The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-28
BESSEMER READY
 FOR THE ELECTION
VOTING WILL BE DONE AT REBlE HALL-BESSEMER DOCTOR HAS ANOTHER PIECE OF EXTREME " HARD LUCK.

Bessemer October 27.--(s (special.)- Everything is now in readiness for the
 election which is to be held at the
 Rebie hall tomorrow, to see whether
 this city will elect to go on the dry
 side of the fence or not. Several in teresting and large meetings were held
 by the prohibitionists this afternoon, and the ladies and children that are
 to be at the polls marched down the
 street in a body after the services were over. The sch ools will be closed, this having been decided upon by the
 board of education at their last meet
 ing.
 A petition was also circulated among
 the merchants yesterday, and great
 many stores agreed to close for the
 day. An order was issued yesterday
 by Mayor Rush requesting that the
 saloons and drug stores that handled
 whisky should close up from l ? o'clock
 noon on Saturday, and remain closed
 until Tuesday morning.
 The proprietors of the saloons and
 drug stores stated that they were more
 than willing to do anything in their
 power to see that the law was en-
 forced.
 The managers for the election will
 be G. D. Waller T. J. Batson and W.
 A. Simmons, and George Ruthledse and
 c. l.. Odell clerks. c. ". Jones will
 act as returning officer
 There are between 45O and 475 voters
 in Bessemer. and each side seems to feel sure of a victory.
 A gentleman who is in close touch
 with affairs al Jonesboro stated this 1 afternoon that he felt positive that Jonesboro would go against prohibit tion. There are about eigh Live votes in Jonesboro. and each side claims victory. The issue is now the sole topic of conversation and the streets were crowded all the afternoon. and wherever you found two or three people talking it was pretty sure to be
 conversation regarding the election. Hard Luck.
 Poor Dr. Lawrence Barnett. He seems to always be the victim Of thieves of one kind of another, and he is now getting so that he will hardly trust himself. Some time ago his office was entered and a bank that he had standing on his desk was broken open and robbed. and the thief also got several pieces of gold that he kept on hand to be used in dental work. This | little haul amounted to something like | s30 and Docs heart was made sad. He started off on trip day or two | ago. and got as far as Birmingham
 with his little dress suit case without l trouble. He had been bitten once so | he made up his mind that he would not 1 let it happen again. When he got on
 the Bessemer car he locked the case
 down to the seat, and kept watchful
 eye on it the whole time. When he l landed in Birmingham and went to pur- l chase a ticket he laid the case down
 on the floor just a few feet from the | ticket window. feeling sure that no | one would have the nerve to try and
 take it in broad opeH daylight. He | evidently was not very familiar with 1 the nerve possessed by the Brming 1 ham thief, for he had no sooner turneI his buck before the case was gone.
 The sadest thing in connection with 1 the theft was that the doctor was on | his way to see his lady love, and of 1 course since the best was none too | good for her he decided to take every | ing that he had to wear along with | him. He took his dress clothes, one l pair of ST shoes. one silk umbrella, one 1 neck tie, one boiled shirt, two collars
 and one pair of shoe strings. He was l compelled to telegraph her that it was all off. and some friends now seem to | think that he has lost out for good,
 as there were several other bidders in | the field for her favors.
 1 Personal and General. l The many friends of Mir. J. H. Full | ton will be glad to learn that he is | able to be out again after q two | months illness.
 The Bessemer basketball team is now practicing every evening and the team 1 is in fine shape. A game has been ar 1 ranged with Pratt City and will take 1 place one evening next week. Manager | Tubbs states that his team is now l ready to receive challenges from any | one and will meet all corners.
 | Today was a quiet one in police cir 1 cles. There were one or two instances | where people were selling whisky after l they had been ordered closed by the 1 mayor In these cases the places were | locked and the parties that did the selling placed under bond to answer