The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-12-30
|NDTHER PIONEER GONE
Frank Richter, of Keremeos,
B. c., Dies Suddenly
at Victoria.
|EsEs AWAY CHRISTMAS DAY
k Was Ono of the Oldest and
Best Known Residents of
the Northwest.

Word was received Monday that
Frank Richter, of Keremeos, B. c.,
had died in st. Joseph hospital at Vic
toria, on Christmas day, December 25.
4 30 p. M, from heart trouble.
The news was a shock and surprise to
he friends of Mr.. Richter-and that
Includes every old settler on both sides
q the boundary line in this part of the
northwest-as few were aware that he
~ either i'll, or in poor health. 1t
| seems, however, that he was in failing
haalth, and southern trip was decd-
Cd upon in the hopes that change
soa milder climate during the winter
mouths would restore his old time
uGor. Evidently he has taken seri-
cualy sick when he reached Victoria,
Nd speedily succumbed.
The death of Mr.. Richter marks the
poning away of another of those old
&oetern pioneers, whose ranks are be-
~ % rapidly depleted that in few
lars the race will have entirely dis
oppesred. Unfortunately there is no
one In the community, so far as could
% ascertained, sufficiently familiar
with the life of the deceased as to give
any data as to the date of his coming
70 the northwest, or the object that
attracted him to the wilderness then
Inhabited only by natives. The time
Of his arrival was far back toward the
middle OF the last century, and proba-
Oily 1t was some mining excitement
That in those early days drew men from
the haunts of civilization to face known
and unknown dangers in the eager
pursuit OF wealth. Whatever the at
traction the fact remains that Mr..
nlchter was among the very first white
men coming into the country, and was
one OF the many coming and going who
decided to pitch his tent and settle
aown permanently.
II he was disappointed in the extent
of the gold to be found he at least was
quick to recognize the richness of the
'oil and from the date of his first com
ng Mr.. Richter turned his attention
20 acquiring real estate. He was a
nan of excellent Judgment when it
'ame to picking out land, and as he
lad an unoccupied world to chose from,
where good land everywhere was going
% waste, he managed to secure title
% much of the very best. What his
actual holdings are no man knows, but
n the way of real estate they number
many acres, and his wealth is said to
De prOdigeous. One of his most valu-
Ible possessions is the old Richter
manor, near KeremeoS, famous for it's
ertility and productiveness from the
)kanogan to the Pacific coast. His
ortune was builded upon frugality, in
lustry and business sagacity, virtues
Inherited from his German ancestors,
assets in the rush for gain
hat never failed him throughout a
ong and busy life.
AS stated above little is known Of
The history or anticedents of the de-
deceased. This is regretted for that
life was undoubtedly crowded with ex-
citing adventure. He came here when
the land was new, and here he has
continued to abide, aiding materially
In the upbuilding of the country. Like
oil pioneers he had his frailties as well
Is virtues. May the latter be long re-
mbered, and mantle of charity drawn
over the former He was noted for
his open-handed hospitality in his
home, and was genial, courteous and
affable with those whom he came in
contact. A popular man was Frank
Richter among all classes, and his un-
expected death is deeply deplored not
onlI among his immediate ueighbors,
but wherever he was known. He leaves