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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-07
MINISTER FACES
SERIOUS CHARGES

Sioux City, Feb. 5.-The arrest of
Rev. Lyn George J. Kelly, pastor OF
the Methodist Episcopal church at
Winner, S. d., on a charge of sending
obscene matter through the mails,
forestalled action by federal officials in
Sioux City who were investigating
complaints made by Sioux City girls to
whom Rev. Mr.. Kelly had written.
Evidence obtained in Sioux City has
been turned over to federal authorities
in South Dakota, where Rev. Mr.. Kelly
| will fact trial. He was bound over to
the federal grand jury by United
| States Commissioner Ziebach of Win
ner, and is being held under $1,000
bond. His trial will be at Deadwood.
Kelly inserted want ads in news.
papers, posing as an author in need of
an expert stenographer who also would
pose for magazine sketches. The ads
in themselves appeared innocent, fed
eral officers state. To several young
women who applied for positions, Mr..
Kelly is said to have explained the
duties of the proposed employment in
way to offend fastidious girls.
Rev. Mr.. Kelly is native OF London.
He took the pastorate at Winner few
IllOuluS ago. iSVlouSAy AO was LII
Omaha. He was arrested by United
States Marshal w. o. Mcqueen. Fiji
teen letters written by the prisoner to
girls are in the possession of federal
authorities. A lecture tour was plan
ned for next summer by Rev. Mr..
Kelly.
Postal inspectors had been assigned
to trace evidence against Rev. Mr..
Kelly as a result of the Sioux City dis
closures.
One of the admonitions laid upon
girl applicants by Rev. Mr.. Kelly in his
letters was to keep strict secrecy. The
work Of an author required it, he said.
In the want ads published in Sioux
City he laid stress on the necessity Of
good education for applicants. A lik-
ing for literary and artistic work was
also a requisite. The applicants must
expect to pose as artists model and
"for the requirements" of a problem
novel which was to be published in the
east.
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A happy event of seventy years ago
will be observed Sunday in Fremont
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. @.
White, for on February 8, 1914 John
Quincy White and Elvira Elizabeth
Huff were married. The beginning of
their happy welded state was in the
Hoosier state. Five years later they
came to Iowa.
Coming to the Hawkeye state the
sturdy young pioneer couple settled on
a farm mile east of Fremont in Ma
haska county and have lived there and
in Fremont continuously ever since. In
April they will have rounded out sixty
five years residence in the state and in
the same community.
John Quincy White was born in
Dearborn county, Ind, July "a, 1924.
He moved with his parents to Shelby
county, Ind, in 1928 and there grew to
manhood. After his marriage to
Elvira Elizabeth Huff near Boggstown,
Ind, in 1914 the couple resided there
until April, 1S49 when they came to
Iowa.
Mr.. White operated the second gen.
eral store and was the second post
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KEOSAUQUA.

A delightful evening was enjoyed on
Friday by the families and guests OF
the Knights of Ell Chanon Command
cry at their hall in Keosauqua. About
sixty were present, the state of the
roads making it impossible for some
to come from Milton and other places.
Those attending from out Of town were
Senator and Mrs. J. H. Taylor and Mr..
and Mrs Fred Kick of Pennington.
Jerry Morrow and Mr. and Mrs. Boyer
of Douds.
WorrelPs orchestra of Ottumwa add
ed to the pleasant occasion by their
music all through the evening. The
orchestra consists of Mr.. and Mrs. B.
O. Worell and their three young daugh-
tiers. At 10 o'clock a most excellent
five course banquet was served at
tables decorated with red and black
crosses and red carnations at each
plate. Mrs. Hanna of the Hotel Man
ming had charge of the serving.
The Congregational and Methodist
churches worshipped together on Sun
day last, Rev. c. E. Perkins preaching
at his own church in the morning and
at the Methodist church in the even
ing Mr.. Perkins kindly consented to
this plan to give Rev. J. c. Behrens a
little longer time to recover from the
operation he had undergone in the
Methodist hopsital at Des Moines. A
large audience listened to the two
helpful sermons.
School in the grades reopened Mon
day morning after ten days vacation,
because of scarlet fever. There are
no new cases. Miss Dot Brown of
room No. 2 who has been very i'll 10
not yet able to take up her work and
Mrs. Mary Day Miller supplies her
place.
Sheriff Fellows went to Anamosa
Monday with Roy Drew to serve q
three years term in that reformatory.
Roy showed repentant disposition,
and said he was going to turn about
and face the right way. Curt Cocherell
who had the same sentence is out on
bond pending the appeal of his case
to the supreme court.
Miss Bertha Walker returned to her
school in Henry township Monday af-
ter an illness which kept her at home
nearly month.
The Calendar club of the Christian
church were entertained Tuesday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. Jay Eel
lows.
A mask social was enjoyed by
large crowd at the I. o. O. F. hall Mon
day evening. Social was given by the
Daughters of Rebkah.
Miss Irene Smith returned from
Bonaparte Monday evening where she
had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Will
Boyle.
Geo. Macarthur has been confined to
his home with the grip the past three
weeks.
Simon Siegle suffered slight stroke
of paralysis few days ago. He is
improving.
Mrs. VIM. Rinebarger is visiting her
son Harvey at Red Oak.
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WHITE

