Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 115, Decatur, Adams County, 27 April 1906 — Page 1

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brilliant event Wedding of Miss Patterson and Mr. Bell jjAjn' guests were present a Happy Social Event Marks the Marriage of Two Popular Young People. i f,, «- of Robert I). Patterson ~. -eci.ti.l street was the scene a j ~ ■ tin- prettiewt wedding* la-1 rs . . >x.r celebrated io Iterator. j r . ~t the occasion the home had ' I*.. ,it*-d with ferns, sinilnx <-arM ti. • . and roses and red and white L rt( . About a hundred and fifty ln.b friends witnessed the Ihpp? ■'•‘Ut. A* they arrived they »rr» .! <t< d at the d<>or by Mr. Pat I'd Mis* Lizzie Peterson mid twrrr du.Ttfd to the wrap room by I J|l '.'ncrs Bryson. Mernme . I Mi** Snyder. At seven Mr*. Ella Bell begun playing ' tie e i Im autiful wedding march, R r! ..i, :».hnii. and the bridal party ap- | mn**l at the stairway, led by tho tilt" • d"" fe arer*, Boliert and Reba [i/ur.i;. ’allowed by the flower girls, X.i’. • ’ Todd mid Margaret Bell. Igo Wliite. accompanied by the i tr-n .Mi Fred l>. Bell, came next i ide. Mi - \ . i . h unt • i qiMi li.-r father's arm. Tin- *i d ling inarch proceeded to tbr ba.' window at the south ot the os- | irlor. where in front of a hank 4 ’.>■ - and beneath a pretty weiliiu.s i • i. t o -acred, hoppy cervumiiy «»» )»itorni*d by Rev. John (’. White, ti i- ring service being rnwd. Din ceremony Mrs. Ella Hell ijteyrJ • ProtiiM’ Me.” h wnsouc »f tl>«-. Ix-itutiful home wedding* tliirli al.*-- every one happy and the eungra’ Mat iotu* sincere. The bn.l.- wore a gown of white art,, iboiately trimmed in 'al lace 4’..! . .<• ~ .l an elegant bridal Imuqllt t ■■t hili. -of the valley. The little •urer ,md ribbon girls wore while win. ... 1.-. I dresacs mid t arried car laation* .i'.hl bridal rosea. The flower ipri* > .: n d the ring, supported by n nblf.r. -it her carrying an end. > Imn.' iiatily after the wedding the fureti* >i> ushered into the dining i *»tii. . ,n>' delicious refreshment* •ro *.ned. the .Misses Blanch t ar I * **>*••••» Merryman, Mane Beery. France- Bryson and Lucile Hale fts|*tihg, • After a happy hour the bridal r**utpk- prepared for their departure on It* I*:1j train over the Clover Leaf, s it* bnde w ore a going aw ay suit of isilit checked cloth with a hat to •»l<’h. When the call* drew up in [fiwit of the residence, a torch light p.cc.si,.. was formed, the bride was |!”are«( a high curt and the groom >’ hitched thereto, hi* face partiidbMden by a muzzle, and the trip i fe <h« station WUM a hilarious one. Liry pnii-hascd a ticket to Frank I'fl. beyond which place their de*ti '3h.ii. wa> not announced. Tile bride received tunny costly and ibautitid present*, including fancy ’ dun*, ,dver wan and cut glass. ■ Tin- bndc t( pretty, popular Bj’""- lady, one of the favorites in Ht'teatm- and elsew here. The groom e ■ clever young man, al-o | b |«'puhir. He is the proprietor ■ " f Vmw tm m. east of the city, ■ **•* they will make their future ■ ■'Be. | , n sincerity. W( . extend comgral- ■ M1,,!,. ,, lt . a [ oljg nh , | m ppy future ■ Mr. and Mrs, Fred Iforwin Bell. B- , ’ 111 ,o wn guests were Mr. and ■>l. \ £ '|' (l d ) | ani [ daughter, Mr. ■ “"I Mis. George Morris and son. and K. r “ n, l Mrs. J. Snyder and son. of ■ iifTtni,. p lUl ,| f ani iiy, B M ‘ l «“'iil; Mr. mid Mrs. Frank Bell. K *nin. I),; \| r ah( | yj t . s J Edwards. ■ *ipsic, O ; yf r l|)( | M rs j Torrence. ■Kii'"’ l '" L; Mre ‘ Fra,,k A 11 " 1 '"' H. 'h. and Mr. and Mrs. French Mx Ul, ni and daughter, Paragould. Ark. ‘ ,a<te,l A Perry show company ■ »nd' e ''- '*'' S raorn * H K from Portland Bw.. Wl '* *how this evening at the ■ Opera House.

