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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-08

late home. Rev. a: 2. Dodge of Water
Fred GefAfi has been sick the past
| week with the measles.
w. l. Cain has sold the farm called
Hunter farm on Kennebec road opposite
Good Will Home, to Lewis Smith of Port
land. Mr.. Smith has remodeled the build
| ings and his family has arrived.
NORTH SIDNEY.
The Maiden News of Nov. 2Sth. con-
tanned the following: 1.-THE news was
conveyed to many Maiden physicians.
this week. by the announcement cards re-
| lating the marriage. of Miss Mary q.
| F. Weston, a rising young physician who
during ,the year 1903-1SO was house sur
geon at the Maiden Hospital Miss Bragg
was then at the same institution. the
marriage occurred at Westdale on the
18th. and they are to make their home at
keene, N. II.
Mrs. Parker Stewart of Waterville.
was the guest of Mrs. James Bean. sew
eral days last week.
The services at the UnivcrSaliSt church
have been discontinued.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Davenport have re-
turned from a three years stay in tie
West.
Mr.. and Mrs George Houghton have
moved to Augusta, where the former has
employment in the feed and grain store
of IL. NJ. Springer.
There will be a candy pull at the
Grange. Thursday evening, Nov. g.
The Halloween entertainment given in
Grange hall. Tuesday evening, Oct IL,
by the teacher and pupils in District No.
was we'll attended and proved Il sue
cess in every way. The proceeds of the
evening melted about $25.
Mrs Geo w. Reynolds of WatervilIe,
visited several days. last week. ut l.. q.
Tilley's.
George Clark of Springfield. Mass: ar
rived, Saturday, at his brothers, S. A.
Clark's, where he will visit for the pres
ent before going to California. where he
intends to spend the winter.
NORTH VASSALBoRo.
The contract forathe new dye house and
for the new story to the No. mill is
completed anG a new roof is being put
onto the fire room. A new engine house
of brick is also being built and a new
elevator will follow.
The special meeting at the Methodist
church will be continued through this
week. A good interest is being manifest
ed
Two CARLOADS of apples were shipped
from VaSsalboro station, last week.
=. X. MeServey. who has been sick
with tonsiltis for the last two weeks, was
able to be ir his store. Monday.
Edwin Small is to build large els
tern to supply his house and barn. The
water will be forced into it from Il we'll
by a windmill.
The rain of the past week was very
welcome in this vicinity, many wells
are dry.
George Weeks of Riverside. was in this
vicinity. last week, and offered $50 per
barrel for apples. In is understood that
he purchased the lot of DR.. Cook.
News received from Oscar Mayhem,
who recently left home for Phoenix.
Ari.. is to the effect that his health is
improving and that he is gaining in
strength every day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-08
WALDO.
THoRNDlKE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Palmer went
to Waterville on business trip, Fri
day.
Addie Ward is confined to the house
with the grip. DR.. Dodge of Troy, Is
attending Der.
Miss Emma Wren is working at W..
A. Wards.
L. L. Rodge's thrashing machine IS
in this vicinity, operated by VIM: Mutt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-08
Branch Mills Grange.

Thursday evening. Nov. 2, was Po-
mona's night at Branch Mills Grange,
and was very much enjoyed BY all
present. The lecturer presented. the
following program:
Singing by members Of the grange
Reading by Florence Jones.
Conundrum. Myrtle L. Crommett.
Reading by Martha Worthing. 49,
Question: what Is the best variety OF
apples to raise in this vicinty7 and
the proper care of the trees" 1-
Song, "Just a Clean Of Heaven In Her
Eyes," by Helen Worthing. Erf#z
Charade by w. II. Daley.
Current Events by Winifred pinss
more. 49,. css
Short readings by the grange. AZ
During the recess apples were served
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SOMERSET.
PALMYRA.