master in Fremont. The firm name
/ was j. Q. White & Co.
Elvira Huff White was born in Shell
by county, Ind, July Is, 1928 and has
weathered the storms of many years
by the side of her venerable husband
The pictures of the grand old couple
were taken at their home in Fremont
and shows the sturdiness of the stock
that has so ably withstood the trials
entering a life that spans four score
years. The aged groom expects to
pass his ninetieth milestone July "a,
and nine days previous his esteemed
wife will be eighty-six years of age.
Few are better known and none more
respected than this venerable pair in
the vicinity of Fremont
Mr.. and Mrs. White are the parents
Of eight children, all of whom are
living They are: Harry White of
Missouri; Webb White, Fairfield: Mrs.
Eva Wells, Oskaloosa; Mrs. Florence
Eastman, Mrs. G. L. PHILIPPE, and Mrs.
Rhoda McClain, Fremont: Mrs.
Wrockey and Mrs. Stella Watts, He'd
rick. E. w. PHILIPPE of this city is a
grandson Of this venerable couple.
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NAZARENES HOLD
REVIVAL AT ELDON

Eldon, Feb. 6-The Nazarene church,
new organization here has been
holding revival meetings for several
weeks in a business room on KID
avenue. Revs. Ferguson, Younts and
Clark are with them, and the meetings
will continue right along. Powerful
sermons are being delivered every ev-
ening and prayer meetings every after
noon at 2 o'clock. They claim sixty
one conversions in this city.
The next thing needed by them is a
church building and man has agreed
to build them one up to sum of $4,000
and let them pay for it by the month at
~ per cent interest.
The Methodist church had some flf-
teen new members last Sunday even
ing, from a two weeks revival Eldon
has taken on the revival spirit and she
can boast of being one of the cleanest
cities in Iowa.
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Iowa State News.
FILE THREE SUITS
TOTALING $4,000

Des Moines, FEB. 6.-Three suits for
damages have been brought against the
Standard Distributing Co. Of New York,
agents for the Friedman cure in the
district court at Des Moines. DR.. l.. V.
Porter of ColfaX asked $4,000 damages,
and suits for SO each were brought by
Mary Starkey of Perry, and George
Carmichael Of Cedar Rapids. S. Eikan
and M. Eisner of New York and w. B.
Starkey of Des Moines, are named as
defendants. The plaintiffs allege that
the representatives of the Standard
Distributing Agency conspired to cheat
them by selling them stock in the con-
Germ. They claim that the agents for
the Friedman remedy represented that
there was widespread demand in Iowa
and made other alleged misrepresenta-
tons, that they bought stock in the
concern and that the Iowa company
never was organized.
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SOME FAIR DATES
FOR 1914 SELECTED

