Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, July 7, 1949 Adams County, Ritzville, WA ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ ==================================================================== This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sue Gardner sueboo18@hotmail.com ==================================================================== Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, July 7, 1949 Johnston, 23, Killed In Car Crash July 4 Popular Ritzville Youth Was U.W. Engineer Student The life of one of Ritzville's most widely-liked young men, 23-year-old Stanley Merle Johnston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Merle Johnston, was snapped short the Fourth of July when an open convertible left the road near South Bend, Wash., and Johnston was killed instantly. An engineering student at the University of Washington, Johnston and two classmates were spending the summer together at South Bend. They were returning to town when the tragedy occurred. According to reports received here, the car failed to make a curve on a downgrade and left the road, overturning and spilling out all three of its occupants. Johnston was killed. The other passenger was seriously injured, although he is recovering, and the driver had only minor injuries. Both of Johnston's companions were fellow students at the university, which Johnston entered in 1947. The trio was spending the summer peeling cascara bark from trees in the South Bend area. The bark is sold to wholesale drug firms which use it in making medicines. The body was returned to Ritzville Tuesday evening by the Duncan-Haight funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Methodist church with the Rev. Clifford Knight officiating. Interment will be in Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Pall bearers will be Bill Eckhardt, Harvey Burghard, Walter Sauer, Lynn Langenheder, Harold Bauer, Jr., and Tommie Johnson. Johnston, a lifelong resident of Ritzville, was graduated from high school here and after service in the army returned to this city for a year before entering college. He was a widely-known athlete in high school and later played for the town basketball team. Survivors include his parents; three sisters, Mrs. Glen Kubik, and Helen and Gladys, all of Ritzville; a brother, Wallace, of Ritzville; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Johnston of Ritzville, and the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Grace Witt of Spokane. Johnston was a member of the C. J. Newland American Legion Post. Funeral Held For Othello Fire Chief, Robert Brown OTHELLO - Fire Chief Robert O. Brown, 42, died Thursday evening in the Ellensburg General hospital after suffering six days from third degree burns received in a grass fire near Othello, Friday, June 24. Mr. Brown, chief of the Othello volunteer fire department, and four firemen were burned when their truck stalled in the middle of a raging grass fire. The five were rushed to Ellensburg by a special Milwaukee road train. The other four firemen are recovering. Mr. Brown was born April 25, 1907, in Springfield, Mo. He moved with is parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Brown, to Deer Lodge, Mont., in 1917 and resided there for several years. It was there that he met and married Nellie Hamilton on Aug. 19, 1929, at Missoula. He and his wife and child moved to Avery, Idaho, in 1934, and then to Othello in 1943. He was employed by the Milwaukee railroad as an electrician. Mr. Brown is survived by his widow, Nellie; one son, Norman, who is in the navy, and one daughter, Joyce, at home; his mother, Mrs. J. M. Brown, Deer Lodge, Mont.; one brother, Merle Brown of Butte, Mont.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Sennett at Bremerton; and Mrs. Helen Nelson at Deer Lodge; two half-brothers, Marshall Brown of Deer Lodge, Mont.; and Joseph Brown, Alabama; and three half-sisters, Mrs. Goldie Meals, Missouri; Mrs. Hattie Williams and Mrs. Lydia Denniston of California. He was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose of Deer Lodge, Mont., a member of the O.E.S. chapter No. 234 of Othello and of the Paul Revere Lodge No. 205 F. and A. M. of Othello. The funeral was conducted by the Rev. Elmer E. Rosenkildte of Connell Tuesday in the Othello Presbyterian church. Pallbearers were brother Masons, John Donley, Manford Stromme, Clarence Gordon, J. J. Valleroy, Ern Hodson and Clarence Showalter. The body was taken to Lind for burial where the F. and A. M. held graveside services. Honeycutt Funeral home of Ellensburg had charge of the arrangements. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, July 14, 1949 Services Held for Washtucna Working Man WASHTUCNA - Funeral services for Leonard E. Thomas, 39-year-old construction worker who died in Washtucna on the Fourth of July, were held Friday at Zillah, Wash., Thomas' former home town. Thomas had returned to his family in Washtucna only two days before from a Spokane hospital where he was recovering from an internal injury received while working on an elevator at Hooper. Witnesses said Thomas had simply "blacked out" just as he was lifting a heavy keg of nails. Thomas had lived in Washtucna only about three months. He is survived by hiw wife, Lucille, and four daughters. Burial was in Zillah with the Newman-Danekas Funeral home of Ritzville in charge of arrangements. Attend Funeral for Flying Tiger Pilot RALSTON - Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schafer attended the military funeral of Mrs. Frank Schafer's brother in Walla Walla Monday. The brother, Tom A. Jones, jr., former squadron commander in the famed American volunteer group, "Flying Tigers," was killed in action in China on May 8, 1942. Jacob Dugger Dies In Yakima YAKIMA - Jacob C. Dugger, former resident of Adams county, died at St. Elizabeth's hospital in Yakima Saturday, July 9. He had been sick two weeks prior to his death. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Dugger, he was born in Adams county Nov. 14, 1899, and lived here until 1930 when he moved to Wapato, which became his permanent residence. Survivors include his parents, two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Fruehling of San Leandro, Calif., and Mrs. Ollie Tielbaussen of Portland, Ore.; a brother, Alfred Dugger, of Spokane; Mrs. Jacob Dugger, three children and two grandchildren. Mr. Dugger was buried Monday at the Wapato cemetery. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, July 21, 1949 Ratcliff Rites At Hood River WASHTUCNA - Funeral services for Mrs. Polena Ratcliff, 92, a pioneer resident of the Washtucna community, were held Monday, in Hood River, Ore., at 2 p.m. in the Seventh-Day Adventist church. Mrs. Ratcliff passed away July 14 at the Williamson nursing home in Walla Walla. She was born in Seneca, Mo., June 2, 1857. She and her husband, M. S. Ratcliff (deceased), moved west where they lived in Idaho and Oregon. In 1900 they homesteaded near Washtucna, where they raised their family. In later years they made their home at Hood River. The past two years Mrs. Ratcliff has made her home with her daughters, Mrs. Roy Kelso of Lind, and Mrs. Carl Kelso of Walla Walla. In addition to the two daughters already named, she is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Ernest Sorrells, Hood River, and Mrs. A. C. Fry, Blachy, Orel; two sons, Orah E., Lind, and Elmer, Hood River; 20 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. Daddy Clark Rites Held In Seattle OTHELLO - Funeral services were held in Seattle Monday at 3 p.m. by the Masonic lodge for Daddy (Darius Calkins) Clark, who passed away in Stockton, Calif., July 10. Mr. Clark was born in Odrian, Mich., Nov. 25, 1861. He was elected to Paul Revere Lodge F. and A. M. No. 205, Othello, on a demit from Ellensburg lodge No. 39 June 17, 1914. Mr. Clark made his home in Othello for many years and at the death of his wife several years ago, he moved to California to be with his son, Wesley W. Clark, who survives him. Hold Final Rites For Julius Lehman Funeral services for Julius C. Lehman, 74, former farmer of the Ritzville area, were held Wednesday, July 13, at Clark-Rafferty parlors at Seattle, according to word received here from his widow. Mr. Lehman died the previous Sunday of an heart ailment following an illness of six months. A native of Poland, Mr. Lehman came to America in 1893. He lived in Cleveland, Ohio, until 1911, when he came to the state of Washington, settling on a wheat ranch near Ritzville. He moved to Edmonds 10 years ago and has resided on Route 3. He was a member of the Cedar Valley Grange. Surviving are his wife, Anna; three daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Barnett