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Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 1

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'HlCBABIWpN'PAUi, High Scliool Principal Miss Florence Methodist' Church, Tim marriage of UertranjI 0. ttfoh- lo iMlHB Florence look HeTliiRl evening in tho Fltti. Ate- ii odlnl church. Tho rhuvch ivaa fill. 1.

with Invltud both bride B1 -oom imvlng Wide many fridnds Tho Invitations wore prin- the church ceremony nnd the rewiitloii that followed at tlie liome wan confined to relatives and few friends. The marriage- ceremony was performed fcy HeV. 11. P. Hammons.

Both bride and'groom have bnon deeply interested In-the OT rk of 'ho church and Sunday school nnd tha guests included almost flip entire membership of tho church. The bride was attended by her slsipr, 'Miss Mae Paul, as maid of honor and two of her sisters, Mines Pearl nnd Lauretta Paul served as bridesmaids. Thb 'groom was attended by (he bride's brother, Edgar Paul. The ushers were K. Bird, Truman Slelle, B.

L. King and W. H. Koonce. A feature of the ceremony was the parts the bridal couple had in it.

The usual form of giving tho Episcopal service was nqt observed, in which tlio clergyman tho'questions the caupUs took 'up the tin- pledges after him under his dic tation. After the clergyman' asked the question the couple took Up the answers and without the responses being lined out to them they them oiully, adding much to tho beauty of the ceremony. Beside asking tlio questions and offering UIA prayers tlie clergyman had'very little part In tlie ceremony. After the 'ceremony a reception, was given at the home of the parents of the bride, Mr. and Mrs.

Paul, on Henry street. After congratulations and' the serving of light refreshments, the' 'bridal drove off 1n a carriage they for an automobile later on and went to Wann whore they caught tlw ttorthboimd Chicago Alton for This" was to avoid a send-off, reported to liavo been planned by tho high school pupils for their who was departing from tho ways of celibacy. Mr. and iMwi. Richardson will spend part of their honeymoon' at South Bend, where he has relatives, and will later go to Now York state where they will visit-for a short time.

They will make their home In a new residence "being erected for them on EfeVenth street. The marriage of Mr. Richardson to Miss Paul was a wedding'of unusual interest. The groom of the most talented young men in the city, and with all his diversity of talent lie shows excellence In lines. Ho hnn made a complete success as a teacher, UB a singer and as an In-' TELE ALTON, EVBN1NG, AUGUST 12, 1909, 10c PBR WEEK, Dp Union Get Your Pill- Queor Accident to Blama.

lit any one reading this paper feels 'hankering after a drink of iwrple arid are satisfied with the'pale looking stuff furnished by "moat and wells, lio or she can lyive the longtngBatlBfied by calflng at l)ie home of -Albert Howard In Union -street and getting the "old oaken bucket" do business drawing water from the Howard cistern. The isn't blushing because of anything it did or "isn't of the kind turned' that color through mortification, but it has been turned purple jimi and the deed was accomplished In a peculiar 'manner iby a peculiar cause. Howard while bending 'over the cistern top, a few day.0 dropped an indelible pencil from one of his vest -ppckets. -The wood around the pencil seperated and floated on lop water thb long piece of indelible lead dropped to the bottom of the cistern and lias been dissolving ever since. As rapidly as it dissolves thp composition spreads through the water "entire supply has been affected.

Mr, Howard has been trying, different with which to clarify the water and 1 restore it to its natural -color but Is making slow- progress with the job and if: Is likely he will have to iremove all of the water from the cistern and throw It away. The cistern Is well filled with fine, cold rain water and the cleaning out of the cistern will 'entail a considerable loss in good pure drinking water. THAW IS STnij INSANE. Slayer of Stanford White Remanded to Matteaxvan Asylum for Criminal Insane. White Plains, N.

Aue- State'6t New York won a complete victory Thaw today, when-Justice'Isaac MHJs de'clded. that the slayer of Stanford White was still Insane-and sent back'to the Criminal Insane 'at Matteawan. 'Ono of the nrmest. 12 o'clock noon, until four o'clock the thermometer kept up the record of 96 above, one of the warmest days this sutemer so far, and one of the most determined in keeping up high record. Glussblowers to Meet.

