The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-26
The News of Selma

Smoke went to see the Water Company about it the gen man said that bill had been sent O him for eighteen months. He refused to pay 1t and consequently could get no water. The cases against the seven gentlemen were dismissed by the mayor. Many of the seven who appeared in court this morning brought with them their different water bills. These they next meeting of the council these bills may be referred to that body. If the matter was put to test before the people of the city they would almost to a unit be in favor of the city pur- chasing the plant.
 Letter Came Too Late. Chief E. T. Walters this morning received a letter from Sibley Holmes, treasurer of the Holmes Lumber Com pany at Finchburg, Ala. saying that the check on the Holmes Lumber Com pany to the Merchants Bank or MO bile, which the man James Mason tried to get cashed last Frisay, was forg- charge against the man. The letter stated that the Holmes Lumber Com | pany did no business with the Mer- chants Bank of Mobile. but that the | only bank in Mobile they did business with was the Leinkauf Banking Com pany of that city.
 MT. Holmes said in his letter to Chief Walters that the man James | Mason has passed several forged checks purporting to be signed by the Holmes Lumber Company at McWn- | Hams, for various amounts that ne had gotten away. The letter from the treasurer of the Holmes Lumber Com many came to Chief Walters too late | to do any good, for the two men. Bell Sawyer and James Mason, were turned loose yesterday morning and had left | the city when he received the letter | I'm Police Court. | Two old men. one white and the | other negro, appeared in police court | this morning on the same charge. Both | had been arrested for being drunk and both placed their age at about 70 years. | One lived In Selma, the other was a tramp. Both pleader guilty and ask, ed for the mercy of the court, and against each there was assessed a $5 fine. One paid and the other told the court he would leave the city imme- diately if it pleased the court. Mike | O'Leary he said was his name and he was escorted to the edge of the city l by an officer and told never to come back to the city again. The negro gave his name as Dave Sanford, paid | his fine, left the court room and went back to his work of carpentering. | The case against Willie Morgan. | charged with assault and battery. was continued until June 9th. as a very l | pesthouse with smallpox. The case against Arthur Taylor and | Cornelius Robinson. charged with gam ing. were continued until tomorrow. The case against Wyly Lyman, charg- ed with grand larceny, was mol pross- ! ed.
 1 The cases against the seven white men who were charged with the violat- mig of the sanitary ordinance was dis missed.
 Omcers Elected.
 At a meeting of the Phoenix Fire Company No. 1, held last night the officers of the company for the epsu- ing year were elected. The meeting of the company was largely attended by the members and 1t was shown that the company is in good condition financially. The officers elected are as follows:
 Ed. R. Jones. foreman; Louis Gold smith, first assistant foreman; Isaac Paplanus, second assistant foreman; R. c. Moran, secretary; Frank C.. Krebs, treasurer; G. W. Bohlia, hos tier.
 New Buildings.
 Contractor B. D. Hoffman, who recently bought a lot on Jones Street just east of Pelham. will soon begin the erection of a handsome home upon it which he will complete within few months. This part of the city Is build ing up more rapidly than any other portion of Selma and every few days lot is sold in that section and the contract let for the erection of a house. Within the past few months several lots have been sold and con tracts let for the erection of homes for the man of small family and modest means.
 Will Settle Here. | Through the Selma Land and 1mmi- grafton Company a few days ago J. C. Shudd. of Ohio, bought the Cook home and four acres of land in East Selma near the Schuh- Miller lumber mill. the price paid being $1,S0O. MT. Shudd and hIs wife will in the future make selma their home and on this small tract of land will go in for truck farming.
 The Selma Land and Immigration Company Is doing good work in this section and has number of inquiries from northern farmers for small tracts of land Doubtless before many years have passed the country surrounding Selma will be thickly settled with northern farmers.
 TuscaIOOsa Next Week.
 The Tuscaloosa baseball club will be- the Selma club next Monday. The clut is 'touted" as being one of the bes amateur clubs In the State and vii give the home boys a hard tustle fol the majority of the games.
 Goes to DOthan.
 First Baseman Tracy of the homo team left this evening for Dothar where he has accepted a position al first baseman on the Dothan club. Th' offer made Tracy by the management of the Dothan club was so promising that he could not refuse 1t. The lovers of the game here hate to see TracI leave the team, but are glad to SCI him better himself.
 Personal and Social.
 Mir. c. M Howard Is spending a few rays in Mobile.
 F. B. Martin of Martin Station spen today in Selma.
 Harry Markstein. of Anniston. fl spending a few days here.
 Thomas Culverhouse, of Birmingham Is visiting relatives in the city