The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-12-07

the same. This in measure, dispells
the crutch theory.
SOME THREATS TO KILL.
Parker was man of a very suspici-
Gus nature. This unfortunate charac-
teristic led him to suspect and distrust
even his most intimate friends. He
was quick to believe people in league
against him. At the crisis of his finan-
cial troubles several years ago, after
he had frittered away thousands of
dollars in foolish investments, he APP
pealed to prominent citizen of Vir-
ginia for advice. This man advised
him to transfer all his property to Mrs,
Parker, who had proven herself ca
pable woman in affairs of business.
To this proposition he agreed, and
! few days later everything he possessed
was in her name and possession. This
arrangement which suited him perfect
" at first was not to his liking after q
time. He blamed the man who had
advised the transfer aud his wrath
against him knew no bounds. He
made repeated threats against this
man 5 life.
His threats to kill We're numerous
On one occasion he threatened to kill
Will Clark and just recently he is said
to have entertained designs upon the
life of Public Administrator Knight,
80 l.;
trivial reason, though his administIa~
tion Of the estate.
SOMETHING ABOUT HIS PAST.
Parker was native of Ohio He
was married to Miss Eta Farnsworth
in Illinois in 1863. He came to Alder
Gulch in 1864 and bought placer
: claim just below the property of Thos.
; Lewis and D. w. Williams, who had
bought from the original locators. A
short time later Lewis and Williams
consolidated their interests with those
+ OF Parker. Later Parker bought the
= Lewis interest and in 1879 bought
+ Williams interest, paying him there
for $1,000. No man ever made better
. buy. The mine has, before and since,
produced quarter of a million dollars.
About this time, when the mine was
yielding handsome dividends, Parker
y began his speculations which ultimate
|, ly consumed his fortune. He invested
J.. in vast tracts of land at fancy prices;
he established meat market at Sher-
. idan, and bought large drug store in
d Virginia; he loaned large snms Of
e money and when the reckoning came
y it came with a crash. Although the
: mine continued to yield handsome divi-
dends he never fully recovered from
y the results of his outside speculatiOns.
IS When he came west he left his wife
= and son in Illinois. She did not come
y to Montana until 1873.
Parker leaves no near relations
IS except his son George. His wife's
s sister, Mrs. Manlove, and her daughter,
q have been with him since the sad death
:, of Mrs. Parker last July. They expect
u ed to leave for their home in Muscatine,
It Iowa, last Monday.
e The funeral occurred Monday, and
= was quite generally attended The
- services were conducted by Rev. Gui-
l. Ter OF the M. E. Church, assisted by
l. Rev. Cogo, OF Sheridan.
3 rHE OLD FOLKS AT HOME
. Are anxiously waiting and watching
for you.
Why not go home for Thanksgiving
and the holidays?
- What more appropriate time to make
- glad their hearts again:
:, Your time may be limited, hence yor
- desire the most direct route.
= There is none better than the Bur
. llngton and very few as good.
1t will land you at home hours in ad
vance of other routes.
Our folders tell you all about it
80 Write for one.
e' Phil Daniels, T. P. A., Butte, Mont
% II. T. Ruger, T. ?. A.. Helena Mon