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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13
THE MARKETS

Sene fine California eauHfowef
arrived on Western avenue today. n
seiis - 81 3 20 81 - per eWt
Exzs ard oranges are ssak Tur-
ksys ae scarcsr.
WHOLESALE PRICES
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Ntes Fttes- - snail sarrbAars average
- psf ssnt hl9has1
Pro0isioas
rr-.s M-sf-cs- be-s, Sc - n sa--s
s~-- sse $50. psse = vsst sofaa
Prpxtsisas @Hsst. "a sss.sfa.s $3.50.
Nv bellies. frssh t1ar.
Vegetables
nsistssas sssssfa-. pstfss teotff pxr
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= sssssstsss totse - u. t-srssasls. -
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pl-. iss9f1r 49, eatz sasIns srgi-ss rseo
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o. ~ sst exs- swas ~ u
esttsr. Chssss. Gags. Poultry
u.sti-f-- v .-sinstsa sr~za-siss ssa
rs.srrs. ~ Il rasee isuEss
ffs~rse- Native WkshtnatSa nuli rrvktt.
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hs1r4ar trulfE hrtfa. sut@l t~ot<ri
k~x-- Fr-.s rsssAl sssna sa.ssssr. sss
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fs hrosicf. a. - 80 d.ssra. taFssg-
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CHICAGO. Dies. iz-whsst. Is -.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13
MRS. NARY T. HlLLMAN'S
PURCHASE
Bought a Fine Lot on Capitol
Hill and Viii Build Span
ish House In the
Spring

a recen, purchaser OF Capitol Hili
property is Mrs. MARY " Hiiiman.
whose selection % a home site on
Sixteenth avenue. between East
Gaier aud East Highland drive.
Shes "a rare business foresight. for
the 10, h one of the best Ia She en-.
tire fourth division OF Capitol Hlil
addition.
In the spring Mrs. Gilman Will
bafld a fine Spanish hause-s style
~ architecture not common IN Seat
tie. hot Vsfy pretty.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13

German ship Otra. from uuats
mala. and the American ship Kenlls
worth from Victoria. arrived last
hisht. which together with the Brit
ish bark Lord ElEin and French ship
Earnest Haycr. arriving from Taco
MA yesterday. and thu british ship
Aushoka. which has been here for
some time. made good sized fleet
OF sailing vessels IA the harbor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13
ON SECRET MISSION

Two government officials on a
@eeFet mission have hern conveyed
between various Sound cities Tor the
past two DAYS on the revenue cutter
Grant u n rnmored that they ARE
investigating local facilities Tor
handling the transport business.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13
THREE DEAD
BY POISON

BAN FRANCISCO. Dee. 1s,-Thrce
dead and eight sick ON account Of
poisoned food IL the record Of a
ndsins house at 1890 McAiiiater
street. The dead arei Mrs. Eva
tass. wife " the proprietor, Everett
tep0Felf aud William ciiaby The
others Will recover. IL IL supposed
that tainted meat polsohed them. or
4 may be ptomaine poisoning or at
Tempted nnrder.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13
TWO YEARS

John FiilnKwood who wAa con.
Nieted several weeks ago uI havlns
broken tnto a sman Htorp on FIRST
avenue. was sentenced this nornlns
BY 1udEv Griffin to two years in the
pcnitentiaHy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13

James Ryan. who was suspected by
the police Of being the burglar who
: sraulted Mics Mabel Hays, was re-
.saseo today. Ryan, the police be-
lisve. IL the man who did the work.
put the young airfs Identification Of
MN WaH incomplete, and no warrant
eould De procured. lie has a had
record and was given four hours "a
leave the town at noon today. The
Detectives say they viii roo that he
leaves.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13

