Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-08-15
In Another Light.

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during the past week from Mrs. Ola
b. Penland. of Bozeman. who desires
that her side of very lisagr,eablr
affair he heard by the public
Ii will he remembered that during
June one Penland came to town with
II woman 10y the name of Cook. whom
he had recently married. the couple
being closely followed by Mrs. Ola
Penland. who claimed she was Pen
lands lawful wife.
The case was heard i'm Judge Me-
Farland's court. and dismissed. Mrs.
Ola failing to prove that she was
ever legally married to Penland. She
claimed to have been married to- an
other man i'm Idaho some years ago.
and a divorce granted by a justice of
the peace, after which she married
Penland, and lived with him several
years. Penland denied any marriage
with the claiInant-NO. /: but. at
any rate, justice of the peace has no
power to grant divorces, and such n
marriage would have been illegal.
The ARGrs cheerfully gives the wo-
man space tn tell her story:
BOHEMIAN. Mont, Aug. ,. 1S.,5.
To the Lewistown ARGUS.
l have learned at last, tn the full
extent, what the papers have been
publishing against me, and think it
is my turn now to say something in
my behalf. will endeavor to- impress
upon the public the terrible injustice
that has been dealt me by man to
whom for nine years have been "a
faithful and loving wife. l was free.
woman to wed whom pleased wi hen
l married Mr.. Penland. 1t is nearly
county. Four years welived at Three
Forks, where we both are well known.
He for his gambling and squandering
his hard earnings at the gambling
table. his bright smile and winning
ways. Myself, by my industry i'm all
branches of work, from the finest EN-
broidery and painting to the most
menial labor, such as going out wash
ing, and any kind of work on the
ranch, both house and outdoor work
goaded. Some of my needle work
and painting are owned by people In
the valley. l worked hard on the
ranch, trying to make us a home
Through bad management our little
home became mortgaged to c. W
Haskins, and | was called upon Ia
sign the mortgage, 1891. This ] did
and ID stands on record today here in
Bozeman, az well as the following
This mortgage was extended toJOhI
II. Mckeown in 1892. 1t WAS extended
to- Nelson G. ScOw, 1888. i'm a deed. In
1884 Pcnland st tated, under oath. Will,
: I'm the witness stand testifying. wher,
he and i were both witnesses, that
was his wife. In 1S95. just about foul
weeks previous to his second mar
riage. he again brought me forwart
J tn sign the school lease that we sol,
to Mr.. Street. This il on record II
Governor Richards Office In Helena
) The only thing that caused discors
between us while we lived at Thre'
} Forks was his gambling. This IN
had overcome two years before W,
: came to Gallatin valley, and we wer
: doing well. But here he found ful
field of married women and girls. who
l being well versed in the art Of flirting
and finding Penland an easy victim
began their work upon him. Ever,
inducement was brought forward I,
=. bring about a separation betweel
: Penland and l. by fair or foul means
This caused many n quarrel betweel
, Penland and I. This finally ended II
me shooting him In the leg while uIl
der a fit of temporary insanity.
wanted to be arrested and tried fo
, the shooting, and nearly the Who'll
!, valley was against me. but Penlan'
( refused to- have me prosecuted. say
I ing that he fully and freely fOrgav
= me and he loved me too well tOcaus
A me any more suffering. But you se
4 what those words were worth. III
p turns around and does me the great
I est wrong man ever did to woman
: He brands me az his mistress and hi
= unborn child n bastard. Many think
; never was a mother This Is not true
for had n little girl who lived to