The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-14
MRS. WILDER ST ARTS
 ON WORLD TRIP Will Visit Her Relatives In
 Australia
 INDIANS IN DECATUR
The Question of Consolidating the De- caturs is Being Discussed-Build- ing is Active in Decaturs and
 Contractors Are Busy.

Decatur, March 13.-(Special) )-Mrs Leila Seaton Wilder of Decatur left yes- terday for a trip around the world. She will be absent about one year.
 Mrs. Wilder went from Decatur to Chi cago. where she will spend few days. From Chicago she goes to San Francisco. At San Francisco she will sail on the steamer Manchuria on March "A for Hon. olulu. From Honolulu she goes direct to Melbourne. Australia where she will visit relatives for a few weeks.
 When she returns home she will come by the way of the Suez canal. On this trip she will visit India. the Orient and many other countries of the old world. Mrs. Wilder has travelled quite exten- sively during the past few years, including the TSlondylle region. which she visited during the great gold excitement in that frozen region of the north.
 Mrs. Wilder owns one of the most ex- tensive plantations and most beautiful country homes to be found in Alabama. This plantation she makes her home when she is not travelling. Mrs. Wilder's hus-
 
 time after his death she managed this cotton plantation alone, and managed t successfully. The plantation is located near Decatur. and during the past few years this charming old southern home has been the scene of more than one bril- liant reception which was attended by some of the south's best known and most brilliant people. For the past few years l. Mrs. wilder's brother. Capt Roy c. Hor- ton, and on this account Mrs. Wilder has had much time for travel, of which she is fond.
 Women Organize Society.
 The lady members of the Methodist church of Trinity Station, seven miles west of here, have oganized Home Mis- sion society and Mrs Hilery Bouldin was elected president. This is one of the oldest Methodist churches in this section of the state.
 Indians in Decatur.
 A party of Cherokee Indians are camped in Decatur. There are about 40 in the party. and they are all of one family. including grandchildren. They go by the name of I<leshna. It is claimed that one of the women is the mother of 21 children.
 Four of the women were arrested in New Decatur and locked up on the charge of telling fortunes without li- cense. They were tried before Mayor Sam Blackwell and fined, but later were allowed to go.
 Ice Plant Improvements.
 The Decatur Ice and Coal company has just completed extensive improvements on their ice plant They have installed two new boilers, several new machines and have given the plant general overhaul ing. making of it almost new plant The total cost of the improvements will amount to several thousand dollars
 Talk Consolidation.
 There is considerable discussion in the local newspapers at this time in regard to the consolidation of Decatur and New Decatur and the matter is meeting with favorable comment by many of the lead ing citizens of both cities. If the matter were left to a vote of the property owners there is no question but that the two cities would unite under one municipal government.
 Building is Active.
 In spite of the general financial crisis ! and the general hard times that have swept over the country there is consid- erable amount of building being done in the Dccaturs, and the majority of the con- tractors say that they have about as much work as they are able to do.
 On the whole the Decaturs have suf-