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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
MANAGER Of Or. TUCK
KAN LEAVES CITY.
LEE QuoCK IS VICTIM
Educated chinaman Alleged to Have
Taken in One OF His countrymen
for Large Amount-sisned Note to
Cover Shortage.
From Sundays Daily.

The meteoric career OF Jack Fer
nandes. whose name appeared in big,
black letters at the bottom Of full
page advertisements in the local pa
pers as manager Of the DR.. Tuck Kan
Medical company, has ended in Bill
tngs, according to report, as 1t is said
that Fernandes flew the coop" Thurs
day, leaving his former employer, Lee
Quock, better known as DR.. Tuck
Kan, a sadder and wiser Chinaman.
It is said that Fernandes is a China
man, Notwithstanding his Mexican
name, and that he was educated in
this country. At any rate, he is pro-
fcient in the art Of using not only the
English language to a good advan-
tage, but Chinese and Spanish as well.
During his stay in Billings, Fernandes
! lived with a white woman who was
known as his wife, and he was known
to be a good, spender and all around
sport.
Many Unpaid Bills.
It is said that Fernandes got away
with at least $3.50 Of Lee Quock's
money before leaving, besides leav-
ing a number Of unpaid bills behind,
and that during the time he was bust
ness manager Of the Dr.. Tuck Kan
Medical company he ran his employer,
who is considered to be quite wealthy,
heavily in debt.
According to reports, Lee Quock
found that Fernandes was $40 short
in his accounts last Thursday, and
when Quock brought him to task con
corning this shortage Fernandes sign
ed a note for the amount, and later In
duced Lee Quock to give him $3.50 e
settle the advertising bills Of the
company, which were considerable
After his former employer had given
him the money to square up, II is said
Fernandes took the next train eas1
without even bidding his alleged vie
tim goodbye.
!, Quock 70 Pay Bills.
Lee Quock, whose remedy has beer
!, SO extensively advertised under thu
management Of Fernandes. states tina
the absence Of his manager from tn
city will not interfere with the com
pany carrying On It's business as be
fore, and that he stands ready to pa.
all bills standing against the DR.. Tucl
Kan Medical company.
!. Quock is an old resident Of Billing
i and has made the greater part Of ~
' money IN this city. He owns three rel
J. t~aurants and several pieces OF valr
d able real estate in the city. BY tn
business men he has always been cor
2 sidered as honest In his dealings Wit
i them, and a pretty square Chinamar
\: It Is not probable that q warran
will be issued for Fernandez arres
as the police and county attorney
e ONCE say that no complaint has bee
made to them Of his alleged wron,
doing.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
FRATERNAL ORDERS PROSPER.
Various Brotherhoods Increase Their
Membership.

Membership. #&E
Sheridan, Jan. 11.-There has been
a great revival among many OF the fra
ternal insurance orders Of the city
during the past few weeks, and ev-
eral hundred members have been
added to the list.
The Women Of Woodcraft, with
Miss Viola Holdredge as deputy, has
practically secured enough members
to establish a circle. Charles Ian
min Of Butte has been in the city for
weeks in the interest of the Wood.
men Of the World and has added
nearly 100 members. The Modern
Brotherhood Of America has had a
large class and. all the other orders
have likewise prospered.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
GUN PLAYS MUST STOP.

Bear Creek Miners Are Fined For
Carrying Guns.
Red Lodge, Jan. 1l.-John Para
vich, a Montenegrin OF Bear Greek,
fined 800 In Justice court for
carrying concealed weapons. Gun
plays at Bear Creek, which IL not
yet incorporated, have becbome very
frequent and the sheriff's once Is at
tempting to put a stop to the prac-
tice.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
BRAKEMAN rs ARRESTED.
Said to BE Mixed Up With Car Rob
.bers Gang.

Sheridan, Jan. 11.-Word reached
here today that Harry Schneider, a
brakeman, was arrested at Chey.
enne. He was wanted at Gillette
where he is alleged to be connected
with the robbery OF freight cars on
the Burlington. This makes about 10
men who have been arrested on the
charge Of wholesale robbery Of
freight cars on the system.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
DISPOSITIONS TAKEN.
Ia suit for Debt Being Triel In Wash
lnaton.