During the week just past the Hart
land-St. Adams Telephone Company in
stalled instruments in the homes OF
Charles Hanson, Timothy Homestead
(owned by Herbert Keen, Boston, and
George Appleby.
Wallace Estes who has been quite
sick is slowly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Fitzgerald were
in Pittsfield, Saturday.
Mrs. Lizzie Berry of st. Adams has
been a great sufferer with shingles in
her head and face, but is gaining Slow
ly at this time.
Mrs. A. L. Badger Of st. Adams was
a caller in town, Monday, en- route for
Pittsfield.
Miss E. g. LonSley of Pittsfield
visited friends in town. Wednesday.
Charles Bachelor of Brockton, Mass.
has purchased the G. B. Southland mill
in st. Adams, his native town. Mr.
Bachelor intends to manufacture shoe
trees and lasts, furnishing employment
to about 40 men. The town at a
special meeting held Saturday. voted
to exempt the above named property
from taxation for ten years, provided
that after five years have expired the
town is satisfied that it is a profitable
transaction.
Mrs. Emmeline Robinson of Newport
is with Mrs P. P. Dearborn for a few
days.
Blanche Reynolds who has been ill
for some time at the home of her
uncle. J. NJ. Taylor. is much worse.
c. j. Worthen and George Hoxie of
St. Adams were in town. Sunday.
The rural schools in st. Adams COM
menccd. Monday
Mr. and Mrs. c. F. Taylor of Lewis
ton are visiting at j. M. Taylor's.
EAST PALMYRA.
Mrs. May Foster of Camden is visit
ing friends in this vicinity for few
weeks.
A meeting was held at J. B. Lam
piers. Tuesday evening, for the pur-
pose of organizing telephone line.
Daniel Written who has been i'll so
long is said to be slowly failing.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Smith of New
port visited at J. c. Milletts. Friday.
and in the evening they entertained
quite a number of friends with selec-
tons on the photograph.
Miss Maude Mason of Newport was a
visitor at Mrs. Betsey Parkman's. last
week.
Mrs. c. F. Holway and son Harry
visited Mrs. Dearborn in Corinna, Fri
day.
A son was born to the wife Of Ches-
ter Campbell. Nov. 4th.
Harry Turner and Walter Tracy are
doing a good business in cutting the
bushes beside the road to prevent the |
snow from drifting in the east part of
the town.
School in Marsh's Corner District. |
taught by Miss Springer of Detroit. |
closed Friday afternoon. A number |
OF visitors were present and listened |
to readings and recitations from the !
pupils and some fine selections on the
gramaphone by Mr.. Smith.
Miss Lula Parkman and mother |
called OIL Miss Jennie Weeks in st. AL
bans. Tuesday afternoon. Miss Weeks.
WIN Is Ill cACtilcHl nuiSe, VIII
return to her work in Massachusetts
the first Of next week.
Mrs. Paine who has been here all
summer caring for her sister-in-law.
Mrs. Hunton, has returned to her home
in Lewiston.
Mrs. David Turner who has been SO
very i'll for a number of months is now
rapidly recovering. ---
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NATURES ESSENCE. yI Il.
Extracted from the Roots Of Native Forest PlantG
oo s1raaght Back to Nature for Your Health.
There is Your Strength.

Consider your body as an engine
which supplies you with all activity of
mind and body. Keep the machinery
well oiled and it runs smoothly. It
does not groan in doing its work. But
let the stomach, which is the flre-box
to the human engine, get uout of Kill
ter" and we soon meet with disaster.
The products of undigested and de-
composing food is poison to the system.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-08

Buffalo has a population Of 1856.
according to the recent State enumer-
alton. This shows an increase Of A.231.
compared with the census Of 1900. .'
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KNOX.
WASHINGTON,

