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Show DEATH UK .11 A JDK LUII. Panes Suddi-uly Away From at AttAtk Of Apnphxy at llcrcur funeral fun-eral luiiiurrow. Major (J. H, l:rb, th well known hotel man who lor so many years presided pre-sided over the Walker house lu tbla clly was stiJdenly and unexpectedly stricken down with apoplexy at Mcrcur on Saturday eveulug last, whither he had goue on buslnisi, aud In a few hours ha bad breathed his last, notwithstanding that physicians and (Mends did all lu their power to revive blin. Msrr i.rb was a I'ennaylvaulan by hlrth aud mulB bla advtnt Into mortality mor-tality uu January 0, 1M .. lie entered lba army as a prtvia and fur mcrlturiouH conduct catue out with the rat.k of major. His army life wa an exciting oue aud Included a trying triud uf imprison-tuenl imprison-tuenl at Auueia nvtllc. Wh.n tbo great civil strife we over aud peace proclaimed Major l.ro weal to Illinois and embarked lu tba butel business. From thura be went to Omaha and from Uintlit t Ogdeu where he bad charge uf tha Uulun Pacific railway rating houses. Un tbe first of Jauaary, IS77. Major Krb became tha Intet ot tba Walker House which ha successfully conduct ed for many years. He also least-d tue Townsend House and changed Its name to tba CoullueulaJ and for ft lime praeided over both house. He made considerable unuey but lost II lu uufurtuuato Panlflo coast Investmente au I finally oluntd out his hotel business hero and went In luru to Omaha and ,Ht. Ltiuls, but drifted back loHall Lake a year or ao ago, and last season conducted tba hotel at Hrigbtun, lba famous LcaI summer rneoil uf that name. The uewaof bis dwath was ft great bl w to hi wife end dsuajlilt-r lu tins city aud bis friend Ihroughcut tin-Territory. tin-Territory. The remains or in ua-caaaed ua-caaaed wero brought lu from Meraur ou lat evening's train, aud lb funeral servloeswill ba bell at lb Walker House turn rrow at 11 a.m., undvr the autpltwa of tha U. A. It. Dr, Liter Mil deliver the funeral aenuou aud lulermeot will lake place at Ogdun. |