The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-24
IS DAVE TESS|ER2
a Rancher Who Has Not Been
Seen for q Week or More.
no CLEW TO WHERE HE is
Ne Leaves His Ranch and Stock In
French 0ulch and Walks Dive the
Range to Mn Creek-Had Been
nj With Pneumonia

Where is Dave Tessier? That Is the
question his brother. n. Tessier. would
like TO have answered. Tessier has not
been seen for more than a week. ard
his whereabouts is a mystery to MS
friends. He left no clew behind him
when he left. and Il is feared that he
II wandering about the country some
where In an unbalanced mental cohoi-
tion-
N. Tessier. brother of the missing
man. came to Anaconda yesterday and
reported the disappearance. II seems
that Dave Tessier owns a rancn on
Deep creek. just beyond French guicn.
where he has been living for some time.
Tessier had been Ill with pneumonia Tor
. couple OF weeks. but he was in Inn
proved health when he went away.
Last Sunday a week q Tessier was
last seen at his ranch. A friend then
asked him II he were still sick. and
offered to feed his stock. Tessier re-
piled that he was all right.
On Monday morning. n. Tessier. VINO
Is a woodcutter. living in Mill Creek
valley. found on his front door steps
a bunch of keys belonging to pave.
He had no idea how the keys came
there. In the stable of Arthur Lindsay.
residing near N. Tessier, was found a
pair OF s~nowshoes. which were also
Identified as belonging to Dave.
Upon investigation at Dawes ranch
{ n was found that the door was locked
, and everything gave an appearance OF
having been deserted some time before.
Inside the cabin IL was found that Dave
had taken both his working clothes and
his dressing suit. Nothing else was
disturbed. No letter or note was FOUND
in the cabin or elsewhere.
Dawes brother and his friends then
came to the conclusion that Dave had
left his ranch early sunday evening"
had crossed the mountains on his snow
shoes. descended into Mill Creek valley,
left his Keys on his brothers doorstep
and his s~nowshoes in the barn. and had
ma ssed on without calling at any other
place. Since Dawes disappearance. his
brother has been searching everywhere
for hin. He was not TO be found IN
Butte nor any OF the surrounding coun-
try. Thinking that he might have gone
to some hospital. the brother inquired
of all the hospitals both In Butte n
in this city, but without results. IL is
the opinion that Dave was in a state OF
mental alteration when he left home.
but his present whereabouts Is a mys-
terry.
The missing man il a Frenchman.
about IS years old. 8 feet 10la inches In
height. weight about $50 pounds, rather
thin as a result of his illness. has a
black moustache. spots OF grayisn nait
at the temples. He was unmarried
His parents live at Quebec. Canada
He had never talked about going away
before and had never shown N signs
of mental unsoundness. He was not q
drinking man. and had not a any
thing TO drink for at least -four or nv
months prior to his leaving.
The ranch on which he lived Is un-
surveyed government land. but II was
Testers intention to take IL up. BE.
sides the ranch there Is a bunch o,
about 20 cattle and three horses. His
brother Is very anxious about MS ais
appearance and should any news of hin
be discovered he will be pleased Il
learn IL.