The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-07

bly, the plan has proven entirely sat
isfactory. Women as a class know
more about school government than
do the men and should this city adopt
a plan to have several OF the opposite
sex serve az members of the educa-
tional board it would prove a big help
toward securing the most perfect
school system.
For failing to comply with an order
of the district court directing him to
pay alimony to his divorced wife, Sue
Sung was arrested last evening on a
warrant issued by Judge Loud charg-
ing him with contempt Of court. I'm
til they were divorced the Celestial
was the husband Of Lillian Moran
Sung, a white woman, from whom
he obtained a decree Of separation.
When the divorce vas granted, June
5, last, the court made an order re-
quiring Sung to pay alimony OF SIS
a month to his former wife and he
was given until December / to make
payment, he claiming at the time the
order was made to be without money.
He has never paid anything and now
the sum of $3.50 Is due the woman.
Pending disposition of the matter by
the court the Chinaman is out on
bonds furnished by a countryman.
From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
L. Ballou of the Crow agency is at
the Grand.
F. E. Gay of Junction is registered
at the Grand.
William, Rea, Jr., the st. Paul sheep
feeder, arrived from the east last
night.
BY a deed filed for record today
Martha w. Dewar has conveyed to
Raynhild Brake lot 16 of the north
east quarter and lot 1 of the southeast
quarter Of section 9, township /
south, range 26 east. Only a nominal
consideration is specified in the deed.
The trustees Of the Methodist
church of Park City have sold to Kate
e. Brown lot 8, block IS, townsite
of Park City; consideration $475. An
other deed, quit claim, from the
Northwest Colony association conveys
| the same lot to her for a nominal con-
s%ideration.
Sheriff Hubbard has received a let
ter from Frank Day of Lewistown
making inquiry for his son, Robert j.
Day, whom he believes to be some
where in the neighborhood of Bill
ings. The father is anxious to hear
from his boy on matters of great i'm
portance to him.
lTomdfrow will be Palm Sunday, a
day usually made the occasion of very
Impressive and beautiful ceremonies
in the Catholic and Episcopal
churches. The Honorable George M.
Hays has consented to assist the
choir in the latter church and will
sing the Offertory.
When Judge Loud convenes the dis
trict court for Yellowstone county
next Wednesday, it will be with, a
docket large enough to keep him busy
for several weeks. So far Is criminal
and 40 civil cases are docketed, not
to- say anything of the great number
of probate matters that will require
his attention.
Last night Robert Johns, a sheep
herder, went on the warpath. After
filling up on cold tea he endeavored
to carry everything and everybody
before him. He finally managed to
break a window of a southside saloon
and after a desperate struggle was
placed in the city Jail. This morning
he a guest of the corporation for the
next 10 days.
This morning Chief Dulin released
David Harris, alias David Davidson
from custody and gave him an hour in
which to put distance between himself
and the corporate limits of Billings,
The alleged kidnaper promised to
avail himself of the opportunity to get
away, although how he expected to
do much travelling, except on foot
was not clear, as he is absolutely pen
niless. 1t is believed that he will en-
deavor to reach Great Falls, for which
point he was headed when he arriv'
ed here and only stopped at Billings
because he had NO money to go fur
Their. The girl that accompanied him
is still in charge of the Salvation