The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-18
THINGS IN OLD GALLATIN
Strawberries and Elopements
Are Now Ripe.
LETTER FROM THE CAMP
The Volunteers Tired OF San Francisco
and Lonsed to Be on for Manila.
Assessment OF Gallatin County
Foots Up s5.77a.4o2.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Bozeman, July 1.-THE sensational
elopement Of two young people from
Gailatin county or Wednesday OF last
week created quite a little interest
among the citizens of the valley. Az
ter some months of love making Felix
Dunnigan, a farm laborer, induced
Dora, the 14-year-old daughter of Rob
ert Cook. to elope with him to Helena.
The consent of Miss Cooks father could
not be obtained to a marriage. When
Mr.. Cook learned OF the elopement he
communicated with the home officers,
and within an hour the Helena police
were notified, n the plans of the
young people were frustrated, Dunni-
gan being placed In jail until the ar
rival of Sheriff Fransham, and Dora
was left to mourn his Incarceration on
the wrong side OF the door of the pris-
on. The pair were found at the Cos
mopolitan hotel, where they had been
assigned to room under the name of
Harris. After telephone communica-
ton had been established between the
irate father n the would-be bride
groom. a very interesting conversation
took place. Dunnigan offered to mar
ry the girl. and Coo said he did not
want him to, and II he persisted in his
efforts and the girl would not obey his
commands he would send her to the
reform school. During the imprison-
ment of Dunnigan In Helena Dora Cook
said she was greatly attached to him,
and would marry him at any cost.
Since arriving home she seems to have
changed her mind. and come TO the
conclusion, child like. that her love for
Dunnigan Is not so strong as she nrst
thought. but only a passing fancy:
Dora Is a pretty girl. and FAR advanced
in her studies, being one of the bright
est children in the high school. Dunni-
gan is a young man who has worked
on ranches in the valley for some time
past, and Is simply a laboring man.
and not, as stated by some papers a
barber. When they started forth the
young man took his trunk. a violin M
a fur coat and about $50 in CASH whiie
the young lady simply carried a small
vaIise. The intention was to procure
a license in Helena, and il it could not
be obtained there. TO go on to Tacoma.
Mr.. Cook is a rancher who lives 20 miles
north of Bozeman during the summer
and resides In town in the winter. Dun
nigan worked for a neighbor named
Mize. He was arraigned on Sat
urday, and his trial was set for
Monday morning. Should the au-
thorities not be able to hold the
Young man on the charge OF abduc-
ton. there is no doubt that another
charge will be preferred against him OF
a more serious character.
A letter received a few days & from
Private /. K. Wisner, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. Wisner OF this valley. and
who is with the goth Kansas at the Pre-
sidio, California, states that the mer
are very tired OF their quarters at camp
Merritt. He says: Wet get very
good food. considering the difncultles
attending the task OF feeding so many
men at the least possible expense. with
onIv camp euuipage to d II With. Our
fare consists OF fresh beef. boiled OF
fried. as the cooks think best; salt pork
fried: potatoes, boiled with their JACK
cts on. or warmed over In gravy; pak
er's bread, rice occasionally, onions dit
to-. coffee, or something that passes TO
It. and sugar of a peculiar green com
plexion and a disagreeable dark brown
aavor. I find my health much i'm
proved since I quit drinking the conee
and have converted several Of the othe
bows from like evils. There is a grea
deal of sickness in camp, mostly cola
and measles, considerable STOMACH
trouble and many sore threats ana
few cases of pneumonia. These trouble
are caused mostly by the climate. whicI
is a terror There il a constant win
, and fog coming up from the sea, an,
: the sun does not shine like the gooo
, honest sun of Montana more than ono
= a week, and 1 am wearing the sam
: underwear that I wore In Bohemian !
y midwinter, and never go out after sur
= set without a heavy military overcoa
. The sanitary conditions OF the cam
8 are not what they ought to be, an
0 this may be the cause of some OF tn
0 cknes The food Is all right. IL IN
0 boys would be careful how they eat |
5 but the majority Of them eat In a hul
2 ry and drink immense quantities OF co
. fee"
6 ious 10 get TO Manila, and that they 81
meet to go with the fourth expedition
Mr.. wisner was formely a sergeai
in troop b, and was back In Topek
Kansas, going to school, when ne ei
: listed.
The returns Of Assessor Cowan 4
IS the year were made up the beginning
: the week. The following is a list
figures taken from the books OF the a
Il SCISSOR:
a Value Of real estate and improv
ments mot In town., s2.7Ss.so5.
Value OF real estate and improv
~ ments In city of Bozeman, Sl.3i4.s4e.
Personal property. H.626.444.
Total value of all property, s5.T73,4
:. The following is a table eompil
iie showing the number of stock and e
- tent of cultivated Ian IN the valley.
Thoroughbred horses ....... -.
800 o.t,Ie TO-
Of go SO.
IN 49, l.,
go =, cultivated land .........4 5s.!
Or The city fathers at their last meeti
IS. decided TO make some much needed II
movements in the opera house. viii
win undoubtedly make il more Co
re Portable and pleasant for theater-go'
l. this winter. II was decided TO put
to a new horizontal heating plant. also
fat roof. instead OF the one on
r. building at present. An aooitlon
ed ever 40 feet will he made in order
At. allow OF the lowering Of the dress
room floor to enable companies car
he ing their own scenery TO put II IN W
= Greater ease than heretofore. Ano