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TORNADO SWEEPS TEXAS TOWN A Number Dead and Many are Homeless. Hcrlpi>*-M. line Hpeflal. FORT WORTH Texas. April 27 — Over 600 are homeless as a result of last night's cyclone at Bellevue. An appeal for aid has been issued. The destruction is so complete that no food stuffs are left. l 01l Worth. Tex.. April 26 Men grv ndvices received hen- *taU- that the town of Belle'tie i- totally destroyed. !w el vi- or til r <-i p. i »on- Im ■ < been killed mil many injured mid missing. Fire is de-Iroving the ruins caused by - ihr lot mido. A s|* < ini I rain has Ih »-ii starterl from Bowie, Texas. 125 mil< • distant from the seem-. Belle'tie is n town of 1.5'10 inhabitants. THOUSAND ACRES Were Devastated by San Francisco Fire — LATE FIGURES AND FACTS Sixty Thousand Buildings are Down 153 City Block* Wipe Out in Two Days. Oakland, t'al.. April 2t>. A "ell knowii engineer stale* that the urea devastated by the fin in San Fran- ■ cisco apt>n>xitnnle« LWI) acre*, or nl*»ut fifteen sipiare mile*. There are few citiii. in the world wliere oo much valuable territory i* contuii«*l in an eipuil tci ritorv. Within this fifteen Mpiarc miles were nearly l(Mt bunks, some of the finest building* in the world, thousands of mercantile and tnannfaet tiring establishment* ami mon than 230,1 MM) inhabitant*, beside* Itt.lHWt iramdcntx. The aggregate numlH-r of dead probably will not reach ”(><•, ami will certainly not reach I.IHHI. ' Notwithstanding the enormous and widi-spreml destruction the home* of l.Mt.'ilKi |H-o|de are still stall.ling. There z still remains the great ship yard* ut Potrero, the Pacific Mail dock*, tin- stock yard* nt South San Francisco and the docks mid maniifnetories along the water front from Mission creek to Hunter's Point, the mint, the |*>stottiee and a large retail district on Fillmore and Devisadero streets. SIXTY THOUSAND BUILDINGS DESTROYED San Frnncisi-o, April 2t> For the first time, today, the lire damage in San Francisco was marked nut officially on a map by the authorities. It show* that the district burned cover* 4.50 city blocks. Os this area ill blocks are in tin ‘‘south of Mark-t street” district. Tin remaining 342 are north ot this thorough fa re. Estimating tin- number of Inirned buildings was difficult, but city oflieals went over the new tire map with care and estimated that at least 60,000 struetnris must have been deaf loved. This total makes allowances for isolated buildings which stand here and there unliarmed by the flame* or the earthquake. JUDGE ALFORD IS VERY SORE Instructs Grand Jury to Indict Ball Players. Serlpps-Mcllae Special _ , linliaiiapidis. April 27.--4.'riminar Judge Alford, who, it is charged, is sore over his defeat for a renomination, ha* instructed the grand jury to indict the ball players for playing a game last Sunday and taking contributions. He also scared the city officials for their laxity.

DECATUR, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, l»0ft.