Ferne Bean is passing his vacation
at Freeman Lights.
A quiet wedding occurred at West
Washington, Saturday. when Ernest
Sukeforth of North Union was united
in marriage to Mrs. Josie Andrews
Thurston of West Washington, the
ceremony being performed by W. E.
Overlook. A few invited friends were
present.
Mrs. J. B. Howard and Mrs. w. E.
Overlook visited Mrs. Abbie Moody of
Liberty last week.
The first snow storm of the season
came, Monday, ....-, -l:...... ., .
w. E. Overlook was in Augusta. last
week. for a few days on business.
RAZORvlLLE.
Willie Howard is rebuilding the
foundation of his house.
p. G. ingalls, passed a day in Rock
land recently on business.
Charles Vannah has built a new roll
way to his cellar and made many other
repairs on his house.
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Will Reid of West Dresden In
town, Sunday.
Horace Palmer of Whitefeld, vase in
town, Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-08
and Willis Harmon. Farmers are hav-
ing d large amount of grain threshed
TROY.

ING d large amount OF grain tnreShed.
TROY.
Several of the district schools began,
Monday. FREQ Weymouth teaches on Bag
| ley hill; Rose Lamb at Green's Corner
Addie Stone on Beech hill; Flora Carlton
in the Barker district, and Clarence
Walker at the Center.
Clifford Bennett was married i'm Unity,
Saturday, Oct. Is. to Mrs. Staples of Bel
fast.
Edward Wyman Of Detroit and Ethel
Batchelder of this town, were married,
Sunday, Oct. %.
Frank Piper has gone to Northport to
assist his uncle. Joseph Piper. in prepar-
ing Christmas trees for the New York
market.
Mrs. Josie Ferguson is the guest of
Mrs. Osmond Estes for Il few days. She
will return to Augusta the last of the
week.
Two deer have lately been shot in this
vicinity: one by Roy Stone which dressed
lis pounds and the other by Henry Shaw
which dressed IS pounds.
George Woods. Lauville Saunderson and
Frank Cunningham are on hunting trip
in northern Maine.
Carl Connor is attending business col
1eGe in Portland.
Presiding Elder Jones held quarterly
meeting services at the church, Sunday.
Nov. 5.
SOUTH LIBERTY.
Geo Turner has had two rock bees to
fill in rocks in front of the mill. He now
has it completed and has solid mill
brow.
Bert E. Cunningham. shot large buck
deer. Nov. g The deer had a large and
handsome set of antlerS.
Charles Cunningham went to Augusta.
Saturday, to pass a few weeks with his
sister -.rf nv
+ Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Cunningham and
Augusta and Gardiner on business, last
week. and also called on friends in
Chelsea.
/. G. Powell has a new meat cart, and
has started 4 meat route.
Otis Jones has his new shop up and
nearly finished. 1t was originally the
East Palermo schoolhouse.
Joseph Turner of Morrill,, Is visiting his
brother, Spencer Turner.
Melvin Hall shot nice buck deer, Fri
day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-18

former self. haunted by dreams of his
former greatness and cherishing an
ambition that is doomed to disap-
pointnnent.
The secret of Colonel Hehderson's
retirement from the speakership of
congress and from public life in 1902
is known at last-a mental difficulty
that has finally defeated him after
years of heroic suffering that resulted
from a wound received in the war of
the rebellion
The battle of Corinth, where he re-
ceived the wound that cast a shadow
over his entire subsequent life, is the
event that is uppermost.in his thoughts
now confused beyond hope of repair.
1t was at Corinth that Colonel Hender-
son, then a captain in an Iowa regi-
ment, received wound in the foot,
which resulted in anputation after
amputation, until at last almost the
whole of one leg had been removed by
the surgeons,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-18
WILL MARK
EVERY GRAVE
vIcksRuRe COMMISSION WILL
REMEMBER loWANs KILLED
IN THE BATTLE.

