden name was Ella McGrath, and six children: Lyman of Ritzville, John of Kooskai, Idaho; James, Wesley and Kloma of Garfield, and Mrs. Irma Jacobs of Bend, Oregon. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Franklin. Interment was at Garfield. Mr. Haight was a native of New York. The Journal-Times Thursday, May 17, 1923 issue W. R. Stafford W. R. Stafford, a brother of Ben W. Stafford of Ritzville, died at his home at Crossfield, Alberta, of influenza-pneumonia on Saturday, May 5th. He took ill only the Monday preceding. A funeral service was held at Crossfield and then the body was brought to Spokane where a funeral service was held and interment made, on Thursday, May 10th. Mr. Stafford was 37 years of age. He leaves a wife and three children, who were unable to come to Spokane because of the influenza. Mr. Stafford had farmed in Alberta since 1911. Ben Stafford went up to Crossfield on receipt of word of his brother's death and brought the remains to Spokane for burial. Mrs. Stafford went up for the funeral. The Journal-Times Thursday, May 24, 1923 issue Mrs. Charles Lemman The body of Mrs. Charles Lemman of Princeton, Ida., was brought here for burial last Saturday. Interment was made at the local cemetery, Rev. Randall conducting a brief service at the grave. The deceased was 70 years of age. Her husband is a cousin of the late E. B. Lemman, and a second cousin of Dr. G. H. Lemman. He formerly lived in this county. Fall From Horse Results In Death J. Thomas Connel, who farmed the old S. W. Bradford place on the west end of Rattlesnake Flat, died Sunday in the hospital at Spokane from injuries received in a fall from his horse on the Thursday preceding. That morning about 5:30 he had gone on horseback with Fred Meise, who works for a neighbor, Chas. Minion, to get his horses out of a wheat field. Mr. Connel started down the coulee while Meise kept above. After they had separated a few minutes Meise looked down and saw Mr. Connel laying unconscious and the horse limping nearby. The horse had evidently stepped in a badger hold and thrown his rider. Meise summoned help and the injured man was brought to Lind and then hurried on to the hospital at Spokane. He did not regain consciousness and passed away Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. An autopsy showed laceration of the brain, caused by the shock of the fall. The remains were taken to Lind and funeral services held Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist church at 2:30 p.m. being very largely attended. Rev. Geissler conducted the service and interment took place in the Lind cemetery. J. Thomas Connel was born in Missouri, April 25, 1885. At the age of 14 he came with his parents to Washington. In June, 1920, he was married to Miss Ethel Weston, the daughter of L. G. Weston, county assessor, who survives him. He also leaves two sisters and four brothers: Mrs. Jack Hadlock, Frank, Dee and Turner of Benge; Mrs. Robert Jeffreys of Snake River Junction, and William of Vernon, Utah. Mrs. Herman Zietzke Mrs. Herman Zietzke succumbed Monday at the family home southwest of Ritzville, after suffering for a good many months from cancer of the stomach. Her maiden name was Martha Pinnow. She was born April 11, 1877, in Nuruberg, Germany. She attended the public schools there and at the age of 14 was confirmed in the Lutheran church. At the age of 16 she emigrated to America. She was married to Herman Zietzke in 1889. They removed to Ritzville in 1893. Eleven children were born to this union of whom two are dead. The children, who with their father survive, are: Mrs. Ernest Teske, Mrs. Fred Geschke, William, Herman and Ernest of spokane; Mrs. William Sager of Livingston, Ore.; Mary, Minnie and Emma of Ritzville. She is survived also by her father, W. Pinnow; a brother Albert Pinnow; and three sisters, Mrs. Fred Albershardt and Mrs. H. E. Mueller of Ritzville, and Mrs. Barth of Chicago. The funeral was held this afternoon at the German Methodist church, conducted by the Rev. H. B. Mann. Mrs. Irene M. Poupore of the Church Elect of Spokane conducted the service at the grave. Interment was in the Ritzville cemetery. Death Takes Dr. A. V. Marion At Seattle SEATTLE P.I. MAY 21 - Dr. Alfred V. Marion, surgeon on the Admiral Oriental Liner President McKinley and a resident of the State of Washington since 1878 died here yesterday afternoon at the age of 57 years. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock at St. Anne's church. Dr. Marion was the son of the late Dr. A. N. Marion, one of the pioneer physicians of Seattle. Previous to his service on the President McKinley, Dr. Marion had practiced medicine in Eastern Washington for several years. Dr. Marion is survived by a widow, Mrs. Mabel Marion; one daughter, Mrs. Louis J. Hall of Seattle, and a son, Alfred, who is an officer on a boat plying between ports in the Orient. His mother, Mrs. Victorine V. Marion is on her way out from the east to attend the funeral. Dr. Marion had five brothers, Armand F. of Seattle, Arthur G. of Colfax, Lucien J. of Seattle, Victor L. of Portland and Dr. Edwin E. of Seattle; and two sisters, Mrs. L. K. Hodges of Portland, and Miss Hortense Marion of Atlanta, Ga. Dr. Marion, with his family, had lived in Hatton for fifteen years where he was a practicing physician and surgeon and was a man whose name was indelibly linked with the early progress of Hatton. He was a member of the local I. O. O. F., a Mason and an ardent worker in civic affairs. The Journal-Times Thursday, June 14, 1923 issue Mrs. J. L. Twyman Mrs. J. L. Twyman died early yesterday morning at the family home on Rattlesnake Flat after a very brief illness. The afternoon before she had come to town with Mr. Twyman and was engaged in household duties on her return. Mr. Twyman entered the house and was talking to her when he noticed something was wrong. He went to her and found she had suffered a stroke. She was unable to speak and at 2:40 a.m. Wednesday morning she passed away. Her sons, who were in Portland, were notified of her condition and left there about two in the morning and reached home at about one in the afternoon but they arrived too late. Lillie Bell Shane was born at New Auburn, Indiana, April 20, 1875. At the age of 15 she moved with her mother to Rockford, Washington. She was married to J. L. Twyman at Lockwood, Wash., on Sept. 11, 1892. Two sons were born to them, Jesse Lynn Twyman and Leo Elton Twyman. Both of them served through the war and their mother took great pride in their service to the country. Mrs. Tom Baumann of Walla Walla was a neice and was raised in the Twyman home as their own daughter. The funeral was held this afternoon at 2:30 in the Haight undertaking parlor, conducted by Rev. H. B. Mann of the German Methodist church. Interment will take place in Spokane. Mrs. Twyman united with the Evangelical church while a young girl, but on removing to Rockford, joined the Methodist church. Samuel Pflugrath Samuel Pflugrath, for over twenty years a resident of this county, died after a long illness last Saturday morning at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Dammel in Lind. He had been in failing health for some time and was quite ill for the last five weeks. The funeral was held from the German Baptist church in Lind, conducted by the pastor, Rev. G. Lentzner. Rev. King of the Menno church and Rev. J. Morach of the Ritzville Philadelphia church also spoke, the former in English and the latter in German. The services were held on Monday afternoon. Interment took place in the Lind cemetery. Mr. Pflugrath lived here for several years but the past few years has resided at Lind. Samuel Pflugrath was born in South Russia, December 15, 1835, and died June 9, 1923, aged 84 years, 5 months and 25 days. He was married to Miss Philipina Jenner in 1838. To this union were born 14 children, nine sons and five daughters. Two of the sons and one daughter died in Russia and during an epidemic of diphtheria when the family resided in South Dakota five sons and two daughters died. The surviving children are Adam Pflugrath and Mrs. John Werner of Dryden, Emanuel Pflugrath of Ritzville and Mrs. Rosina Dammel of Lind. These with the widow, two half sisters and a half brother are left to mourn his departure. A half sister, Mrs. Dorothy Link of College Place, was present for the funeral. Mr. Pflugrath came to Ritzville in 1900, making his home in this county ever since.