The Klickitat County Agriculturist, Goldendale, WA., April 13, 1907, page 1
"Klickitat Intelligence"

     Rancher Commits Suicide - W.H. Woolridge, a homesteader residing in the timber about 14 miles northeast of Goldendale, committed suicide on the night of April 7, by blowing his brains out. Wollridge was a widower, about 55 years of age, and has three grown children. His son is away working and his two daughters were attending a literary entertainment. On arriving home at 11 o'clock they found the body of their father still warm. Coroner Sanders went out the next morning, impaneled a jury and held and inquest. They decided that Woolridge met his death by a gunshot wound inflicted by himself. Despondency caused by ill health is given as the reason of suicide.

The Klickitat County Agriculturist, Goldendale, WA., April 13, 1907, page 1
"Spring Creek Notes"

     Mr. Woldridge will accidentally shot himself, April 6th, was buried at the Spring Creek cemetery April 8th. The bereaved children have the sincere sympathy of the entire community.

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