Des Moines, Feb. 6.-Thirty-two
counties in the state have selected
dates for their 1914 fairs, according to
information received by A. r. Corey,
secretary of the state fair. In all
there are ninety-seyen county fairs
held in Iowa each year. Eighteen
counties hold two fairs each, while
Clayton and Iowa counties each hold
three.
Following is list of the dates which
have been filed with Mr.. Corey:
August 1914, Anamosa, Anamosa
Fair association; Aug. 11-13, Wilton,
Wilton Fair association Aug. lib,
Victor, Victor District association;
Aug. lila, Sac City, Sac County Agri-
cultural society; Aug. 1918, Mt. Pleas
ant, Henry County association; Aug.
1921, Alta, Buena Vista County asso-
citation; Aug. 1921 Indianola, Warren
County Fair association; Aug. 21-24,
Newton, Jasper County Agricultural
association; Aug. 24-27, West Liberty,
Union District Agricultural associa-
ton; Aug. 24-28, West Union, Fayette
County Agricultural association; Aug
1927, Malcolm, Poweshiek County Agri-
cultural association; Aug. 1928, Hamp-
ton, Franklin County Agricultural as
ISOLATION; Aug. 81 to Sept. 4, Central
City, Wapsie Valley Fair association;
Sept. IA, Elkader, Elkader Fair and
Track association; Sept. IA, Iowa City,
Johnson County Agricultural associa-
ton; Sept I'll, Waverly, Bremen
County Fair association; Sept 40,
National Clayton County association;
Sept $40. Pella, Lake Prairie District
Agricultural association; Sept. S-11,
Manson, Calhoun County Fair associa-
ton; Sept. S-11, Algona. Kossuth
County association; Sept. S-11, Forest
City, Winnebago County Park and
Fair association; Sept S-11, Eldora,
Hardin County Agricultural associa-
tion Sept. S-11, Bloomfield, Davis
County Agricultural association; Sept.
Sill, Grinnell, Poweshiek County Cen
trail Agricultural association; Sept. g.
II, Dewitt, Clinton County Agriculture
al association: Sept. 14-17, New Shar-
on, New Sharon District Agricultural
association Sept. 14-18. Marshalltown,
Marshall County Fair association;
Sept. 1918, Allison, Butler County Ag-
ricultural association; Sept. 1918, Mil
ton, Milton District Agricultural as
sociation; September 1925, Rhodes,
Eden District Agricultural association;
21-26, Sioux City, Interstate
Fair association August 26 to Septem-
Der 3, state fair, Des Moines.
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LEE VS.. HILL CASE
NEARING CLOSE

Abba, Feb. Elm the district court
the case of ]. l.. Lee vs. Irwin Hill was
finished yesterday except making the
arguments which will be made at
later date. Attorney John T. Clarkson
had to go to Des Moines where he has
a case in court, and court adjourned as
Attorney Pearlie Rinter of Centervllle,
was not here. He is also one OF the
attorneys in the Robt. Gorsuch VS.. N.
w. Brown case which was the next
one on the docket.
Dora Bracket has been granted d.
yorce from Geo. w. Bracket.
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DOUDS-L

Curtis Channel of Batavia, is visit
ing his parents at Leando.
Miss Caroline Boyer of Keosauqua
is visiting relatives here this week.
Frank Phillips of Ottumwa is visit
ing relatives for few days.
G. c.. Rambo and son Rex of Keo
sauqua attended the sale of T. o
Grimsley last Wednesday.
w. G. Channel and son Curtis haC
business in Keosauqua Friday.
Mrs. Roy Beatty and son Howard
of Keosauqua, visited over Sunday al
the A. L. Doud home.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Thomas Of
Britt, returned home Monday after
visiting at the home of w. D. Thomas
Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller of Ottum
wa visited their daughter Mrs. James
Ferguson of Leando.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Thomas were
shoppers in Ottumwa Monday.
About fifty friends and relatives
gathered at the home of T. O. Grim
sley last Thursday evening. The ev
ening was spent in games and differ
ent amusements. Mr.. and Mrs. Grims
ley will leave April for there new
home in Montana.
The bazaar given by the w. F. M
society Saturday evening was quite {
success. The ladies of that society
realized a generous increase in theil
treasury. l-
Miss Lydia Canny of Eldon visitet
at the home Of her sister, Mrs. Et
Brown. -..
Mrs. James Ferguson and her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller of OF
tumwa visited relatives in Keosauqus
Monday
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STATE CONTINUES
STANLEY HEARING

Cleveland, O., Feb. 6.-When Nor
man Stanley of Wheeling. w. Va, was
arraigned in court here today for the
murder of Robert e. Mercer of Pitts
burgh, the prosecution asked for and
obtained a continuance to Feb. 9.
Stanley arrived here last night from
Wheeling. w. Va, where he was ar
rested. Mercer, employed as a time
keeper on construction work on the
new city hall here, was murdered
December 81 His body was found
buried under the city hall Wednesday
Stanley was a night Waterman on the
work at the time of the murder.
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|OWAN WALKS 1900
MILES OVER SNOW
FORMER SIOUX CITY MAN GETS
HOMESiCk AND TRAVELS
ALONE THROUGH NORTH.