SELLING STOCK ’ : ■ Bail Club Association is Growing THE PLANS FOR THE GROUNDS Soliciting Committee Report That Sl,800 Worth Has Been Sold Only 1400 Left. The committee wh«> have been soliciting stuck fur M-veral day» past, for the base bull associating, rej*»rt that they ar< meeting with splendid stir-<-es», their li*t now having reached ♦ l.Wfo. The business men and very best eiliaeua of fhealur are Muberibing and it is lielieved that the dmirtsl sUmmiit of *2JMiii ,-au Is 1 «>dd. If yon haven't slock, help the morals of the etly by helpii i- Ini- company whose piirp.sc <t to provide g<s«l clean heahhy q«.r! tor tin- young and o| f. Arrangements h? vl<»». a lea i for the gr.iund* ami la-giit the work on the grandstand ami fence arc now being made. Architect I 'hristen ius» eomplelcd the drawing- for the new ampitheatre. Th< committee are sfrlf celling stock. Help pn«h it along and the Ihim- trail port tn Ih-catur will I*- assured. Remember m> Sunday luill will be played. Bt V STOCK NOW LIFT THE DEBT Planning to Dedicate the Decatur Library STATEMENT BY MR 0. J. LUTZ Patriotic Peopla of Decatur Should Wip« Out the Library Debt Many mini*t«-r* of the city and teachers in our public aehoois met tile Iheatur Library Hoard la-t evt mug for the piir|*»M- of discussing ways and rneaiiK to lift the cloud of ihbt that is proving a nightmare to the library board. They feel that there should lie enough pride and patriotism in Decatur to pay tin* indebtedness and to |M>rmit the hoard to dedicate tin- building free fr-.m-any and all encumlx-r.ince*. They have a right Io fi-el thu* and tn ex|*-ct the generoii* js-ople of our city Io come manfully to the open. The Ih-ctilui Library i* |*-rhap* the be«t public enterprise ever inaugurated in our city. The building " ill la- open everyday and evening and the l*-'t books obtainable may* 'w »<-. ui.-d. The yoimg boy an.) girl nmy go amt read there, or they may take to tln-ir home good literature, and thus their intellect and education is safeguarded against idleness, This is no ehnriiy plea. Every one can well afford t<> pay lilicriilly for something that pays such a large dividend iqs.ii tin- investment. Ar rangenieiits will I*- made to receive contributions, and the public will Ih< solicited to suhsciil* with a lilierality. Think it over candidly and honestly and get ready to plank down handsomely. Below will Im- found an cxpitiiiaiory nini.-meui, giving ths-timiiu-i.il stnnding of the affairs of the library board. To tin- t'itizeii* of Pecalur: The Public Library Board lieg lea'e to submit the following re|>ort of the receipts and estimated cost of the Ihs-atur Public Library building. Heceleta lrr*«st ot HbIISIbk. From private donations by I 1.225.00 From Andrew Carnegie U’.rtOO.OO From sale of building on lot.. 357.0 S Total receipts 111.41* no And for which sum the Secretary'

I hold* the n-i eipu of the Irea-v r. Cos, ot BuH.lOtu sod I.or. Cost of lot i. >nlr.o ii I J,310 00 Contract of Mann A <’ht so > I • Archltseta servl.e* trnntr.. ti :3- • > Plumbing (contract) ;J| ;o Heating plant and water tts I tur.-« <■ onira.- t) 1 I;j 11 |Kle«irl. wiring icontra. ti Ito o-> I Flushing hardware 'esfltnalsi ITS 00 IHtrel Hack* uoeirs-li tl" >•<> Elet trie fixtures i esim-stei ..V-.... Chairs. tables and furni tiler , lesttiuate r 40* 00 Fres< oelng (estimate) i 0 Walks ieatlmntet |->i»o Insurance (paid) 10l 7S Total It’ .',4 There M-»m* to !*■ some mi*umlerstamhng rm the part of some of our citizen* with rvtcrvnce to the title t<) flu- Library pr<>|>erty, the «iaternenl baling been repeatedly made by numerous |g'r*i>na that tiu- property would ttnnlly revert to Mr. (’arm-gu-or hi* heirs. This i* nle-ohifelv ineorreet ami rtulrm- The Library Board for the city of Ih-catur are tls-ali-odute owner* in fr< simple ot flu* propr-rty by warranty deed without any exeeplons or reservations whatever, ant any im-i-mhi wishing to inform himselt may «l<» so by examiumg •bed Record 10, page .12. It: tl • I up ty Reroriier * office. There are no mritrart* of any kiml or character between the Hoard am! Mr. (arm .