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IfjUrAH County Democr atI gi I IjgjjjlJ PROVO CITY, UTAH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21. MOB. NO. 80 J H A TEN IIIOUSAND DOLLAR ! SCHOOL BUILDING FOR PROVO r Procter Acaderty Buys Site and will Build Large Oormitory-Provo People Gite School $1104 - t J Eleven hundred nnil fnrr dollnw ' rwned tn Jie ! Proctor cndemy lost efcn- t Int? bv flip citlrens of Pvn ithronpli Hip pfToi-ts of Mers. J . W. H R -I w. N. Wb ; j foitrni nml .1. E. TVitt. Tho J nrcnston was the twcntvJifth J nnivers.ir of tho InettytHnn. ' The m"ncv wl'l lie tped to ! rnnv(e the old bnildhpa of j the fuIirol and to plirWe a ? ? faU for n tpn thousand loI- Q lurdnrhiltnrt. ittfo The silver anniversary of the pffftrr jcsdrmy wass held lnt evfningln tlie Proctor Imll before o ji'rgi Midient-e. This event will pdown in (lie lnsfry of llio pchnnl nope ol tlie nifpt important in the b)bnlldin( of Hie school. The Wares nf tre evening were most pWrgard not only displayed talett by way of entertainment, but 1 jnirit nf magnanimity pcemed to pr1uninrte the entire exercises. tllOl IS ClATllKllF.l) Upgfttlierit'g nf tlie monry r Mi'jtthe Bhnol wflfi a splendid iti'rjdt. It bes been realized foi Iclhfe tlire that the Prootor build bit refded renovation for the bet ter nrffMioilalinn nf the students. Tre Hip ppftton wps firpt made by Mrs. l)avM U'estwnnd. The sup pfftinnspt'enred to be n irood ore Itvl Attnrrtv .f, W. N. Whiteeot tincdlel on fiftv-oneppop'ensking for little cash. $207.50 was pthcred, The meanB 'came from I'lfkssfS (if rltirenp, Mnrmnrp, j'xs.snd gentiles. The M. I. A. 0! Utah Make of tho Mormop churdi gave ten dpHnrB. The money wss in silver nnd was heap cIod a table and counted by a CMBmUtee consisting of Messrs FiHitr, ninmenthal and Culvertson. It was known that the 6chool had been in need of n dormitory nnd EJIiad been received that if the Ie of the city would furnish the fife the Congregational educational tt"ciation would furnish mains for teirllintisnnd dollar building. Two of Provo'e boosters, Messrs. B"ti "J Hay, nmdo It their mission to plher the morey to purchase the 'I. They met with success and 81)0,50 was gathered. This amount given by all classes of citizens lo this city. Il'.NK.NOWJf TO HKOENT8 The gathering of this money was Wkoown to the regent of the school ,D(1 when Messrs. Hay and Bott came forward last evening carrying 1 h bag of silver which they r'Md out on a table, It wns n pleas "t Burj.rife to thoFe who were In terested in the soliool. The money counted by the above named wnmittee. This made the total H04 presentwl to the school. Six hunirl dollars of this amount will R lr the purchasing of the site for . new building and the remuinder '" to u!d for the renovation of old building and other needed Hrovemeuts. OOODWIN HI'KAKH. ,I,ruf'8. I. Goodwin, who has rR nf the educational work of ' Congregational church in Utah Priuiipd of theProctor academy, Je an address in which he stuted 'IthL Wa" vury ,nu'11 8,,rl,rifee nt l kmdnew displuyed by thu peo ' e tins city and in behalf of the 10ul e thauktd jliem. He aa- jfri Fiired that he would do everything possible to see lmt the funds ven properly used and that the(itt would bo benefited by hindnefS dis played. He especially npprecintr' the funds given by the stake M. I. A, The speaker also took up thr sutrgpstlon that Provo should liavi a high school and believed that ,moro students slionld take up liigl jschool work nnd not let n public school education satisfy them. Prof. Goodwin assured the Dem ocrat th'fl morning that it uoub le but a glmrt time before the wors on the new dormitory would bt started nnd tint the building would Prof. S. II HOOPWIN. Principn' of Procter Aciidnnv. ost ten thnusniid dollars which will mean an addition totheotlipr beautiful buildings of the city. iSTEitKSTiNO FXF.nnsra. The pxercipes of llieevpnine were very interesting, jrrs. F. F- Bpp, the first tpachpr of the school when it started November 