In pursuance Of the bylaws Of the
Washington and Alaska Fish COM
pany, notice n hereby given OF the
annual meeting to all stockholders of
record in said company. Said meet
ing will be held at room 81. Union
block. at 10 n. m. on Monday. jan
uAry :, 1904. for the purpose OF elect
ing a fuil board % trustees for the
ensuing year Of 1908.
by order Of the President.
r. w. EYANsON,
Per EI.aIN WILCOX. sec.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13
NOTICE or HEARING IN RE
SALE OF COUNTY PROPERTY

NOTICE or HEARING IN RE
SALE OF COUNTY PROPERTY
Notice Is hereby given that the
board OF county commissioners OF
King county, Washington. will con-
vene In their rooms In the King
county courthouse. January Sth, 1908.
~ the hour OF o'clock D. m. for
the purpose OF hearing and deter
mining the ACCESSIBILITY OF selling.
"neginning 1915 feet W. OF the
=. e. corner OF $. ". 4 OF :. .. x.
thence n. 1870 feet. thence ". 1s6,b
feet. thence =. i3eo feet. thence e. to
beginning. On sec. /. Up ~. n. r. !
q. e.. acquired by klng county az tax
sale. said land containing 4 acres.
Parties Interested for or against
said sale viii appear at said date
and have a hearing,
Dated this 3rd day of December.
1909.
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COM
MIsSIONERS OF KING COUN-
TY.
~ Geo. n. ramping. Clerk OF the
Board.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13
OPEN SUNDAYS
HOLIDAY MUSIC
Offers

n you have not yet decided TO bsy
. Piano. II 4 a sesy good time 10 do
- 49,. We can surely suit you out
4 esr ssoeh Of chlckeftng a Sons.
kimf.aii, Hobart NJ Gable. Pwase.
had1sfff. u :. Johnston GO. and
r<kef Planes. and kimhaii organs.
"a sfl u which v~ are e-erinx very
spsrssi Inducements for the holiday
trade. We sell on very easy tsrrns
sA<z desired. II yeu don't want a
naDss We can supply you With any
sfaef Instrument you may choozs. II
81 b 70 the interest % every tn
H1D4 IN the music line.
i.s1tnx purchaser 10 see ~ for any
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13
A BARGAIN

Two new modern t-room cottages.
on lots i0NlO0, near Madison car line,
excellent view. price 1850 each, sary
% ymen is. r. A. Johnson, 90 iflnek-
lev bbet
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13
FOREIGNERS
ARE BARRED

LONDON. Dec. ia.--T'he Henley re
gatta committee today decided 90 ex-
clude all foreign crews nom future
feeattaa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13
Laundry Drivers BAH

The Laundry nrivern Protective
association Will give a hatl on the
nitht pt Dec ID, at ChristiRnsen'a
hail, In tn Arcade kuildlne, The
aftair will he ntfictiy inVitational
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13

cred and the police had a hard tiais
70 Keep them out OF the basement.
Tbs horse was little hurt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13
TEDDY WILL
BE THERE

wAsbtfSGroN. u. G. pec. Il.
President Roosevelt today prunliasd
representatives, % the ~ Laais "a
position that he Nouid be- present at
the formal detiaatien. witch viii
take place on April %. 1894 lie viii
then pfueeed westward Tor a tour OF
the Pacific scoaat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13

PROGRESS Club. Union halt. Pae-
ne block. Second floor. Discuss
sion sunday y. m. Subject
single Tar" Admission and Plat
form Free.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13

Dishes. Spoon Trays, Cups and
Saueers. Bread and Cake Trays,
as we'll as a complete assort-
ment OF the celebrated Rogers
"is47" goods
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13

Tfetdrss for Christmas than
cash. Justices Stationery Store.
40 Columbia street. Old pustarirs4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13

