The Anaconda standard., 1895-02-28
GREAT FALLS GOSSIP.

chicago sheep buyer, to-day loaded and
shipped from Armington the third and last
iraln load OF 1000 wethers. Experienced
sheep men say that choicer lot of weth-
ers never left Montana. They belonged
10 5. 5. Hobson, of Utica, the Sage Creek
company and j. d. Waite, sheriff Of Fer
gus county. They have been fed on hay
and are said to average 40 pounds each.
1T is understood they will bring about SO
each, very satisfactory price, in fact, far
netter than has been received for Mon
tana sheep in any year. Sheep men here
feel pretty good over the sale made to the
! Fergus county people, as it shows that the
bottom has not entirely dropped ont of the
sheep market.
The board of trade held short session
last night to listen to the reports of the
finance and other committees. The mat
ter OF preventing the premature publica-
ton OF important matters the board has on
hand was discussed and il was the sense
OF the board that if certain newspapers
cannot respect the wishes of the board of
trade a mild censorship will have to be
established in the matter of giving out
good news. The financial committee
hopes to make final report at the next
meeting and show a good sum collected.
Winfield S. Evans, jr.. and Miss Ettie
u. Scott of Evans were married yester-
day.
This being Ash Wednesday services
were held in the Episcopal church at 10
O'Clock this morning and at s o'clock D.
IN. During the Lenten period there will
be daily services at 4 10 o'clock D. M, ex-
cept Friday, when they will be held at
o'clock p. m.
The Equal Suffrage association met
again yesterday and perfected arrange
ments for holding regular meetings every
other Wednesday evening in X. of p. hall.
u. V. Simonds of Sand Coulee met with
painful accident Sunday while getting
IN buggy to drive out to the cabin where |
Adolph Mathews had committed suicide. |
just as he was standing on the step trying |
TO arrange the cushions and holding on by |
the seat, the latter broke loose and he fell |
to the ground with considerable force, dis
locating his right shoulder.
The Salt Lake Tribune of recent date
contains the following dispatch from Buff
falo, giving further details relative to the
eIopement of a couple of Buffalo people
from this city, the exclusive account of
which was published in the STANDARD at
the time:
Mrs. John T. Martin has received a letter
from her husband at Great Falls, Mont, con
tanning sensational news to the effect that Will
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deserted his wife and eloped with his wife's Sis
Yer; Mrs Leona summons, who. in turn, de-
serted her husband and children. Both fami-
lies formerly lived in Buffalo and are well known
throughout Northern Wyoming.
Few weeks ago Mr.. and Mrs. Fem, accom-
panied by Mrs. Simmons left Buffalo with the
Intention of locating in Great Falls Mr. sim
mons having preceded them to establish loca-
ton. Upon reaching sheridan, where the fam |
lily intended to take the train. Mrs. Fem gave
birth TO child which died "a few days alter |
ward. and the remains we're taken back TO Buff
hon Iafff fnr - |
accompanied by Mrs. simmons, leaving Mrs |
Fem az Sheridan. He informed his wife that
lie would 90 10 Chicago with Hon. >. T. Far
well. eX-state superintendent OF Wyoming with
whom ne Intended TO engage in business in
IL appears that upon arriving at Great Falls s
fenn and Mrs. simmons registered at the hotel
as man and wife. Mr.. simmons heard of their
action and implored his wife TO leave Fem and
return TO her home This she refused TO do
ivering that she preferred Fem to him Mr.
simmons then LEFT Great Falls with his children J
IN company with Mr.. FaTwell. IL was the in
ention to place the children in the care of c
rlends In Denver; Another letter from Great
gone TO the Pacific coast.
Sheriff Dwyer yesterday arrested Waller
Uric, a ranchman living about four miles .
north of Monarch, charged with being 9
implicated in n cattle stealing case with II
,harles Whitaker, who is to be tried at q
he coming term of court. Uric was fl
'lace1 in the county Jail in default of v
lail
Coroner Weitman returned yesterday -
Ifternoon from Sand Coulee, swhere he
vent TO hold an inquest over the body of
Ndolph Mathews, the man who suicided
MS cabin II miles west of Sand Coulee
sunday afternoon. He says the body
made ghastly appearance with the
'hole TOP OF the head gone. Mathews had ;,
faced the nuzzle of a 4-rifie two inches y
n his mouth and pulled the trigger. The
erdict of the jury was that he came TO
is death by his own hands while in a fit
{ despondency. The deceased was well
nown in Sand Coulee and is said TO have q
sft some property. The remains were
uried at Sand Coulee cemetery yesterday.