20, 1883, made a neat address in which she told of some of the hardships of early das nnd' complimented the present school for its standing and the eood accom plished. Attorney J. W. N. White cotton spoke of the strides the school had made in a few j carp, and as sprted that its power for good was felt in tho community. Advocated the building of a high school in this city. W. If. Hy nlso compli mented the school on the progress being made nnd wished it continued success. Letters were rend from educators in several parts of the country. The following musical program was rendered: Selection, Ladies' High School quartette; piano solo, Miffl Carnilia Smith; selection, mnle qmrtettejselection.Mozirt orchestra; vocal solo, H. H. Irvine, Jr;iolin solo, Mr. Pestnriwi. Pefreshments wt-ro served in the kindergarten rooms. The decora tions wero of blue nnd gold. FURNITURE ARRIVES FOR THE NEW LIBRARY j 1 Tho furniture has arrived for the new library. It is the best of it. ! kind ever shipped into this city. As j soon as the furniture is placed and details aiecMiiipleted, the declinatory exercises will bo held. Miss Julia Brown is visiting this week iu American Fork. Mrs. L. L. H'1'8 left tl,is week for S.It Lake where she will make her home. Palace Drug Co. Proscriptions our specialty. Wo call for and deliver your prescrip tion'to any part of tljV &Y ilay or night. RYAN ASKS FOR "i PMDOjip PEN Michael J. Hynn, wlio was con victed in the FottMli dlsirlcl wurt in Utah county, February 10, VjQo, of burglary, and is now serving an j "ight-year sentence in tho state nriscn, will nsk the pardon lioard fodny for commutation of sentence to six years. Hynn was charged, in connection wjth Frank Glayne, with burglarizing the risidenceof Samuel H. Tliurmnn of this city, ind at the trial both men were con victed, llyan receiving a sentenco of 'ight years nnd Glayne ftvo years. , Tlayne's term expired last June, 1 md now Hyan wnnfs fib term cut down. Booth Cluff of Provo J have taken up the matter of secur ing n commutation for Hynn, nnd in effort will be made to have the petition noted upon nt the meeting if tho board today. HEAR DR. H. II. TOWERS, THE ART CRITIC Another opportunity to como in- o cuntiic t with the higher thought f tho wi rid is flered the students f the U. Y. UniverRity and the people of Pr vu Dr II, II. Powe'B, lie treat art critic of America, will lentiire in College hull Mouday nnd Tucfday evenintrp, Nov. '.23 nnd 21 inst , on 'Micheb'ni'pln and the istine," and-'Story Tellers in Art." N'niH' sin uhl miss lien ring this great irt'pt. All reed the inspiration and ideality of this prophetic interpreter 'if the highest achievements of the oul. MAX ZIMMERMAN'S PRO POSED MARKET DAY. Max Zimmerman, the famous "market day" promoter, is here for the purpose of seeinz wlnt can be , done in that lino in Provo. It is proposed to designate a day in each month, when pen pi 0 from all over the county can bring in horses, cat- tie, produce or anything else they I may have for sale. When a mar-' ket day has been established nnd advertised, buyers come from all over the state. Merchants adver-1 tise their goods, specifying bargains1 in particular lines, and people flock in from the country like they would on a circus day. Provo can have a market day if our merchants nnd other business men will give Mr. Zimmermnn suflieient' encouragement. THE VKRY BEST WINES FOR YOUIl THANKSGIVING DINNEH AT THE MOORE DRUG. tNMMI'"' 5 PROGRESS BEING MADE S : The following rejmrt is given out nt Washington con- renting the Strawberry recla- ination project: 5 Tho reclamation service to- 0 ilny announced that the Straw- berry Valley irrigation pro- J ject is now 20 1-2 per cent J completed. Construction of J thu sub-station at tho west 2 X portal of tho tunnel and plac- ing of foundations for new machinery is now about half g done. The tunnels on tho J J lower cunal are completed and the installation of michinery in the Spanish Folk power house is about tiniehed. S . ' . llJA 1 1'VC . JU I. .1 (cg(itco(il f Card of Appreciation. The principal f Procter J aendemv clrslrrs to exprew for tho Society ho represents, 3 and for himself heartfelt up- 2 2 preciation of tlie generous gift 2 of the people of Provo on tho 2 occasion of the recent "Silver Anniversary." Much as the gift ($1122.40) will mean to 2 t our work, the hoartinesB of 2 the response and the good fel- 2 J lowshfrt and sympathy winch 2 lay faftk of tnh spontane'ius expression of conHrfertcc5 rrean very much mora in every way 2 than the material gift itself. 