NOTICE OF HEARING IN RIAL
Estate Sale q Lot l. Section IL.
Township n. Range J.
Notice IL hereby given that the
hoard of County Commissioners Of
King county. Washington. will meet
IN their rooms In the King county
court house on tho 2sth day OF De-
cember. 1902, at the hoar OF O'Clock
D. m. for the purpose Of hearing
aud determining the advisahIity az
selling Lot !. Section IL. Township
y North. Range East, acquired
10y the county al tax sale.
Parties interested for or against
said sale VIII be present at said
date and have a hearing.
Dated this z5th day OF November,
1904
BOARD or COUNTY COMMITS
SiONERS OF KING COUNTY,
BY Geo. y. f-amping.
Clerk OF the hoard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13

Consisting Of beautiful Five
O'Clock Teas. Punch Bowls.
Wine Cooler. Cracker Jar.
Butter Dishes, Tea Sets, Shaw
ing Mugs. Cigar Sets, Bon Bon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13

Wiling More Acceptable
Pr 4 present than sornsth,cx In the
scz1ll nuaeai Instrument hoe. We
~ sell AZ nearIv half price nntfi
lAneary 1. vsolins. bsnIaa. msndo~
~. guitars. talking machines.
Ard r~eord.s band Instruments. ac-
epretons. zifherr. Stella music boHes.
harmonious. tewzharpe. teachers
faprii<s strings. etc,
SHEET MUSIC
A. oar closing out prices o. this de-
pgsnsui l. moving the stock rap
SVEN PIECES or 2ss MUSIC
lisar PIECES or $50 alsic
voH '..............s...s $50
Net Closing
Retail Out
caressrf Guitar
Method ............ti 20 20 IS
cnrstofafo Mandolin
heth@d ........... ! 90 80
Lebsrt ard stark piano
vfevts method ..s...... . % Is
kehisr Piano Forte
fth0d. Vols. l.. H.,
~. ssss.4ssasss.s 70 70
Dozens Of 1sSrr standard methods
~ all insfrunf1~ta reduced in same
prepsrfion.
Regular 5os FoIios for sf.25
These are for piano or voice and
~ standard composers. such as Carl
s,hn. I.ense. sidney Smith. Chin
aaa>, Modern French, etc.
D. S JOHNSTON co.
-. . General Music Dealers,
~ second tvsnue. Burke BUILDING,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13
Ills 4 Hard Proposition

u know just what 10 xive as
xl.as prssent. Al Bafsefia loa All
fih4
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1906
Rdmdkef Music Go.
Moved to 1906 ad Ave.
Ilenry henseI ~;;: :-.i::
= Hlashisy nissk. Third Pisss.

NOTICE OF HEARING IN. RE
sale OF County Property.
Notice l. hereby given that the
Hoard Of County Commissioner a.
King County, Washington, will con.
iene IN their rooms In the King
County Court House. December asth.
lsoz. at the hour OF o'clock D. m.
for the purpose of hearing and de-
tetiniuins the sdvisa bllity Of seiIIna
part OF iot In section 1. TOWNSHIP,
y north. range ! east, described a.
follows Beginning AZ a point Ips feet
west OF the southeast corner OF lot a
thence north ia degrees west lin
feet 10 the shore Of Puget sound.
,hsnee southwerterly along said
shore 10 the southwest corner of tot
T. thence easteriy along line Of lot 4
TO beginning, containing II acre.
more OF lsss."
Parties Interested for or against
said sale WIN appear at said date
aud have hearing.
Dated this 18th day OF November.
BOARD OF COUNTY coMNIs-
sIoSERs OF KING COUNTY.
by Geo. u. f-amping. Clerk Of the
Board.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-13

Mote !
Every visitor 10
our stores before
Christmas re-
csivea n free tirk-
ct for 1890. 90
worth Of Christi
mas Gifts.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-07-17
The Cost of the Capitol.

