There will be a decided change in the senate this winter in the legislation in Wapello county politics. The new senator is a staunch democrat, elected after a hard fight in that county last fall. Senator W. A. McIntire is a pioneer citizen of Ottumwa and vicinity, born in Wapello county, April 11, 1849, and has always lived there, and has been identified with all that goes to help his district. He was married March 26, 1874, to Miss Clara M. Goldberry. They have no children. Senator and Mrs. McIntire are members of the Congregational church. He is identified with the Knights of Pythias and Modern Woodmen lodges. He was born and reared on the farm, and engaged in farming till he was thirty years old, when he engaged in business in Ottumwa. He is now in the hardware business in that city. He received an excellent common school education with the addition of two years in the Agricultural college at Ames, in 1870 and 1871. That Senator McIntire is qualified to ably represent his constituents in the senate, as evidenced by their confidence in him, having kept him in the office of county superintendent of schools for ten years. This position he filled to the satisfaction of all, and with great credit to himself. He is at present a member of the Ottumwa school board. He has friends and he has ability. He has always been a close student, not alone of books, but of men and affairs, and by that has been enabled to keep abreast of the times, and the best thoughts in matters relating to the general welfare of his district. By reason of this he is a wise choice of the democrats of Wapello. His victory was all the more complete in that the entire republican ticket in the county was elected, Senator McIntire winning for the democrats by a majority of thirty-seven.

There will be a decided change in the senate this winter in the legislation in Wapello county politics. The new senator is a staunch democrat, elected after a hard fight in that county last fall. Senator W. A. McIntire is a pioneer citizen of Ottumwa and vicinity, born in Wapello county, April 11, 1849, and has always lived there, and has been identified with all that goes to help his district. He was married March 26, 1874, to Miss Clara M. Goldberry. They have no children. Senator and Mrs. McIntire are members of the Congregational church. He is identified with the Knights of Pythias and Modern Woodmen lodges. He was born and reared on the farm, and engaged in farming till he was thirty years old, when he engaged in business in Ottumwa. He is now in the hardware business in that city. He received an excellent common school education with the addition of two years in the Agricultural college at Ames, in 1870 and 1871. That Senator McIntire is qualified to ably represent his constituents in the senate, as evidenced by their confidence in him, having kept him in the office of county superintendent of schools for ten years. This position he filled to the satisfaction of all, and with great credit to himself. He is at present a member of the Ottumwa school board. He has friends and he has ability. He has always been a close student, not alone of books, but of men and affairs, and by that has been enabled to keep abreast of the times, and the best thoughts in matters relating to the general welfare of his district. By reason of this he is a wise choice of the democrats of Wapello. His victory was all the more complete in that the entire republican ticket in the county was elected, Senator McIntire winning for the democrats by a majority of thirty-seven.