Manchester, July 17.-Capt. ]. F.
Merry, chairman Of the vicksburg Ma
tional Park Monument commission, an
nounces that the commission in charge
Of the arrangements has decided as to
the proper inscriptions for the mark
ers which are to designate the position
of the Iowa troops during the siege of
Vicksburg. The markers are in real
ity miniature monuments giving the
name of the company that fought at
that particular spot and also record
of the number killed during the en-
gagement. There are fifty three mark
ers in all and they will be placed as
near as possible on the spots where
the different companies fought. The
Iowa monuments will be dedicated in
November, 1906, and Captain Merry
says the occasion will be in the nature
of a reunion and an effort made to
bring together all the old veterans
wlo participated in the battle OF
| Vicksburg.
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THREATENS
COURT CASE
PROSECUTOR JEROME SAYS THE
EQUITABLE TANGLE WILL BE
FULLY INVESTIGATED.

New York. July 17.-An official copy
of the testimony taken by Superintend-
ent of Insurance Hendricks in his in
quiry into the affairs of the Equitable
society was received at District Attor-
ney Jerome's office today. Mr.. Jerome
announced that he will make careful
examination of the testimony and if
the conditions warrant it criminal &C
tion will be begun.
Hendricks Defends Acts.
Albany, N. Y, July II. Francis
Hendricks, state superintendent OF in.
surance, last night gave out an extend
ed statement defending his action in
the examination into the Equitable
scandal He said the published
charges that his report and the testi-
mony were altered in the interest OF
certain individuals are unqualifiedly
false.
Mr.. Hendricks denies that some OF
the testimony was suppressed. He
says every word as transcribed by the
stenographer was made public. He
further says no copy of any part OF
the testimony was obtained by any
one in the insurance department prior
to it's publication in the newspapers
Regarding the question as to why E
H. Hartman was not examined, Mr.
Hendricks says nothing was disclosed
to show that Hartman had anything
to do with the syndicate deals except
as referred to in his report. He sale
Mr.. Hartman was not member o.
either the executive or finance com
mittee of the Equitable.
incidentally the superintendent pub
fishes letter addressed by him to hi.
deputy, Robert H. Hunter at New
York, instructing him to deliver hi.
copy of the Equitable testimony t,
District Attorney Jerome.
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COL, D. B. HENDERSON IS
NEAR DEATH FROM PARESIS

Dubuque, July 17-Living over again
the days of his glory on the battlefield.
sending messages to imaginary secre-
taries as if he were still one of the
chiefs of the nation. Colonel David B.
Henderson is existing in an enfeebled
mental state that threatens to carry
him to the grave.
Calling for his sword and dwelling
in fancy amid the battle scenes of forty
years ago, the man who has devoted
the better part of his life to the SER
vice of his country as soldier, states
man and orator, is a pitiful wreck of
his former self paresis has it's seal
upon him and stroke of paraly-
sis, suffered three weeks ago. has
brought him to condition which ply
sicians pronounced hopeless.
Not long ago speaker of the national
house of representatives and therefore
second only to the president of the
United States in power, Colonel Hen.
derson is now only the shadow of his
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SUNDAY IN
A NEW ROLE
BASEBALL PLAYER.EvANGELlsT,
ANSWERS ATTACK MADE BY
THE PHILlsTlNE.