Senator Willard of Nebraska was
tramoing around the south end OF the
capitol with some visitors, who asheu
him the cost of the immense structure;
.I,,n sure. I don't know" answered
the senator, a little disappointed for not
Knowing. what did this capitol eos IT,
INQUIRED he, appealing to one of the
house employees near the telegraph Oh
flee oo ooo, ,o.
the reply.
Can't. kennedy, the venerable capitoA
Guide however, says it cost about SD
900, 900, and he knows more about .' .ne
hig building, probably. than any other
living man. He reckons in the cost %
the terraces and the Improvements -
the new committee rooms. the total De.
mo inst about twice the expense o.
erecting and equipping the library OF
congress, just across the reservation
Washington Post.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-07-17
MOOSE AND PRISON FOR rAsxEs.
Former Wife of Murdered Man Con-
feSses Her Guilt.

Former Wife of Murdered Man Con-
fesses Her Guilt.
Henderson, Mimi, July 10. - Amelia
Ianke, sentenced to life Imprisonment
at hard labor, and Frank Tanke. SEN
fenced to be hanged for the murder of
John Weltner; that is the outcome of
the Tanke murder trial. concluded here
yesterday. The case was opened yes
terday morning. and after short de-
lay the attorney for the defendant, Mrs.
Amelia Tanke, entered plea of guilty
of murder in the second degree. Court
then adjourned until 1870 p. m. Court
convened at the specified time and
Mrs. Tanke was allowed to make an
oral statement. confessing her guilt.
She eXonerated Frank Tanke and took
all the blame. Mr.. Eckstein, for the
defense. asked for clemency from the
court, stating that the defendant had
virtually lived in hell on earth While
with Weltner and was forced to take
a human life. Judge Caldwell then read
the penalty prescribed by penal code.
and sentenced Amelia Tanke to serve
her natural life in the state prison at
Saltwater at hard labor. The doomed
woman, having no trade nor occupa-
ton, was given hard labor. The court
Informed the attorneys that sentence
would be pronounced upon Frank
Tanke, and he was brought into court.
He was cool and collected as ever. A
motion was made by H. ]. Peck for
stay of proceedings, but was overruied.
The court then gave the defense until
Friday, Sept. 5. to prepare a bill of ex-
ceptions for a motion for a new trial.
Sentence was then passed. The penalty
for murder in the first degree. accord
ing to the penal code. was read and the
prisoner was remanded to the county
Jail for ninety days, after which he is
to be hanged by the neck until dead
the date of the execution to be fixed by
! the governor
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-07-17
RANsoM-plvmoutb-rhe weather. !,

OM-Plymouth-The weather Is
warmer; corn is looking better; there
is heavy growth of straw; all crops
are looking well. Miller The past
week has been warm and dry; crops
are growing fast. Enderlin-All crops
look good; corn is growing very fast,
and from present indications will rip
en-. Anslem-All crops look fine; bar
ley is headed and wheat is now head
ing; corn is growing fast; the new
black potato bug is doing great damage
in all potato patches.
ND-Fairmount-The week
has been very dry and warmer; every
thing is doing we'll: corn is growing
fast now. Hankinson-The latter part
of the week was good for corn; all 9TH
er crops are flourishing.
TE-Mars-Wheat and oats
could not look better; early-sown flax
is beginning to blossom.
SARGENT-Rutland- grain is
heading fast; weather warmer. Har-
lem-All grain is doing we'll; the last
few warm days have made a great
change for the better in corn and flax.
AN-Jamesown-Crops have
not been so uniformly promising in
twenty years as they are now; wheat
is heading out; early-sown flax is be-
ginning to blossom; late-sown looks
healthy: no yellow spots in any fields;
corn is backward but gsowing; hay is
very abundant. Eldridge-Crops are
all making a fine growth; some wheat
is heading out; corn is improving;
plenty of grass and hay.
TRAILL-Cummings- is doing
we'll, and is all the way from quar-
ofo to t1r,o 10Th
are sowing millet, rather than let the
land remain idle. Hillsboro-Warmer;
crops are making vigorous growth.
Mayville-Warmer weather with light
rains is making everything grow rap
idly; grasshoppers have taken some of
the late fax. Portlan-Crops of all
kinds are looking good; grasshoppers
are doing little damage to flax.
Galesburg - Crops are looking fine;
grasshoppers are plentiful but have
not done much damage as yet; haying
will commence this week.
WALSH-Park River-The weather
| is very favorable, and better prospects
could not be wished for. Kellogg-AH
crops are growing we'll; the weather is
all that could be desired; grasshoppers
are doing some damage to barley and
| late flax.
Neutrality-suspicious. and grain
look well; flax is in bloom in most
| fields. Portal-The weather is warmer
and crops are growing fast; prospects
were never better for good crop.
WELLS-Delger-Ea wheat is be-
ginning to head; early flax is in bios
som; prospects are excellent. Twist
Corn is making rapid growth; gardens
are doing we'll; it looks as though the
wild mustard was going to take some
pieces of fax entirely; it is also very
bad in other grain; pastures were new
err better; the hay crop will be very
heavy.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-07-17
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Overflow From the Wires in q Con-
densed Form.

