The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-25
AN ELLISTON AOLD-UP.
The Midnight Marauder Escaped
PriSon,r Discharged.
DEATHS HARVEST REAPEt
Two Well Known and EstImabIe
Crandma's Gathered Home-The
Community Saddened-Funer-
ais Yesterday and To-Day.

Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
Deer Lodge, Nov. 24.-The little town
OF Eilfston, although wiped out of en-
istance several time by fire, can al
ways be depended ON to furnish a SEN
sation. The last one from there Is to
the effect that one night last week. a
fellow wearing a mask entered the sa-
loon of Fred Bossler and at the point
Of a revolver compelled the proprietor
to stand aside while he helped himself
to the contents of the cash register be-
hind the bar, amounting TO something
over s35, and then backed out of the
place, keeping the lonely occupant
covered until he disappeared in the
darkness.
Next morning Fred Bossler went to
the office of Justice of the Peace ID. A.
Carey and swore to a complaint charg-
ing a man of the name of Frank Bell
with the crime. He was positive as
to the mans Identification and Judge
Carey issued a warrant for his arrest.
The warrant was sent to the sheriff s
office here in the course of a few days
and a deputy was sent Immediately to
make the arrest. He was arrested at q
late hour last night in the city of
Helena and taken to Elliston where he
was given a preliminary hearing this
afternoon. A telephone message re-
celNeQ from ElllSuOn at d idtc uOdi
this evening states that Bell was dis
charged from custody.
Mrs. Caroline N. Hoss died at the
home of her son, Nat Y. Hoss, at 3
O'Clock Friday evening. She had been
ailing for some time but no one had
any idea that her sickness would ter
inmate fatally and when the word
passed that she was dead the whole
community was saddened by the news.
Her only daughter Is the wife OF At
torney j. II. Meyers of this place. she
leaves four sons, two or whom, Nat
and Fred Hoss, are the publishers OF
the Silver State here. The other two
sons, Lon and Abe Hoss. are connected
with the Phillpsburg Call. Her age
was 81 years and the funeral occurred
from the Presbyterian church in this
city at 2 o'clock to-day. The inter
ment was made in the Deer Lodge
cemetery.
Mrs. Fannie Kennon. wife of Post
master r. T. Kennon, died at 8 O'CLOCK
Saturday Afternoon, after "a lingering
illness. Mrs. Kennon was SO years OF
age and one of the pioneers or the
West, having crossed the plains to Col
orado in 1860. She came to Deer Lodge
in 1866 with her former husband, James
II. Brown and has lived here ever
since. Brown was prominent attor-
ney in this county and one of the old
clerk and recorders of the county. He
died in 1874. The deceased was mar
ried to Mr.. Kennon in 1877. She had
two children, Alice, the deceased wife
of Daniel j. Welch of Butte, and Alex
Brown, the acting postmaster of Deer
Lodge. Mrs. Kennon was a member OF
Floral chapter Eastern STAR The
funeral will take place. Monday after
noon. While her death has been ex-
pected for some time 1t was none the
less a shock to her many friends. And
the death of Mrs. Hoss and Mrs. Ken
non coming so closely together has
cast a shadow of sorrow over the whole
town, and the whole community as
we'll as the little grand children they
have left behind, will forever kindly
cherish the memories of Grandma Hoss
and Grandma Kennon.
DR.. s. w. Minshell, whose present
home is at Hamilton, dropped in on his
Deer Lodge friends rather unexpected
ly last Thursday evening. He is much
pleased with his new location and
thinks 1t is going to be the coming
town. He returned home on Friday
mornings train.
Deputy Sheriff Elderkfn of Silver Bow
county and Sheriff Gray of Franklin
county, Washington, passed through
Deer Lodge on the late train Friday
night with Z. d. LeClare, the alleged
absconding debtor from Butte.