Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, July 4, 1935
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
====================================================================

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, July 4, 1935, issue

Wild Stories of Dead Man's Hidden Hoard Dispelled When Facts Known
	Contrary to several fairy tales current on the streets of our city since Monday
telling of the sudden demise and caches of considerable wealth found on his premises,
Edward Shaw died a natural death at his home in this city on Sunday, June 30, following
a three-day illness with lobar pneumonia. During his illness he was attended by a day
and night nurse, with Dr. Morehead in charge of the case.
	Deceased, a bachelor, was born Feb. 6, 1865, in the state of Illinois. He came
with his parents to this locality when a young man and at different times has lived on
a farm bought by his father on the Columbia Basin highway between here and Sprague in
Lincoln county. He owned a house on the highway in this city, where he has been living
since selling the farm several months ago. Like many people who lived alone he had many
eccentricities, one of which was to carry a medium traveling bag on his trips to town
from the farm and about the city. Thus the story was born that he kept in his personal
possession great quantities of cash and securities.
	A checkup of his assets will show a total of not over $12,000. In his home at
the time of his death he had $137 in cash, $1,200 in "baby bonds" and $2,500 in postal
savings certificates. His bank balances and notes will make up the balance.
	Mrs. Dora Leonard, a cousin, was appointed special administratix by Court
Commissioner R. B. Ott and through her attorney, George H. Freese, has petitioned for
letters of general administration. As he died intestate the property will be divided
between 13 cousins.
	Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the Haight
chapel with Rev. E. A. Rein officiating. Interment was made in the Bemis cemetery south
of Ralston, where his fahter was buried in 1918 and his mother in 1920.

Rudolph Smith Killed When Team Bolts With Weeder
Body Found In Field By Brother
	Rudolph Smith, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Smith, was killed Wednesday morning
on Rattlesnake Flat when a team of mules bolted with a weeder. The body was discovered by
one of the young man's brothers and was brought to the office of Dr. Armnann in Ritzville,
who pronounced life extinct. The body was removed to the Haight mortuary.
	Few details were obtainable of the tragedy at the time of going to press Wednesday
afternoon. The father was in Spokane and another son, Ira, employed at the Ritzville bakery,
was trying to get in touch with him. The mother was confined to her bed by illness at the
ranch and had not been notified of the accident.
	According to the meager information, when the boy did not show up for lunch, a
search revealed the tragedy. The crushed body was under the overturned weeder, from which
the mules had broken away.
	The family is prominent in the county, the parents having resided here for many
years, and the father is an extensive wheat grower on Rattlesnake Flat.

Eliza Ann Griffith
	On Sunday, June 30, the death claimed another of Ritzville's earlier settlers in the
person of Mrs. Eliza Ann Griffith, who passed away at the home of her son, G. E. Griffith,
at Toledo, Wash., death resulting from a stroke suffered several years ago.
	Eliza Ann Drummond was born Oct. 18, 1860, at Franktown, Ont., Canada, and was
married to James M. Griffith on Nov. 4, 1877, in that village. To this union were born ten
chlidren, seven sons and three daughters, one of the former dying in infancy. In the month of
September, 1898, the family moved to Ritzville and settled on a farm north of the city in 
the locality known as Griffith's Corners. In 1917 they sold their farm holdings and moved to
Latah, Wash., where the husband and father died on April 12, 1921. In 1922 deceased returned
to Ritzville and with her son, Edward, re-established herself on the farm, where she remained
until August, 1934, later making her home with her son, who had married and settled at Toledo.
	Those left to mourn are three daughters, Mrs. Edith M. Kinzel, Ritzville; Mrs.
Elizabeth Kramer, Portland; and Mrs. Mary I. Washburn, Toledo; six sons, James M. of Fairfield;
Henry S., Farmington, Wash.; William R., Cheney; Richard M., Plummer, Idaho; Joshua R.,
Klammath Falls, Ore.; and George Edward, Toledo, 37 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
	The body was shipped to Ritzville and on Wednesday, July 3, funeral services were
held at the Methodist church, in which denomination she had been a member for many years.
Rev. Attenborough remained by request to officiate. Interment was made in the Ritzville
cemetery beside the remains of her late husband.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, July 11, 1935, issue

Rudolph P. Smith
	Rudolph P. Smith was born March 26, 1923, and met with an untimely and tragic death
while at work with several mules hitched to a weeded on Wednesday, July 3.
	Rudolph has always lived with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Smith, on the ranch
where he was born on Rattlesnake Flat. He was a member of the Ralston Grange and active in
projects of the younger set in his community. He was an industrious boy, and possessed of a
kindly disposition, and was liked by all who knew him.
	Besides his parents, he is survived by five sisters, Mosley, Ruby, Violet, Vera and
Dorothy; six brothers, Alex, Ira, Roy, Everett, Chester and Herbert; and his aged grandfather,
R. P. Smith.
	Funeral services were held from the Methodist Espicopal church on Friday morning with
the Rev. Henry Attenborough officiating. The pall bearers were Billy Stafford, Virgil Snyder,
Donald Schwerin, Ralph Graham, Clifford Anderson and Ben Crawley, all personal friends.
	