-it- with n-li-n-><r to t-m title to this pro|wrty and M> • .u---negie has no interest <>f any kind in the pr»i|»-rty. but the titl< thereto is jierfect tn the Public Library Board for the city a« is shown by trie pr<qs-r abstract <«f title now in the hand* of the Set Ictary of tin- Ik-.ire a > . »• any citizen i« nt (w-rfert liberty at any time to inspect. The labrnrx when completes! will l«- rq*-)i t«> the public, fm- to the rich and alike, without di-i ou fi'-'i or di-* nnnnation Respectfully nubmitted. The Putiiii lain ni y Ito By t lark J Lot /. s- *■> ian OFFICIAL VOTE Gives Crom?r a Majority of 1843 FIGURING UP THE EXPENSE Each Candidate Paid Hui Own Mm on the Board Total Coat Wan 57.884. Official Congressional Vote Counties (’romer Sidwell. Adams NS<> '•‘•7 Ihdawarv 5510 2-37. i Jay H>2‘i 1.119 Malisim 2311'il Randolph 210 l 2)HI Wells M.i 662 Total* l ii'2!» 114*. ('n>ii.i majority, I.** • The itH-mi*‘i*« <*f tin- Ri-publieaii district eommilln- met yesterday at the I Flan are hotel am! after caiivn. king the vote cast in Tuesday '« primary. declared (leorge \V. I im-r the |>arty’* candidate for congn**ruari ot the Eighth district. Tbev found hl* ma turity over Hoi to e ( Stilwell, of Am!,-!-.." io o.u 1343. The committee wa* m -,.---i..! m arly nil afternoon and did not conclude it* work until late in the evenii g. <‘hn h* A Van Mntir, chainuai. of the Delaware county central . >mmiil<stated last night ’hat everything wa*| finished by the committee before ad-journiiH-nt, but that no mention was made of the cost of the eh-etion. The assessment made by the committee against the two candidates was merely to cover the cost of printing the ballots and neec-sary e.xiM-iises, II was arranged that the two candidates were to pay, personally, the expenses incurred by their representative serving at the polls. There are 292 precincts in the district ami Mr. Stilwell, who paid all the men on the boards the regular rates, paid an average of $13.50 to the precinct. If Mr. Cromer did the same, the tots! coat of the primary to the candidates, besides the assessments, was $7,344. —Muncie Star.

| COURT NEWS Three New Cases Were Filed Today ANOTHER SUIT AGAINST CITY Ths Hall Reiv Case Again Being Heard Andrew* is Serving Hi* Sentence Attorto v lull/ li i- B'.< 4 a m .» -mt entitl* ■ M I N.i . F, ■< ’ < '*>m pany '» t'ity •>< l<e«-atur, suit on city or*ler*, demamt $llOO A new ea«, filed today by Attorney . Jacob Hotelier was entitled Adam* < I f'.t Ford v», ( lark F Fink, dcu ai ' I * ;ifi, a »mt to n-eover «m a mttr ■ f<n $l5O, given April It, l’*H Smith & Moran, of P*-rtl«nd. and i pt-h iw-n A Moran. <»t this city are »t---torucys tn a ih*» case bled tmlav entitled State >hi re is tmu of Tray Huey j v«. Henry Itrekrr, trustee of M a’*a«h . lown-hip. an ahematne writ of man-i date to co|ii|s-| the huildii g <>( a par ! Hit toll fi’tirr of Itwr’pfoA*. ( U'jlham J Shnttry '» A-g**U t»d i'»nq>atiy. forrvlossirv of chattel m**rtgage, OS Um- dl*mi»w*i a!>-l f oit» paid The ran-*-of William Hall v- Jo’ml I! Reiff . I Hel.H Mberwon. -mt ... not, d» ruahd •*2 * twin* ■a- . today la-fen* a jury. Tm- ea»*- *«• tri< >1 a few " ••••* • •.< l llt 1 >. )• 1 di--’ |w a- set s»ide R.Jwrt A Andrew*, who »« r*»» ' victed of petit larceny ua- mimed-' isfel' sstitem-vd ami began hi* tmt ' of five day* ut jail. IL- will pay hi-, fine of ten dollar* an.l will Is- rele«»«i m-ts \\ edneeday. A marriage lq*cii»i ha, been i*»mjd to R*>y Houk »m! Flovei **- Tmkoam., of Bill* t'rwk town- op FULLY ENJOYED Was the 1. 