Dispositions were taken before the
clerk OF the district court yesterday
in the case in which the Donovan
Mccormick company Of this city Is
suing H. Yates for debt In the super
Tor court Of Lincoln county, Washing
ton. The dispositions OF Hugh Bah.
cock, Alex Voolfolk, J. D. Kelley, p
B. Connolly and j. Ward Huse were
taken. Attorney William Johnston
was attorney for the plaintiff in the
action.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
o,BRlEN i'm ALASKA.

Former Red Lodge Newspaperman
Has New Job.
Red Lodge, Mont, Jan. 11.-A. G..
5O'Brien, formerly city editor Of the
Red Lodge Picket, is now editor OF
the Daily Record at Juneau, Alaska.
The record is the organ Of the admin.
istration forces in Alaska.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
RAILWAY MEMS DANCE.
Conductors Mil Conduct = Fine Gel
ebration.

Conductors Will = rtHe Ses'
ebration.
Sheridan, Jan. 1.-THE local Order
of Railway Conductors r planning
to give am elaborate dance Valentine
night. The order is nj Of the strong
est in the city and It's dance given
last, year established a precedent in
the line Of entertainment which has
been hard to equal.
The announcement Of the conduct
ors gives a great deal Of pleasure te
the lovers Of. the dance in the city. i
was stated today that a large number
of the. order from Billings will be II
attendance.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
CHARLES M,AtEsToh WILL 90
PEN FOR ASSAULT.
FINED FOR GAMBLING
Dates 81 TRIAL Set Ii Criminal Actions
before the District court-Many
Civil Cases Stricken From Docket
and Dismissed.

ave years in the state penitentiary by
Judge Fox in the district court yes
terday after he had pleaded guilty to
4 charge Of assault in the first de
gree on the person Of Pat Quinn, the
stepfather OF his wife.
The assault for which McAleston
was charged, was committed at Co
lumbus and 1t is alleged that McAles-
ton becoming enraged at Quinn be-
cause his wife had left him and gone
to the home of her stepfather to live,
attacked Quinn from behind and beat
him over the head with a rock. It IL
said that McAleston had made previ-
ous threats to kill Quinn and after
his arrest told the deputy sheriff that
he would kill Quinn yet.
Guilty Of Gambling.
Cozi Gragivich pleaded guilty to 9,
charge Of conducting a gambling game
on a Northern Pacific train in this coun-
ty, and was sentenced to pay a fine OF
500. Dragivich was taken OF q North
ern Pacific train at Columbus, in COM
pany with several Of his countrymen.
and placed under arrest at the request
of the conductor in charge Of the
train.
Judge Fox set the dates for trial in
all OF the criminal cases on the docket
which will be brought up this term
Of court.
The case in which Anthony ]. Grove
is charged with assault in the first
degree on the person Of Charles Moe
was set for tria, January II, and will
be the first case to be tried before .
jury this term.
Thomas De Witt and ]. F. Murphy
will be tried on a charge Of petit lar
e January 18, and Robert vanella
will be tried on a charge Of murder in
the frst degree on January 20. The
prosecution was granted leave to in
dorse the names Of three more wit
nesses on the information in this case
The cases against John Coble and
Horace Malone, charged with rape
will be tried January 81. The me1
were arrested at Musselshell by thu
state humane ohicer and wer al
raigned Friday morning, and entere,
pleas Of not guilty.
The a s against W. A. Allen
charged with. procuring an abortion
was set for trial for January % M
the case against Frank Larson, 70
offering a bride, was set for Januar'
20. Edward +. Turrel will be tried o.
a charge Of burglary on January 2;
Most Of the civil actions on tn
docket were set FIR trial during tn
term, one Of them as late as Februar
S. go 1t Is very probable that this teri
az court will last until the middle q
next month.
Several civil actions were dismisse
without prejudice and by consent q
the plaintiff, and a number Of ther
stricken from the docket with leay
to reinstate.
A few probate matters were hal
died, the final reports Of the qua;
dams in two or three estates wel
heard and approved, as we'll as tn
accounts Of the administrators IN 90
eral estates.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
POLICE DEMANDED TICKETS.
Refused to Give Troupe Protection
Otherwise.