Dr. Rohrer Dies
	Dr. George A. Rohrer, one of the best known surgeons and physicians in the Inland
Empire, died in Spokane on July 8, following a heart ailment of three weeks. Among those
attending his funeral were Dr. and Mrs. Wm. F. Armann and Mrs. Anna B. Johnston of this city.
Dr. Rohrer and Dr. Armann had been close friends for many years, holding degrees from several
of the same colleges in Europe.

Death Claims Aged Matron
	W. O. Miller received word Monday from Mrs. Miller that her mother, Mrs. Margaret
Walters, had passed away that morning after an illness of several months. Mrs. Miller was
called to Whittier, Calif., the family home, about six weeks ago to be at the bedside of her
aged mother. Mrs. Miller is expected home soon and will be accompanied by her father.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, July 18, 1935, issue
None

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, July 25, 1935, issue
None

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, August 1, 1935, issue

The Late Fred Wahl
	Fred Wahl, 70, died in Walla Walla last Thursday and was buried from the Philadelphia
church in this city on Sunday afternoon. Mr. Wahl had lived in this community as a farmer for
many years, emigrating to this country from South Russia. In 1916 he retired as a farmer and
moved to Ritzville where he remained until 1934, when he moved to Walla Walla. He leaves to
mourn, his wife, three sons and one daughter. Interment was made in the Ritzville cemetery.

Falls To His Death
	Funeral services were held in Spokane on Wednesday, July 31, for Raymond F. Beardsley,
27, who was killed by falling from a truck in that city. As a boy Raymond lived in this city
with his father, Frank Beardsley, a barber and construction contractor operating here along
about 1923. The elder Beardsley's whereabouts are unknown, but he is thought to be in
Albuquerque, N. M. He is a brother-in-law of Harold Lee, being the husband of the former
Minnie Lee. A wire carrying the intelligence of Raymond's death was received by Chief of Police
Starring Sunday evening in quest of the whereabouts of the father.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, August 8, 1935, issue

Last Rites Held For Ted Holme
	WASHTUCNA - Funeral services for Ted Holme, 45-year-old railroad employee who was
killed Sunday in an auto accident, were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Vancouver, Wash. Interment
was in the Lincoln Memorial park, Portland.
	Mr. Holme was killed when the auto he was driving skidded in loose gravel on the
Washtucna-Kahlotus highway and turned over several times, pinning him underneath. He was taken
to Washtucna by a passing motorist and put on the morning train to be taken to the Pasco
hospital but died on the train before it reached Pasco.
	Paddy Beard, ranch worker who was riding with Mr. Holme, was only slightly injured.
Herbert Laken, a third passenger, escaped injury.
	Mr. Holme had been section foreman for the S. P. & S. railroad here for several years.
He was widely known for his generosity and his cheerful disposition to accommodate friends
and acquaintances. He was born in Norway and came to this country with his parents when he
was a child. He was a veteran of the World War.
	Mr. Holme is survived by five brothers, Carl of Washtucna, Magnus of Vancouver, Earl 
of Albany, Ore., and two in the east. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. J. F. Waite
of Portland, and Mrs. E. Olson of Fortuna, N.D.

Brother of H. R. Ocheltree Dies
	HATTON - Upon receiving word that his brother Harry was not expected to live, H. R.
Ocheltree left Saturday afternoon by bus for Portland and from there by plane to Marysville,
Calif.
	Earlier in the week Ocheltree had been informed that his brother had been seriously
burned when the building in which he was sleeping caught fire. A later message received here
said that Harry died at 7 p.m. that day, before Ocheltree arrived.

