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This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sue Gardner sueboo18@hotmail.com ==================================================================== Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, October 5, 1933, issue Long Dies Of Injuries Logan Long of Connell, well known for his activities in public affairs and one of the leading workers in the interest of the Columbia Basin Irrigation league, died on the coast this week from injuries received in an auto accident recently. Mr. Long was well known here, having campaigned as a candidate for state senator from this district, but was defeated by the present Senator Stimson of Pasco. Former Teacher Killed Mrs. Kathryn Gielmann of Tacoma, one of the five victims in a wreck in Snoqualmie pass Friday night, was the former Miss Kathryn Stone, a teacher in the Central school here from 1908 to 1913. She also served as deputy in the office of School Supt. Perkins. Her husband, Dr. George Gielmann, together with three companions, were also killed when their car collided with a motor bus. Both Mr. and Mrs. Gielmann were practicing chiropody in Tacoma, a profession Mrs. Gielmann adopted after she quit teaching. While here Miss Stone was very popular and efficient and her many friends were greatly shocked to hear of her tragic death. Another Pioneer Gone WASHTUCNA - Another pioneer of Adams county was lost to Washtucna with the death Tuesday afternoon of John Gray. Mr. Gray came to the county in 1884 when he worked as a rider for "Uncle" Jim's niece, Lee West, and they have had their home in Washtucna for 26 years. For many years their home has been the center of hospitality and friendship for an ever growing circle of friends, a few of whom were fortunate enough to listen to Mr. Gray's stories of early days on the range. Mr. Gray's health has been frail for some time and he had more or less retired from the bustle of every day life, giving the impression of a shrewd and slightly amused spectator. The immediate cause of his death was a fall suffered last week which caused an embolism of the medulla. He would have been 81 years old on Nov. 11. Mr. Gray was born in Jackson county, Missouri, and left home for the cattle ranches of Texas at the age of 16. Later he moved on to California and when he first came to Washington he lived a year at Riparia before coming to Cow Creek. He was an expert horseman in his youth and for many years actually lived in a saddle following the romantic trails that are only known in song and story now. Frank L. Frost Died Today Frank L. Frost, 75, a resident of this city for many years died at his home on Main Avenue about 2 o'clock this morning, following a long illness. Funeral arrangements are pending, awaiting word from a daughter in the east. Burton Phelman Lightel Burton Phelman Lightel, 58, died at his home in this city last Friday, following an operation five weeks ago, from which he was recovering when heart trouble developed, ending in his death. The funeral was held from the Methodist church Monday afternoon, the Rev. Henry Attenborough conducting the services and interment was in the Ritzville cemetery. The I. O. O. F. attended in a body and had charge of the last rites. Mr. Lightel was also a member of the Methodist church. Mr. Lightel was born at New Philadelphia, Ohio, on Nov. 10, 1874, and was married there in 1898. Mr. and Mrs. Lightel came west to Quincy, Wash., in April 1905, where he engaged in business, moving to Ritzville in 1921. With his son, he operated the Standard Service station here. Surviving members of the family consist of the widow, Della, one son, Russell and one grandson, as well as two brothers, one in Quincy and the other resides in Ohio. Mr. Lightel had many excellent qualities and was highly respected in the community. While he took life's responsibilities seriously, he was consistently jovial and spoke ill of no man. He continued to conduct his business when he should have been at home under a doctor's care, but his ever-present smile never left him and his many friends were never called on to listen to his troubles. He alone carried his own burdens to the end and masked his physical suffering with an outward joviality. Gholson Wilson In the death of Gholson Wilson this week Adams county lost another of its pioneer residents. Mr. Wilson passed away Sunday at the age of 81 years at his home in Lind. The funeral was held Tuesday at the Haight