Red Lodge, Jan. 11.-Myrtle Vim
ton, an actress giving performances
here, during the week, created a SEN
sation by stopping in the middle OF an
act, while some rowdies were Great
ing a disturbance, to inform her au-
dience that the policemen had In;
formed her that she and her COM
pany would not be projected from asn.
noyance unless they furnished tick
cts to the force ana their friends.
The matter Is being investigated by
the city authorities.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
CHIEF ESCAPES SUDDEN DEATH,
Flying Board Strikes Him But In
flcts small Mound. ~

Red Lodge, Jan. n.-George II.
Kuhl, formerly chief Of police. was
struck on the head BY a flying board
during a high wind and sustained :
severe scalp wound. But for the fact
that the board struck him slantingh
instead Of with full force, he would
have been instantly killed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14

The very latest designs IN ladies'
engraved calling cards and embossed
nots. paper and envelopes q The CO
sstte oAoe.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
ASKS FOR a .voRc
Mrs. Matthews Alleges That Husband
10 unfaIthfuI.

~ &Untalthful.
Red Lodge, Mont, Jan. 11.-Mrs.
Bess Mathews Of Bear Greek has
fled a petition for q divorce dn the
district court. She states that she
was married to Mathews in England,
November !, 1885, and that they are
the parents Of three children, but
that on November 20, 1907, and at
divers other times, the defendant had
committed adultery, and that he had
deserted her.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE WED.
Red Lodge Couple United In Mar
riaae.

riaee.
Red Lodge, Jan. 11.-John r. Ellis
and Miss Ruth Mcdaniel, two we'll
known Red Lodge young people. were
married at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
=. a. Underwood by the Rev. G.. y.
Cunningham, pastor Of the Methodist
Episcopal church. They Win make
their home In Red Lodge. Owing 70
the recent death Of the BRIDES moth
ieer, Mrs. Jennie Hundley, the wedding
was q very quiet one.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14

Latest styles in Job printing at TN
oas1tts o@es.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
FUNERAL SERVICES TODAY.
Mrs. Minerva shanks Dies OF Heart
disease.
SUNDAYS Daily.

From Sundays Daily,
Funeral services over the body Of
Mrs. Minerva Shanks will be held to-
day at sol South Thirty-dfth street.
Mrs. shanks died Friday after a long
illness Of heart disease. The lady has
been afflicted with inlammatory rheu-
matism for the past two years and a
half.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-14
WILL TALK TO YOUNG MEN.
Henry White to Deliver Address at
Y. M. C. A.

From Sundays Daily.
Henry White will address the young
men at the Y. M. c. "a. building We'd
nesday evening on practical Bankers
Helpful Ideas for Young Men" The
address will be n OF the series OF
like talks that have been planned for
this winter at the z. N. G. a.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-20
Sues for s5,OOO.OO.

w. B. White of this city has brought suit against Wm. Gee and Imon who compose the firms of Wm. Gee & Son for $5, ,0OO.OO damages. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant has damaged his name as debt paying citizen by placing his name upon the Blue List" issued monthly by the Retail Merchants Association. The complaint in this case is similar to the three other cases against members of this Associ- ation. They will all be tried at the July term of the Circuit Court.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-20
Push Red River Improvements

Washington, Feb. 19.-Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louis jana congressman organized to- day to push the Red river i'm provement.
 Sheppard of Texas was made president, and Carter of Okla homa, secretary. A committee was appointed to ascertain why money previously appropriated had not been expended on the river.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-20

We notice the ladies of our city have undertaken the im- provement of the public school grounds. Why not carry the idea so far as to embrace the whole city-forming an organ ization looking to the beautifying of our city? With a very little outlay much could be done to i'm prove the appearance of our town, in the way of planting trees, flowers, improving our park, etc. *#*#
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-20