Barbara Koch Of Lind Passes At Age Of 84
	LIND - Miss Barbara Koch of Lind passed away at the family home on Aug. 3, after
several years of illness. She was born at Kolb, Russia, Feb. 3, 1851. Funeral services were
held at the Lutheran church Monday afternoon and burial was in the Ritzville cemetery.
	Miss Koch leaves to mourn her passing a sister-in-law, Mrs. Mary Koch, of Lind, and
numerous relatives and friends. She has been living with Mrs. Mary Koch for the past 67 years
and at the time of her death was 84 years of age.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, August 15, 1935, iseue

J. C. Nunamaker Dies Saturday At Washtunca Home
	WASHTUCNA - J. C. Nunamaker, one of Washtucna's most loved and respected citizens,
was laid to rest Sunday afternoon, attended by a throng of friends both old and new, many
of whom came from a distance. Mr. Nunamaker died early Saturday morning at his farm home
after an illness of several months.
	Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the United Presbyterian church 
conducted by the Rev. H. C. Attenborough of Waitsburg. A beautiful array of summer blossoms
testified to the affection of Mr. Nunamaker's friends and to the sympathy felt for his
bereaved family. 
	Mr. Nunamaker was born in 1864, in Bernadotte, Ill. He came west in 1884, settling
first at Dayton. He was married in 1887 and came to Washtucna in 1900 and took up a homestead
upon the land which remained his home until his death.
	He is survived by his widow, one daughter, Mrs. Kline Burkhart, three sons, Harry, 
Homer and John and five grandchildren, all of Washtucna. A brother, Fred, who makes his
home with the Nunamakers here and another brother and sister living in Iowa also survive him.
	Mr. Nunamaker was a charter member of both the Masonic lodge and the Eastern Star
chapter established here. He was one of the organizers of the school district in which he
lived and had served on the board. He was also a commissioner of Franklin county for two
terms.
	His energy and talent for farming combined with his success as a business man long
ago won for him the admiration of his neighbors over a wide area and many of them made a
practice of following his methods as nearly as possible.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, August 22, 1935, issue

Maria Wittrock Dies Wednesday
	Funeral services for Mrs. Maria Wittrock, 71-year-old Adams county pioneer who died
Wednesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. P. Danekas, will be held at 1 p.m.
Friday (tomorrow) at the Emanuel Lutheran church.
	The Rev. E. A. Rein, pastor of the Lutheran church, will conduct the funeral service
and the Rev. H. G. Meske, pastor of the Emanuel Lutheran church at Lind, will conduct the
burial services at the Lind cemetery, where Mrs. Wittrock will be buried beside her husband,
the late Rev. Henry W. Wittrock, who died in 1922.
	Mrs. Wittrock suffered a paralytic stroke last Saturday, from which she did not
recover. Her death occurred at 1 a.m. Wednesday.
	She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Henrietta Danekas of Ritzville, Mrs. Marie
Moehnke of Oregon City, Ore., and Mrs. Helen Reitz of Fairfield, Wash., a son, the Rev. 
H. T. F. Wittrock of Walla Walla, and three sisters and one brother in Germany, 20 
grandchildren and one great granchild.
	Mrs. Marie nee Heil Wittrock was born June 15, 1864, in Saxony, where she spent her
early childhood. She was married January 27, 1883, to the Rev. Henry W. Wittrock, a parochial
school teacher. They came to the United States in 1889, settling in Tacoma.
	Soon afterwards he entered the ministry and was called to Oregon City, Ore., where
they stayed until 1903 when they moved to Ritzville. He was pastor of the Emanuel Lutheran
church here until 1916, when they moved to Lind to live with a son, the Rev. H. T. F. 
Wittrock, where the Rev. Henry W. Wittrock died August 6, 1922.
	Following her husband's death, Mrs. Wittrock has spent the last 13 years with her
children. She has been in ill health for several years and has been almost continually
bedridden since suffering a parayltic stroke last May.
	Her many friends will remember Mrs. Wittrock as a woman of fine and noble character.
She was one of those sturdy pioneers who could be expected to do her share in anything that
came along.

Last Rites Held For John Thiel
	Friends and acquaintances in every walk of life thronged the Philadelphia Congreational
here Wednesday afternoon, attending the funeral services for John Thiel, Jr., pioneer Ritzville
farmer, who died Monday at his home.
	The church was beautifully decorated with floral wreaths and bouquets from friends
and relatives. Services were conducted by the Rev. H. Neutzmann of the German Congregational
church and by the Rev. Jacob Morach of the Zion German Congregational church.
	Interment was made in the Ritzville cemetery.
	Mr. Thiel dropped dead from a paralytic stroke Monday at 9:30 a.m. while tending
chickens in the back yard of his home. Mrs. Thiel, his widow, and Mrs. H. E. Scholer, his
daughter, summoned Dr. Wendell Sweet who pronounced him dead. Mr. Thiel would have been 67
years old August 30.
	He is survived by his widow, three daughters, Mrs. Wiley Wagner of Tacoma, Mrs. Melven
Oestreich and Mrs. H. E. Scholer of Ritzville, a son, Martin Thiel of Ritzville, a brother,
Jacob Thiel of Portland, and six grandchildren.
	John Thiel was born August 30, 1868, in Kolb, Russia. At the age of nine he came to
America with his parents and settled in Nebraska. Later he moved to Walla Walla and in 1883
came to Ritzville. Since that time he has farmed and done carpenter work until his retirement
several years ago.
	In 1891, he was united in marriage with Ann Elizabeth Kiehn.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, August 29, 1935, issue

