The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-15
CITY WATER CONTRACT SELMA COUNCIL DETERMINES
 ON ACTION. ' Will Insist on the Fulfilling of ths Old Agreement or the Mak-
 ing of New One
Advertiser Bureau.

Selma, Jan. H.
 The City Council held an uneventful meeting last night except for the star chamber session on the question Of the contract with the Selma W ater Company. 1t is understood that the city is going to insist on a new water contract or the fulfillment of the old one and as a legal fight is expected associate counsel was authorized for the City Attorney. There has, however, arisen a question as to the legality fof the proceedings of the council in executive session, no con- firmation or formal motion having been made in the matter upon the regular order being resumed. The Council au- thorized the Committee on Streets and lights to purchase a steam roller to be used in graveling the streets. not more than $3,350 to be expended for the same. A law was passed levying a prohibitive license tax of Sl50 per annum upon the sale of second hand clothes and also making it unlawful and punishable by fine or imprisonment to wantonly or will fully break one of the globes around the electric lights. Small boys have lately become possessed of air rifles and have taken great pleasure in breaking the glass globes.
 Word reached the city yesterday Of the death in Atlanta the day before of MT. R. H. Turner, who had been resident of Selma for many months. being en- gagged as a cotton classer with c. Thomp- son. the cotton buyer.
 No particulars of his death reached the city yesterday. but it develops that Mir. Turner was found dead in his bed at the Jackson Hotel where he had been stopping since January 3rd. having gone to> Atlanta directly from Selma. His death was due to an overdose of mor- phine which he had administered to him. self with suicidal intent according to the verdict reached by the coronors' jury.
 About o'clock Friday afternoon was the last time he was seen alive. He went to his room about that hour. All Saturday he remained in the room with the door slightly ajar. Sunday morning the chambermaid thinking he had gone out went in the room to clean up and found Turner lying across the bed dress ed and apparently dead. The woman hurriedly called the hotel clerk and the coronor was summoned.
 The bell boy whom Turner had sent for the drug testified that he had been sent out Saturday with a note and given a dollar to carry to drug store and bring back what the note called for. He stated that at the first store the medicine was not given him and, the clerk tore the note up. He returned, and told Turner what had happened and the latter seemed greatly put out about 1t and gave him another note. Th1s time he went to another drug store and got the medicine, not knowing what 1t was. / MT. Turner was well liked in Selma by Tall who came in contact with him and despondency Is the only motive that can be ascribed for the rash act.
 Captain J..M. Anderson. formerly Superintendent of Education of Dallas County, came. mp from his home at Mar tins today and announced to his friends that he had determined to again become a candidate for Superintendent of Educa- ton and would begin an active cam paign for the place at the proper time. Captain Anderson is d popular citizen and will make a strong race for the position he formely held.
 The following call was issued today:
 A meeting of the Democratic Executive Committee of the City of Selma is hereby called for tomorrow, Wednesday, at noon at the rooms of the Hook and Ladder Company for the purpose of making ar engagements to get the Democratic voters of the city liable for poll tax to pay the same and thereby qualify themselves to participate in the party primaries and to vote in the general elections when held and to transact any other business that may be brought before the com mittee F. M. Wood,
 H Franelich Chairman.
 Secretary.
 At noon today occurred the death Of Mrs. J. A. Russel at her home on Union Street. Mrs. Russell had been i'll for several days, but her condition did not become alarEzing until Sunday, when pneumonia in an acute form set in. She was a devout Christian woman and leaves a fond husband and three chill dren. She was loved by large circle of friends. The funeral will take place tomorrow morning at half past 10 o'clock.
 The stockholders of the City National Bank held a meeting at noon today and elected directors for the ensuing year. The old board was reelected and con- sists of w. P. Armstrong, Jr.. A. G. Parrish, c. W. Hooper, w. s. Monk and A. w. Jones'