Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, April 7, 1938 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, April 7, 1938, issue Andrew Schrag Dies At Home Of Daughter Andrew John Schrag, 74, Adams county pioneer, died last night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. J. Graber, 20 miles west of here. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Mennonite church with the Rev. J. Galle officiating. Burial will be in the Mennonite cemetery near Schrag. Mr. Schrag had been in ill health for some time. Besides his widow he is survived by a son, Leonard, of Monroe, a daughter, Mrs. A. J. Graber, Ritzville. Pierce Receives Word Of Mother's Death F. V. Pierce received word last Friday of the death of his mother at the home of her daughter in Fairfield, Maine. She had been in poor health for about 10 weeks, and was 83 years old. She will be remembered by many Ritzville people, having spent the winter of 1925-26 here. Her funeral was held in her home town, Burlington, Maine, and she was buried there. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, April 14, 1938, issue Rail Accident Fatal To Miller Ira Miller, transient who died Tuesday night after lying unconscious two days after his discovery in a boxcar at Othello, is believed to have caught his head between the heavy sliding door of the car and the door jam while the car was being switched, Sheriff Melven Oestreich said today. Miller was discovered early last Sunday morning by a car inspector and was brought to Ritzville by Sheriff Oestreich. He never regained consciousness. Following an autopsy, Dr. W. H. Sweet and Dr. O. J. Morehead pronounced Miller's death accidental. He had received a fractured skull. The body was identified by Chester Porter, foreman of the Milwaukee extra crew at Othello as that of Mr. Miller. Porter said Miller had worked for him two years ago. Mrs. Duncan's Sister Succumbs In Wilbur Mrs. E. A. Porch, a sister of Mrs. N. W. Duncan of this city passed away last Thursday morning at Wilbur. Death came as the result of a stroke. Those from here who attended the funeral held in Wilbur on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Duncan and Alene Duncan. Friend Of Ralston People Died Monday RALSTON-Mr. Julius Smith of Coulee City, pioneer friend of the E. G. Anderson family, passed away at the home of friends at Brewster, Monday night in his sleep, heart failure being the cause. He was only 58 years of age and seemed in very good health. He was overhauling the harvester for his friends at the time. He had visited at the Anderson home just a little earlier in the spring. Funeral services were held at Wenatchee and burial services were in Spokane where his wife had been laid to rest several years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson motored to Coulee City Thursday evening and then attended the services at Wenatchee and Spokane Friday. A brother and a sister of Mr. Smith's came from their homes in the east to attend the rites. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, April 21, 1938, issue Founder Of Lind Dies In Spokane Funeral services for James Neilson, 78, the founder of the town of Lind, were held Tuesdsay in Spokane from the Smith & company parlors. Mr. Neilson was born in Ontario, came west in 1886, spent two years in California and then joined his brother, Dugal, in Lind. In the autumn of 1888 the first building on the site of Lind was erected by them, and in 1890 they built the first store and platted the townsite. At the same time, James Neilson became postmaster. In 1902 the Neilson brothers purchased the first shipment of wheat to be harvested and sent out from Lind. In 1904 Mr. Neilson was married and in 1907 his brother died. In 1910 he and his family, wife, Lucy, and son Kenneth moved to Spokane. Charles Morgan, Pioneer, Dead Charles E. Morgan, Othello, pioneer, died Monday at the Ed Allen hospital here following a serious illness with pneumonia and heart trouble. Mr. Morgan was 54 years old and has lived in Adams county nearly 40 years. He formerly worked for the Milwaukee railroad and drove a school bus at the time of his death. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at the Haight & Son mortuary with the Rev. R. D. Decker officiating. He is survived by a son, J. C. Morgan, mayor of Othello. Mrs. M. Christenson's Father Passed Sunday Mrs. M. C. Christenson left Sunday morning for Turner, Mont., upon receiving word of the death of her father, W. A. Jones, 68, who had been seriously ill during the past ten days with pneumonia. According to tentative arrangements, the body will be sent east to Amery, Wis., for burial. Rites Held For Mrs. A. Bazille Funeral services for Mrs. Augusta Bazille, 49, were held Monday afternoon at the Lutheran church, with the Rev. E. A. Rein officiating. The body was found in a barn on her farm four miles east of Ritzville by her son-in-law Ray Stephenson, about 3:30 p.m. Thursday. George Freese, Adams County coroner, pronounced death due to cerebral hemorrhage. Upon failing to find Mrs. Bazille in the house when he called, Stephenson became alarmed and began a tour of the barn where he found the body. The cows were still in the stalls, Mrs. Bazille evidently having suffered an attack when she had gone to take care of them. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Carolina Rutz, two daughters, Mrs. Otto Roth and Mrs. Ray Stephenson, all of Ritzville; three sisters, Alma Rutz of Ritzville, Agnes Rutz of Spokane and Mrs. Helen Lynch of Portland; and one brother, Henry Rutz, of Ritzville. Her husband, John Bazille, passed away February of last year. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, April 28, 1938, issue Mary Ferguson WASHTUCNA - Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ferguson were held Friday, April 22, at 10:30 a.m. at the Kimball funeral home in Pullman. Rev. D. A. Russell of Spokane officiated. Interment was in the city cemetery. Mary Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wilson was born April 17, 1905, near Kahlotus. When she was eight years old her parents moved to Washtucna where she grew to womanhood. She was educated in the local school, June 30, 1924, she married George D. Ferguson. In 1929 they moved to Pullman, where she remained until her death on April 19 at the St. Ignatius hospital in Colfax after an illness of nine weeks. Besides her husband she is survived by her parents, also three sisters, Mrs. Le Roy Goodin, Washtucna, Mrs. M. J. Sherburn, Weston, Ore., and Mrs. Rhinard Haase, Ritzville. Varnes' Father Dies A. H. Varnes received word this morning that his father, Samuel Varnes, died during the night at his home in Coschocton, Ohio. The elder Mr. Varnes had been ill for some time. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, May 5, 1938, issue Emil Swartling, 70, Othello, Succumbs Emil Swartling, 70, Othello pioneer, died Tuesday morning at his home in Othello from a heart attack, according to information received by the sheriff's office. He was formerly with the Milwaukee railroad out of Othello, but has been retired for the past several years. Besides his widow, Mrs. Emil Swartling of Pomona, Calif., he is survived by a stepson, Harry Sheridan, of Tacoma. The funeral will be in charge of Precht Funeral home in Lind. Ed Lang, Warden Pioneer, Succumbs OTHELLO - Joe Lang (sic), 46, died at a Pasco hospital, April 22, of heart trouble. Mr. Lang has farmed near Warden for the past 30 years. He is survived by two son, Ed Lang, who is at the home, and Alfred Lang who has been in a CCC camp near Spokane. Funeral services were held Sunday, April 24, at Warden. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, May 12, 1938, issue Little Girl Dies WASHTUCNA - The community extends deepest sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Frischknecht and family in he loss of their infant daughter, Marilyn. She was born May 10, 1937, in Connell and passed away on May 9, 1938. Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 10, at the Community church with Rev.A. K. Walborn officiating. Interment was in the Connell cemetery. Surviving are the parents, three brothers, Delbert, Jerry and Harlie, and eight sisters, Alta, Inace, Verta, Esther, Nita, Wida, Mary Lou and Lita. Funeral Is Held For C. Johnson Funeral services for Charles H. Johnson, former Paha resident, who died last week in Missoula, Mont., were held Saturday at the Haight & Sons chapel with the Rev. E. A. Rein officiating. Burial was in the Paha cemetery beside his wife who died 12 years ago. Mr. Johnson was 63 years old, and his death was caused by cancer of the stomach. He was a resident of Plains, Mont., but had been in a Missoula hospital for some time. He was born in Sweden in 1874 and came to this country when he was 18, settling in Illinois for seven years. He then returned to Sweden for a short time and came back to settle in Paha in 1901. Mr. Johnson farmed near Paha until 1911 when he sold out and moved to Post Falls, Ida., moving to Plains, Mont., a short time later. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. V. P. Green and Mrs. Mike Maier, both of Plains, Mont.; two brothers, Emil of Sweden and John of Ritzville; and three sisters, Mrs. Gus Franson, Ritzville, and two in Sweden. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, May 19, 1938, issue Missing from files Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, May 26, 1938, issue 'Billy' Brown, Former Hatton Farmer Dies HATTON - The many friends of Billy Brown, as he was familiarly known, were shocked to learn of his death Monday evening, as few knew of his illness until the last few days. Mr. Brown was one of the very early Hatton pioneers and lived on the farm he settled on until he sold out a few years ago and moved to a new home in Ritzville. His many friends and old lifelong friends, as well as the friends of later years, join in expressing their sympathy to the bereaved wife, daughter and grandchildren. Rites Held For William Brown Funeral services for William Brown, pioneer Hatton farmer who died Tuesday, were held this afternoon at the Emanuel Lutheran church with the Rev. E. A. Rein officiating. Interment was in the Ritzville cemetery. Mr. Brown began farming near Hatton in 1888 and retired about 10 years ago, moving to Ritzville. He lived on the corner of Division and Second streets. Death was due to natural causes. He was born in Germany and was 82 years old at the time of his death. He left Germany at an early age and moved to Wisconsin, coming to Adams county 50 years ago. Besides his widow, he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Wilhelmina Maass of San Mateo, Calif. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, June 2, 1938, issue None Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, June 9, 1938, issue Van Amburgh Dies (Lost in mails last week) LIND-Funeral services for I. F. Van Amburgh were held Sunday afternoon in the Methodist church at 2 p.m., with Rev. S. E. Yeggy officiating. Mr. Van Amburgh was born in Jackson, Mo., April 12, 1873. He has lived in Lind since 1914. He taught school in the stae of Missouri for a number of years. He had been ill with pneumonia for only a short time before he passed away, here at his home. He is survived by one son, C. A. Van Amburgh, Lind; four brothers, D. L. Van Amburgh, Pullman; A. J. Van Amburgh, Jackson, Mo.; and C. P. Van Amburgh, Cape Girardeau, Mo. The body was in charge of the Precht Funeral home, and interment was made in the local cemetery. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, June 16, 1938, issue None Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, June 23, 1938, issue Miller Infant Dies; Funeral Held Monday Funeral services for William Clark Miller, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Miller, who died Saturday at a Spokane hospital, were held Monday afternoon at the Philadelphia Congregational church with the Rev. Henry Neutzmann officiating. Burial was in the Ritzville cemetery. The infant was two years old. His death was due to a ruptured appendix. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Miller, and a brother. Former Resident Passes Monday Funeral services for George Lemuel Sage, brother-in-law of Mrs. W. H. Landreth, who died Monday in Spokane, were held this morning at the Hazen-Jaeger funeral home in Spokane. Burial was in the Ritzville cemetery this afternoon. He was a pioneer of Ritzville, at one time owning a butcher shop in the location now occupied by the Tesch market. He later moved to Opportunity where he has lived for the past 31 years, engaged in truck farming. He died Monday afternoon at his home in Opportunity after a short illness. He was a member of the Red Cross lodge No. 28, and the Knights of Pythias. Besides his widow, he is survived by two brothers, Paul and Joseph; and two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Butler and Mrs. Josephine Bubb, both of Athol, Ida. Mrs. C. W. Geiszler Succumbs In Pasco HATTON - After an illness of many months, Mrs. C. W. Geiszler passed away at the Pasco hospital, aged 68 years. Her heart ailment was known to be serious and her daughters had spent nearly two months with her. Mrs. Geiszler was an early resident of Adams county and lived many years in Hatton but was a resident of Benton City the past two years. She was a good wife and mother and had a host of firends who will mourn her loss and extend their sincere sympathy to the bereaved husband and daughters, Mrs. Mabel Ross and Mrs. Maurice Webb. She also leaves six grandchildren and one great grandchild to mourn her passing. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, June 30, 1938, issue Mrs. Mary Snyder Succumbs Today Mrs. Mary Snyder, 75, resident of Ritzville for 15 years, died at her home here about 10 a.m. this morning following a short illness. Mrs. Snyder suffered a paralytic stroke Tuesday and has been sinking gradually. She has been in ill health for several years. Funeral arrangements were not completed at the time the Journal-Times went to press this afternoon. Mrs. Snyder is survived by one daughter, Zella, at home. Emil Zellmer Is Buried Saturday Funeral services for Emil Zeller, 70, Davenport pioneer who died last Thursday in Spokane, were held Saturday in Spokane and Davenport. He was the father of Mrs. Alfred Heinemann of Ritzville. Mr. Zellmer had been ill only two weeks, suffering a severe attack of pneumonia and a weak heart. He was born in Germany and came to the United States when he was only 15 years old, settling near Davenport. He farmed near there until 1917 when he moved to town, later moving to Spokane. He helped to build the Methodist Episcopal church in Spokane and would have been the only original builder left at the golden anniversary which will be celebrated next year. Besides his widow, he is survived by three sons, Albert, Edward and Walter; and two daughters, Mrs. William Guhlke, Jr., and Mrs. Alfred Heinemann. John F. Rott Dies LIND - Funeral services for John F. Rott, were held in the Pentescostal church Tuesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Johnson of Lind and Rev. Rott of Odessa officiating. He passed away June 24. Mr. Rott was born in South Russia, June 2, 1875, coming to Washington in 1890. He has made his home around Lind for the past 35 years and retired as a farmer 10 years ago. Besides his widow, he is survived by two sons, Henry and Albert, both of Lind; six daughters, Lydia, Frieda, Martha, Mrs. Fred Zahn of Lind and Mrs. William Haase of Washtucna; two sisters, Mrs. Dan Shrader, Lind; and Kate Mund; one brother, Fred Rott, in North Dakota and 12 grandchildren. The body was in charge of the Precht Funeral home and interment was made in the local cemetery.