Sterling, nl., July 1.-THE Rev. Will
liam A. Sunday, the baseball evangel-
list, yesterday replied to an attack on
himself which appeared in the Philis-
tine recently before crowd Of $4,000
people at the Sterling Chautauqua.
He was scheduled to deliver base
ball sermon and carried out the con-
tract to the extent that he made a
baseball of Elbert Hubbard, editor Of
the Philistine
The sun beat hot upon the tent and
the speaker removed his coat and vest,
rolled up his sleeves and spoke for an
hour on Hubbard alone. He called
him good for nothing, indecent. pusil-
luminous, and blot on humanity,
Sunday also said that the Philistine
was the result of the workers of the
devil and was like carbuncle on the
neck of humanity. Almost every sen
tence in the attack upon the editor
was applauded and cheered.
Ball Player Talks to Y. M. c. A.
Cleveland, O., July 17.-David l.
Fultz, center fielder of the New York
American league baseball team, deliy
cred an address on "The Christian
Athlete" at the Broadway Young
Mems Christian association meeting
Sunday afternoon. He said, In part:
None likes gutter and none likes
| to- be classed as such. Athletics
teach perseverance above all else
Self-control, honesty, fair play and pa
tience are the first requisites for per
manent success in sports.
Perseverance cannot fail tc
strengthen and inculcate these quail
ties for broader fields than the base
Iall diamond"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-18
STREAMS OF IOWA, MINNESOTA,
| WISCONSIN AND KANSAS
CLAIM VICTIMS.
NINE IN TWIN CITIES
Four Iowans Lose Lives, Three Are
Dead in Wisconsin and One in Kan.
sas-Heat Causes Deaths in Chicago
This Mornlns-Mercury at Ninety.
Three There.

Des Mo1nes, July 17.-Charles Burk-
ett and Chas Stevens, sons of we'll to
do farmers near Dallas Center, were
drowned in Cool river Sunday while
bathing. Burkett attempted to rescue
his companion and was pulled under.
Herman Miller of Sioux City was
drowned near Springdale while bathing
in the Floyd river Sunday
John Gray of Smithland was drowned
in the Little Sioux while bathing Sun.
day.
indianapolis Man Victim.
Beloit, Kas., July 17-John Hoke OF
Indianapolis was drowned here Sun
day.
Diver Held by Soft Bottom.
Pewaukee, Wis, July 17.-Wenderlin
Meyers, aged 21, while diving in Lake
Pewaukee, stuck in the soft bottom
and was drowned Sunday.
Two Dead at Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Wis, July 17.-Thomas
McFadden, aged Is, and William
Franz, IA years old, were drowned il
the Menominee river Sunday, while
bathing. McFadden was drawn dowr
Wy JluC uuuSICullSuC dAu lduA IilSN
to rescue him.
Nine Die In Twin Cities.
ST. Paul, July 17.-Nine persons
were drowned and three deaths from
heat occurred in ST. Paul and Mime
apolis in the twenty-four hours endin.
this morning. The drownings were thu
result of accidents while bathing.
Heat Fatal in Chicago.
Chicago, July 17.-With the mercur;
at SO in the shade at noon today, 81.
degrees higher than at the correspond
ling rime yesterday, two deaths fror
}Iheat occurred during the morning
They we're William Dubinski and Joh,
Goggan, employees at the stock yards
1 New Hot Wave in New York.
/ New York, July IL. - A hot wav
which caused many deaths in Me-
York last week and which ended onl
yesterday, returned again toda.
bringing higher temperature tha
ever and renewing the intense suffe
ing.
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the remarkable coolness and braver

the remarkable coolness and bravery
of the crew.: r
THE Takasago.. fresh from the Kure
dockyard, where it had been undergo
ing repairs, steamed straight to the
mouth of the Pechili gulf at the begin
ming of December and on December IL
was ordered to wait for a collier at a
point off Port Arthur.
All Alone When Explosion Came.
THE collier, however, did not put in
an appearance owing to the rough
weather. On the twelfth the sea was
still high and there were still no signs
of the collier. During the day the
cruiser drifted with the waves and
at night cruised slowly at the entrance
of the Pechili gulf. It was not accom-
panied by any other vessel
cat 9 p. m. half of the crew were
allowed to take recess and the men
lay down upon the deck in their uni
forms.
1T was an intensely cold night, with
a gale and snow. At two minutes past
midnight, when at point twenty-five
nautical miles south of Port Arthur
and On the eastern side of the Miaotao
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-18
BOUND OVER.

