The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-15

are afoat. The couple were much A.
tacfed 10 each other, and he hade her an
a6ectionate farewell whe they parted NJ
the train q few weeks ago, though he as
snre<i her that their separation must ne
permanent.
A dispatch from R~oscbur9. Ore. says:
A lone highwayman held mp the Coos hoy
stage Tuesday, cut open letters and
registered pouches and relieved them of
their contents and handed them hack to
the driver, thanking him politely.
A dispatch from Portland, Ore. says:
Tuesday night three mel wearing masks
attacked a camp Of Chinese w~oolchoir
pers near here for tire purpose of robbery.
ance. One Of the robbers was killed and
one Of the Chinamcn fatally shot. An
other robber was badly cut hut hc and his
companion managed tn escape.
The National Grange of Patrons Of
H~usbandry convened at Sacramcn yes
terlay, delegates being present from
nearly all the states of the union.
Worthy Master Bringham delivered his
annuala Address.
A dispatch from, Pierre, =. D.. says:
The Fort Pierre Herald contains n ster-
ling bat earnest appeal for aid. IL says -
company eff soldiers with bayonets in
hand, together with = number of spuaw
men and II hand Of redskins, are OH the
reservation. Troubl has been expected
at the Fort for many weeks, owing to roll
y ssbN
among the squaw men for lands, and the
people Of Pierre are awaiting news from
the other side, which cannot he received
at present, owing To the big storm raging
OH the river.
A dispatch from st. Paul says: James
Simpson lies dying from "A knife wound AT
his home on West Third street. He asked
William T.. Havcstick, IA Maria avenue
merchant, for n cigarette. The latter re-
fused tn give il to hmm, whereupon Simp-
sx.s. x,S,sa bx.l.t,rs1 tlnn ,VrNn n.p<1 hAl.SA1
himself. This excited Havestick's ire,
and he seized Simpson ny the coat collar
and threw him into the street and kicked
him. Simpson arose and WAS about to
light the cigarette when Havcstick again
interfcrct, blew out the match. knocked
the cigarette from Simpsons mouth and
then deliberately drew a pocket knife and
stabbed him i'm the hack, the blade infiict-
ing IA mortal wound i'm the left lung.
w. T.. Blake, who has been obtaining
money under false pretences, is just now
conspicuous by his very much regretted
absence, and as n careful search has as
yet failed to reveal his whereabouts, IL
will hardly be violating u confidence to
suggest that he has skipped. Blake's
methods Of operation, so far as they have
been discovered. consisted simply i'm pur-
chasing goods at N store and paying for
them with u check Oh the First National
hank for an amount larger than that Of
his purchase, receiving the difference iu
GotHt utru uionty. HI thtS WAY he IkS
victimized Raleigh & Clark. the Montana
Central ticket Office and John Drew, with
several others probably still tn hear from.
One other operation indulged in 10y Mr..
Blake, and one i'm which the means of en-
SHARING the elusive dollar does not appear
on the surface, is ~ little transaction
which he had about two weeks ago with
the firm of Cans 4 Klein. He ordered
SEQ worth of goods from this firm with
instructions that they bc shipped tn 10 firm
in Idaho. Later i'm the day lac went tn the
stors. and counterrnandcd the order. The
goods, however, had already been
shipped. and the firm upon telegraphing
learned that there was no such concern
as that to- which the goods had been con-
signed. They then went tn work tn re-
cover their goods and finally succeeded
in doing SD, hut of Mr.. Blake they have
seen nothing more. Blake has at some
time in his life been ~ drummer for u -.
Paul house, but for the last year has been
living i'm Helena with his family, near the
Northern Pacific - eieno Journal.