of Seattle, Mrs. Edna Ely of Vadar, and Mrs. Lillian Speck of Edmonds; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, July 28, 1949 Bruce Reeve, Lind, Killed In Truck Wreck Thursday LIND - Bruce Reeve, 20-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon W. Reeve of Lind, was killed instantly shortly after noon last Thursday when his pickup smashed into an oncoming truck in the midst of a dust cloud on a county road northwest of Cunningham. Funeral services were held Saturday with burial at the Lind cemetery. It was Adams county's first traffic fatality of 1949. Reeve's pickup was following another pickup driven by Mrs. Ira Hinkle along the Dowell road about 4 miles west and 4-1/4 miles north of Cunningham when the accident occurred with brutal abruptness. In the cloud of dust raised by Mrs. Hinkle's vehicle, Reeve collided almost head-on with a 1-1/2 ton bulk truck driven by Lowell Weaver, 39, employee of the Flower brothers combine outfit from Harrington. Reeve's funeral, held Saturday, was presided over by Rev. William Ritchey in the Lind Methodist church. Newman-Danekas funeral home was in charge of arrangements. Survivors include the parents; his wife, Mrs. Gloria Reeve; four sisters, Mrs. Fred Diffelmeier of Chicago; Mrs. Frances Gillis of Washtucna; Mrs. Bernard Schafer of Lind, and Yvonne Reeve, also of Lind; and three brothers, Lynn of Lind, Gene of Connell, and Neil of Ritzville. Rider, Ex-Sheriff Dies In Montana N. T. Rider, former Adams county sheriff, died in Butte, Mont., July 23, according to word received here this week. Rider came to Ritzville in 1917 and served as a special deputy under Sheriff George McCollom. In 1920 Rider was elected sheriff. He served a two-year term before leaving Ritzville in 1923 to become a captain of police for the Milwaukee railroad, a position he still held at the time of his death. Rider was born in Bristol, England, on Jan. 31, 1880. Funeral Is Held For John Lauer, Ritzville Pioneer ODESSA - Funeral services for John Ferdinand Lauer, 86, an early pioneer of the Ritzville area, were conducted at the United Congregational church here Sunday, July 17, with the Rev. John Groschupf of Emanuel Lutheran church of Spokane officiating. Burial was in the Odessa cemetery. Miss Leona Breakey, a step-daughter, sand with Mrs. R. E. Suchland furnishing the piano and organ numbers. Pallbearers included H. G. Cordes, Spokane; William Cordes, Davenport; George H. Luiten, Spokane; L. L. Zicha, Harrington; Sol Reiman, Bellingham, and Roscoe Reiman, Odessa. J. F. Lauer was born in Independence, Iowa, in 1863, and received his education there. He later moved with his family to Nebraska where he taught school for two years. Outdoor life appealed to him, so he later went to North Platte, Nebr., where he became manager of one of Buffalo Bill Cody's ranches and while there grew to know him well. Came To Ritzville Mr. Lauer then decided to go west and came to Ritzville in 1890. He settled on a homestead west of town. On Nov. 3, 1892, he was married to Miss Martha Miessner of Ritzville. Later the family moved to the home ranch at Lauer Station, before the railway came to Odessa or to the branch line there. He acquired extensive land holdings. Always interested in school and civic affairs, he organized the Lauer school district and served as clerk until he moved to Odessa in 1921, serving on a school board here, and acting as justice of the peace for several years. He was an organizer of the Odessa Union Warehouse company in 1909 and served as its secretary-treasurer for 38 years until ill health forced him to resign. For many years he was a director of the old Odessa State bank. Live At Odessa In 1923 Mrs. Martha Lauer died, at the age of 51. In 1925 Mr. Lauer was married to Mrs. Winifred Breakey of Lawrence, Kan. They lived at Odessa until 1928, when they moved to Spokane. Mrs. Winifred Lauer died in 1941. Mr. Lauer continued his residence in Spokane. He had been in poor health for the past two years. He became seriously ill a week before his death and died July 14, at the age of 86. Survivors include four daughters, Miss Edna Lauer, at the home; Mrs. Mary Cordes, Spokane; Mrs. Fred C. Schorzman, Odessa, and Mrs. Alex Kramer, Harrington; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and a brother, Edward Lauer, Delmont, S. D. Step-children surving include Frank Breakey, Spokane; Dr. Edward Breakey, Summer, Wash., and Mrs. R. S. Havenhill, Beaver, Pa. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, August 4, 1949 None Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, August 11, 1949 Funeral Held for Hartline Pioneer LIND - Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Davis were called to Ephrata Thursday by the death of Mrs. Davis' father, James Gilman, pioneer farmer of the Big Bend country. Gilman had come to Hartline in 1900 from Springhill, Mo. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Plotts funeral chapel. Interment was at the Hartline cemetery. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, August 18, 1949 Funeral Is Held For Mrs. Leach OTHELLO - Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie J. Leach 83, who died Tuesday in Ritzville, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Presbyterian church in Othello. Burial was in the Lind cemetery with the Ritzville and Lind Rebekah lodges in charge of graveside services. Pallbearers were members of the IOOF. Mrs. Leach had been a Rebekah for 44 years since 1905. In 1907 she was past noble grand of the Clarkston, Wash., Rebekah Lodge No. 125. Survivors are two daughters, Jennie H. Leach of Othello, and Mrs. Annis Laura Clapper of Grand Forks, B.C., and three grandchildren. Mrs. Leach's husband died four months ago. The Newman-Danekas funeral home was in charge of arrangements. Final Service Held for Eleanore Pierce Funeral services for Mrs. Eleanore Pierce of Ritzville, who died Aug. 10 in a Spokane hospital after a lingering illness, were held Saturday in Chehalis. Burial also was in Chehalis. Survivors include her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Krause of Ritzville; a son, Dale Pierce, of Vancouver, Wash., six sisters, Mrs. Albert Schmidt, Mrs. Jack Prestlien, and Mrs. Don Palmer, all Ritzville, Mrs. Ralph Leonard of Ellensburg, Mrs. Frank Aust of Chehalis, and Mrs. William Knight of Tacoma; and four brothers, Russel, Raymond, Donald and Leonard of Spokane. Accident Victim Final Rites Held WASHTUCNA - Funeral services for John (Jack) MacMillan, 47, who met death on the S. P. and S. tracks at Windust, were held Wednesday at the Washtucna Community church with the Rev. A. K. Walborn officiating. Mrs. John S. Gray and Mrs. Robert E. Lewis, accompanied by Mrs. Frances Allert at the organ, sang. Pallbearers were Earl Snyder, Robert E. Lawton, Leslie C. Lane, Bill Richmond, Clarence Schafer and Harvey Lewis. The local Masonic lodge of which he was a member, conducted the ritualistic rites at the graveside. Burial was in the local cemetery. MacMillan was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on March 26, 1902. He lived in Washtucna with an uncle, John MacMillan, for 25 years or more. He was a member of the American Legion having served for a short time in World War II. In addition to his uncle, who is now hospitalized in Sprague, he is survived by his parents, in Tomich, Scotland, a brother, William, Ayshire, Scotland; a sister, Catherine Gray, Glasgow, Scotland; and four nephews and three nieces in Scotland. Funeral Services Are Conducted for Mrs. Hurst WASHTUCNA - Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Hurst, 71, were held Saturday afternoon at the Washtucna Community church. Services were conducted by the Rev. A. K. Walborn, assisted by the Rev. D. A. Russell of Spokane, former Washtucna pastor. Mrs. John S. Gray and Mrs. Robert E. Lewis, accompanied by Mrs. W. Earl Snyder at the organ, sang, Pallbearers were C. R. Morrison, W. Earl Snyder, John S. Gray, Will Scott, Floyd Cameron and Frank Daugherty. Burial was in Ritzville. Mrs. Hurst died Thursday in a Spokane hospital after a lingering illness. Clara Belle Lewis was born near Pleasant Hill, Ill., on Jan. 23, 1878, the youngest of twelve children. Coming west for her wedding, she met Frank Hurst in Spokane and was married there on April 11, 1910. Immediately following the ceremony they came to Washtucna, where they have resided ever since. To this union were born two daughters, Frances Elizabeth Allert, Washtucna, ad Mary Irene Hurst of Spokane. The entire family united with the local church in April, 1928. In addition to her widower, Frank, at the home, and her two daughters, she is survived by her older brother, William Lewis, in Illinois, and two grandsons, Clinton and Lewis Allert, Washtucna. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, August 25, 1949 Connell Man's Funeral Monday Funeral services for Archie H. Hodgen, 60, longtime resident of the Connell area, were held Monday in the Connell Methodist church, with burial at the Walla Walla cemetery. The Rev. Pierson was in charge of the service. Mr. Hodgen died at the local hospital Aug. 18. He had lived in and around Connell for many years, operating a barber shop in the city for the last 14 years. He is survived by his widow, Augusta M. Hodgen, of Connell, four nephews, and two nieces. Funeral Is Held For Mrs. Leach at Othello Church OTHELLO - Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Presbyterian church of Othello for Mrs. Hattie Jane Blinn Leach, 83, who passed away on Aug. 16 at the Ritzville hospital. She was born July 6, 1866, at Port Huron, Mich., where she grew to young womanhood. She taught school for several years near Port Huron and accepted a position as a teacher in the school at Alpena, Mich., in 1889. It was while teaching there that she met Mr. Frank Leach, whom she married April 30, 1890. He preceded her in death on April 8, 1949. To this union was born two daughters, Miss Jennie Leach of Othello and Mrs. Laura Clapper of Grand Forks, British Columbia. In 1898 her husband came to Clarkston, Wash., where he built a home for his family. They joined him in 1899. Mrs. Leach lived in Clarkston for nine years, at the end of which time she moved to Lewiston, Idaho. She lived there for two years. In 1910 she journeyed with her family to Alberta, Canada. In 1934 she returned to the United States settling at Plaza, Wash. Between 1934 and 1944 she lived in Spokane and Kalispell, Mont. On Sept. 8, 1944, she moved with her husband to Othello where she made her home with her daughter, Miss Jennie Leach. Besides her daughters, she is survived by three grandchildren, Clayton Clapper of Grand Forks, B.C.; Mrs. Dora May Johnson of Gladsby, Alberta, Canada; and William L. Clapper of Vancouver, B. C. She had been a member of the Rebekah lodge of Clarkston for the past 44 years, serving in various offices of the order. She became a past noble grand in 1907. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Don Fitzsimmons of the Othello Christian church. Graveside services were held by the Ritzville Rebekah lodge. Interment was in the Lind cemetery where she was laid to rest beside her husband. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, September 1, 1949 Nine-Year-Old Fatally Injured in Ride Mishap OTHELLO - Othello's annual rodeo was marred last weekend by the death of a nine-year-old girl, Maxine Kay Smith, who received fatal injuries when she was thrown from a small airplane ride at the carnival accompanying the rodeo. Festivities were just getting underway about 8:45 p.m. Friday when one of four "legs" supporting the kiddies' airplane ride sank about six inches into the ground. The drop caused the airplane containing Maxine and another small girl, Judy Cox, to tip at a steep angle. Both girls fell out, Judy received only bruises as she struck the ground but Maxine, as she was falling out, was struck on the head by the swinging airplane immediately behind the one she had occupied. Both girls were rushed to Ritzville General hospital. Maxine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Smith of Othello, died about 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Besides her parents, Maxine Smith was survived by a younger brother. She had been born in Bakersfield, Calif., and her body was shipped to Delano, Calif., for burial yesterday. Newman-Danekas funeral home was in charge of local arrangements. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, September 8, 1949 John Kulm Funeral Scheduled Friday Funeral services for John Kulm, who died Sept. 6 at his home in Ritzville, will be held at 2 p.m. this Friday at the Lutheran church with the Rev. F. J. Ahrendt officiating. Burial will be in the Lind cemetery. Mr. Kulm was a member of the Lutheran church in Ritzville. His survivors include his wife, Elizabeth, at the home; one daughter, Mrs. Jake Greenwalt of Odessa; and six sons, Emil, John, Fred, Arthur, Edward and Albert, all of Lind. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, September 15, 1949 Medal Winner In Czar's Army Buried In Lind Funeral services for a Ritzville resident who received a medal of honor in the Russo-Japanese war in 1904-05 were held Friday afternoon at the Emanuel Lutheran church. The former soldier who died at his home Sept. 6, was Mr. John Kulm. Born in Russia, he served seven years in the Czar's army and was awarded a St. George Cross for heroism in capturing a wagonload of Japanese money during the struggle between Russia and Japan. Mr. Kulm came to the United States in 1908 and began farming in the Adams county area. He moved to Ritzville in retirement in 1946. The Rev. F. J. Ahrendt officiated at the funeral services. Burial was in the Lind cemetery with Ernest Hardt, Herbert Steffen, Fred Sackmann, Mike Winters, Ernest Ziemer and Jake Wagner serving as pallbearers. Survivors include Mrs. Kulm, at the home; six sons, Emil, John Jr., Fred, Arthur and Edward, all of Lind, and Albert of Ritzville; a daughter, Mrs. Jacob Greenwalt of Odessa; three brothers, Jacob and Mathew of Jerome, Idaho, and Alex of Rathdrum, Idaho; and two sisters, Mrs. John Kulm of Jerome and Mrs. McClurg of Spokane. Danekas and Duncan funeral home handled arrangements. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, September 22, 1949 Two Pioneers Die Recently Two Adams county pioneers died during the past week - John Armstrong, 79, a resident of Harrington, and George E. Webb, 73, who lived at Plummer, Idaho. Funeral services for Mr. Armstrong, who came to this area in 1888, were held Sunday in the chapel of the Danekas and Duncan funeral home in Ritzville and burial was in the Ritzville Memorial cemetery. He died last Friday. Final rites for Mr. Webb, father of Principal James Webb of the Ritzville junior-senior high school, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at the Chattaroy Community church in Chattaroy, Wash. Graveside services will be conducted at 4 p.m. at Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Mr. Webb farmed southwest of Lind from 1901 to 1931. He died Sunday. Complete obituaries will be published next week. Ike Cooke, Spokane Salesman, Is Dead SPOKANE - A Spokane paper salesman who had covered Ritzville and other Inland Empire communities for many years, Isaac B. (Ike) Cooke, committed suicide in his garage last Thursday. Cooke had been associated with John W. Graham and Company for approximately 30 years. His route included the Journal-Times at Ritzville and numerous other weekly newspapers and other businesses in this area. He is the father of E. J. Cooke, Standard Oil company representative in Ritzville. Mrs. Haupt Dies In Walla Walla WALLA WALLA - Mrs. Fred E. Haupt, 54, former resident of Ritzville, died at her home last Thursday after a long illness. Born in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, she came to Wshington with her family and lived in Ritzville, Spokane, St. John, Colfax and other Inland Empire towns before moving to Walla Walla in 1944. Mrs. Haupt attended school for some years in Ritzville and worked for the late Judge John Truax when he was an attorney here. Mrs. Haupt's father was manager of the Ritzville Trading Co. dry goods department for several years. Married in 1920, Mrs. Haupt is survived by her widower; three children, Fred C., Harold H. and Mrs. Charlene Rolison, all of Walla Walla; her mother, Mrs. Mollie Cameron Klingel, Walla Walla; and a brother, Brandt B. Klingel of Spokane. Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, September 29, 1949 Two Former Washtucna Residents Meet Violent Deaths in Accidents WASHTUCNA - Two former Washtucna residents met violent death this week. Thursday night James Slawter of Spokane, a night marshal here about 15 years ago, was killed in a head-on collision on the S. P. and S. tracks in North Central Oregon. He was a railroad fireman. Saturday A. E. Schlecht of Dayton, long-time resident of Washtucna, who sold out and left here with his family several years ago, was killed in the grinding machinery of a rock crusher he was operating. His suspenders caught in the flywheel of the machine and pulled him into the grinder head first. Schlecht's 22-year-old son, Bob, who was helping his father moved the rock, discovered the body when he returned to the grinder for another load of gravel. The son did not see the accident. Funeral services for Slawter were held Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of memories at the Thornhill-Carey funeral home