The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-06
THE NEWS OF SELMA.
Advertiser Bureau.

Selma, eSpt. B.
 The Morning Times came out in a ringing editorial this morning for the ratification of the new Constitution. The Times had been disposed up to now to oppose ratification, but since the Execu. tive Committee acted and recommended th at all Democrats support the new Con. siitution, The Times has fallen into me and will do it's full duty toward bring ing up Democratic majority froun Dai- las County of the usual proportions.
 Chief Walters has received a letter from a woman at Brierfeld, making in- Sf SqJs James ae0q IL payne, n @ and sho claimed to be a detective and who skipped out Witn- out paying his board bill. Payne claim ss ee kin su rss s is ssSaensy mags an a small scale. He is unknown in this city.
 The Board of Health and the City Council held a meeting jointly last night to discuss the scarlet fever Situauon. The Board of Health recommended Una. tne Council purchase fumigator to disin- feet the houses where children had been srffering with the disease and 1t Is more than likely that the suggestion or the Doctors will be adopted. There are a good many cases of scarlet fever in Sel- ma at the present time.
 MT. Ralph w. Russell, who was at one time yardmaster of the Southern in this
 city, but who resigned to accept a posi-
 ton in Meridian, has thrown up his job
 n eha cy hs aS poston as
 MT. Russell is very popular in Selma,
 and his railroad friends have given him hearty welcome. He Is thoroughly
 competent railroad man. J. M. Keith caught large horned owl
 last night. The. bird attracted by the
 it. not, however till the owl had sunk
 one of its claws deep into the fieshy part
 of his hand. MT. Keith has been
 bothered soSS1 dssl or ue ea bas tSe T prd
 in his show window and many stop to
 look at 1t.
 The proper committee of the City Coun- cil has at last decided to do something toward keeping the sulphur artesian well at the Council Chamber flowing. ana With that object in view has employed George A. Stuck to probe into the well to see II there are any obstructions in the pipe. to prevent the water coming to the sur face freely.
 Work has been resumed on building
 the piers of the l.. & N. Tor the bridge
 across the river here. The cofIe dam ana ana
 last big rise in the river, but active work will be resumed as soon as the river gets d listle lower and 1t is now falling rapid- iy.
 A Florida gopher in a box on Washing ton street attracted a good deal Of at tention this morning. Large numbers or negroes gathered around the box and ad-
 mired the strange looking turtle very
 much.
 Mir. Mike Curry of Montgomery. pass ed through the city this morning on his way down the B. s. & N. O., where he viii assist in extending that road to its terminus at Myrtlewood. Between seven and eight hundred per
 sons went to the pavilion last night + was the opening night. string band | was on hand and dancing was indulged | in.
 The Autaugaville and Y. NJ, C. A. | teams played twelve innings at River | side Park yesterday and quit with a | score of to ,. The game was greatly
 enjoyed by the crowd that witnessed It,
 Cotton has commenced to come in pret. | ty freely One firm received over 60 1 bales yesterday, and the fieecy staple | will come in at a more rapid rate now
 each day.
 Mir. Pfeiffer has completed the links for ma society young people will be going wild over this game.
 Mrs J. P. Doherty and son. Drayton,
 left this morning for Greenville' to Visit
 relatives.
 Colonel B. F. Ellis of Orrville. was a dially greeted by his host of friends.
 Mir. John 1T. Rogers, one of the most | nroeressive men of West Dallas, was