The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-31
THE NEWS OF MOBILE
Advertiser Bureau,

There has been for some months a. series of burglaries perpetrated in the city and from the evidence found in trunk taken from Hunters room to the police station his guilt seems positive. Watches. pistols, jewelry and many other articles were found some of which have already been identified. A well known grocer rem dered valuable assistance to the officers in the detection of the negro.
 T. II. Mabson and wife and Mrs George Simpson. of Montgomery, are in the city, guests of the Bienville Hotel.
 At Bascombe race track an immense crowd witnessed interesting races this afternoon. The feature on the card tries, the distance three mile heats. best three in five. This was the first one of the kind ever witnessed in Mobile County and proved most exciting. The other features on the card were also highly entertaining. Results:
 Automobile race. three-mile heats; thre in five-Mobile Moter Car Com pany Robert Morris. (winton), first; Joe Stone tOldsmobile). second; Touart (Pope- -Hartford), third; Lowenstein (Pope- Hartford), fourth.
 Mile heats tdriving), three in five Robert s.. first. second and fourth heats and race; New Home, third heat and second.
 Mile heat. 2 3-S c1ass-J. H. S.. first, third and fourth heats and race; Tom mic &, second heat and second place Sherman Boy, third place.
 Special driving: mile-Billy Buck, won; Simon kenton, second; Tender
 Beef, third.
 Running race. half mile; two in five Mary Cannard, won; Typhon. second.
 The Board of Public Works held a regular meeting this afternoon at 5 o'clock. the full membership present. Considerable routine business was transacted.
 From the Board of School Commis- mittee, comprising Commissioners Inge, Frazer and Hines and Superintendent $. s. Murphy, relative to the pavement on Government Street in front of Bar ton Academy. The Committee petition cd the Board not to reduce the cement pavement but to let 1t stand as at pres ent. After considerable discussion. the Board refused the petition, saying tho walk must be uniform along the entire length of Government Street, to wit. a 10-foot walkway, the remainder of the sidewalk to be plated and sodded with grass. They held 10-foot walk was sufficient width and the plating would add to the beauty of the street. An important meeting of the City League was held tonight. The resig- | nation of Thomas F. Smith as President
 was received and accepted. To fill the vacancy. an election was held with the | following result: George J. Flournoy, former First Vice-President, to be President; Phil Cosminsky. former Sec- ond Vice. President, to be First Vice. President and W. B. Waddle to be Sec ond Vice-President. There was no change in the other offices. Salaries of officers were fixed. The managers of the club were impressed with the inn portance of conforming to the rules as agreed upon. The League will open
 Easter Sunday. Monroe Park grounds will be used.
 The remains of Mrs. Fannie Baum blatt were Inferred in the Jewish cemetery today, the funeral taking place from the residence of her son. | in-law, Sol Rosen. Rabbi Alfred G. Mosese officiated. A large cortege ac- companied the remains to the grave. Many handsome floral tributes were | placed on the grave.
 | The city ambulance was inducted in- to service today. Jack Dair is steward and John Bressingham driver. The ambulance house adjourns the police | headquarters.
 Profound sympathy was expressed here over the news of the death of Great Inchonee Watts of the Improved Order of Red Men at Montgomery. | Tuscahoma Council No. 59 at midnight
 tonight sent Walter Allen. Sachem
 with T. E. Clarke, District Deputy and
 representing Cucar Nochee Council No.
 Al, accompanying him to Montgomery | to lay on the bier of the head of the
 order handsome floral tributes. attest
 ing their great grief. They bore also
 a floral tribute from Mauvilla Coun- ell, which. with those of Tuscahoma and Sucar Nochee. will bear silent yet
 beautiful expressions of the cloud of
 gloom resting over the three council | wigwams.
 Chief of Police Rondeau tonight was
 taken to his home quite i'll. He be-
 came i'll while sitting at his desk in headquarters.
 Mobile Society News.