The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-16
POLICE COURT ROOM LOOKS LIKE ARMORY Young Negro Found Who Stole
 Weapons PREMIUM LIST ISSUED New Telephone System Is Being if'- stalled In Selma By the Bell Com
 pany-other Selma
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PREMIUM LIST ISSUED

Selma, April 15-(Special) very clever piece of amateur Sherlock. Holmes strategy, the burglar that enter ed the Tissier Hardware eompany's store on Thursday night has been brought to l justice. 'Dooley'' Banks is his name, and he is a young negro about IA or To years of age, who on the day before the night of the robbery had just concluded a sent ence of 40 days on the streets for break ing open window in P. c. Kepps' Gun Store and taking therefrom number Of pistols. knives rifles, etc.
 Chief Walters upon being informed of the robbery yesterday morning recalled at once that "Dooley" had been released and immediately hit upon him as the per petrator of the plot. His suspicious proved true and upon arresting the boy he discovered the hiding place of the booty, and the Tisser company has recovered practically all of the goods that were taken, and all but about s2 of the money. Mayors court this morning resembled an armory. There were nearly a dozen pis- l tols of all calbres and fneness, knives, | watches, razors, cards and dice all or which were identified as having been l taken from the Tssier store Thursday night. Two charges were made against the negro. On the charge of burglary he was sentenced to 90 days on the street and on the charge of grand larceny he was bound over to await the action of the grand jury in the sum of $5OO
 Partial Premium List.
 The first bulletin premium list of the Central Alabama Fair association has been printed It is Just forerunner of the regular list being only partial list of the many premiums that will ba or fered A premium of $75 is offered Tor the county making the largest and best display of products grown by residents of the county. There Is a second premium or $50 and a premium of $3O to the in- dlvidual making the best display of pro- ducts grown by his or under his direction.
 The premium for the largest yield or cotton on one acre Is S20, the largest yield of corn $10. Johnson grass S1O, rib- bon cane $5 and BIO. Premiums of $1 and 2 are offered for farm products and from 50 cents to BIO for best display of vege- tables. Premiums for bee products range from S2 to S6 and for fruits from Sl to $3. The premium list showing the prizes for horses, mules, cattle, sheep. goats poul- try flowers. needle work preserves, etc, will be issued next.
 Telephone Line Being Rebuilt. The Southern Bell Telephone company has commenced rebuilding the system in Selma. The latest improvements in tele- phones will be put in the switchboard De- ing on the flash light plan and doing away with the turning of the crank that Is now such a nuisance More cables are being strung and in a few months lime Selma will be equipped with a modern | system that will prove a great conven- | fence. The putting In of the up-to-date system was secured for Selma through the importunities and activity of the Com mercial and Industrial association.
 Gone to View Batteships.
 Ten coaches of Selmians left here to- night over the Louisville and Nashville to view the United States war fleet now in the Pensacola harbor. There was a large crowd of both whites and blacks to go down and Pensacola will have its ! hands full tomorrow entertaining the Ala bamians.
 Local and Personal
 Mrs w W, Harper. one of the most cultivated and talented singers of this city, left yesterday afternoon for Bir- mingham to assist In the singing at the dedication exercises at the First Baptist church in that city which occurs to- morrow
 Mir. W. K Campbell has been formally | notified of his appointment by Judge Toulmin to the office of referee in bank ruptcy for the northern district of the southern division of Alabama United States court MT. Campbell is a prominent young attorney and his appointment gives great satisfaction.
 MT. and Mrs. J. B. Coleman of Macon are the guests of the brother of the for mer. Mir Robert Coleman, on the High | lands
 Mir w K Chapman of Consul in Ma rengo county, was a visitor to the city today. MT Coleman says there has been but little reduction in acreage In his sec ton.
 BetrothaI Announced. | Today in Montgomery the formal an- nolfncement will be made. of the betrothal of Miss Beulah Ilircher of that city to MT. Sydney Kahn of Pensacola. The event ! will be celebrated in the usual manner at the home of her aunt, Mrs. T, Neu- man. Miss Hircher has large circle of friends in Selma. who will wish for her all happiness and success in the new life she is soon to enter. She is an exceeding