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A POPULAR COUPLE Rev. Theo. Wilken Performed the Impressive Ceremony —Breakfast The St. Marys church was the scene o f a wedding Wednesday morning when the lives of Miss Gertrude Radamacker and Mr. Thomas Ehinger wcre joined by the holy bonds of wedlock. Amid the sweet strains of “Manola" from Lceocq’s opera the bridal . party entered the spacious church at 7-30 o'clock and the impressive ceremony immediately ensued consisting of the ring service and the usual beaui tiful ritual. Miss Tena Radamacker aunt of the bride, presided at the organ. The bridesmaids and gromsmen, who were Misse Mae Radamacker and Edna Ehinger. sisters of the bride and groom, and the Messrs. Charles Lose and Herbert Bremerkamp, preceded the party to the altar, the bride and | groom following closely, and were met »- the Rev. Theodore Wilken, and Leo Ehinger. the latter being the ring bearer. The solemnity of the occasion together with the most impressive manner in which Rev Wilken performed the ceremony, added great!’I to the appropriateness of the event. The choir, of which the bride has been a member, rendered beautiful | selections and Mrs. Louis Holthouse cleverly executed “Ave Maria." The innumerable friends and relatives of the bride and groom well filled the spacious church, ushered by Messrs. Joe Lose and Herbert Ehinger to their respect*'’ 6 places. The bride was very pretty, gowned in abeautiful dress of sheer white mull styled in princess, elaborately decorated in tucks and Valenciennes' insertion. White satin slippers, white lace hat and white gloves added to the beauty of her costume and during the service she carried a white prayer book. The groom was attired in thereonventional black and appeared at his best. These young people are held in the very highest esteem of all with whom they have bcome acquainted. The bride is accomplished in many ways and she has the well wishes of a multitude of friends. The groom, who holds a lucrative position in the office of F. M. Scbirmeyer, also serves as city clerk of Decatur, is a youns man possessed of business qualities that mean success for him. He is honest and trustworthy In every respect and all Decatur join in wishing for him and his bride all the success the future can hold. Following the wedding the bridal party was conveyed to the home of the bride where a sumptuous wedding breakfast was served to the families and a few friends of the contracting parties. The home presented a magnificent appearance in its beautiful decorations, streamers of crepe paper were artistically arranged so as to connect in the center of the room. The breakfast was served in three courses, the four grandmothers of the newly wedded couple, Mesdames Ehinger, Bremerkamp and Radamacker of this city and Grandmother Miller, of Bluffton, the fathers and mothers of the contracting parties and the bride and groom being seated at the bridal table, while the remaining Wests were seated throughout the various rooms. ■ o HUGH DAUGHERTY IS HONORED Chosen to important Place on DePauw Affairs. A president of DePauw university >ill be elected at a meeting of the trustees in Indianapolis next DecernJ ber, th e new man to take the place of Dr. Edwin Holt Hughes recently elect- ** a bishop by the Methodist General ; Terence in Baltimore, and who has b«en assigned to San Francisco The i and place of the meeting was ®ad e known following the semi-an-Wal meeting of the trustees Monday a* Greencastle. At the meeting Presdent Hughes presented his resignat,?n. but it was declined until his ’accessor can be named, and he will re ®ain in charge. It was decided to appoint a canvassing committee, with n sh Daugherty, of Indianapolis, as 8 airma D, which shall report on a foy the presidency as soon ’ possible. There are a dozen on ’committee with Mr. Daugaterty, Rev. C. U Wade. At the al lng Monday Mr. Daughterly was . elect ed president of the board of ■ "’’tees of DePauw. . >'

