The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-20

He has appeared. His name is Peter Graz
ham. He preached to n STANDARD re-
porter to-day for two hours. He has the
appearance of Peter the Hermit and John
the Baptist combined. His meat is free
lunch and his drink beer. Peter has a
hallucination. He thinks he Is pursued
by n gang of ruililns which lives in the
Puget sound country. He gives their
names as Mcbride. Fitzsimmons, Fitz-
gerald and Mr.. and Mrs. Perry. The
Fitzes and the Mac live in New Westmn-
ster, b. c.; the Perrys in some American
town on tho sound, but they are in MIS-
soula now, SO Peter claims, though invls-
ible to any one except himself. He can
keep them away only by The display of
weapons, and he wants permission 10
carry a revolver and a knife.
He has applied to Marshal Prescott and
Police Magistrate Ross to go armed, but
they refuse him permission. They will
regret it, for Peter is positive those bad
men and the bad woman will murder
some one and rob n bank before they
leave.
They first got after Peter four years ago
when he was at work on the Great North
ern railroad. They visited him at night
and beat and pinchcd and kicked and
cuffed him so and used such profane lam
guage that he had to run away. While on
the Great Northern he saw them cut the
throat of Swede, rob him of $3.50 and
throw his body into river, where it was
afterwards found.
lie escaped them and went to Oregon.
They followed hum there and beat him
again. They also murdered n man there
and placed the corpse on a track for n
train to run over. lie told the authorities
about the murder, but they paid no atten-
ton TO him.
Peter fed to Nebraska; the bad people
followed him. lie heard them plot to rob
q bank and steal horses one night and
told about it. But no attention was paid
to his story. Sure enough the bank was
robbed of $500, the cashier being locked
up in the vault by tho robbers, who es-
capped on the stolen horses. People be-
lieyed him then and he was given
permission to carry a revolver and knife.
One night no foolishly laid them aside
and was dragged out of bed by his enemies
and one of them mounted and rode him
all night, using cruel, sharp spurs on his
sides. He was so sore he could not move
for several days.
Another timo in Oregon Peter slept in n
granary, having boltcd AMI barred. the
doors, but his enemies came in, cut Tai 5
boots and inserted sharp spikes of iron in
inc lnSteps. ne ndu 10 Walk 10 n TOWN.
near by and he came nearly dying before
no found the spikes.
From Nebraska the woman Perry rode
him into Montana. She tore his mouth
all TO pieces with the bit and dashed his
TANKS until they were raw with her heavy
riding whip and then she laughed at him.
He says people may laugh at hun aud
think he is crazy but he is not. He is as
sane as anybody, but he must have big
knife and a big revolver to defend himself
from the attacks of his enemies, who are
ex-convicts, and who wear striped
clothes.
The Shores Medicine company is in
trouble. DR.. +. b. j. Canny, DIR. ID. :. NJ.
Fretwell and DIR. A. b. c. Rhea are under
arrest for practicing medicine without n
certificate from the state medical board.
They appeared before Justice Logan this
morning, pleaded not guilty and
their trials were set for next
Thursday afternoon, bonds being placed
at $500 each. Marshall q Corbett have
been retained as attorneys. The COM
plainants are Drs. Grain, Hanson, Parson
and Mccullough, who propose TO push the
case against tho men. John Rankin and
{. &. Willis went on the bonds. The war
rants were sworn out and the arrests
made at n late hour last night. The lee
turer of the concern had just roasted Herr
Daniel T.. Bandmann and the paper which
dared TO publish communication from
such a creature, when Under Sheriff Cur
ran and Deputy Corbett made their APP
pearauce on the stage and served the war
rants, but the mcdcos were released on
their own rccognIzance to appear this
morning and the show went on. The doc
tor proceeded with his roast of Bandmann
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roasted in his usual style. After the show
and the meeting, in the course of trade,
the angry medicos met in various resorts
and threatened TO pull Missoula up by tho
roots and throw il into the river. How
ever, they cooled down to-day and are
moro peaceable. They claim to have COM
piled with the laws OF Montana, and they
threaten suits for damages.
Tue executive committee of the board
Of trade met this morning in the office of
Fred c. Stoddard and elected the follow
ing officers for the first SIX months: Pres
ident. Judge Francis; first vice president.
p. j. Kline; second vice president. Herb
Mcleod; third vice president, Frank &.
Higgins; fourth vice president, j. II. a..
Ryman; secretary. Il. NJ Cobban; treas
urer. Fred &. Stoddard. The first months
dues were placed al s., and 81 per month
thereafter. Secretary Cobhln was in
structed to prepare membership roll.
which hc al once did, and Is now getting
signatures TO the same. The adoption OF
bylaws and constitution was postponed
until the next meeting of the board, which
will be called within a few days.
The % h anniversary OF the institution
of Covenant lodge. ]. O. q. F.. occurs to-
morrow evening. and musical and his
torical programme has been arranged and
will be carr ed out at the hall OF the lodge.
Grand Master h. W. NIcol will deliver an
address. The committee has extended
an invitation 10 members Of the press TO
be present.
Mrs. Loughborough and Mrs. McCorSlc
gave a Mother Goose party AT the for,
this evening. which was attended bv
number from the CITY.
Invitations are out Tor q social bali 40
Fort Missoula Friday evening, Feb. -.
District court conycues again tomorrow