James Barnes and Edward Hargrave
Must Answer to Federal Court.
From Morday's Daily.
James Barnes and Edward Hargrave
charged with passing counterfeit
twenty-five cent pieces in Appanoose
county had their preliminary hearing
this morning at 10 o'clock before Com
missioner F. M. Hunter and were
bound over to answer to the Creston
federal court They were Unable to
furnish the $1,000 bond and were TAX
en- to Red Oak this afternoon on Bur
lington No. 13 to be placed in Jail al
that place until their trial in August
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-18
TROUBLEE ENDS
PEOPLES UNITED STATES BANKS
RECEIVER DISCHARGED BY
JUDGE.

st. Louis, July 17.-on motion of
the attorneys for the Peoples United
States bank, capitalized at $2,5O0,000,
Judge McElhinney of the county cir.
cult court today dissolved the receiver.
ship for that institution and discharged
Receiver Spencer, appointed by him
several days ago on request Of Secre.
tary of State Swanger.
The judges action is based on the
ground that the secretary failed to
make personal investigation of the
affairs of the bank before asking for
a receiver.
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CONTINUED on Page So
CONTINUED on Page 5.)
FlCH I RATE
NEW JERSEY MEMBERS OF THE
ROYAL ARcANUM OPPOSE
NEW SCHEDULE.

, New York July Representative
of twenty-nine councils of the. Royal
permanent organization with the idea
of opposing the new rate schedule
adopted at Atlantic City by the su.
preme council A resolution was
adopted without dissenting vote, de
manding that the grand council OF
New Jersey petition the supreme
council to reconvene before October L
the date on which the new rates &c
into effect and abandon that schedule
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DIES " HlLE
ON JOURNEY
w. M. M'FARLAND, FORMER SEC
RETARY OF STATE, EXPIRES
SUDDENLY.

st. Paul, July, Nv. M. Mcfarland,
ex-secretary of state of Iowa died sud.
denly of heart disease as he was board
ing private car in the st. Paul Union
depot, just before midnight Saturday.
Mcfarland had been touring the Cana
dian northwest with party of Iowa
business men, and was on his way to
his home at Indianola. Mcfarland was
fifty years of age and leaves wife and
two daughters.
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REWARD FOR CAPTURE.
Members of Church Start Search For
SLAYER of pes Moines Man.

Des Moines, July II. - In order to
offer reward for the murderer of
Fritz Westbrook the victim Of high
wayman, and to secure his assailant,
either dead or alive, through the local
detective department. the congrega-
tion of the Plymouth Congreear
church appointed q committee at it's
morning services Sunday to take up
the advisability Of becoming active in
the chase after the unknown high
wayman. Westbrook was member
of the Congregational church and was
a prominent musician.
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WOULD UNITE BAPTIsTs.

New Baptist World Alliance Has That
Object in View.
London, July 1.-THE Baptist con-
gress at today's session approved the
constitution of the new Baptist world
alliance, the objects being to promote
good fellowship and cooperation
among Baptists of all countries.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-18
ELLEN BEACH YAw APPEARS.

Prima Donna Sings In Grand Opera In
London md Is Cordially Received.
London, July 17.-Ellen Beach Yaw.
the American singer who is now
known as Mile. Elena Elvanna, made
her debut in grand opera at the Wal
dorf theatre here Saturday night, ap.
pearing as Milda ir "Rigolettc." She
scored complete success and was
given 8 warm reception
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-18
BURGLARY AT eEEMAN.

George Hltchcock's Store Is Entered
by Thieves and Cutlery Is Taken.
Waterloo, July 17-(Special Bur.
glars entered George Hitchcocks store
at Beeman last night and stole a
quantity Of cutlery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-18
HOTELBURNED
BUILDING AT WAPELLo CLOSED
FOR REPAIRS, DESTROYED
BY FLAMES.

Muscarlne, July T.-(special)-
Fire early this morning destroyed the
Travelling Mems hotel at Wapello. The
building was closed on account of re-
pairs and no one was injured. The
loss Is $4,000 and the insurance $4,000
The building belonged to Harry o..
Weaver, former chairman Of the re-
publican state committee.