There wll be an, Important meeting of the glass blowers In Taphorn's hall tomorrow afternoon to discuss trade conditions. HILLY 81MMS THE HOUSE TKA1NER HAVKS IllMMfiLF From Disaster, ant) Others from Injury by Presence of Mind and Qai Action. Billy fllmmg, the colored horse trainer, was "working" out doorRe Minor's horse Mack yesterday evening In the Alton driving park and Mr Miller himself was "trying out" the Kennedy horse Felix. horsea were going at -i cup aiiij was leaning back 1mrd on the lines holding Mack steady when the lines brolto, part remaining In the hapds ttifc pnrt lac-lied lo tho hoivo's mo Hi. ji looked Slmras was to fa! backwarJs with violence jutf then arid in "'He cases out of ten this is what would havp happened, and at the rate the horse was It is more than probable that he wou-Ul have been killed or very seriously Injured.

Simms did not backwards however; the unexpected happened and by the help of his feet lie managed to remain on tho sulky long enough to raise himself to perpendicular position. Then ne made a leap and landed fair on the back of Mack astride and grabbed the broken lines. He managed "to control the animal enough to keep It and the vehicle clear of everybody and everything and finished the half mile heat in safety, time, i minute and 13 seconds which It will be admitted was going some speedy for a man to be doing acrobatic feats at the same time. strumental musician, besides numerous other lines any one of -which would be valued by any person, The bride Is a. teacher in the Methodist Sunday school, a charming young woman and possesses the devoted admiration of all who know her.

BASE BALL GAME AT SPQKTSMAN'S PAUIC. Mayor Will Pitch the First 'Ball Be- twcen Independents and Travelling Typos. A base ball, game will be played tomorrow at -Sportsman's park between the Alton Independents and'a traveling team representing many cl ties -the country and organized among printers. The game will be an interesting one as the Independents will can do to hold their "base' ball- experts. The line-up for the game will be 'as follows: Independents.

Typos No. s. Bitzer, SB. Jqergens, ss. McLean, b.

-GaHalgher, 2nd b. Hartwlg, 3rd b. Mason, 3rd b. Breit, Collins, cf. Lamport, rf.

Satterfield, Tisius, b. jst b. Baton, If, FitzBimmons, If, c. Walden, Jones or Hanley, p. Paddock, -p.

Geary, Ice Cream Sundaes With Fruits With Nuts Are the Best bought OANDV KITCHEN 2nd and Alby HQT WEATHER NECESSITIES. ARE OOING the Biggest Business in Muslin Un4er- wearin our entire career. There Is a reason; We have the stock and the lowest prices. Panties Little Folks --Ml sixes, made of good imis-liiv SPECIAL VALUK 15c Ladies' tucked, well made, all sizes- SPECIAL'VALUE 1 Gowns--K i trimmed nnd tucked- SPECIAL VALUE Ladies' wide, luce or embroidery trimmed- SPECIAL VAULE adies' Corset Sf RCI AT. VALUU Our- Ladies' Princess Elc- perfect fitting, just SPECIAL VALUE Ladies'-Princess long aiul yal- laces, SI'ECIAL VALl'K Our Prices at This Time mm TO BLOCK FURTHER MOVEMENTS.

Danforfch-jStmt Paving Project to Go Forward, Alto Street Committee Unready, IncreasecK In Membership. i For the time since ho became presiding offioef of the city council Mayor Beall -Jo'St 'his usually well 'kept temper lapt wight nt of Alderman Trube to hold up divers Improvements in' the line of jitroet paving In hie Mo objection had been made to improvements in other wards but when the flr.it ward was to be given the paving as other wards In the city have been done, there was opposition. Belle street was slated for-a hold up, but this failed after the mayor made an energetic onslaught told him it was useless, to what he had been continue doing doing and he might as well, -down and stop talking is to try to stand in the way of the street idea, Trube attempted to explain that he was merely trying to explain and Bald he only wanted to talk instead of trying to hold; up improvements, but the mayor jsaVelled down and continued the' which showed a big majority in favor of the Belle street work. Later Trube made a protest' against being "insulted" and being "treated like a school boy" by the mayor. The mayor also lost bjs temper when objected to a ferred to the aldermen of'the ward.

The Trades and Labor Assemui) Invited the council to attend the Labor Day picnic at Hock Spring park. Accepted. The retail druggists who paid their asked to have their money refunded. Referred to finance and judiciary committees. H.

W. Duecker aaked be allowed damages for changing the grade of tho sidewalks In front of his property on North street. Referred to iitreeta and alleys committee. The A. J.

