The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-07
SENATOR PETTUS ILL
VENERABLE ALABAMIAN HAS AT
 TACK OF INDIGESTION.
Stricken st Law Onice of His Grand son But Says He win Re Out
 in Few Days.
Advertiser Bureau,
 0A1,Hn Nov

Selma Nov. 6.
 .Tell the newspaper boys that l am better and will be all right pa.tas in day sy his residence on Ala banfa Street. to E F. Lacy About 12 o'clock today.
 The remark showed Senator Pettuss g dislike to being quoted as m 6ao hs.lth. ls whenever he is the least '"d's-
 The remark from A1abama's, vener.- able Senator eminated from the fact was carried to his residence in car riage. As Is his custom Senator Pet, tus came down town this morning and vent to the ofee 9f 9hs his se,ma ganasai as3ionai Bank building. Shortly before iz o'clock he suffered an attack of acute
 The news of the illness of Senator Pettus quickly cpread through the of = fices on the second floor of the build : ing and he was assisted down the stair: n, snd hns pu, in Street
 The news of the slight illness of Senator Pettus spread over the city rapidly and soon there 1a.r was many noa,tns aTx, from him that he will be all right in a day or so will assure his many friends that he is not seriously i'll.
 Selma Wants Franchise.
 Quite a deal of interest is being ta- ken here now in the meeting of the Cotton states League, which dis patch some days ago said woHld Whs,b be CT the meeting will be held in Mobile or somewhere else, 1t is almost a cer- tainty that Selma will have repre-, sentative there and that this city will be an active applicant for a franchise In that organization. ,
 The speople of Selma want baseball next summer and If franchise in the good team will he put In here. Whiie no active movement has been made two or three lovers of the sport nee ssss' ssHs consented to suos'''De '''0 anu
 The amount which has been volun, es'ssd sf :occ S and equally the that nousS mSeS diff,eaits. RfacaiHy pc s'
 This city has had opportt, t,a nities Ent,oI or States League in past years But these opportunities were never accept. ed and as consequence the lovers of each summer. They have tired of these and an organized movement will be made to get a franchise in the Cot
 If this franchise Is secured it is also very likely that the location of the baseball park will be iang;d A new park with grand stand and hleachers ,, this will do away with the patrons of the game walking across the river bridge and through bed of sand In the hot summer afternoon.
 ! There is every indication that next season the Cotton States League will he an eight club organiza jon. It IS doubtful if Baton Rouge will hold her franchise in the organization. This will give vacancy of three franchises for which there will be fight for be- tween Selma. Monroe and Alexandria La. and Columbus and Hattiesburg Miss In this combination Selma S chances look good and the jumps from here to Mobile and Meridian are not so great,
 A little over week ago a Selmian who takes considerable interest In baseball addressed a letter to D. $. Compton, President of the Cotton States League. asking him what the chances were of this city securing a franchise in that organization. few days ago he received a reply from President Compton. and while no promises were made in the letter the President of the League seems to lean towards Selma's getting q franchise in the organization. The letter was da - ted atSVicksburg on the first. and is as follows:
 ult. The Cotton States League will meet sometime this month to formula to plans for the coming season. The time and place has not yet been fixed. but I shall advise you in ample time SO