chapel in Ritzville, the Rev. Henry Attenborough, pastor of the Methodist church here, officiating. Interment was in the Bemis cemetery. Mr. Wilson was born in Joplin, Mo., on Feb. 3, 1852. When he was only three week old his parents started across the plains with an ox team and settled at Canby, Ore. In 1883, Mr. Wilson came to the Inland Empire, working four years at Colfax for Wm. McNielly, later going to Hooper. On June 5, 1890, Mr. Wilson and Miss Nellie Watkins were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Watkins, on Rattlesnake Flat. The young couple started immediately in a covered wagon for Oregon, where they lived for two years, returning to Adams county in 1892. They moved to Lind in 1913 and had been residents there since that time. Mr. Wilson is survived by his widow, Nellie, and seven children. The latter are: Mrs. Carl Bauer, Paha; Mrs. Earl Glenn, Washtucna; Harold of California; Mrs. Richard Therriault, Spokane; Mrs. Harry Clay, Walla Walla; Douglas in the C.C.C. at Vancouver, and Irene, at the home. In addition he leaves seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, October 12, 1933, issue John L. Wright Funeral services for John L. Wright, 77, were held from the Haight chapel on Wednesday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. H. Attenborough. Mr. Wright died at Emida, near St. Maries, Idaho, last Saturday. He was born in Illinois and was well known here, as he made his home in Ritzville for about 10 years. His wife passed away here in 1903. Mr. Wright left Ritzville in 1917 and had made his home with a brother until the death of the brother about two years ago. To mourn his death are one son, Orville P. Wright, in Alberta, Canada; three daughters, Mrs. J. N. Morgan, Los Angeles; Mrs. Nellie Johnston, South Dakota; and Mrs. Katherine Lien, Mullan, Idaho; one sister, Mrs. Bemar of Kansas, and ten grandchildren. Mr. Wright had been a member of the I. O. O. F. for about 28 years and was connected with the Lutheran church. The members of the Odd Fellows conducted their ritual at the grave. Frank L. Frost Frank L. Frost was born Dec. 5, 1857, in Kennebeck county, Maine. His family was of English ancestry and among the early settlers in America. Mr. Frost received a grammar school education and later took a course at the Monmouth & Letchfried academy and in the preparatory school of Bates college, Lewiston, Maine. He taught school for five years, coming to California in 1886. He went from there to Salem and on to Portland where he worked for two years for the Portland Flouring Mills as a wheat buyer. Mr. Frost located in Ritzville in the employ of the Puget Sound Warehouse Co., Tacoma. Two years later he went to Lind, representing the farmers Warehouse Co. He also worked at Paha but continued to make Ritzville his home. Following he was employed by local grain companies for a number of years. He was married to Miss Flora Ham of Androscoggin, Me., in 1883, his wife passing away two years later, leaving a daughter, who was raised by her grandfather. Mr. Frost was remarried in 1888 to Miss Emma J. Howland, also a native of Androscoggin, and she survives him. Mr. Frost had been in poor health two years, suffering a stroke which was followed by others and he had been bedfast for four months previous to his death. He passed away Oct. 5 at his home on Main Avenue and the funeral was held Sunday at the Haight chapel, with the Rev. Attenborough conducting the service. Interment was in the Ritzville cemetery. Besides the wife, deceased leaves two daughters, Mrs. Edna Frost and Mrs. Frank Marsh, both of Monmouth, Maine. A. R. Fowler A. R. Fowler, 77, pioneer of eastern Washington, passed away Sunday morning at his home in Spokane after a prolonged illness. Mr. Fowler, who was retired from business, had resided in Spokane 13 years and prior to that had lived in Ritzville 16 years. In both of which regions he had many friends. The funeral was held at the Haight chapel here at 2 p.m., Monday, and interment was in the family plot in the local cemetery. The services were conducted by the Rev. Henry Attenborough, pastor of the Methodist church. Survivors include the widow, Emma Wright Fowler, and a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Luse, at the home; son, Paul I., of Portland, Ore.; and three other daughters, Mrs. Earl A. Thompson of Colfax, Mrs. Clinton S. Bennett of Tacoma and Mrs. Floyd L. Smith of Helena, Mont. All of the children were present for the funeral. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, October 19, 1933, issue George Sullivan George Sullivan, a resident of Adams county for more than 25 years, died at his home here Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Sullivan was born in Pittsfield, Illinois, 48 years ago last August. He was left an orphan at the age of 12 and came to the west in his early twenties. For many years the Sullivans had their home on a farm near Lind, until Mr. Sullivan's failing health forced his retirement from active work. For the past two years he had been an invalid. Mr. Sullivan was married 15 years ago to Hazel Long who survives, together with five young sons and two daughters. There are also three surviving brothers, Neal Sullivan of Lind, Charles of Colfax and John in Illinois. Funeral services were held at the Catholic church in Ritzville Thursday morning. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, October 26, 1933, issue Reuben Schafer Dies Of Injury Lacking but a few hours of being two weeks after he was injured in an auto accident, Reuben Schafer died Tuesday evening at the Ritzville hospital of a fractured skull. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at the M. E. church at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in the local cemetery. Reuben J. Schafer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Schafer, was born here Dec. 22, 1913. He attended the grade and high schools, graduating with the class of 1933. He is survived by his parents, six brothers and six sisters. They are Roy, Arthur, Albert, Richard, Virgil, Merle, Helen, Ruth, Dorothy, Lucille, Violet and June, all at home, excepting the eldest sister, Helen, who resides in Seattle. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, November 2, 1933, issue Writes of Brother's Death - George A. Kennedy Died at Yakima On October 21 I am writing you of the death of my brother, who has many friends in and around Ritzville. George A. Kennedy passed away October 21, 1933, in St. Elizabeth's hospital, Yakima, after an illness of two months. He had not been considered dangerously ill until two weeks before his death. He was being prepared for a blood transfusion when he suddenly expired. He was born in Iowa in 1873, and came west when a small boy and lived many years near Ritzville. His father, W. K. Kennedy, and family were pioneers of that country. The past 10 years he has lived at Toppenish being connected with the Toppenish Milling Co. His wife, Pearl, and four children survive. They are Marcus Kennedy of Seattle; Mrs. H. J. Weignand of Hoquiam; Dorothy of Toppenish and Wm. Charles of the U. S. Navy. He also leaves a brother, W. R. Kennedy of San Francisco; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Myers at the present time in Seattle. Sincerely yours, Elizabeth Myers Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, November 9, 1933, issue None Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, November 16, 1933, issue Veteran Pilot Air Victim V. A. Chargois was in Portland this week to attend the funeral of his brother-in-law, A. W. (Al) Davis of Seattle, who met a tragic death last Thursday out of Portland a few miles when his plane which he was piloting crashed in a heavy fog. Three passengers also lost their lives, one being Dr. R. C. Coffey of Portland en route to Medford to perform an operation. The large United Air Lines passenger plane crashed in a hillside shortly after it left Portland for The Dalles to meet another plane forced down by the fog. Mr. Davis, accompanied by Mrs. Davis, was in Ritzville this summer, when they visited the Chargois home while on their way back home from a trip to the world fair. Mr. Davis was a native of Grant county and graduated from high school at Ephrata. He learned to fly during the World War and was lieutenant in the air corps reserve. He leaves his wife and two children. Pioneer Butcher Stricken Funeral services for Charles A. Hegele, 61, who died Thursday, were held in Spokane Saturday. Mr. Hegele was stricken at his home in Spokane with a heart attack Thursday morning. He was born in Germany and lived in Washington more than 40 years. He was in the butchering business for many years in Ritzville and Harrington and had resided in Spokane since 1910. In April, 1923, he married Mrs. Frances Palmer. Lydia Christel Kneip Lydia Christel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Christel, was born Oct. 4, 1902, at Burlington, Iowa, and