2 It will be the purpose and 2 aim of those wlio have lw 2 J work in charge to merit the 2 caieeni and continued patron- age of tfie crtii nf Proyo. S. II. GOODWI5.. j oooeKaccMi(fc(f SOCIETY EVENTS The Nineteenth Century Club met Friday afternoon with Mir. Robert Bee. A special program was given with solos by Miss Fa) Loose and Miss Anna Newell, u I piano solo by Mr it. Ill Irvii e land readings by Mrs". John Mar- wick, Mrs. Otto B. Suhr, and Mrs Robert Bee. Mrs. Weeks, of O- den, Mrs. Wallnck, Mrs. J. Chal j lin Smith and Mrs. H. It, Irvine 1 were guests of the club. Mrs. Gertrude Page and Mis I Hat tie Walker entertained the I Prisciila club Friday evening at tho home of the former. Mrs. H Eugene Jones, Mrs. B. H. Suttoi and Air. Jennie Wilkins were the I invited guests. Miss Elvu Armitstcad is visiting in American Fork. David Hatton and Jack 'leas dale are in Nephi this week. Dr. O. D. Miner of Nephi spent Wednesday in Provo. Mrs. Mc rris Young of Silt Lakt is thu guest of Mrs. M. II. Manly. Miss Thethe Hardy entertained the lady members of the B. Y. U ' faculty at her home Friday even ing, Sowing and rending were tin features of tho entertainment. Mr. George S. Taylor of this city and Miss Amy Smith of Salt Ijike, daughter of M.r. and Mis Elias A. Smith, were married Wed nesday at noon in the Salt Lake Temple. A family reception was given after tho ceremony at tin briilt's home. The guests from Provo attending the reception were Mrs. M. O. Newell, Mrs. W. II. Duseoberry, Mrs. Ida S. Dusen berry and M!sb Anna Newell. Mrs. C. O. Newell, Mrs. P. W. Brose nnd Mrs. MoNitt spent Wed nesday in Salt Lake City. Postmaster James Clove spent Thursday in Salt Lake. Mr. aud Mrs. W. E. Hydalch entertained the Trio club Friday evening. A jolly evening was spent with games and music. I Thanksgiving j 2 1621 to 1908 2 0 o pmory Harring Dunlap, that treasurer of holiday lore, J 2 U has yielded up n portion of 1 2 his trove for readers of this 2 1 2 paper. Under this caption ho 2 ' J will tell you in the noxt issue Thanksgiving tales that you never heard before. Thanksgiving Spirit, It's in (he Air 3 12 The Thanksgiving Day cub- 2 2 torn is 317 yeara old and from 0 2 present indications it will live 2 as long us America. Every true, red-blooded American 1 o man, woman, boy and girl ! 2 gives thankH pnee a yeir by I 2 observing the lo'idny. You 2 are interested in Thanksgiv- J J ing talcs mid that is why this J ' paper will give its readers it J ' taste of holiday tradition. ' STUDENT BODY AI 1 B. I U. ISSUE A L0N6 BILL OF RIGHTS 'Students Protest Against Rules, Not to Their Liking-No' ' Football for the School is the I Recent RulingOther Inter esting Notes. (lfy olHtT UmMponclcnt.) The students of the B. V. U. lolalm they have sonic rights. These rigfta (wording to their way of putting it hnvo been somewhat abused. To correct theso nbuscs the student body presented n "bill of rights" last WodtHsday morn ing asking certain concessions of the faculty of the school. Thus far tho students have been unsuc cessful, but they Insist that thoy will hnvo their rights. j Tho "bill of rights" which was! pissed by the student body calls for tho abolishment of tho fifty cents physical examination fee. It is nr gued by a major part of tho stu dents that this is a ohnrgo that is uiluecesaary nnd should not bo paid by those struggling through school. The students further ask that thoy be given tho ih;ht to use the gym nisium for dance run