CLASS SCRAP ENDS IN oF ING-oF BUI DING I Indiana School Jutted Gutted AVIth lIh l ios o oss of or anti and I Im III c estimation ulion tI-ulion I lou louIs Is I Bl Begun IIII Ru Ind May In 11 The n-The The First ward waid school building containing the high school an and a number of the lower grades was burned early yesterday morning Tho The cause of the tIme fire Is unknown but the time supposition of the fire chief an and the school chool board I Is that It was caused b by high school boys Los who were prowling about the building trying to raise a 3 class flag on th the cupola There was vas no fro fire In the thc building when the lie school authorities were vere there at 1030 o'clock Saturday night At 93 persons passing the building saw boys Los on a nearby nearby nearby near near- by corner with a lantern and a package of some kind At 1130 Grant C C. Gregg City citi It elect clerk-elect s nw saw a class flag Clag waIn waving way way- In ing from tram a pole that had been nailed to the time cupola He lie was unable to distinguish distinguish distin distin- which flag Clag It was At I 1 40 O a a. a m. m Paul Harris Walter Waiter Hubbard and Will wm Brann passed the building on their wa way home from a Cl fishing expedition Their Theil attention was attracted b by a burning gas Jet In a room on the tho second floor In Inthe Inthe inthe the northeast corner of oC tho the building Gowdy Gave C time the Alarm The fire was discovered b by John K Gowdy Gawel who lives across the street Awakened b by falling Calling glass he lie saw the building In flames and anti called his son son- law in-law and guest Robert E. E Mansfield United States consul general to Valparaiso ralso Chile and the they gave ga the alarm The department responded promptly but hut the fire tIre had gained such headway that It was Impossible to save sa the building which with all Its contents including a complete record of the Hush schools since Ince they were established the high school library and anti physical library were destroyed The total loss as estimated est b by Gates Sexton pre president of oC the school board Is 30 Tho The board hoard had Insurance Insurance ance amice on the building and contents In eight companies none of or which will ili lose over The board held hel a meeting toda today to tomake tomake make maleo a thorough investigation atlon of or the cause of ot th the tho fire and decided to dismiss school In the First ward for the remainder remain remain- tier der of or the term The Tho teachers also met tolla today and decided to grade the pupils and promote them on what the they have al already al- al ready reads done this term The annual high school commencement will be lie lucId held as us usual