The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-07
SHE WAS In A CELLAR
The Dark Woman Was in a Black
Corner of the Hole.
BUT THE OFFICERS GOT HER
In Regard to Tuition of School Pu-
pils-Dates for Holding Court
A Mothers Sad Journey
Livingston Notes.

Speciai Correspondence or the standard.
Livingston, Jan. 5.-Alice Fairfax.
| the colored cyprian who relieved a
bridge carpenter of sos at her bagnio
| about a week ago and disappeared
while the victim was up town procur-
| ing a warrant for her arrest, was cap
tured Friday night by Night Policemen
Skillin and Hansen in the cellar of a
Bohemian's shack in Riverside addi-
tion. When the officers called at the
shack the Bohemian kept them waiting
| until his female companion secreted
herself in the cellar. and then admitted
the policemen. The fellow denied that
| the woman had been or was in the
| house. The officers, however. spied a
| pair of woman's shoes under the Bo-
| hemian's bed and began a systematic
covered trap door leading into the
| cellar and upon going down found the
woman in her stocking feet in the
| darkest corner. She was brought forth
and landed in Jail. She is charged with
| grand larceny and will be given a pre-
| liminary examination before Justice
Rose on Tuesday.
At a meeting of the Livingston school
board held Friday evening a long dis
cussion was provoked by the presenta-
tion of a protest from non-residents of
this school district to the action taken
by the board several months ago In
passing a resolution exacting tuition
from nonresident pupils who fail to
get their per capita school moneys
transferred to the district comprising
this city. The board concluded to
strictly enforce the resolution in the
future and ordered that all back tuition
be paid up without delay. The amount
per month for each pupil is only 81.
There are now between 40 and
so children from the other dis
fafu nj Inc ,f4,~ ,,,1 I.a.-
after these pupils will have to pay
tuition in advance; otherwise they will
be denied admission.
In compliance with the law, Judge
Frank Henry last Friday issued an or
der fixing the time for holding quar-
terly sessions of district court in the
Sixth Judicial district. comprising the
counties of Park, Sweet Grass and Car
bon, as follows Park county, second
Monday of January. April and October
and third Monday Of June; Sweet
Grass county, first Monday of Februa-
ry, May, August and November; Car
bon county, third Monday of February,
first Monday of April, second Monday
of July and third Monday of Novem-
Der.
Sam McGinsley. recently arrested in
this city upon his arrival from Horr
and placed In the county jail, was re-
leased after languishing "a hours in
durance vile His arrest was at the
instance of a Horn butcher. who al
legged that McGinsley was about to
leave the state with intent to defraud
his creditors. II was ascertained later,
however, that McGinsley was simply
on his way to Belt and consequently
the complaining witness had the pro-
ceedings dropped.
Mrs. Mary A. Cakes of Helena ar
rived in the city Sunday in response
TO a telegram conveying the sad in
telligence of the death of her son,
Waverly S. Sterling. which occurred
at the smo lodging house in this city. |
The body was taken to Helena Monday |
by the bereaved mother for interment. |
The deceased had been a resident of |
this city for several years and will be |
remembered as the principal witness |
for the defense in the Bloom murder |
case.
Delay e. Polutnik, proprietors of the |
Livingston Bottling works. have re-
opened the Sam Wilson saloon on Main |
street, recently closed under attach
ment proceedings. and J. A. McLaugh- |
lin and Robert Guthrie, the popular /
mixologists, have been placed i'm
charge.
The Northern Pacific has a force OF
men at work overhauling the Park |
branch line and laying new steel rails.
Freeman Ball and John VI. Cook
have opened barber shop in the Ar
ault building on Main street
Isador Roth will open a saloon dur
ing the present week In the building
formerly occupied by Roth & Corn
hauser.