The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-02-10
NO TGiAClaE1ttt5 FROZEN.


Last week this paper like many
others OF the state published all ar
ticle sent out from Butte about two
teachers freezing to death in North
ern Montana. The Great Falls Tri-
bune investigated the matter pretty
thoroughly and gives the story
tuesday as follows.
A week ago Monday there came to
the editorial offices OF The Tribune
a report that two school teachers
had frozen to death in a cabin ON
their ranch near Havre." No de-
tails were available
On Tuesday the report was again
current in Great Falls, this time d
few details being added. 1t was said
that the young women had frozen
one knew anything of school teach
ers freezing to death.
About the same time the story
found it's way to Butte, being car
ried there it is understood. by a
travelling man. 1t was published in
Butte paper on Tuesday, with con-
siderable detail. The following day
it was republished in another Butte
paper and became general topic
for discussion over considerable
portion of Montana.
This story contained considerable
detail, but many facts were wanting
which a person reading or hearing
was stated that the two school
not given, realizing that they were
,lt,,n to tn hn-
fore morning, wrote letters to their
parents in Ohio (name of place not
eiven.)
These women according to the
story, had gone to live in their
ranch cabin on a homestead least of
Hayre." in order to reduce expenses
They were said to be teaching school
in the neigh borhood. He left them
late in the afternoon, we'll supplied
with everything but matches,
No intimation is given as to
when this disastrous event occurred,
but il is stated that the Temperature
fell to 30 degrees below zero that
night Having no matches, the
two teachers could build no fire.
Their cover was but slight, and the
ca bin was futile shelter against the
blood-chilling breath from the north
The next morning, according to
the story, when the ranchman called
the bodies Of the young women
were found wrapped in the two
dimsy blankets, arms clasped in
death. On the table was found the
letter referred to. Its contents have
not been made public, so far as The
Tribune can learn.
The bodies were taken to a "little
village" and shipped to the old
home "back in Ohio" The name of
the little village has not been made
public, and the name of the place
to which the bodies were shipped is
also wanting.
When q report of the story as
told in Butte came to The Tribune
inquiries were again sent out to get
the details OF the story. kilograms
were sent to all county seat towns
in Montana least of Havre," and to
many other places in northern Mon
tana. From every place came back
in substance the same reply: -
1--WE know nothing about two
school teachers named Moore,
or any other names, freezing to
DEATH
From Havre, upon second inquiry
we obtained more detailed denial
"There is no truth in the
story about two school teachers
by the name of Moore freezing
to DEATH There is no report
here of any bodies of that name
being shipped from any station
along the Great Northern east
} of Havre during the cold
weather. No women named
Moore taught school in this
} county this year.
} So The Tribune is unable to fur
} nish further details of the tragedy
) and is forced to offer suggestion
) that this particular tragedy Nigh
} not have occurred. There were en-
} ough of them in Montana during tn,
} storm, heaven knows, so that Their
) could have been no good reason TO
) inventing one, but this one bear
D some of the marks of the inventor
0 genius.