HON. JOHN A. N. ADAIR RE NOMINATED

Ringing Addresses by Hon. Thos. R. Marshall, Stokes Jackson and Others THE ORGANIZATION Adams County Men Honor-ed-Judge Sturgis as Permanent Chairman Union Cfty, Ind., June 10. Convention Hall.—(Special to Dally Democrat)—Midst the applause from hundreds of enthusiastic and sincere admirers, th e Hon. John A. M. Adair was this afternoon nominated by the Democrats of the Eighth congressional district to succeed himself In congress. It was the first event of the kind ever held in this city, and Union City extended the hand of welcome in a most hospitable manner. Every county in the district was represented by a delgation of from 100 to 300, and though there was not the least opposition to Mr. Adair, the meetings were marked for thei r spirit and enthusiasm. The convention was held at the opera house, which proved much too small to admit the big crowd and overflow meetings wer e necessary. Many prominent men from all over the state, including Thomas R. Marshall, democratic nominee for governor, Walter J. Lotz, candidate for attorney general. Stokes Jackson, state chairman, and others, were here and addressed the boys. The preliminary meeting was held at 11 o’clock this morning, when Judge James D. Ermston, of Anderson, was made temporary chairman, and Dale Crittenberger, also of Anderson. temporary chairman. The appointment of committees resulted as follows: From Adams county —Committee on resolutions, A. B. Bailey; organization, Henry B. Heller; credentials, C. O. France. Wells county —resolutions. Frank Dailey; organization, E. M. Ranier; credentials, J. C. Smith Delaware county —Resolutions, W. R. Lindsey; organization, W. H. Knapp; credentials. Bryan Moffett Madison county—Resolutions, W. A. Dehority; organization, Daniel Boland. Randolph county—Resolution, A. D. Johnson; organization, Fred Stock; credentials, J. Thomas. Jay county —Resolutions, R. H. Hartford; organization, C. E. Coder; credentials, D. Cromas. The convention proper convened at 1:30 this afternoon, Judge Charles 2 Sturgis, of Bluffton, being chosen as permanent chairman and Dale J. Crittenberger as secretary. Mr. Adair wag placed in nomination by Hon. Richard H. Hartford, of Portland, and the nomination was seconded by Senator John W. Tyndall, of Decatur, for Adams county. With a cheer that could be beard for blocks Mr. Adair was chosen by acclamation. There were cries of “Adair,” “Adair,” from all parts of the hall and he responded with an able, appropriate speech, sounding the keynote of his campaign. He was followed by Hon. Thomas R. Marshall, who enthused the delegates and others present with his oratory. It is certainly a wonderful convention. The committee on resolutions reported the following which was unanimously adopted by the convention: The Democracy of the Eighth district of Indiana, in delegate convention assembled, do hereby resolve and declare : First, That we wish to express to the people of beautiful and progressive Union City, of every political faith,, our grateful l Appreciation of the kindly spirit in which they have received and welcomed us, and of their generous hospitality, and we assure them that their kindness and cordiality have contributed much to the pleasure of this convention and will ever be recalled and cherished by us in grateful remembrance. Second, That w e endorse the official acts of our congressman, the Hon. J. A. M. Adair, who, by his distinguished services as a representative of all of the people of this district, and by his able and effective advocacy and support of good and wholesome legislation in the Interest of the common

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HON. J. A. M. ADAIR Renominated flor Congress Today by one of the most enthusiastic conventions ever held in the Eighth District.

people, and his steadfast opposition to all legislation inimical to their cause, has won for himself, and has attacted the attention of the entire country to our district; and we recall with pleasure and pardonable pride the fact that, in all his official acts, he has been on the side of the common people, and against special interests. j. We especially commend him for his independence in congress in conscientiously supporting all measures that, his judgment seemed for the best interests of the people of this district and of the country at large, unactuated by selfish motives, uninfluenced by partisanship, and regardless of whether those measures were proposed by democrats or by republicans. He has earned the confidence and support of the farmers of the district by assisting in securing better appropriations for the agricultural department, thereby furthering the interests of the farmers throughout the country. He has won the esteem and confidence, and earned the gratitude and loyal support of the soldiers of the civil war by espousing more liberal legislation in their behalf. He has,

