The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-24

movement to erect numoer OF
concentrating plants, and that Sec
tion of the country will, think, in
time bsfone of the greatest centers
of iron Industry"
Butte, Mont. Oct 20.-Butte has
produced another freak. This time
it is female bigamist. But what
a record she has made! Only 10
years CID, shs has been married
three times. She is charged with
mplicity in the murder Of husband
No. 1. She lived alternately with |
husband No. 2 and husband No. 3
at homes few blocks apart. And
yet she declares her innocence of
the charges against her and says it
is all conspiracy to rob her of a
fortune. N.
Mrs. Lorna Willie Hunter Wal
bridge Melville-Northe was born
In Nebraska in 1885 but maintains
that her birth place is Brighton on.
the. Sea, Lancashire, England, and
that her parents were George Mel.
Vile and Florence Bsrnette Mel
Vile, whose maiden name was Lady
Florence Burnette Severn. She
claims that her family is wealthy
one and that brother is now en-
route from Liverpool with ample
funds 10 clear her Of the charge of
bigamy.
In 1890 Lorna Vile Hunter met
and married Hiram Otis Walbridge
near Missoula, Montana. Although
but IA and her lover but Is years
of age, they were deeply in love
with each other and eloped twice
before they succeeded in having the
. nuptial knot tied. In short time
the child wife tired of the union
and told her father that Walbrldge
beat and abused her, causing bad
blood between them. =
A few days later Hunter and
Walbridge went into the woods to-
gether, but Hunter returned alone.
There was considerable excitement
at the time but it was not until Is
months later that a number of
bones were found in a lonely gulch.
/ The mother of Walbridge recogniz-
ed certain patches che had put on
the garments and identified the
bones as those of her soH. Hunter
was traced with much difficulty
and landed in Jail for the crime.
In the meanwhile Mrs. Walbridge
had met and married George Mel.
vile, who admits that he knew Of
| her past life, but was extremely
sorry for the young widow and
greatly taken with her pretty face
; and girlish figure. Mrs. Melville's
J evidence sent her father to the pen.
itentiary. He claims that she per.
, jured herself and that Walbridge
is still alive aud will bs heard from
come day.
The young couple came to Butte
three months ago and she met Har
ry Northey at a dance, where shs
: represented herself as an unmarried
} woman. She introduced Melville
t aid Northey at the dance and later
, told Northey that MelvilleIwas bel
J "Uncle George"
5 Early in September she showed
Melville beautiful white gown
picture hat, dainty lingerie, an6
. other accessories and told him tha1
one of her friends was to be married
3 and that she was to be the maid o.
: honor. She stated thst the wed
ding festivities would extend intt
: tne night and that she would re
e main at her frienGs home. She oh
0 tanned permission to be absent, bu
5 instead of maid of honor, Mrs Mel
t Vile was the bride.
j. Grand Rapids, Mich, Oct. 20
Reports from the harbors along tn
: eastern shore Of Lake Michigan in
0 dicate that last nights storm wa
the most terrific known on the lax
for many years. The damage t
harbors, piers, ETC., will amount +
:. thousands Of dollars. At Hollan,
the loss is estimated at $2oo,ooo
o Today the heaviest sea ever know
q is still running.
: Marienette, Wis. Oct. Goth
storm last night did $1oo, 900 dam
age along the north shore of th
j. Menominee river. Docks have bee
d washed away, lighthouses torn t
Is pieces, and thousands of tons {
"a coal washed into the bay. Man
o boats, tugs and gasoline launche
were destroyed, aud quantities
lie logs in the storage booms WEI
.e washed away. The seas ran rist
st up on the streets Of Marienetfe an
d Menominee. Fishermen along I'll
It shores of Green Bay lost heavily
y nets ard boats.