with the Rev. F. William Wentwood officiating. Interment was in Greenwood cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Grace, and three children, Lenore, Mary Esther and James Slawter at the family home; his father, Ira Slawter, Spokane; three sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Taylor, Spokane, Mrs. Rose Liley, and Mrs Mina Blondell, both of Kimberly, B. C.; two brothers, Ils Slawter of Kimberly, B.C., and Earl Slawter of Scio, Ore. Mrs. Sylvia Woodyard of Washtucna, who at present is convalescing from a broken hip, was his mother-in-law. Funeral services for Schlect were scheduled for Wednesday afternoon with burial at Waitsburg. A number of the members of the Washtucna fire department, of which Schlect was a charter member, planned to attend the servics. Survivors include the widow, Mabel, at the home; two sons, Dean in the service, was was en route to Germany at the time of the accident, and Robert of Dayton; one daughter, Mrs. E. R. (Mildred) Sitton of Lind, Wash., and several grandchildren. Chuesberg Dies Word has reached Ritzville that Joe Chuesberg died Sept. 15 at Medical Lake and was buried there. Chuesberg, who had been working as a carpenter here, was confined to the institution at Medical Lake by court order recently. John Schultz Funeral Held Here Tuesday John Schultz passed away at the hospital Saturday, Sept. 24, at the age of 71. He was born in Russia and came to the United States 44 years ago. He had lived in Ritzville for 31 years. He is survived by five cousins, Ernest Schultz of Spokane, Fred Schultz of Millwood, John Schultz of Ritzville, Mrs. Carl Beck of Lind, and Mrs. Robert Schultz of Elgin, N. D. Services were held at the Philadelphia Congregational church with the Rev. R. Kirschenmann officiating at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Burial was at the Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Danekas and Duncan funeral home handled arrangements. George E. Webb, Sandhills Grange Charter Member Funeral services for George Everett Webb were held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Chattaroy Community church in Chattaroy, Wash., with the Dr. Theron Maxson officiating. Graveside rites were held at 4 p.m. at Ritzville Memorial cemetery with the Rev. Peter Ruder. Mr. Webb, who died Sept. 18 at Plummer, Idaho, was born Jan. 31, 1876, near Radford, Va. He was married to Emma Sue Chumbley Feb. 15, 1898, at Radford, Va. The couple moved to Washington in October, 1900, and farmed southeast of Lind from 1901 to 1931. In 1931 they moved to Chattaroy where they resided until one year ago. Mr. Webb was a lifetime member of the Christian church and took an interest in the Chattaroy Community church. He was a charter member of the Sandhills Grange in Adams county. Mr. and Mrs. Webb celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Feb. 15, 1948, at Chattaroy. Survivors include the widow; two sons, James W. Webb, junior- senior high school principal at Ritzville, and E. M. Webb, professor at Washington State college; and five daughters, Mrs. Mary Slagle of Newcastle, Wyo., Mrs. Nellie Damewood of Spokane, and Mrs. Rachel Ahern of Mt. Hope, Wash., Mrs. Emma Long of Plummer, Ida., and Mrs. Georgia Cowger of Clareton, Wyo. Funeral Rites Held for John Armstrong Funeral services were held Sunday, Sept. 18, for John Armstrong, 79, of Harrington, former Ritzville resident. The rites were conducted in the Danekas and Duncan funeral home chapel and burial was in Ritzville Memorial cemetery. Survivors include a son, J. E. Armstrong of Colville; two daughters, Mrs. B. E. Davidson of Deer Park and Mrs. E. C. Oestreich of Harrington; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Former Othello Pastor Dies In Tacoma Sept. 30 OTHELLO - Word was received here of the death of the Rev. C. R. Schoonover, who passed away in a Tacoma hospital Sept. 20 at the age of 85. Rev. Schoonover was a former minister of the Othello Christian church. He was in Othello June 3 to conduct services. Funeral rites were held in Tacoma Thursday at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Marion McCrary officiating. Rev. Schoonover's remains were shipped to Walla Walla where graveside services were conducted by the Rev. Don Fitzsimmons Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. The remains were then placed in the Mausoleum in the cemetery.