♦+♦♦*♦♦+♦♦♦+♦♦++*♦♦♦♦++++++++♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ + A FEW ADAIR POINTS. ♦ ♦ * ♦ Will not ask, accept or receive from any corporation, campaign ♦ + committee or individual a single dollar with which to bribe a voter. ♦ ♦ Shall go before the people with a plain, honest statement of what ♦ ♦ I have done in the past and what I hope to do in the future. ♦ ♦ Only missed two roll calls during the entire session. If you look ♦ ♦ up the record of every man who served in congress from the earll- ♦ ♦ est history of the government, I doubt if you will find another such ♦ ♦ record for attendance. ♦ ♦ Stood with 166 republicans because J believed it would be a ♦ ♦ tremendous burden upon the people In times of peace to contract ♦ ♦ for four battleships costing forty millions of dollars. ♦ ♦ Had the distinction of casting the first vote for the Employers’ ♦ ♦ Liability bill. ♦ ♦ Introduced a bill to increase the pensions of private soldiers, ♦ ♦ which bill was endorsed by 2,000 grand army posts, and I have ♦ ♦ enough votes pledged to pass it during next session of congress. + + More pensions and increases have been granted by the bureau + ♦ since my term of office began than had been granted in eight years ♦ + previous, and soldiers and their widows are drawing SIOO,OOO an- + ♦ nually more than they were drawing before my term commenced. * ♦ My committee appointments the first session were equal to + « those of my predecessor, after eight years of service. ♦ + Succeeded in getting thirteen bills passed by the house and ♦ ♦ senate, and signed by the president. The average to each member ♦ + was six. * + Introduced a bill to repeal the duty on lumber, which, if enacted * ♦ into law, would save the people of this district over SIOO,OOO in one ♦ ♦ year. The bill is still pending in the committee and I will never ♦ + rest until it is enacted into law. ♦ + Want the same laws for every man, both rich and poor. If the + ♦ millionaire violates the law, ptlnish him the same as you do the man ♦ ♦ without property. Compel every man, no matter whether he lives ♦ ♦ in a cabin or a brown stone front, to obey the commandmant “Thou ♦ ♦ shalt not steal.” ♦

by effective and persistent effort, secured the allowance of hundreds of claims before the bureau of pensions. Since his term of office began, more than two thousand soldiers and soldiers’ widows have secured pensions and increase of pensions, and the soldiers and soldiers' widows of this district are now receiving over $160,000 annually in pensions than they were before he entered congress. His speeches in congress were reproduced in all of the metropolitan papers of the country, and were made the subject of lengthy and most favorable editorial comment in all papers not controlled by special interest. Every promise that he made to the people in the last campaign, he has faithfully kept. He has been true to his trust. We are justly proud of him as our congressman, as we share In the honor anil renown his achievements and fidelity to duty have won. For what he is, for what he has accomplished, and for what he can do w e commend him to all the people of this district for reelection to the high position which he has graced and made more honorable by his splendid ability, his ster-

ling Integrity, and his fidelity to duty j "Sb rd. We endorse th e Democratic State Platform, and the Democratic i state ticket, jand we also endorse i the Honorable William Jennings Bryan for president. — o— — HE FILED A CHARGE Os Larceny Against John Woodward—Was Released this Morning William Whitcomb, of north Second street, created a sensation Tuesday night at midnight by calling Marshal Fred Bohnke and Mayor C. O. France from their peaceful slumbers and filing an affidavit against John Woodward, an employe of the Decatur Lumber company, charging larceny. After arousing th e officers, Whitcomb informed them that Woodward, who was boarding at his house, had stolen picture frame moulding and paint from the Decatur Lumber company and that he (Whitcomb) had the goods which would verify his allegation. Mayor France issued an affidavit for the arrest of Woodward, and Bohnke made the arrest, landing him in jail shortly after midnight. Whitcomb was notified to appear before Mayor France this morning, but when the specified hour approached he was not there, and Woodward was released at once. It has , developed since Woodward’s incarceration that nothing was stolen from the Decatur Lumber company nothwithstanding the fact that Whitcomb showed the paint and moulding which he thought was stolen property and which he found at his home, where Woodward has been boarding for some time. Thos e who know of the case state that it was mere spite work on the part of Whitcomb.