by tho stu dent body, that -i little) moans can be raised to assist tho student body. ' Football is also ono of tho rccjiicslsj of the "bill of riglitv In regard to this Professor Brimhall informed tho students that football had been njected by Jcseph F. Smith, presi dent of the church Iwirri of educa tion nnd it could not bo played with tho permission of tho faculty. The students arc demanding other chnnges which thoy think arc igninst their welfare. The selling of t 'xt books nt exhorbitnnt prices will come in for protest in tho near future. Whilo thero has been no trouble, it mut bo conceded that tho attention of thu faculty li'is been called to several abuses ac cording to tho students way of thinking and results arc expected this week. Prinoipil Christouon of the L. D, S. high school was visiting tho university Friday. He spoke to tho students at devotional exercises, The first series of class bisket ball games ended Monday. The, college class and tho class of 1910 tied for first place, and tho class of1 IU11 camo second. Friday noon the second series started with a game between the olasi of 1000 ind tho frcshiep, or tho 1012's. Tho '00's won by n score of 18-21. President Brimhall was iu Salt Lake City on business Wednesday afternoon. The B. Y. U. Inskotball team is training bard to get into condition for the coming seaeon. From the looks of things now tho metfwho will nTnke the team nro Rose, Chomberlin, Jones, Steelo and Christensen, Tho class of '09 gave a party in the art studio lest evening. "BEN IIUR" DECEMCER 12 I AT SALT LAKE THEATRE! I For the above occasion the Sjii I Pedro will opereto a one clay excur sion from Utah county points to Salt Lake City at the usual party , rates. I I Special returning after tho per- ' foruiaucc. 1 1 ! In our recent isiue an error was ! j inado iu regard to the marriage ot ! I Bessie All red and Francis Jones. I Tho article should have statod they were married by Judge Booth aud j will bo at home after January ICth. ML GEO. SHELTON AND J. BURR HELD TO ANSWER SER IOUS CHARGE. 1 Complaint is Signed by Wo man's Husband, George Slid ton Was Reluctant in Sign ing Owing to Thcir Small Children, 1 0 Another chapter has broil added,, to the Sholto.-Gurr olcpenient case, Last evening George Shel ton, tho huslmncl nf tho woumn, flworo to tho complaint charging tho conplo of adultery. Tho ar raignment took place Ill's afternoon nt two o'clock. They lioth plewdoel not guilty nnd wore hound over to the district court on $i"00 bonds. When Shelton arrival in Provo Thursdny evening nronmpHiiinl by Sheriff Bonner he decided tint he would not sweiir out 11 complaint against his wifo for the pake of his children. Tho complnlnts had been drawn up but he nonsidered that it would be best not to innko further trouble. Last evening in tho sheriff's office" ' Mr. Shelton nnd some of his folks wer talking over the matter. Mr. Shpllon. reviewed tho alleged cruel actions of bin wifo In leaving the small children at home without nil) one to onro for them. Also other j actions which ho did not think proper. When liu began to think of the treatment given his children ho Immediately signed tho com-plnlnt. INTERESTING NOTES FROM D1RTRIGT SCHOOLS Appropriate Thanksgiving exor cises nro boing prupaiod iu the var ious schools. Dr. Merrill gnve a very Interest ing and 'educational tall; to the pupils of tho grammar grades of tho Timpnnogaa school last M011 dny. Ilo treated the subject of in fectious diseases and gave some good microscopic, illustrations. Tho pupils ot tho sixth grade of the TimiMinogas pohool spent 11 pleasant unci prolltnble day iu Uook canyon, Tuesday, Nov. 10. Tho teachprs nnd pupils of tho TiinpnnngflH school nro preparihg a Thanksgiving program for tho pa- I Irons of their district to bo given 1 Tuesday evening, Nov. 23, at 7:30 o'clocik. Two suitable little dramas will bo presented by the children ctf tho lower grndos. Iist Wednesday, November 18, ' a matched game of basket Imll was I played between tho tiglith