Sioux City. Feb 6.-Homesicknes'
impelled Edward e. Osborn a fur trad
er in the Klondike region, to tramp
1900 miles across snow covered Brit
ish Columbia to Edmonton, Can where
he boarded a train for his home II
Sioux City.
Osborn is visiting with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. G. r. Osborn, l40S IWeh
ty.fifth street. He believes he Will re-
cover from the melancholia one suffers
in the north, in three weeks, When ne
expects to return to his little store III
Robinson, near the arctic circle.
It is said that no obstacles stand IN
the path of a man who is suffering
with homesickness. Osborn found none
in his long walk, which was filled win
suffering, privation and narrow es.
canes from death. He was determined
to risk his life and limb in reaching
Sioux City to see his parents. And ne
won out.
Osborn ras a cause for being home
sick. He had been in the north coun-
try for seven years and had not heard
from father or mother. He did not
know whether they were alive or dead.
In6n ne OcClUcu W uAASA Soo oAA AAS~~
in order to return to the states.
On his trip across Alaska, accom-
panied by two Indian guides, who could
not understand his language very we'll
and dogs and sledges, Osborn and his
party narrowly escaped being killed by
q pack of wolves that attacked them.
BY throwing couple of dogs to the
band Of bowling animals. Osborn ana
his companions succeeded in reaching
haven of safety, an old house that
had been abandoned by some miner In
his search for gold. Another time the
party narrowly escaped being crush
ed In a snowslide.
The hike was made at poor season
of the year, but this did not daunt o.
born. Barred trails and impossible
snow were encountered in the long
journey, but the party trudged deter
minedly onward to Edmonton, where
Osborn caught train for home.
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GAME WARDEN OUT
TOLEASE PRESERVE

McGregor. Feb. &c. c. Hinshaw,
Iowa fish and game warden and w. b.
Albert, superintendent of the MISSISSIPPI
pi river division, have been in McGreg-
or looking into the matter of leasing
a tract of land for a game preserve.
Mr.. Hinshaw is endeavoring to secure
five year leases on from 1000 to 5000
acres in each county on which to place
game birds Such lease will not in
terfere with the owners use OF the
land, but merely allows the state to
use it for game purposes, the owner
agreeing to prohibit hunting on the
land and to refrain from killing any
thing himself except "crows, hawks,
rabbits, squirrels and other vermin.'
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CENTRAL LUMBERMEN
TO MEET FEBRUARY "a

Des Moines, Feb. 6.-The nineteenth
annual convention of the Central Iowa
Retail ILumbermen's association, will
be held in Des Moines on Tuesday
Feb. a. The association comprises
eighteen counties in central Iowa
Headquarters will be established at
the Slavery hotel. What is known as
the "HooHoo Concentration" be
held at the Slavery on Monday evening
preceding the convention. The pres
ent officers of the association are: G.
D. Rose, Dubuque. president; J. P Jep-
son, Cedar Falls, vice president; Steph-
en- Brown, Waterloo, treasurer; O. T.
Barry, Cedar Rapids, secretary.
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MRS. DANIEL ROGERS DEAD.

Perry, Feb. G.-Word has been re-
ceiyed here of the death of Mrs. Daniel
F. Rogers, who for forty-four years
was one of the most prominent women
of Dallas county, who lived formerly
at Minburn. Two years ago she re-
moved to Long Beach. Cal, where her
four sons, all Of them physicians. are
living. She was the mother OF Julla
Ellen Rogers, an author ana "loely
known lecturer.
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

Des Moines, Feb. 5.-The following
articles Of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary Of state.
Hlbernian hall of Davenport, capital
stock $4,000. Incorporators, F. H. Hal
ligan, Fred B. Sharon, w. J. Gordon,
A. e. Walsh, M. " Powers, T. J. Glynn,
and G.. D. Martin.
Western Construction Co., Iowa City,
capital $4,000; business general con-
tracing and engineering; Incorporate
ors, F. R. Hoar, president; A. w. Hix-
son and Fred G. Young.
Curtis, Towle & Paine company Clin-
ton, renewed incorporation for period
of twenty years.
Interstate Material company, Daven-
port; amended articles placing capital
at $4,000. .H..
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HOOKING MINE IS
DEEPEST IN STATE

Des Moines, Feb. 6.-L. E. Stamm
secretary to the Iowa Mine Inspectors
says: THE depth at which coal can be
protitably mined has not yet entered
into consideration in Iowa. The deepest
mine in the state, mine No. Of the
Hooking Coal Co., near Abba, is only
315 feet deep. Coal does not occur in
any part Of the state which lies at too
great a depth to be profitably mined if
other conditions are favorable"
One of the old mines at Cleveland
Lucas county, was worked by a shaft
which penetrated the vein at depth of
800 feet.
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NEW YORK WOMEN
PLANNING TALKFEST