UNUSUAL INTEREST >- 1 [ Will Act Upon Mercer Avenue Pavement —Also Order Sidewalks Built a 3 ? We have been authoritatively ini formed that the meting of the city t council to be held next Tuesday ev--3 ening will be of unusual interest, iu r which issues of importance will cct cupy the attention of the city dads, t An action will be taken in regard I to the construction of Mercer avenue - and it will in all probability be defin--1 >tely decided upon. The property • owners who hav e been notified to con- • struct cement sidewalks at their properties will be given a final notice after Tuesday’s meting to construct same at once, and if they do not construct them at once, the city will have the work done at thei r expense. The sidewalks to be constructed on the following streets: Oak street, Elm street, Monroe street, Madison street, Winchester street, Fifteenth street. Fourteenth street, Grant street and the Chicago and Erie sidewalk. —o COMMENCEMENT TOMORROW. 1 No Admission Fee—Everybody is ( I nvited. , “ 1 Everything is in readiness for the ( second annual commencement to be { held at the Lehman grove, Berne, to- 5 morrow, beginning at 9:45 a m. Quite a number from this city will attend, leaving here on the 7:14 on the G. R. & I. and returning on the afternoon train. The event promises to be very f interesting and the public is invited to attend. No admission foe will be charged. The program follows: Music Temple Quartet I Invocation Rev. Frank Hartman J Music Temple Quartet i Class Address.... Rev. E. L. Brown 1 Music Temple Quartet a Presentation of Diplomas s Prof. L. M. Sniff J Music Temple Quartet c Song “America”—By Audience .... c Led by Temple Quartet a The music will be furnished by the a Berne orchestra and the Temple quar- v tet of Huntington. e

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY

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WEIGHS 3SO POUNDS Will Jump from Top of Delaware Hotel at Muncie into Net - Tom Burke, the Kokomo drummer, i well known here, has at last accepted I the invitation of Fire Chief John I Casey, to hurl his anatomy of 380 pounds from the fifth story of the Delaware hotel building in Muncie, corner Mulberry and Adams streets, into the new life net bought by the city for use in the fire department. The net has not been thoroughly tested, and the other day, when Burke was in Muncie, Casey, in a halfjoking manner, asked Tom to make the leap. Burke knew the feat could be accomplished only at the risk of his life, and it was thought around the hotel and generally among his Muncie friends that he would “back water.” However, the unexpected . happened yesterday, when Chief Casey received the following letter, dated at Kokomo on th e preceding day: “Your offer to make the jump from ’ the fifth story o fthe Hotel Delaware i is hereby accepted on condition that ; my life insurance companies do not L cancel their risks on me, which I .am advised reliably they will not do. I carry policies amounting to $50,000, ! and hence you can see this is no small > item to them, and they certainly have r a voice in the matter. But one condition is imposed by me, and this is as s follows: Twelve men known for their

1 physical strength and courage must >, be secured to hold the net if I make !. the leap, as I propose to do. They s must also agree not to hold me or I- Manager O. P, Bundy of the hotel, or y the city of Muncie Hable for damages t- because of any injuries they might g sustain in the affair. However, I will y agree to pay these dozen men liberally j, for their services, and request all who g desire these places to leave their >f names at once with Chief Casey, Mine e Host Bundy, or with Jason Chaumer, the hotel cigar clerk. I mention these three gentlemen, for we know each [• other personally, and they know me well enough to assure the twelve men wanted to hold the net that I can and will mak e good my word to them. If necessary, I will deposit with the police force a sum of money sufficient to cover the combined amount required fcr the services of all the twelve. To any one who may wonder why I am wi'ling to go to such expense in the . matter, I will state that I have aly ready made a bet of $250 that I can ■- make the jump successfully, and have ! twice as much more money in sight. - It’s easy money; that’s the way it looks to me. I may be wrong. Perl haps I may be killed or may kill some > one or more of the dozen men who . will bravely come forward and offer to hold the net. It Is a hazardous . undertaking and noboJv realizes it . more than 1 do, Casey, but you know • me. I never took a bluff in my life, . and never will. I guess it’s the Irish . blood in me that’s talking now. I’m , not looking for any cheap advertising. but if you know of any sports over your way who think they would like to put up a li’tle •■>in of ihe ref Ira that I won't and can’t make the jump, just tip them off io me. ' As states above Burke weighs 380 pounds, and is very active and supple for one of his weight. The only question in the minds of many people as to his ability to mak e the jump successfully is the possibility of getting twelve men strong enough to hold the net when he hits it from such a height. They will also be taking a great chance on their own lives, but. it is thought applicants for the places will not be lacking. MAY GET OUT COUNTY MAP. Representative of Rand, McNally Company Here. T. W. Simmons, of Chicago, the Indiana manager of the Rand, McNally Map company, is in Decatur on an important mission. His company is planning a new Adams county map and Indiana state atlas, the map to sell for the extremely low price of $1.90 if a sufficient number of orders can be secured to justify the printing of same. Mr. P. H. Watkins has been appointed agent to look after the advance sales and has begun a canvass of the county to ascertain whether the people want such a map or not.