grade boys of tho training school, B. Y. j U., nnd tho eighth grade boys of Uho Parker school. Tho wore was 18 to 25 in favor of the Parker boys. A very lively dobato was given by tho pupils of the eighth grade Parker school last Thursday, Ro solve'd, "That slavery was a socnal, industrial, moral and polittoal evil I to the South." Julius Jaskson load iu tho u (Urinative, whilo Frank Schwab loud the negative (iiVoiitp tion. The uttlriiiatiue won tho dc- I buto by a fow points. ' San Pedro will operate an axcur-! sion from Utah county puinU to Saltliku City Saturday, Deo, 12, ' for Ben Utir at the Silt 11(0 thoti tre. Young pigs for ml at llornwn jKuudsou'M farm. Bill 80 151k. Jano MttCoy, agml gyoity-tlireo, died at the,. Sttito muiital hoipiutl last evenlut; of hourl tronblo, She was buriad from Gnijiam tV Junes undertaking parlora today at font o'elock. BRAID BALL WILL I BE GIVEN BY THE I PROVO COWER- 1 OIAL CLUB, 1 Proceeds Will he Given to the H Provo Library Live Com- jH mittccsWill Have Matter in M Charge and an Excellent M Time is Assured. H I WlBmlay, December 2nd. H I hss bren set as tho day wlmit J H the Commrrcifll club give a I jH i grand lmlllu tho Mor.irt Imll I H for the iwnofit of tho Provft t J public library. Every mmn- H ber of the club is )lwlted to J H buv a ticket nnd go and make M th' nfTalr one of the best in J H this city. M . 41 m No orgnniMition hss dnno the :H city more rrnl t'cncl than the Com- 'H tucrcial club.' This nrgnpigatinn la H the starting point of nlmosT every H boosting proposition started in thin jH city. At a meeting hold recently jH it was dncidocl that something H .should be done by tho olnb tn as- H sist the pulilic library. A grand 'H Imll w-rh rronmmonilcd and tho (Into H hss liwm pnt for Dpcomber 2nd. H The afTair will bo under tho aim- H pices of a live committee who will H do cvorythitig possible tn makn tho iH nfTalr one of tho most pleasant ovm iH hold iu this city. Tho mrty will H bo ins do up of tho best peopln of H the city. A largo crowd is ox pec t- H ed. Tho best music will bo secured. H Wtaneo Isncodod by the library H and it is considered an excellent H movo on the prt of the Commortial H dilb and should hcinpproved by tho -,H puoplo in general. Tieketn will bo ' Mild by meuiliera nf thu club. iH JEFFERSON'S EXPERIENCE IN -ART GALLERY Several yaars ngo Josopli Jeffor- m H son, tho young nctor, son of tho (lis- 'H tingiiishcd nrtiHt of tho samo name was visiting Waahlngton, D. C, M Mr. Jefferson, sr., nt that timo wiih M aotivoly ongsgnd in appaariug at M the hoad nf his theatrical comnanv. 1 Tho younger Mr. Jefferson being M a lover nf fill that is beniittfuhond artistic, it is natural that ho should ' 'H visit tho many hrt gal lories located M iu that city. Tn one of the galltr- M ies that he inspected ho linp)oned M to discover a jiarticularly beautiful ' M portrait of Thomas JpfTerson, tho M third jiresident of the United Statec, . B Tho nrtistio viiluc of tho plot 11 re, H together with tho many memories of this wonderful man caused Mr. 'H ' Jefferson to Im oblivious to all his immediato urroundings, Ho was iH completely Immersed in mute ad- . :H miration of the picture and. in rev- ,H ereoce for the iiiimi, but hU aptd) of 'H wlwit worship wu rudely djistlirb- H d H "Whooo iMirtrait is tlw'tf ' asked 9 a young mail, jH "Jefferson," replied (lie nptor. JH "Well, ila a migJ, lirfiH pi Uiro, I if you ask me." "f H 1 j "Why do yoij ualalioli n rash ! : , assertion?" akLr. Jaftyoii. ifl ' I "J5waiis;" auaworwl th ymng 'fl ' ' miiu, "1 saw Jafferaon leas tl nn a 9 : mouth aito lilayTUj: Bob jVoiw iu xfl '"Ilia Rlvaid" jfy that -jiict ore -fl dousn't look ajiy mora lika bin 'fl tlwn 1 do. tj THANKSGIVING LXCVRSIONS M ?n For TliaukagiviiiK Out 1). & It. G, will tsll round trip UckeU bo- 'JH tweou any two poinU m$ Uk l'1 flfl Utati at rate of ojje smlt lre, iafl 1 minimum 25 couts. .Jbbh Sdluig ditti- ocudui J'tiaud ,'iitli (iixid r turning N lir aafl 30th. '-' ' ! F. Foi r., Agent. WM