New York, Feb. 6.-The Woman's
Political union is preparing to cele-
brate the birthday of Lincoln with a
twelve hour talkfest for suffrage. Ev-
cry part of the city will be visited by
sneakers and every member of the
union who can speak will be utilized
for the occasion.
The central meeting will be in Union
Square, where Mrs. Harriet Stanton
Batch will make the first speech at
noon precisely. Other speakers will
follow until midnight. AS fast as they
finish. automobiles will whirl them to
other points.
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AL MOORE WOULD TRY
FOR SEAT IN COUNCIL

Des Moines, Feb. al Moore,
former newspaper man, is the first
candidate in the race for city council
to file his nomination papers with
City Clerk Horace Susong. He ap-
peared at the city hall late yesterday
afternoon and officially tossed his that
in the ring"
Mr. Moore is we'll known in Ottum-
wa by the older citizens, having re-
sided here many years ago. He was
at that time employed in the train
service of the Burlington road and a
friend of the late 7. ]. Potter of rail
road fame Mr.. Moore contributed an
interesting story about the old timers
among the railroaders in the big ami
versary number Of The Courier in
August, 1912.
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GOVERNMENT AFTER
SERUM DISPENSERS

Davenport, Feb. 6.-F. A. 1mler
government inspector in the bureau OF
animal industry, department Of agri
culture is today searching Scott coun
ty for evidence against manufacturers
of serum for treatment of hog cholera
who violated the federal law prohibit
ing the sale of serum without license
Prosecutions will likely result from
the investigation, as there is no doubt
as to violations.
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SHIP FIVE HUNDRED
CARS IN ONE DAY

Des MONIES, Feb. 6.-Nearly half
thousand cars loads of live stock
went through Iowa over the Rock
Island lines the first of the week for
Chicago according to the report OF
Secretary Watson of the general oper,
ating Offices. February and March will
be the big shipping months Of the year
for live stock. The Ats cars which
went through this week represent
farms throughout Iowa and Dakotas-
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BUYS $50 ACRES FOR 100000.

Marshalltown, Feb 6.-What prob
ably will prove to be the largest realty
transaction of the season locally was
consummated Thursday when T. $.
Cartwright sold his $50 acre farm near
Luray for 100000 to real estate firm.
They intend to divide the acreage into
smaller farms. The farm is well i'm
proved and is adapted to stock raising
and dairy purposes. Three complete
sets of buildings and several tenant
houses are situated on the place
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SIGOURNEY'S NEW
SCHOOL FINISHED

Sigourney, Feb. 6-Contractor OliVer
H. Dunlap who built the new north
ward school house, on Monday turned
the keys to the building over to the
board and on Tuesday the building was
occupied by the school. The building
Is one story, modern and up to date
school house. The building is con-
structed of a red colored brick with
asbestos roof and the finishing in the
interior is of the best hard wood.
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TAKES TWENTY HEAD
OF CATTLE SOUTH

Birmingham, Feb. 6.-John wilson
left Thursday for Macon. Miss. where
he has purchased 23O acres Of land near
that place. AS he will continue in the
dairy business he takes with him
about twenty head of his Jersey herd OF
cattle. taking two cars to care for his
stock and other goods. He is very en-
thusiastic over the advantages IN Mis-
siSsippi.
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IS SIXTH GOLDEN
WEDDING IN FAMII. Y

Fairfield, Feb. 5-Mr. and Mrs. Perry
King were recently invited y attend
the fiftieth wedding anniversary of
Mr.. Kings youngest sister, held at her
home in Marion, Indiana.
This was the sixth golden wedding
to be celebrated in the King family of
brothers and sisters, and although Mr..
and Mrs. King wished very much to at.
tend the celebration, it was impossible
for them at this time to do so.
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TALBOT FUNERAL
AT BROOKLYN

sigourney, Feb. 6.-Judge Henry
Silwold adjourned court in order to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. John F. Tai
bolt at Brooklyn. Mrs. Talbot was
the wife of Judge Talbot of this Judlc-
1al district and it was out OF respect
of his colleague on the bench that the
Judge adjourned court until next Mon
daY
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SELLS PERRY HOTEL.

Perry, Feb. 6.-The Hotel Pattee.
Perrys new hostelry which was open
ed last year. has been sold by H. M.
and w. H. Pattee to C. e. and w. F.
Bosserman of Madrid, wholesale deal
ers. They bought it as an Investment.
The consideration was $131,700.
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SIX DIE IN EXPLOSION.

Lexington. KY, Feb. 6.-Word was
received here today from Urban, KY
that six men had lost their lives when
boilers in saw mill at that place ex
ploded. The dead are four brothers
Thomas, Lincoln, John and Robert
Hayer. all of Urban, and Robert Lamp
ton and Frank Pennington, also of that
vicinity. All were employed at the
saw mill