Mrs. A. W. Jantz Dies In Spokane
	Funeral services for Mrs. Wilhelmina Jantz, Ritzville pioneer who died last Saturday
afternoon at the Deaconess hospital in Spokane, were held Tuesday afternoon in the Mennonite
church at Menno, the Rev. Paul Aschleman of Colfax officiating.
	Interment was made in the Mennonite cemetery.
	Mrs. Jantz' death was caused by an infection which spread from a carbuncle on her
nose. She was taken to the Spokane hospital last week and died late Saturday afternoon. Mrs.
Jant was 50 years old last March.
	Mrs. Wilhelmina nee Franz Jantz was born March 10, 1885, at Parker, S. D. With her
father and his family, she came to Lind in 1903 and settled near Warden. In December 1907,
she married Andrew Jantz who lived near Ruff. The couple lived there until 1929 when they
moved to Ritzville.
	Mrs. Jantz is survived by her widower, four daughters, Marie and Martha, nurses at
the Deaconess hospital in Spokane, Evelyn and Malinda of Ritzville, and two sons, Walter and
Leonard, of Ritzville.
	She is also survived by six brothers, Pete and Leonard of Schrag, Bill and Julius of
Wapato, Henry of Ruff, and Dave of Auburn, Wash., and two sisters, Mrs. Cornelius Allert
of Ritzville, and Miss Susie Franz, Salem, Ore.

William Bishop, Former Citizen of Lind, Dies
	LIND-Word was received here Tuesday of the death of William Bishop of Walla Walla,
a resident of Lind, for many years before he moved to Walla Walla recently.
	Death was attributed to heart failure. He leaves many friends in Lind to mourn his
passing.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, September 5, 1935, issue

Junk Dealer Dies From Heart Attack
	Myer P. Hytowitz, age 62, a junk dealer working this district since 1917 out of
Spokane, died suddenly Tuesday afternoon at the farm home of Paul Burns near Washtucna from
a probable heart attack.
	The remains were brought to the Haight mortuary here and prepared for burial after
having been released by George H. Freese as county coroner, on a certificate of death from
"natural causes or probably a heart attack."  Sheriff Oestreich accompanied Mr. Freese in
response to the summons.
	The remains were taken to the family home in Spokane Wednesday morning in a funeral
coach belonging to the firm of Smith & Co., Spokane morticians.
	A son, Lawrence, came down and drove back the truck his father used in his junk
business.
	Besides the widow, there are three sons and one daughter left to mourn.

Last Rites Held For Mrs. Kubic
	Funeral services for Mrs. George Kubic, 79-year-old Adams county pioneer who died
August 27, were held last Friday at the Methodist Episcopal church here with the Rev. H.
Attenborough of Waitsburg officiating.
	Burial was made in the Ritzville cemetery.
	A large crowd attended the funeral services at the church, Mrs. S. Skinner sang two
solos.
	Mrs. Vincencia nee Dufek Kubic was born in Devoriste, Austria-Hungary (now
Czechoslovakia) Dec. 16, 1855, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dufek. In 1878 she was
married to George Kubic of Devoriste. To this union, five children were born, only two of
which survive the mother.
	Mrs. Kubic came to the United States with her husband in 1884 and settled near
Ritzville in 1888.
	She was baptized as an infant and united in young womanhood with the Evangelical
church.
	Mrs. Kubic is survived by her husband, George Kubic; a son, Matt J.; a daughter,
Mrs. Joe Ondracek, Ritzville, and Mrs. P. A. Surface, Marlin, Wash., and ten grandchildren.

