The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-29
PLANS RECEIVED
DRAWINGS OF HANDSOME FEDER-
 AL BUILDING EXHIBITED.
selma To Have Imposing Post Ohice. Bids For Construction VIII soon Be Opened by the
 GOverDment.
Advertiser Bureau,

Selma, Aug. 2s. From the Treasury Department of the United states he plans for the govern ment building that is to beSserected th Selma were received today. The plans are on exhibition at the post once a''u during teday they were Vse"eo ps large number of citizens.
 Trom the plans. Selma will nave mos; imposing Federal building when the structure has been completed. The bids for the construction or the
 building will be opened on Septempe,,,
 si. and it is thought that work wLi
 have been begun upon tne puiiu"s " the first of the coming year. The plans show handsome three
 story building. The front of the struct- ura will he very ornamental being nn- l la ed with stone and marble. me two | lower stories will be used Tor the pose office and in the third floor the sesslohs | of the United States Court Will De neiu. The building will be erected upon tns iot which the government purchased soma months ago at the corner Of Lau derd.Ie and Alabama streets This tot | ia inst across the street from the pai- las County court house, which was completed few years ago. ,.. | On another corner. opposite ths SIS of the Federal building, there wln es erected an imposing office building ana ana | this with the Federal building, VIII greatly improve that part of the eity' | Rows Bound over. l Three little negro boys. Oscar Langs- | ton. Henry owens and James uolns, | were bound over In police court enis
 morning to await the acton oi tue ,IttIe | grand fury. Each of the three nttls negroes was tried on warrants enaEs- ing them with burglary and grand lar
 cenv and the ywere bound over In the I sum of $500 each for each onense;
 Tuesday night the three httle ne groes were arrested in Bentcn upon a
 message from Chief of Poiice Wallets .o
 thirteen wears. and 1t Is believed that
 lhev are responsible for many Of the | hurplarIes which have been committees
 about the city during the past 'e" weeks.
 away from his place or business oh Creen street, George Collinss commls-
 sIon ofice and produce store was en- tered. After gaining an entrance into | the store the thieves knocked on the combination attachments to the safe.
 They then took from the money draw
 CT $75.
 The robbery was traced to the three
 little negroes. who were asresleH ia Benton last night. On the three nttIe negroes were found $7s.Si, and besides | 1t was found where they had spent sew eral dollars yesterday.
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 l Played t0 Large Audience. l At Elkdale Park last night Q vaude-
 vile performance by local talent was 1 given for the benefit of the striking l telegraph operators in Selma.s
 The performance was largely attend | ed ana 1t is estimated that the key men realized at least s2OO from the enter | tainmont.
 MT. J. B. Ellis has returned home
 from a visit of several weeks at Tate | Springs.
 Judge and Mrs. J. W. Nasty, of Lin-
 den, and Miss Bettie Glass, of Linden, passed through Selma today on their
 way to New York and other Eastern
 cities
 R. E. Jones left this morning for Nor
 folk.