The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-02
WEEDS SIX SISTERS.
Very Much Widower Has Hard Luck
With Brides.

| MOUNT GILEAD, o., Dec. &c
When James Craven, formerly of
Montana, and Lena Lamprecht wers
made one here by a justice of the
peace, the bridegroom had the last
of family of six sisters, five OF
whom had been won and wooed by
! Craven only to meet with violent
death soon after becoming his wife.
Thirty years ago Craven, who had
a trading post in Montana, met the
! Lemprecht family and became in
| tatuated with Nora, the eldest of six
comely daughters. The courtship
was short but decisive and the wed
| ling followed shortly.
But Craven was unaware that
Charley Wolf, half-breed Indian,
had set his heart on wedding the bux-
ON Nora, and when he heard the
wedding bells ringing for the trader
the half-breed swore to be revenged
A few weeks after the marriage poor
Nora was shot dead in her doorway
by the half breed
Wolf made his escape, and Craven.
after four years of mourning decided
that it was not good for man to be
alone. So he paid his addresses to
Marie Lamprecht. the next oldest
daughter.
With the half-breed fugitive
from justice Craven felt compare
lively safe, but one day he found
that his second wife had been laii
low by a bullet fired by the same
lfeHlerer who had evidently taken
an oath of determination. Craven
made an earnest attempt to draw d
bead on the assassin. but Wolf was
too adroit and got out of the way.
Then the widower reached the
conclusion that a period of quiet
matrimonial life was before him, so
he courted and married the Thrill
sister by name Effie.
The copule had just settled down
to happy existence when crack went
the Winchester of Wolf and Craven
was again widower.
This had a discouraging effect on
the trade who decided to leave Mon
tana and go to Ohio. where a man
could live in peace with his wife
Accordingly he settled down in this
town. He soon became restless.
however, and wandered back to Mon
tana, where he prevailed upon Helen,
the fourth sister, to accept him for
better or for worse. She consented.
but on the condition that he make
an effort to do the half breed be-
fore he did" her.
Craven admitted that this was a
necessary precaution, so, after the
wedding he shouldered his rifle ana
went out in search of his foe Wolf
had not been invited to the cere-
mony. but he came around shortly
dl lS'l iiclSi H04 ldhtl pOSSeSSloH Oh
her home. Craven. however, caught
sight of him first and with well
directed bullet removed Wolf to an
other sphere of action.
But Helen soon afterward was
taken i'll and died and Craven decid-
ed that luck was against him. How
ever, he went to Berth, the fifth
daughter, and, with the assurance
that Wolf was dead, prevailed on her
TO accept his hand and heart.
Everything went along nicely tn
Berth was thrown from a horse and
killed. Then Craven came to the
conclusion that he was indeed
matrimonial hoodoo and returned
sadly to Ohio.
But he recollected that Lena, the
youngest and last of the Limprecht
girls. was still in Montana. So he
sent for her to come here and be his
bride. He did not dare to wed her
in the west
She came and they were married
All the people in this town are
wondering what will happen TO Lena.