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The Washington State Journal and Ritzville Times, Thursday, October 4, 1917, issue
Mrs. Hammond Passes Away
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Spalding were called away last week by the illness and death of Mrs.
Spalding's stemother, Mrs. C. W. Hammond of Spokane. The body was taken to Klickitat County where it was buried in the family plot in the cemetery near Horseshoe Bend. Mrs. Hammond was 64 years old and was born in Ohio. In 1881 she moved to Iowa with her parents and in 1901 came to Washington.
She was married to Mr. Hammond and they lived on a farm near Ritzville for a number of years, later removing to Othello. The Hammonds later moved to Cheney and to Spokane.
Mr. Spalding returned Monday night. Mrs. Spalding went to Spokane with her father and will return later. Mr. Hammond will make his home with the Spaldings.
The Washington State Journal and Ritzville Times, Thursday, November 1, 1917, issue
Clarence Fred Becker
Clarence Fred Becker, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Becker of Ritzville, died Tuesday at the hospital following an attack of appendicitis. He was aged three years, eleven months, fifteen days. The funeral services were held this afternoon, conducted by Rev. O. T. Just, pastor of the Lutheran church.
Succumbs To Consumption
Eugene A. Taylor, son of A. Taylor, and junior member of the Taylor Land & Livestock Co.
of Hooper, died at his home in Spokane last Sunday. He just passed his 37th year before death overtook him, leaving a mother and father and two sisters to mourn his loss, Mrs. Peter McGregor and Mrs.
John McGregor, both of Hooper.
Mr. Taylor was the victim of that dreaded disease of consumption, from which he suffered the past three or four years. During this time he has traveled considerably in the hope of finding relief, trying both hot and cold climates, but without success and he finally resigned himself to his fate, and settled in Spokane, where he awaited the end.
He was well known and held in high esteem in this community and many from here went to Spokane to be in attendance at the funeral which occurred at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. -Washtucna Enterprise
The Washington State Journal and Ritzville Times, November 5, 1917, issue
Mrs. Eliza Roberts Lindley
Mrs. Eliza Roberts Lindley died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Schroyer, in this city, Friday, October 19th, in the eighty-second year of her age. Her remains were shipped to her old home in Perry, Iowa, and there interred on October 24th by the side of her husband, who preceded her in death by many years. The funeral services were to have been conducted by Pres. Edwards of Oskaloosa, Iowa, a cousin, but he had just been called from the president of Penn College to that of Earlham College, Indiana, accordingly the pastor of the Presbyterian church of Perry, Rev. S. A.
Saxe, officiated. The deceased had long been a member of this church and the services were largely attended by her old friends. Interment was made in the Violet Hill cemetery.
Eliza Roberts was born at Martinsville, Indiana, Feb. 9, 1837. She was reared in that state and in 1856 married Edward Lindley. They moved in 1858 to Dallas Co., Iowa, and engaged in farming near Redfield. Later they moved to Des Moines and lived thre till Mr. Lindley's death. Mrs. Lindley then resided with her children at Perry and Des Moines. Several years ago she came to Ritzville to live with Mrs. Schroyer, but two years ago went back to Iowa. Two months ago she returned, but was in poor health most of the time. The direct cause of her death was pneumonia.
Mrs. Lindley was the mother of five children, two sons and three daughters. One son, B. T., died two years ago. The others are: Mrs. E. S. Stotts and Mrs. W. R. Robinson, Des Moines; Mrs. W. H.
Schroyer and W. R. Lindley, Ritzville. Mrs. Lindley was a woman of fine character, of strong faith and greatly beloved by those who knew her.
Henry Kramer
Henry Kramer, the son of Peter Kramer, died in Spokane Monday, Nov. 5th. He had gone there for treatment for appendicitis, but was unable to rally from the disease. He was 19 years, 9 mos.,
and 1 day old.
The funeral was held from the Lutheran church yesterday afternoon at 1:30, conducted by O. T. Just. Burial was in the Lutheran cemetery.
The Washington State Journal and Ritzville Times, November 15, 1917, issue
Beryl Schafer
Mr. and Mrs. David Schafer mourn the loss of their little daughter Beryl, who died Tuesday night after an illness of less than a week. She was three months and a half old. Funeral services were held at the home Wednesday afternoon conducted by Rev. M. J. Perdue. Burial was made in the Ritzville cemetery. The Schafers have one other child, a little girl aged four.
The Washington State Journal and Ritzville Times, November 22, 1917, issue
Martin Weller
News was received last week of the death of Martin Weller, a resident of Waitsburg, but a heavy land owner of this county, at Portland, on Friday, November 9th. He suffered from chronic stomach trouble and death followed an operation in a Portland hospital. Mr. Weller was 75 years of age, having been born Sept. 29, 1842, in Genessee, New York. In 1863 he came to Montana, engaging in mining and stock raising. In 1875 he located at Walla Walla, engaging in the lumber business.
Later he moved to Waitsburg where he was in business for a number of years, later devoting his time to looking after his farm lands and other investments. Mr. Weller owned two sections and a half of very choice land on Rattlesnake Flat. He was a frequent visitor to this county and was quite well known to the old timers of the Flat country.
Besides his wife there are five children to mourn his death, two of whom are in the national service, one in the navy and the other in the army. The funeral was held at Waitsburg Tuesday of last week, conducted by Rev. W. C. Jones of the Presbyterian church of that city.
The Washington State Journal and Ritzville Times, November 29, 1917, issue
Mrs. S. Desira Blair
At the home of her son, Dr. F. R. Burroughs, in this city, occurred the death last Sunday morning of Mrs. Desira Blair, aged 82 years, 8 months, 24 days. Her death was unexpected and came as a surprise to her relatives and friends. While she had been in frail health for some time, she did not complain of ailing more than usual until Saturday night, after retiring. She was given prompt attention but sank rapidly, passing away at 8:30 the next morning. She was conscious most of the time, and seemed to realize that her end was drawing near.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the home, conducted by the Rev. O. B. Whitmore, at the request of Mrs. Blair. While pastor of the First Congregational church here Rev. Whitmore was a neighbor to the Burroughs home. The body was taken to her former home in Cory, Penn., and there burial will take place. Dr. Burroughs accompanied the remains east.
S. Desira Merrian was born at Columbus, Pa., March 2, 1835. She was reared in that state, and lived there most of her life. On November 7, 1855, she was united in marriage to Dr. Frank R.
Burroughs, who died Sept. 7, 1865. They had one son, Frank R. Burroughs, who has been for many years a practicing physician in this city. On March 21, 1869, she was married to Henry B. Blair.
They lived at Cory, Pa., until his death January 7, 1915. Since that time Mrs. Blair has resided with her son here. A daughter was born to the second union, but she died in 1893. Had she lived she would have been 45 years old on Saturday. Mrs. Blair remembered the date and as she said that evening, had brooded some over its significance to her, and this may have hastened the end.
The Washington State Journal and Ritzville Times, December 20, 1917, issue
Find Bodies Of Two Men
This morning the bodies of two dead men were found on a pile of cinders near the S. P. & S.
tracks at Washtucna. The men were later identified by their papers as Joseph Mialjec and Henry Deyling.
At first it was thought that they might have been tramps who lay down to sleep on a pile of warm cinders and were asphyxiated, but Dr. Hewit, county coroner, says they are plainly not hoboes. The face of one man was quite badly burned.
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