The mining engineers strike has
been settled at Portland, Or, both sides
making concessions.
Gen. Calvin H. Frederick, seventy
four years old, formerly of the regular
army, died at Omaha, Neb.
The pope has created John Spencer
Turner of New York a marquis in rec
ognition of his r;ous generosity.
William H. Hahn, wanted in New
York on the charge of larceny, was re-
leased at Mansfield, Ohio, on habeas
corpus proceedings. Hahn gave a ST.
900 bond.
Jimmy Handler of Newark, N. j., got
the decision over Andy Stevenson of
st. Louis at the end of the fifteenth
round at St. Louis. Stevenson was
knocked down thirty times and only
evaded a Knockout by sprinting and
clinching.
The strike of the conductors and
motormen of the Cincinnati Traction
company did not materialize. Prompt
action of the company in discharging
twenty-five union men and securing
others in their places had the effect
that not man quit work.
The first seven-masted schooner ever
constructed, the Thomas w. Lawson,
was launched at the works of the Fore
River Ship and Engine company at
East Weym outh, Mass. The Lawson
is of steel. She measures 4O3 feet over
all and has a beam of fifty feet and five
inches.
Judge Miller of the circuit court Of
Louisville ruled, in denying the claim
of a certain creditor to a lien on the
property Of Dispatch Publishing COM
pany, that a newspaper is not manu-
featuring establishment like a rolling
mill or a foundry as specified by the
statute.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-07-17
General Notes.

Sigrid Arnoldsson's recent appear
ace in Paris exceeded all of her former
triumphs there. The famous singer
found large package of bank bills re-
Gently, and if no one claims the money
it is her intention to present it to tho
attaches of the Opera Comique.
Rumors of the unsafety of the riks'
dag building are circulated in Stock
holm It is said that the foundation Is
insecure cracks appearing in it very
frequently.
Hr. Bethel, the leading manufactures
of sewing machines in Denmark, has
arrived in New York. He comes to this
country to patent some important in
ventions.
The Norwegian newspapers are max
ing a common attack on Nye Norman
den for opposing DR.. Fjelde's PROPOSE
ton for monument to the Scandinavia
ans who participated in the Civil war
peaceful occupations are more worthy
than war;" says the paper, "and II
there must be a monument, let 1T be to
the Scandinavians who transformed the
Northwest from a wilderness to gar
den.''
Marriage licenses between women are
not so rare as might be expected. ".
A. Overland, the historian, found an
account of one in Norway in 1850 In two
reliable works. In 1909 it was discoV-
cred that Anders Johannesen laborer'
married to a widow for eight years.
was a woman.
The small boys in Vardo, Norway
amused themselves by throwing snow
balls on June Is.
Larvik, Norway. was visited by dis.
astrous fire on July 1. One-fourth OF
the business district was RACED to the
ground.
waldect- Rousseau. the French pre-
mier will spend some time near FalK-
enberg. Sweden, fishing for salmon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-07-17
MILITIA ORDERED TO the SCENE
PASTOR OF THE AFRICAN CHURCH
OPENS FIRE ON THE
MOB.
GOV. YATES IS APPEALED TO
MOB DEMANDS THAT THE COLORED
PASTOR LEAVE AND HE
REFUSES.

