James William Ritchie 

Notes 

Dies of Asphyxiation 
Peculiar Bronchial Affection Proves Fatal to James W. Richie,
Farmer, East of the City. James W. Richie, seventy-three years old,
a farmer who lived one mile east of South Park, died of asphyxiation 
about 12 o'clock last night, 


during an attack caused by a peculiar bronchial affection. His wife was 
awakened by her husband's labored breathing and she aroused the servant 
girl. They worked for a time with the suffering man, and then Mrs. Richie
went to the telephone to summon a physician. The telephone was 
out of order and Mr. Richie died in a few minutes. 

Mr. and Mrs. Richie moved to the farm east of the city two yeas ago having 
come from Oklahoma. Aside from the widow the survivors are a 
daughter, Mrs. Mary Randall of Stilwater, Okla and a son, John Richie of 
California. The body will be taken to Agency, this county, for burial. 
Mrs. Richie is a cousin of Chief of Police W. H. Frans 

St. Joseph News Press (MO) Friday January 18, 1907