Last Rites Held For Wm. Bischoff At Lind Church
	LIND - Funeral services were held Thursday of last week at the Lutheran church here
for William Bischoff of Walla Walla, who died Tuesday.
	He was born August 31, 1858, in Basel, Switzerland. He came to this country about
55 years ago and first made his home in Montana and then moved to Lind where he had lived
about 30 years, prior to his moving to Walla Walla several years ago.
	He retired in seemingly fair health but passed away in his sleep that night.
	He is survived by one nephew, Gustav Gruinger, who still lives in Switzerland. 
Interment was made in the Lind cemetery, the Rev. H. C. Meske officiating.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, September 12, 1935, issue

Nauditt Funeral Will Be Friday
Pioneer Died Tuesday In Spokane Hospital
	Funeral services for Ernest Nauditt, 61-year-old Adams county pioneer who died 
Tuesday in Spokane, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Philadelphia Congregational church
here with the Rev. H. Nuetzmann officiating. Interment will be made in the Ritzville cemetery.
	Mr. Nauditt died in Deaconess hospital, Spokane, early Tuesday morning after several
months' illness. He entered the hospital July 2 and underwent a major operation July 8
from which he was recovering until he suffered a relapse four weeks ago. He was recovering
from this relapse when a second struck him last Sunday from which he never recovered.
	He had been in the best of health until February of this year. One of the earliest
pioneers in the county, Mr. Nauditt came here in 1886 when there were only four or five
board shacks in Ritzville and a few scattered farms in the surrounding territory. He began
farming at that time and had become one of the county's most prominent farmers at the time
of his death.
	Ernest William Nauditt was born May 30, 1874, in Racine, Wis., and moved to LeSeuer,
Minn., with his parents at an early age, living there until he was 12 years old.
	On May 12, 1866, the Nauditt family moved to Ritzville and settled on a homestead 
nine miles north of town, Ernest Nauditt remaining in this vicinity ever since.
	Mr. Nauditt was married Nov. 9, 1899, to Miss Lydia Elizabeth Bastron of Ritzville
and four sons and three daughters were born to this union. Three sons passed away at infancy.
	Survivors are his widow, three daughters, Mrs. Paul Geschke, and Mrs. Herbert Moeller,
of Ritzville, and Mrs. Russell Edegett of Spokane; one son, Lawrence of Ritzville; a brother,
Paul of Ritzville; two sisters, Mrs. Pauline Nelson, Seattle, and Mrs. J. H. Millikan,
Pennsylvania, and six grandchildren.

Mrs. Frank West, Washtucna, Dies
	WASHTUCNA - Hundreds of friends and acquaintances gathered in the Christian church
here last Sunday afternoon to pay their last respects to Mrs. Frank West, Washtucna resident
who died last week in Ritzville.
	The number attending filled the church building and many had to stand in the yard
outside. Huge banks of floral tributes symbolized the affection and sympathy felt by her
wide circle of friends. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Shugert, Mrs. E. L. Hugg and J. M. Sitton sang
favorite hymns with instrumental music by Mrs. G. A. Reid. The services were conducted by
the Rev. Jacobs of Lind.
	Mrs. West's death occurred while returning from a trip to Portland with Mr. West and
their son, Ralph. They had been visiting a sister, Mrs. Lowell Duncan, Portland, and other
relatives on the coast.
	Adeline Maude nee Leonard West was born Aug. 22, 1888, at Tyro, Kans., and came to
Washington with her parents at the age of five, settling at Rattlesnake Flat.
	Mrs. West had been a member of the Christian church for over 30 years. She also
belonged to the Rimrock Grange, the B. V. D. club and the Ladies' Air society. She had held
office in all these organizations and was known as a cheerful and indefatigable worker for
any project involving the betterment of her community.
	Mrs. West is survived by her husand, a daughter, Mrs. Harry Womach, Ritzville; two
sons, Ralph and Everett, of Washtucna; a sister, Mrs. Ralph Duncan, Portland; two brothers,
James and George Leonard, Portland.

Last Rites For Margaret Ewan Held On Coast
Warden Pioneer Died Last Week Near Here
	LIND - Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Ewan, 72-year-old pioneer of the Warden
district, were held Saturday afternoon in Seattle with burial in a Seattle cemetery. Mrs.
Ewan died last Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Esther Porter, in Warden.
	Mrs. Ewan was born in Illinois Dec. 19, 1862, dying at the age of 72 years, 8 months
and 16 days.
	She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Mamie Altman and Mrs. Esther Porter of Warden,
and four sons, Elbert, Carl, Jason and Vern.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, September 19, 1935, issue

Alice Bassett Dies In Spokane Aug. 31
	Mrs. Alice C. Bassett, Ritzville resident from 1899 to 1910, died in Spokane Aug. 31,
according to word received here yesterday.
	Mrs. Bassett, wife of J. D. Bassett, was born in Hartland, Conn., Jan. 6, 1866,
married on Sept. 1, 1897, and moved to Ritzville in 1899, later moving to Spokane in 1910.
She was a member of the Westminister Congregational church and much interested in its
religious and welfare work.

Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, September 26, 1935, issue
None