The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-23
UNEARTHEO A ROMANCE
The Story of Mrs. Agnes Mitchell
Brought Out.
ERROR IN THE REGISTRY
Divorced. b Would Wed Again Before
b Two Years Are Up-Oppoei-
ton OF F~amily-She Takes
q Trip last.

Great Falls. Oct. 22.-An error made
BY one OF the local papers the other
day in printing a list of hotel arrivals
has brought but quite a little romsnce.
In June. 1897. Mrs. Agnes Mitchell
brought suit in the district court for a
divorce from her husband. Alstein
Mitchell. The suit was peculiar in that
the ground for asking the separation
was merely incompatibiiity Of tempera-
ment. Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell had been
married several years. They had reared
two children; their reputation In the
community in which they lived. Sand
Coulee. was without blemish. but after
these years of association they had
found that they had made a mistake
they had married in haste. There was
no opposition to the divorce on the part
OF Mr.. Mitchell and IL was granted In
due course of time. Mrs. Mitchell took
her children and went to her parents in
Sand Coulee and there lived quietly.
After a time she was brought into
contact with George Wilson of Stockett
and ar acquaintance sprang up. That
acquaintance ripened into courtship
and finally Wilson became the accepted
sutton for the hand Of Mrs. Mitchell. A
dificulty arose. There was strong OBJ
lection made to the match by the pa
rents and relatives of the young wo-
man and the latter threatened that II
the marriage was consummated or at
tempted proceedings would be inst-
tuted TO enforce the Montana divorce
law. which forbids marriage TO Mrs.
Mitchell for two years from the date
of the divorce. The family also threat
ened to bring suit to deprive Mrs.
Mitchell of the custody of her children.
for whom she has all the affection that
any mother has. Whether such a suit
could be made to stick is immaterial.
The threat had the desired effect and
the marriage was postponed. although
the pair had the promise of MIR. Mitchell
that he would take no steps toward
interference in the marriage and MI.
Wilson had. in anticipation OF the nap
by event. erected a neat little home In
Stockett. The threat was so effectual
that Mr.. Wilson brought Mrs. Mitchell
and her children to this city. and from
this point the latter went East TO re-
main until the statutory time limit ex-
hires. when Mr.. Wilson and Mrs.
Mitchell propose TO consummate the
marriage in spite of the opposition OF
friends or relatives. Mr.. Wilson Is a
sober and industrious young man, oc-
4uDNInE III DoElAltA Va
haulage system for the Cottonwood
Coal company. and after seeing his
prospective bride and the children SAFE
ly on their way TO the East. where they
will be safe until next June. he returned
TO his work at Stockett- -.
The inadvertent error which rought
out the whole of the above story was
the printing of George Wilson and
family in the list of arrivals. and
naturally people. who were familiar
with the rest OF the story. fancied that
the marriage had taken place. and Mr..
Wilson has thereby been placed In a
very embarrassing position.
This story brings out another which
has leaked u OF the court
house. Some time ago a bashful young
man applied to the clerk Of the district
court for a permit to wed. He was
rather furried in his manner and taxi
and the presence OF one or two joshing
friends did not tend to reassure hin
He replied in a rather absent-minded
manner TO the questions Of the clerk.
who was filling out the blank and al
the same time he was trying 10 parry
the squibs of his friends He had man
aged To give the name OF his fathel
and of his mother and where he wat
born and the fact tina he had nevel
before been married and hoped that HI
never would be again. He had ever
managed TO get the name of the bride
to-be correctly. The next question
asked by the clerk was Color and e
this he replied promptly. Black" Tn
clerk looked at him a N thei
aid in some establishment. "What col
or did you say?" BLACK. / told you.
And the groom seemed to think tina
the clerk vas Joining In the railler'
OF his friends. But that official nlle'
out the blank without any more ado
and the groom signed the affidavit
Just as the group was leaving the OF
fce the clerk called the groom bacl
and addressed him. 1T is none or m
business. Of course. but Is IL a fact tina
you are marrying a colored woman?
The groom fairly yelled.
do I look like a man who woul
marry a coon? OF course Tn not mar
rying a colored m She's as whit
as you OF l am and all OF her peopl
are white"
We'll I don't know anything abou
a. and ! thought l would ask you sine
you have sworn h a her color wa
black"
why. I thought o wanted To kno'
the color of her hair. or at least tina
was what l was thinking about at tn
time. 1 guess we had better go owe