The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-05
THE NEWS OF SELMA
BASKET BALL TEAM WILL TRY
 FOR LAURELs.
Black Wanted ini wilcox County Az prehended - Two Negroes bnns Mandamus Proceedings Against
 the City.

Black Wanted in Wilcox County AZ prehended Two Negroes bnns
 Mandamus Proceedings Against
 the City.
 Advertiser Bureau
 Selma, Jan. 4. The Young Mems Christian Associa- tion basket bali team will play two games with the team representing an athletic club of Birmingham next month. The first game will De played in that city on the 3rd. The Birming- ham club will play a return engage ment here the 18th. -, The team that will oppose Birming- ham will be composed of the very best talent in the two picked teams that played an exciting game result- ing in the score of IT to 13 Monday night. The names of the two teams are "Japs'' and Russians.
 Physical Director Franklin has not completed the lineup of the team that will go to Birmingham but VIII give out the personnel in a few days. Both the picked teams are practising as often as possible and 1t Is believed that the pick will compare with any team in the South.
 Games with Mobile may be arranged later, and 1t is possible that several contests with outside teams will be scheduled. MT. Franklin is elateo over the prospects of basket ball in Selma and is energetic in developing ths association athletes.
 A Fugitive Caught.
 General White, negro fugitive rom Justice from Wilcox County. has beer arrested in this city by Policeman Latham and remanded to the County jail to await the coming of the author ities from that County.
 White is wanted for complicity in safe-blowing at Furman He is ac- cused of assisting in blowing up the safe in the store of Simpson and Sons at that town.
 Maudamus Suit. Two neg roes have instituted man. damus proceedings against the city and January 7lG. K. Cothran, market clerk. will have to appear before Judge J. W. Marbury, of the City Court. to show why Milus Martin and w. H. Edwards cannot conduct meat stalls in the new market. It is said that the reason the negro butchers were refused admittance into the new market house was that the eight stalls were rented to white butchers before Martin and Edwards applied.
 Ine negroes dileGe uisCfihiHaIioti and they will appeal to the city te provide them with stalls or extend them the privilege of conducting fneai markets elsewhere in the city.
 There has been considerable compe' titiou between the white and negro butchers heretofore. 1t is said
 The Police Court.
 Ernest Williams, alias Walter King 4. 0fv ,iy.n. ty days on the streets for the theft oi a bicycle, was again in police court this morning and on a second charge of larceny was found guilty and giver fifty days more to serve. The first fine was $io0 and the second s25 neither of which he could pay.
 The police have been looking foi Walter King several days and only yesterday learned that he was serving 2 sentence on the streets. He was wanted for stealing bottles of milk from dairy wagon while in employ of a Selma physician. It was proved that the defendant stole milk every morning as the wagon driver waited on customers. Complaint was made by MT. Hogan.
 The Mayor released an honest look. ing negro who was brought into court charged with carrying concealed weap- ons.s Elijah Williams told a. straight. forward story of visit from his South Alabama home to Louisville. Ky, say ing he was returning and stopped over night fin this city. when arrested. Ht had pistol in his possession, but hi: explanations to the court was so sat. isfactory he was discharged. The Fire Department was called last night to the residence of Mrs. Hardy Dn Lauderdale Street. A hue burned out and nc damage was done.
 Mir. B. Frank and Mir H. H. Hinds are Montgomery visitors to Selma to. day.
 Mfr. George W. Baker came dowr from Birmingham and Is at the Hote Albert.
 Mir. W. M. Thomas of Knoxville Tenn. was in the city yesterday.
 MT. c. B. Asher of Sheffield, came tc Selma yesterday.
 Dr. Louis Snow of Autausaville. is ir Selma today.
 MT. NJ. Levy is here from Newark N. J.
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 Social and Personal.
 Miss Jamie Portis, who has been ir the city visiting her mother. Mrs. M B. Portis. Broad and Selma Streets, has returned to Rembert to resume her du- ties as teacher in the school at that place. She spent the holidays at hel home.
 Miss Elizabeth BevilIe of Louisville  
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