All kinds of pos. cards at Stainton Drug Store.
 T. w. Mcdaniel. of Morris, is in the city today on business. Miss Meta Barton, of Emmet, was visiting in the city yester- day.
 Miss Pearl Smith is visiting relatives and friends in Frost vile, Ark.
 Five new post card views of Prescott just received at Stain ton Drug Store.
 J. c. Wood, representing Stone Kelley & Co.,, tailors, Louisville, Ky, is in the city today.
 Messrs. Weaver and Cofeld, of Emmet, were up last night to see the play "As You Like It"
 We ice our fountain the year around.
 Geo. J. Terry & Co., We have just received a car o1 sash and doors full and com plete assortment - McDanie Hardware Go.
 w. E. Morris, manager of the Farmers Union Warehouse, has moved his family here from Jackson township.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-20
Hotel Arrivals. MILLER HOUSE

John s. Colvin, W. E. Perry, R. J. Patterson, J. J. Ludeman, M. Rafalsky, St. Louis; M. D.. Gardner, Baltimore; V. R. Davis J. J. James, B. H. Morgan, C.. w. Gray, G. M. Williams, Chas. Evans, H. D. Lefever, Little Rock; J. F. Duige, L. W. Kramer, J. L.. Pressburg, Chicago; A. H. Burd- sal, Cincinnati; J. I'll. Praytor, Benton; JIG. Wood, Louisville; c. R. Shell, T. H. Stuart, Mem phis; P. c. Birdwell, w. A. Bri- ant, Hope; W. Smith, R. J. Bruce St. Louis.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-20

There will be services at the Catholic Church Sunday Feb. .23
 Father Waldron, pastor.
 Rev, T. H. Ware, Presiding Elder, will preach at the Metho- dist Church next Sunday night The First Quarterly Conference for the Prescott church will be announced for Monday.
 Mrs. Jno. M. Pittman accom- panied Mrs. Minnie U. Ruther ford down to Emmet today in the interest of the temperance work Mrs. Rutherford addressed the high school in that progressive little city this morning, and ad- dressed the ladies in the after. noon.
 Don't forget the School I'm provement Association meeting Friday afternoon at 2:30 in the school chapel. This meeting will be addressed by Mrs. Minnie U. Rutherford, of Magazine, the National W. c. T. U. Superinten- dent of Juvenile Courts, Indus trial Educator and Anti Child Labor.
 MT. c. K. McClelland, of Hays, Kansas, superintendent of the State Experimental Farm of his state, and Miss Annie Bramlette, of Longview, Tex, were married at Longview yesterday. Mr. Me. Clelland owns real estate in this county and he and his bride spent yesterday in the city. They left this morning for their home in Kansas.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-20

Miss Mildred McRae is in Hope today, where she will spend few days visiting relatives and friends.
 Duncan Brown left yesterday afternoon for quite an extended trip to New Mexico and other points in the west.
 Miss Lizzie Christopher came up from Emmet last night and attended the play "As You Like It" at the opera house.
 The w. c. T. U. at home with Mrs. Jno. M. Pittman Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock in honor of Mrs. Minnie U. Rutherford of Magazine.
 W. Ernest Floyd, the best dressed man in the state, and secretary of the Railroad Con- missioners was in town today on official business.
 Mox Marshall and wife after spending some time here with MT. Marshall's parents, return ed to their home in Shreveport, La, this morning.
 We deliver drug store articles to any part of the city at any time during the day-Phone 73.
 Hesterly Drugstore.
 MT. Frank w. Gibbs of the firm of Gibbs X Sanders, arch. itects, of Little Rock, is in the city today on business connected with the new hotel.
 Dr. W. A. Briant and R. O. Bridewell. of Hope, are in the city today to interview the rail road commissioners in the in terest of their city.
 The members of the Foreign Missionary Society met at the home of Mrs. J. O. Howell yes terday and quite an interesting meeting was had. New officers for the year were elected.
 Wafermsn's Ideal Fount- in Pen is the best. Terry's News and Confectionery Co.,, soIe agents.
 Why not wait for our spring and summer clothing which is on the way to Prescott now? All the latest styles in models and shades. New York Store.
 A twelve-inch sewer is being placed on the corner of Elm and Second streets this morning. Anderson Wick says that as soon as the weather will permit he will have the mud and fish pond on this part of Elm street in a passable condition.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-20
Prescott & Northwestern By. Co. No. 1. No 2 ie5S a m Leave Prescott Arrive 44o n
FEBRUARY EVENTS

22-Washington's Birthday. 23-Frances E. Willard memor-
 ial exercises at the Metho-
 dist church at 3 p. m. 25-Louis Morrison's Faust"
 at opera house. 25-Self Culture Club at Miss Sula Browns.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-20
SENTENCE SERMONS.

