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Show 00 BEN B. WELLS DIES IN TBEJOSPITAl Benjamin B Wolls who succumbed to an attack of pneumonia yesterday afternoon at tho Deo hospital, aged seventy-three, was a resident of Ogj den for over fifteen" years and for several years past has been the proprietor pro-prietor of a small confectionory storo at 2-JGO Grant avenue W. A. Tnylor, proprietor of a cigar store at 213G Grant avenue. stnt03 that not long before Mr. Wells' death, he had quite a long conversation with him and learned some of his history It seems that Wells, when a mere hoy, ran away from his honii in Massachusetts and came west. This was over fifty years ago and since then has never boon back nor has h communicated with any members of his family with the exception of one niece now lhing In Newborryport, Massachusetts. A reply to a telegram sent to thi3 niece when Wells was firBt taken to the hospital directed that good care be taken of the old man. but no reply has been received to tho second telegram tele-gram sent last evening. It is said that a brother, who died about a yar ago in Illinois, wnp wealthy and that the dead man has numerous well-to-do relatives in New-berryport New-berryport Pending further directions from theso eastern relathcs, the body Is being held at the Klrkendall undertaking under-taking establishment |