The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-21
WENT AFTER HIS COLLAR
Johnny, the Kid" Seems TO Be a Lit
tie Too Foxy for the OflC8rS.
HE'S AS SLIPPERY AS AN EEL
One of Miles City's Youthful lncor-
rIgibles Escaped From the Re-
form school Last Fall and He
Can't BE Taken at All.
srocia, Dispatch to tho standard.

Special Dispatch to tho Standard.
LIVINGSTON, Feb. 20.-City Marshal
jackson of Miles City arrived in Living
ston early Monday morning in quest OF
William Simons. better known as
Johnny. the KID" who escaped from the
state reform school early last fall. "Ihe
Kidn has been in this city all winter, but
the Miles City officers, who have been
hunting for him for several months, only
lust found il out. Marshal Jackson, how
ever, failed to get his hands on the res
fractory youth and returned home Tues
day morning empty-handed.
Upon his arrival here the city marshal
described the young fellow to Officers
Skillln aud Hansen, who had seen nm
around the saloons every night for the
past four months, and knew that he occu-
pied q room in the bad lands" Accord
ingly they went TO the house and routed
the Kid out. He asked what was wanted
and the officers told him they didn't know,
that they had been sent down to tell him
agentleman wished to SEQ him at the Al
bemarle. The KID was dead on" how
ever" and under pretense of going back
to his room to get his collar and necktie,
he took advantage of the opportunity to
make good his escaue out the back
WAY, The officers waited about five
minutes for the Kid to return and then
went TO look for him. They soon learned
that the.youth had given them, the slip, and
all efforts to find him have thus far proved
futile. 1t Is believed, however, that he is
still in the city and is being secreted by
some of his friends until n favorable OPP
portunity presents itself for him to get
out of town.
This is not the first time that the Kid
has given the officers the slip since he es-
capped from the reform school. lie was
located at jamestown. Valley City and
one or two other places in Dakota last
fall. but in each instance no managed to
elude capture, and on previous occasion
played the same trick that he worked SO
successfully on the Livingston officers.
The Park county board of appraisers
met in this city Monday morning and
elected 5. Deutsch clerk. The board will
remain in session eight days for the
purpose of fixing the values of all real es-
tate within the county. Last year the APP
praisers placed n low valuation on real
estate, thus necessitating greatly in-
creased levy. The present board has de-
cided TO raise the valuation, deeming il
best to have high appraisment and a
low levy. 1t is possible that the raise
will be % or 30 per cent and may be even
higher.
The jury commissioners, composed OF
c. L. Finn, II. &. Griffith and Amos Hague
of this city, met in the court room to-day
and drew the jury for tho April term OF
the district court.
Costumes for the EllIs' masquerade ball
TO be given at the opera house next Mon
day evening, can be secured ut SaX's
ncws stand.
One lone prisoner occupies the Jail in
this city. At no previous time in tho his.
tory of the city has there been less, and
most of the time the Jail has been
crowded.
Teachers certificates were issued TO
day by the county superintendent tc
Misses Emma Allen of the upper Yellow
stono and Maud Kinds and Mabel Stevens
OF this city.
County Superintendent Miss McAnelly
left to-day for Red Lodge to conduc-
teachers examination on Friday and Sat
urday.
Night Yardmaster Rahelly of the North
ern Pacific has been transferred TO tho
Billings wards and his successor here i,
George knight.
4 lodge of tho order of Maccabces viii
shortly bc instituted in this city, the for
ner organization having ceased TO eNis
several years ago. The lodge will be or
ganized under new charter with abou
% or 80 members.
Addison Coyan, agod -, died at tho res
idence of his son in this city MONDAY
evening of apoplexy. The funeral tool
place Wednesday afternoon.
His Claim to Distinction.
W. N