0. 0. F. Anniversary CELEBRATED LAST EVENING Over Two Hundred Gue»t Were Pres ent—A Good Program and a BangottTin- Odd Fellows ami Ret* » ot * decs last evening celebrated their| eight' seventh nnnivi n-ary and from all report** a tit < time was ha I. Over two hundred guest* were present arid the *|>arioiis h»lge r**>m wa* taxed to it- limit. A program, which hail lieen timinged pn**r, was carried out and was appreciated by tin* entire assemblage, The program was as t*»l---l<»" *: Instrum**nta| ank*.. .. . .) .*iin.* Its- e A Mr > I M< rt' nun Mr E Christen s„| (1 Kill*)’ Milter AU-lr* Me............ Mr Hurt la-rit.nrt A<i‘ire»*. . E«" J (.* XX lilt*instrunirnlal solo iva niim-oke Heading Ituhy Artinan Vui-nl solo.. la-wis IfoUhottae Heading Flossie Holllngi-r Mml- McKean yuartett*At the eonchi'ioii of th* progrni . a banquet was served whii II proved to be the main f—itun- of the evening’* entertainment, id 1 the dainties of the season being s *r,-?l. Th- evening was then spent in numerous pastimes until a late hour when the festivities drew to a close. The local order is among the foremost orders in the state and is steadily growing in srength.

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MRS SCOTTS SON IS SAFE A Letter Received Lost All His Po*»ewon«. Mr-, I). E Scott received a letter today ft->in her «»n, Joseph M<»*>man. who |i'*-» at San f rauei*«-<>. The letter »s» written from l‘re*id»«» ’government reservation, where Mr. and Mrs. M-*«»mau have taken temporary refuge While limy are safe and well, they h**t all their earthly |Mi**e*»nitre. their limw having been badly wrecked by the eartiniuake and ’i«n hnrne*!. T s ey »ay they »re not in want ami are glad they < -.-a|*-*i witfi t -eir IRre* They *ay the people there realize their worhUinc** and bare leanwsd a lr»-ori fro® thia terrHe affair, AN ADDITION Central School Building to be Improved COMPLETED BY NEXT PAU. A 112.000 Annex to the Central Bmidln« Plana Have Been Draws Ik* atur )» t«> have more relxad n*»mi (before the •»,« -ung of the tall ter*. tThe «*■•! hoard i* arranging fur ti* etivlioi, of a big ad-litioO to tlw mi' itral l»m hl mg an>l it m belirred that I tire work «*n the *anw* ean he atarted ■ shortly after the rice** 1 <>f the present .cu.«>l term Arehitr* I (1 r!e» t'hnst been aceetilcd am! the ba ud* are now bring arranged- Tie- addition will jL b <lt O tm -outli o-h ami will lo* I !*>rty six by fifty u fret. F**r <*>me , time it ha« bs-rt: nrre**ary to leave ■ twr* of the classes m r***m-* in the I Im*merit. When the iww budding u« I completed the two down stairs r*'tiw '* *ll Im* used by tbe*e ela*-> s white I the UMwr fl'sT will t>e uaed a* an amhlorliuti The imprrn enr-nls are r*«t 012JMO ami will inetede a modem *tr am hvatmg plant for the entire buil-ling Wijen cnmph'lr*! tl* I central building w ill hr one of lire i l>»’»t m*lmm4 buildiiigw in the* part of tte* «tah CLASS OF FIFTEEN To Join the Elks Lodge This Evening MANY VISITORS WILL BE HERE Patten ft Perry > Band Will Awist at the Occasion A Social Sea sion to Follow. This rxi-nii;. the local order of Elks arc preparing to have a gab) time at their lodge i<«*n>. The t'cut Iming held in hotim of a rias* of fiflct-u candidates who will he initiated iul** the mysteries of Elkdom. Invitation* have lieeu issued to several inotnbera of the degree staff at Fort Wayne and Huntington, who have siguitied their intention of lietng present, and the candidates will be treated to a royal g***l time. The Patten & Perry show which is billed this evening for the Bosse (>|*-ia House, have tendered the services of their street band which will render a concert in front of the Elks lodge room before the ceremonies commence. After the degree work, a social -*’s-i«».- ’’ ’*■• held and a gi*od time >1 gen?, il bid.