Carbondale, ILL.,. July 12.-Carbondale,
TN Saline county, is again the scene of
another outbreak against the colored
people who have remained in the vi
entity since the driving out of the fac
ulty and pupils of the colored normal
and industrial school and about forty
of the colored residents.
This time the attack was made at the
home of Rev. Peter A. Green, who is
pastor of the African Methodist church
at Eldorado. A mob of over twenty
flNe went to his residence and began
firing and throwing stones at his house.
The mob demanded that he leave at
once. Green refused, and fully fifteen
shots We're fred. Green returned the
shots, telling the mob he would never
leave. 1t is claimed one of the invaders
was injured, but it is impossible to Sc
cure the mans name.
Militia Takes n Hand.
Springfield, ILL.,, July -. - Theodore
Ewert assistant adjutant general, was
yesterday placed in charge of the Sit
uation at Eldorado, where the race
troubles have been in progress for some
time. Gov. Yates received message
from A. P. Green, pastor of the African
Methodist Episcopal church at Eldo,-
rado in which Green described an at
tack upon his house by a mob, and in
which thirty-six shots were fired into
the house. Green returned the fire
with a shotgun. and believes he
wounded one member of the mob.
! Capt. Satterfield of Company F,
Fourth infantry. located at Mount Yer
non, was ordered to report to Col. Ew-
ert at Eldorado with a detail of sixteen
men chosen from his company. Col
Ewert shortly after noon yesterday
left for Eldorado.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-07-17
SCANDINAVIAN SINGERS.
Northwestern Association Meets In
Sioux Falls.


Sioux Falls.
Sioux Falls, S. D., July IL. - The
tenth annual saengerfest of the North
western Scandinavian Singing associa-
ton convened here yesterday. The
opening session of the gathering was
held yesterday afternoon in the audi
terium following a general reception.
The address of welcome on behalf of
the Minnehaha Mandskor the local
singing society," was made by ex-Mayor
B. H. Lien, chairman of the executive
festival committee. This was followed
by an address of welcome on behalf of
the city by Hon. George w. Burnside,
mayor of Sioux Falls. Following music
by the Minnehaha Mandskor, response
to the address of welcome was made by
Wollert Hilda of Sioux Falls, president
OF the Northwestern Singing associa-
ton. Last night the new theater was
crowded, the occasion being grand
concert given by the Northwestern
Singing association. Among the prom
inent singers who participated were
Gustav Holmquist, Nine. -Ragna Lime
and many others.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-07-17
TOWN ALMOST WIPED OUT.
Fire Thought to Have Been of In
cendiary Origin.

Fire Thought to Have Been OF In
cendiary Origin.
Appleton, Wis, July 19.-The BUSH
ness district of the village of Bear
Creek, ten miles north of New London,
with the exception of a hotel. three
stores and two saloons, was destroyed
by fire yesterday which is thought to
have been of incendiary origin. About
fifty people are homeless and are being
cared for by friends. The loss will ex-
coed $4,000, only small portion being
covered by insurance. The village is
without fire protection. The fire start
ed at 4 o'clock yesterday morning in a
millinery store owned by Peter Demp-
sey. BY 1890 smouldering ruins marked
the sites of the postofice, Northwestern
depot, two general stores, butcher
shop, saloon, millinery store, drug
store, harl store. furniture store,
lumber mill and three barns. Inc
flames were subdued only when they
had reached the end Of the block near
the depot. Most of the residences es-
capped without damage. The people
who are homeless lived in the stores
and business houses.