came to Ritzville with her parents at the age of six, and was united in marriage to Thomas Kneip on Sept. 6, 1924. She affiliated with the Lutheran church in 1917. Mrs. Kneip passed away at her home here Monday at the age of 31 years. She is survived by her husband, and parents, as well as a sister, Mrs. Fred Koch, and one brother, Henry Christel. The funeral was held from the Lutheran church Wednesday afternoon, the pastor, Rev. E. A. Rein, officiating. Interment was in the Ritzville cemetery. Mrs. Setterland Loses Mother A. B. Setterland received word Tuesday from Mrs. Setterland at Salem, Ore., that her mother, Mrs. E. G. Green, had passed away that morning, following a long illness. Mrs. Setterland had been at the bedside for several weeks, and Miss Mildren Setterland passed through Ritzville from Cheney Monday on her way to join her mother. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, November 23, 1933, issue Merchant Early Day Is Summoned D. J. Kalkwarf, 76, early day merchant of Adams county and for more than 40 years a resident of Ritzville, passed away at his home Wednesday morning of cerebral hemorrhage, following an attack which struck him down last Thursday as he was sitting by his fireside. The funeral will be held from the Lutheran church Friday afternoon at 1:30, with burial in the local cemetery, the Rev. E. A. Rein will have charge of the service. Dirk J. Kalkwarf was born June 20, 1856, in Germany, coming to America in 1868, settling at Minonk, Ill., and where he was married 52 years ago to Tetke Henrichs. In 1887 they came to Ritzville, being among the first settlers in the community. Mr. Kalkwarf was one of the original owners of the White River Lumber Co. He was also a member of the mercantile firm of Schoenhoet & Kalkwarf, and was the first president of the Ritzville Trading Co. Mrs. Kalkwarf passed away in 1904 and the following year Mr. Kalkwarf married Anna Marie Reiff at Burlington, Wis., who with the 12 children survive him. All the children were summoned immediately after Mr. Kalkwarf was stricken and they are here to attend the funeral tomorrow. They are: Henry, Benge; Peter, Hillsboro, Ore.; Harry, Portland, Ore.; Onno, Ritzville; John, Walla Walla; Ray, Omaha, Neb.; Arthur, with the C. C. C.; Mrs. Mattie Rector, Bend, Ore.; Mrs. Theresa Dyer, Bend, Ore.; Amanda, Onalaska; Dorothy, Waukon; and Helen, who is attending normal school at Cheney. Adam Heimbigner Adam Heimbigner, well known Ritzville farmer, passed away at his home in the country Sunday following a stroke several weeks previous. The funeral was held Tuesday from the Philadelphia Congregational church, the pastor, Rev. Neutzmann, conducting the service. Interment was in the Ritzville cemetery. Mr. Heimbigner was born at Hastings, Neb., on April 6, 1881. While Adam was a small lad, his parents came overland to Bickleton, Wash., where they remained for several years, later moving to Ritzville. Mr. Heimbigner had made his home in this vicinity since that time. He was married to Rena Hopp in 1919 and following the death of Mrs. Heimbigner, he married again in 1915 (Note: these dates can't be right but that is what is printed) to Ann Schiffner. He is survived by his widow and six children. The latter are Elsie of Spokane, Henry of Montana, Fred of Ritzville, Launic, Margaret and Doris at home. In addition, he leaves three sisters, Maggie Lesser, Katherine Schell and Anna Oestreich, as well as one brother, H. H. of Dryden, and one grandchild. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, November 30, 1933, issue None Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, December 7, 1933, issue Lose Infant Son Charles Junior, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Telecky, died at the Sprague hospital Monday. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon from the home of J. H. Telecky and interment was made in the Ritzville cemetery. Dies While Playing Golf J. W. Brewer, 60, for nine years an employee at the First National Bank in Ritzville many years ago, died suddenly Sunday on a golf course in Portland. Death was attributed to heart failure Mr. Brewer will be well remembered by many of the older generation. He was a Spanish- American war veteran, and came here from Walla Walla, where he conducted a business college and later moved to Redmond, Ore., being affiliated with a bank there as its president. He leaves a widow and one son. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, December 14, 1933, issue Mrs. J. C. Gillett Dead Mrs. Anna Gillett, 56, wife of J. C. Gillett, one of Adams county's best known farmers and former county commissioner, died of double pneumonia at her home Wednesday afternoon after an illness of only a few days. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 o'clock from the M. E. church, the Rev. Henry Attenborough officiating. Edward Maybury Edward Maybury, 80, died Tuesday night at the home here of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cross, following a prolonged illness. The funeral services will be held from the M. E. church Friday at 2:30, the Rev. Henry Attenborough conducting the service. The body will be shipped to St. Cloud, Minn., for interment by the side of his wife, who passed away in 1891. Edward Maybury was born Nov. 1, 1853, in Kenmore county, Kerry, Ireland. He came to the United States in 1870 and to St. Cloud, Minn., in the spring of 1871, where he lived until 1910. He married Oliane Jensen, Nov. 4, 1872. To this marriage six children were born, four of whom survive. Mr. Maybury was a member of the Baptist church of St. Cloud, Minn., A.O.U.W. Woodmen of the World, and of the Ritzville Lodge No. 101, F.& A.M. He came to Ritzville in 1910 and has made his home with his daughter. Surviving are one son, Dr. R. S. Maybury, Minneapolis, Minn.; three daughters, Mrs. Cora J. Burroughs, Duluth, Minn.; Mrs. A. Florence Gausemel, St. Paul, and Mrs. Mary R. Cross of Ritzville. There are 10 grandchildren, also one brother, Henry Maybury of St. Cloud, Minn. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, December 21, 1933, issue Death Claims Wm. Clodius William Clodius, 76, pioneer resident of this community and former Adams county assessor, passed away at 3:25 o'clock this morning, following a long illness, resulting from an infection caused by a carbuncle upon his back. Funeral services will be held from the Haight chapel at 10 o'clock Saturday morning under auspices of Ritzville Lodge 58, I.O.O.F. A complete obituary will follow next week. Mrs. Anna Gillett Annie Marie Burfeind was born in Germany June 22, 1878. She came to the United States in 1881, and with her parents resided in Cleveland, Ohio, and later moved to Red Wing, Minn. In 1883 they went to North Dakota and while there her father died. Her mother passed away in 1913. Miss Burfeind came to Adams county in 1890 and settled in the Packard district and was educated in the Packard school and confirmed in the Lutheran church of Ritzville. She was married to John C. Gillett on Feb. 22, 1898, and their home was blessed with six children, five girls and one boy. Mrs. Gillett died Wednesday, Dec. 13, after only a short illness, being aged 55 years, five months and 21 days. To mourn her death are her husband, John C. Gillett; five children, Johnny, Mrs. Mamie Allert, Mrs. Lillie Schafer, Mrs. Harriett Hille, all of Ritzville, and Mrs. Alice Oestreich of Astoria, Ore. There are also seven grandchildren. Mrs. Gillett was a member of the Rebekah and Royal Neighbors lodges and had been a faithful member of the M. E. church for 22 years. Funeral services were held on Saturday, the Rev. H. Attenborough officiating. The large audience and the beautiful flowers were an eloquent tribute to the affection in which the deceased was held. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, December 28, 1933, issue Wm. Clodius William Clodius, 76, was born in Germany in 1858, and came to America in 1875, settling at Minonk, Ill., where he was married in 1880 to Grace Ludeman. The following year they moved to Nebraska and came west to Ritzville in 1906. Mr. Clodius had resided here continuously until he passed away last week. Mrs. Clodius died in 1917. Deceased is survived by five children, Henry, Mrs. Anna Oestreich, William and Mrs. Lena Sellars, all of Ritzville, and Mrs. Emma Clemmie of Kelso, as well as the widow by a second marriage, Mrs. M. B. Clodius of Seattle, 15 grandchildren and two step-children. The funeral was held from the Haight chapel Saturday, the service being in charge of the I. O. O. F. Interment was in the Ritzville cemetery. Mr. Clodius served as assessor of Adams county and was for many years prominent in ranks of the democratic party. Death Ends Long Illness The funeral of Mrs. Gottlieb Freidrich, mother of Fred Quast, will be held at the Zion Congregational church Friday afternoon at 1:30. Mrs. Freidrich passed away Wednesday afternoon following a long illness.