Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-02
TO SELL FAMOUS CASTLE.
craig y Nos May Pass from Patti;s
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London, Jan. 2;,raig Nos. Nine.
AdAlina ratti's beautiful castle in
Wales is said TO have been sold TO Sir. {
George NeNnes, M London publisher.
The price paid has NOT se: been made !
public bat !, said to be in the neig hbar-l
liopd Of .g250,000
Friends Of Sir George Rave know II 1 NJ
some time that he has been DESTROYS If /
acauiiing the famous seat nf the primal
donna Since Nine. PATHS mar.iage
With Count Gcderstrom in January.
1893. her attachment for her old home in /
Wales has been observed 10 have Weak
lened. ] / isSundetstQod that the great
si.ag or intepgs To spend her remaining
years II Sweden and that her husband y
wish Is, 10 reside IN His native counrIy
where his noble descent ontities him, 10 u
place In the higlies, circles of the arts
l,ocracy
These, a least. are the reasons cur
rentlS reported for the sale Of the es,-
tate upon which MIN. Patti has iveds
/ like queen for the last twenty years
III ia considered that Sir George N~wnes
has, secured q bargain and the former
Owner of Craig s. Nos has rot parted
with her noble estate without some re-
greet.
craig Nos. Or Rock Of the Night
lcalae into the possession of Mine Patti
lin 1875 While SHE Mas upon d pleasure
tour in the SWANSEA valley With a party
LOT junketers. The romantic station 81
the seat by stream and crag appealed
to her very strongly. and She made an
offerst to the owner. The castle had been
built in 1912, but has been allowed To
run down
4 sion she began to Improve the grounds
land building. Within a score of years
she has expanded nearly thrce-quarters
Il of million dollars in converting the
4 place into what is probably the tienst
country residence in the United King
i dom.
4 the roadway to the castle grounds
was constructed by Nine. Patsisat cost
lI.of 100000. She spent $4,000 for an or
q .chessrion built into the wall of her pri-
A vate iheater, which itself coss her $40,
loco
J, Sir Henry Irving lent to Nine Patti
his head carpenter to supervise this
(. work. The theater seats nearly SEQ per-
sons and the stage can accommodate
sixty players When Sir Henry Irving
J. saw the completed work he pronounced
tilt the finest thing of its kind in exist
ence.
Many famous grests including roy
atty, have been entertained in his hea-
ter. The auditorium is lighted by gas.
! and the plant for this illumination. az
Il well as that of the entire castle, was
built at a large expense by ito owrer on
i the castle grounds.
> few years ago Nine. Patti had built
/ lin the large tower a chime of bells at a
cost Of $4,000 These chimes ring every
i, fifteen minutes. The castle is main
tanned by an army Of servants, all OF
whom are under the direction OF the
iIhead man, Heck, who by this function
: has attained TO a world wide fame
I, Application for Rchenring Denied.
LaPorte. Ind. Jan. Judge Baker
has denied the motion for third hear
ing in the action brought by Mrs. Mary
f. Crider. of Ottumwa, iowa, againsi
the Indiana estate Of Noble Warrum
The first trial gave the Iowa woman
: Judgment for $4,000, and the ssconc
: trial the jury gave Mrs. crider $4,000
: The latter Judgment viii stand, unless
an appeal is taken to the United State,
supreme court.