The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-20
ANACONDA NEWS.
SILENT WEDDING BELLS
Marriage That Was to Have Been
Performed Is Off.
BRIDE AND GROOM MISSING
Failed to Appear in Church at the APP
pointed Hour and After Waiting
Thirty Minutes Their Friends
Departed.
BRIDE AND GROOM MISSING

Two hundred members of the Aus
trian colony assembled at st. Peters
Catholic church at s o'clock yesterday
morning to witness wedding. 1t
failed to take place. Neither bride nor
groom appeared. Both are still miss
ing. AT $50 o'clock yesterday morning
200 members of the Austrian colony
wondering, indignant and astonished,
left st. Peters church and went to
their homes.
Peter Malingo and Paraska Sinaiwa
were the couple to have been united in
marriage at o'clock by Father Coop
man, pastor of st. Peters, but their
wedding bells were silent.
Friday of last week Malingo pro-
cured a marriage license, after which
he Immediately went to the residence
of Father Coopman of st. Peters
church, and asked if he could have
the wedding blessed on Monday morn
ing at S O'clock All arrangements
We're made and yesterday morning at
the appointed hour, the pastor was
present to celebrate the ceremony. He
was greatly surprised on being ap-
preached by an altar boy, who said to
him.
"Oh, father, there's not going to be
any wedding this morning. The man
and the woman are not here.
Father Coopman waited for time,
hoping that the couple would arrive.
AT $50 O'Clock. as they had not yet put
in an appearance, the pastor dismissed
the people in the church. and returned
to his home, believing that during the
day Malingo would come to see him
HI low ton
corning his strange conduct. Up to a
late hour last night the groomt that
was-to- have-be had not visited the
pastorate.
Malingo resided on East Sixth street
in a cabin by himself. He was en-
ployed at the converters and was a
good sort of fellow, taking a drink
occasionally, but never to excess. For
several days, his neighbors say, he has
seemed happy over the approaching
event One of his neighbors, who did
not desire her name to be published
said that Malingo had received Holy
Communion at st. Peters church on
Sunday morning, and that on Sunday
afternoon he had told one of his friends
that he was happy over the coming
marriage"
Scores of persons visited Malingo's
residence yesterday, but the man
could not be found anywhere. His
cabin was locked up and silent.
Malingos friends are at a loss to ac-
count for his strange act.
Another strange thing about the af-
fair is that no Austrian could be found
last evening who could give the slight
est information concerning the young
lady, Miss ParaSka SinaWa. She could
not be found and members of the Aus
trian colony say that she was not seen
at all yesterday. She has evidently
been a resident of Anaconda for sew
eral weeks, but the Austrians say they
do not know her nor where she lived
Father Coopman was seen last even
ing by a Standard reporter to whom
he gave the following statement:
III that | know of the affair is that
Malingo came to my house on Friday
and asked me if / would marry him on
Monday morning. He showed me his
marriage license and | told him every
thing would be all right. ! was greatly
surprised this morning when they did
not appear 1 don't know the cause of
the affair"