Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-16
NEWS OF THE WEST.
A Lively Fight OttOS Between ES-
Clltd School Board Directors
A CHILD EAtES by A DEAR
Tho Gsary Act and tho Chinese
Long aud Bitter Liugahon'-
A Case Of LepfosJ.

The enforcement Of the GeAry act f,
was begun nj Rivertido ON Nednss'
day afternoon by the effsst OF Ten
Chinsss.
Eleven men were dropped from the
payroll Of the CholiAT Ana POt1si mines
at Virgins, Nevada, on "wednesday
night, lack OF coin In those companiof
tfeasutlea making n reduction VI "a
psnses necessary.
An amusing scene took place In a
paupete attorneys office one day last
week, says the Mount Pleasant
Pyramid A couple froiu an adjoining
settlement were very anxious 70 have
their bonds matrimonial SEVERED anu
wanted to know n they could not yet a
divorce BY mutual consent On being
told that this was the last grounds IN
the world on which separation could
be granted, they went back home and
will now endsavor W seek TOT a more
fure method.
The tHolsl Montoue, at Ridgoway,
Colo, which was recently built at
cost OF $50, 600, celt bralcd It, opening
day by series Of games, etc., ~
visitors from Oufay, Mgntfose and
other poinis. In ths morning large
mountain lion was turned lnos- ia the
base tail grounds for the sport mcn 20
lasso. After n lively bout with ihc
dogs he Wa successfully roped ~ one
OF ihe boy, who carried away the
prize.
A sheoklns Acciisn, happened 10 the
foufteu n.monlht-old child % Mt. and
Mrs. j. w. Schultz OF Midyalc, ME-
HoulA county, Montana, n few uHys
ago. The onila was playing IN The
front yard when the mother looked
out the door aud saw large boar ~.
preaching. She screamed and tfied @
Brighten the bear away, but ~ no
avail. The bear caught tbs child In
onu paw anu ran on Into the wo0Ia.
Calling tho father aud telling MIN
what had happened, he Immediately
started after the bear and traced 20
through the woods quite = distance,
but all he found was Une limb n tue
child and part Of the clothing. This j.
the ntst Instance In that section VI a
bear becoming ~ bold ~ 10 approach a
houseHnd carry on child. IL Wa
thought the bear was driven 10 this
boldness by hunger.
A legal decision has Just been rev.
dercd In a ban Francisco court, which
ends for a time tho long aud bitter
litigation between Catherine bandell
and her daughters, Mis-. Lizzie Sher.
man and Mrs.. Margaret &. Bf0der.
Mrs. bandell In the aged widow Of
Francis Bofnheimer, who died Feb
ruaTy o, 1880, leaving considerable
real estate. She diHting uiahod hefsell
and Astounded her children by marry.
ing youthful barber named John
5andell, who hRd been called IN 4
shave her fitst husband after hiadeath
Mrs. Sherman aud Mrs. BtOdor, fear
ing that their mother would give tn,
property left by Hornl elmer 20 hel
young husband, potitlOned 10 have
the old lady declared insane. Judg'
Co1oy heard the case and decided tbs
Mrs. 5andell was sane. The barber,
bride In turn sued her daughters to re-
cover $4,000 damages for mAlloloui
persecution. This time sho was lesi
successful and tho Jury returned .
verdict for her daughters. Following
this judgment the two daughter
brought suit 20 establish that the
properly LETT by Bornheimer to hii
widow was In trust for them. TheJ
asked that transfers NJ properly bI
MIS- nhnueli 70 ucf hhhuAuu anu mon
roe Greenwood be BET aside aud tina
she be adJudged an incompetent per
bon, This 10 the case which tho judge
Trout has now decided In favor o
Mrs. Ssndell, thus declaring for Ia,
second time that she IL mentally m
petont. As 10 where or when Tia,
litigation between mother anu
daughters will break out again 10 no
now known.
Ths meeting Of the Han Ffancisc,
board Of education on Wodntsda,
night was followed by a ho1dlumisi
row which promised at one time /
terminate In riot, saya the ChrUnio'c
Director Decker was iellsd 10 tho Zoo
by an unexpected blow from the iis
Of Director Bowling. An in.tau
later Director CATrw, who rushed /
the assistance Of Decker, grapplt
with Bowling and was thrown 10 ia
tioCE While the two directors graz
pied In close embrace aud struggle
like two gladiat0Ts wrestling for cham
plonshlp honors. the remainder OF tn
board stood about, their hands raise