P. line asked lo have returned "to them a certified check for $1,000 deposited by the company to insure the building of Its -line to the terms of Ha franchise. Referred to finance committee. Six women, Danforth street property owners, protested against delay In the paving of that "street. They were present at the council meeting and Noonan asked that they be allowed to talk, but this 'privilege was deferred to a later- time.

An- ordinance was adopted imposing: a fine of $5 on any alderman or committee who orders any work done without ttie consent of. the city council. A mix-up occurred in casting up the vote and 'when a recount WOHK 8TARTKU ON MONTO CONFEDERATES Remains oi Dead fieinterred in Cofflri, Alter Being Founa Wrapped in Blankets. vote on the Danforth street'Improve- was made a vote was changed by nient ordinance which fromer mayoralty candidate, had presented to the Noses had been counted was found there were just six aldermen 'who would vote to stop the Improvement. Johnny iMangan had seeds well and had convinced the councSl there "was urgent fleed for the pav- Ig.

He "put one over" on the opponents of Dan forth street by thinking about getting the women, the mothers the Danforth street children whpjHSd'to stay home from school when rfoads Are bad, and mothers-who xhad''to take" to guide a doctor to, louses In winter -time because roads were so deep, and who 'were demand- ng, street paving. After the mayor urged the council to vote up or down Danforth street improvement, he, Informed Hhe council he would do something himself unless they took action, and It was allowed to go at that. A petition was' presented to the council, 11 feet asking that the ordinance- be enforced' compelling dealers to use the public scales for velghing aBl commodities mentioned the ordinance. Received and 'lied. Jack Hiley naked the.icpunc.-il to a base ball the between the Independents and a earn representing the travelling ypos.

Wm. Sonntag asked permission to arect a portico in front.of the Ltn- oln hotel, extending over the slde- valk. Referred to the Judiciary Joinmittee. Jno -Spnnlol and Emma Schleutor rotested against ipayliig for tho avlng of Liberty street, claiming heir property was damVgeil by a allure to-alter the grade" The Stanard TIHon '(Milling Co. asked the council to grant permis- lou to build an under ground con- ey.or between the mill and the new levator, in event of an injunction being procured to restrain tho corn-! Hemken giving a bare majority for the In the course of reading the ordinance committee's grist of ordinances, Mr.

Yager came upon an-ordinance signed by four aldermen, for the repeal of the Danforth street paving ordinance. It was explained by Mr. Trube that Charles-Clifford had presented the ordinance and asked the aldermen to sign- who would for it. John (Mangap was given permission to address (he council in the interests of forth street paving. He was backed up by four wo'men and (Mr.

iM'nngan and Thos. Sherlock and R. Eck made talks to'the council. Mrs. Pierce opened for the women and was followed by several other women, all urging the pushing of the paving work.

Two objections against the ordinance laid It over and Mayor Beall told the council that if they did not vote the ordi- ance up or down he would take the matter in his own hands and advertise for bids and let the contract at once. Trube and Guertler refused to withdraw their objections and the matter rested there, with tlie understanding the contract 'Will be let. An ordinance fixing the grade of Staunton street was adopted to enable the building of a sidewalk, ana a sidewalk ordinance was passed next, providing for walks from tho public square to witbfn jjOu feet of Holman street. An ordinance for a granitoid walk on Piasa street from -Front to Second street and on Second street from Plaua street to a point 2lO feel west was adopted. An old ordinance was read for a granitoid sidewalk on Second street, south side, from Alby to Henry, with a few exceptions, was laid over.

The Bello street paving ordinance was called un and was adopted after a stormy argument between 'Mayor and Trubo. The mayor It was a scheme of Trubo's to hold up puny building an over-head con- tne improvement and ho told him It voyor. Granted. Madison avenue property owners asked that -the level of State street at Madison avoniio bo ialaud. He- We are now ready with a complete line of for fall ami Silits- Your measure taken and satisfaction guaranteed- Come in and look at our samples- Jle Solicit your Patronage.

610 13. Sad Street, AHun, 111. would do him no good, 'that ho couMn't hold anything and ho might ns woll nil down and shut up. On roll cii.ll tho ordinance was (Continued on Page Four.) MEN'S Soft Collar Attached SHIRTS At 50c and Up, ECKHARD BROS. Htiroiid tinU -'v Work of excavating for the foundation of the monument to be erected for the Confederate dead In the North Side-cemetery'was started yesterday by the contracting firm, the.

