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Henry Schaeffer passed away Sunday at his home in Wallowa after an illness that had developed into serious nature only two weeks earlier. He had been in poor health, however, for a much longer time and for a year had used a crutch and cane to get about. His physicians gave bright's disease as the cause of death.

Funeral services were held Tuesday at the home and burial was in the Wallowa cemetery.

For all time, Mr. Schaeffer will occupy an unique position in this history of Wallowa county as he and his wife were married at the first wedding ceremony ever held in the county, November 4, 1873(?).

Mrs. William Pearson who resides on the Vandecar farm, received word last Wednesday from Island City that her mother, Mrs. Emma Jane Shafer, had passed away. Mrs. Pearson left at once for Island City. Funeral services for Mrs. Shafer were held Sunday afternoon from the Snodgrass & Zimmerman chapel in La Grande, Rev. W.C. Ross of the Presbyterian church officiating. Mrs. Shafer came to the Grande Ronde Valley 54 years ago. Her husband died nine years ago. Surviving her are two sons, Fred of Troy, Oregon, and Isaac of Island City; four daughters, Mrs. Allie Pearson of North Powder, Mrs. Minnie A. Oldenberg of Santa Rosa, Calif., Mrs. Marguerite Chandler and Mrs. Clara Sixbey of La Grande.

Mrs. W.D. Shafer, 27, committed suicide at her farm home three miles east of La Grande, Saturday morning of last week, by shooting herself in the head with a revolver. The body was found by the husband on his return from La Grande shortly after noon that day. No cause is assigned for the act.