 Conduct Is simply character vital ixed.
 A good lover is sure to be first class hater.
 He rejects happiness who refuses all sacrifice.
 The Father never drove any into ths far country. To SOW selfishness is certainly to reap sorrow. You cannot find 6 martyr by looking in the mirror.
 It is hard to believe in the goodness of the grouchy.
 The most wasteful thins lp this world is selfish economy. IA The soul Is simply that which sees the supreme and the sublime.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-29
ARRANGE CHILDREN's DAY
0,000 Little Ones to Watch Sail
ors in Park on May 13

Members of the school board yes
terday visited the stadium at Golden
Gate park to make seating arrange
ments for the $4,000 children Of the
public schools who will gather there
on "children's day." Wednesday, May
Is. TO witness the field meet of athletes
from seven high schools and watch a
battalion of tars go through a special
drill. Stands will have to be pro-
vided also for the chorus of 10000
youngsters who will sing national and
popular airs fitting for the occasion
under the direction of Miss Estelle
Carpenter, singing instructor of the
schools.
The field day exercises of the Aca-
demic league have also been shifted
from Berkeley. where they were to
have been held this year, to the
stadium. After the athletic events
ladies of the California woman's club
will provide a light luncheon for 5000
sailors from the warships. Two hun
dred young women of the city will
assist Mrs. Laura Bride Powers as
hostesses. Three high school girl So
rorities and the entire senior class of
the girls high school have volunteered
to assist.
Whether arrangements can be made
to entertain the orphans on May 16,
second children's day." is not yet
known. 1t had been planned to take
500 of the little ones to the park
for a grand outing, but considerable
apathy has been met with from those
in charge of the various institutions.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-29
SAILORS DEMUR
go
AT TREATMENT

Continued From Page i, Column
Los Angeles in remembrance Of the
good time given them during their
stay in the southern city A fund for
the purpose was started among the men
OF the Missouri and already $500 has
been collected for the purpose, while
as much more has been promised
The bluejackets do not like Santa
Barbara, for the contrast between the
entertainment given them here and
that accorded them in Los Angeles is
marked to a degree. Several kilograms
have been sent by various groups Of
sailors to Los Angeles newspapers and
city officials. and the substance of all of
them has been much the same: please
get US back There are no wild west
shows or chutes here and the girls
will not dance with us. It's getting
worse all the time"
Several bluejackets who went to Mir
amar yesterday declare that they went
into a large resort hotel there for
dinner and were forced to take. the
meal with the servants of the hotel.
Others declare that while they could
not spend a dollar during their whole
stay In Los Angeles they have been
held up here at every turn.
The officers were sore in Los An
geIes.v said one Of the men. because
everybody paid more attention to us
there and showed us a better time than
they did them Here the officers are
not spending a cent, and all we can do
for good time is to pay IS an hour
for an automobile and ride out into
the country"
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-29
Chez Chong & Co., by Chun Kew.
SCHwERIN ALIASES HIMSELF

Schwerin promptly replied and a
meeting was arranged at his office
with the signers of the petition. To
his visitors Schwerin humbly apologized
for the humiliation that had been put
upon them. He was not in the city at
the time, he said, and his orders had
been carried out with poor Judgment.
81 was away" he said. Il am often
away and yet ] am always here in
that must accept responsibility for
what is done in my name whether I
am here or not. Mr.. Wu is an old
friend of mine and when go to Wash
ington I will apologize to him.
Schwerin asked the Chinese mer-
chants to go into executive session, de-
eide what reparation they required and
he would pay the price, even to making
public apology. The celestials, after
due consideration, replied that they
would drop the matter If Schwerin
would put his apology in writing and
with 1t give them his written authori-
cation for its publication. together with
the merchants petition, in the Chinese
newspapers.
A few days ago all Chinatown read
the story. Schwerin is seeking OBJ
livion in the Paso Robles mud baths
and the men who by his orders waited
out in the rain once more hold up their
heads and show their faces restored.