Van Aim-aiigc Qranlto of Boston. Members Sam Davis cha-p- ter, U. D. of Alton, went to the burying ground to look after the locating of the. monument and after it was staked out ami excavations started, the workmen diig up the remains of two Confederate soldiers buried only 2 1-3 the ground.

The Skeletons were still wrapped in the blankets In which they were interred, and the. blankets were in gooj condition, considering they hiid been in tho lorry-five years. There were still remnants of the cedar coffins in the bodies had been burled. The remains were "gatlierad Up and today were relijterred under tho direction of the members 01' Sam Davis Chapter, Mrs. Q.

J. Grommet being In charge. The. monument, designed by the contractor, will consist mainly of a granite column and will be 57 feet In height. At' the base will be.

four wing walls on the face of which'will be affixed bronze tablets bearing the names of; the Confederates Who were burled in tho cemetery, with the rank of each of the dead. The base of tho -monument will be feet Inches square and the foundations will be of concrete. The materials for erecting the monument have prepared at Boston and were shipped from there August They will arrive here In a few days arid it is expected that the monument be completed in thirty days. The members of Sam Davis chapter, U. D.

C. have a fund to pay for a stone entrance to the grounds, and they expept to haye the formal cera- hiony of unveiling the monument and unveiling the entrance at the same time- The government will alsJ build an Iron fence around the property. Today Daughters- of the Confederacy had tho bones of the two soldiers-put in a walnut case and interred In the foundations of tho inohument together with some rnat- jjers of historical interest and some relics. Mrs. G.

J. Grommet today confirmed the story that in the burial ground is interred a woman who enlisted as a confederate soldier, was captured and confined as a man In the Alton 'prison and died there. Her name was Barbara Ann Dura- van, and her sex was discovered only at the time of her death. -Her home is not known, nor Is the place of her interment. The ladles have been very deslroug of finding the place of her burial as they would ut, glad to make some mark of distinction for her, but so far they have been unsuccessful.

A. E. Amedon represents the contractors, the Van Amringe Granite of Boston. -He said today that the monument would consist of a MJTH PASSES tfOHGBD And is Also Supposed to Have Forged Co-operative Company the Victim, Tuesday evening a youth apparently ia or years of age entered the bakery of the Co-operative Catering company on east Second street and asked the cashier to cash a check he had. It was drawn on the Alton bank and was signed by Gates and Clark Dry Goods Company ostensibly.

It made payable to -Walter B. Buddee or order and 'was endorsed on the back by the youtn who sHgned, In good handwriting, the namu "Walter E. Whim presented to the bank, payment was refused for the reason that no account was carried In that bank by the signers of tho check'and further investigation' resulted In the dlscov- nry that the paper was never slgno-1 by the Gates and Clark company at, all. They never knew or heard of Walter E. Buddee and no one else in Alton known him eithor.

No member of the well known Budde families in Alton write the name with final double the forger did. F1KE DEST11OY8 MISSOURI POINT John Scliulenberg, iHood Sufferer, Has Second Affliction by Way of John Schulenberg, the (Missouri point farmer who lost a large acreage of wheat by the flood, suffered another Ions last 'night when a barn on a farm owned by him and occupied by his brother, Henry Schul- leu berg, caught fire' and was burned to the ground with all its contemn. The loss to the two brothers is estimated at with no insurance Mr. Schulenberg was in Alton today on business. He said that the fire appeared to liavc been due to hands working around a threshing machine on his place who went to the barn to spend the night.

When the fire discovered not' a- man was around the barn, this morning they would not 'having had' anything to do With The barn contained all the farming tnqtihlnery and harness belonging Schulenberg and some propertm'be- lonsrlng to John Schulenberg, beside about five tons of hay. Nothing saved. The building cost about Ji.OflO and was only ten months old. 05r. Schulenberg had about bushels of wheat on 'place, of fine quality, which was caught by the He is engaged now in threshing it put and he says he thinks, he will get about one of his crop and that it will worth about T.v cents to cents a bushel.

granite obelisk 57 foot from tip of cap to the ground. The base of the principal column will be 4 feet 4 inches square, and will sit on a series of four bases and a plinth arranged In stop form. There will be eight bronze tablets, each feet Inches, by ji feet, on tho base, and an Inscription tablet on the face which will look toward the east. Children's-' Wash Suits: Not to late to buy, but we must close out to make room for Fall Goods, arriving daily. Remember, we have cut the price on in fact, all Summer Goods.

On Street At Third We will close all day Thursday, Retail Merchants' Picnic,.

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