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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1904)
Senate Clark Rtary. HH announcement of the two- year-old marriage of Senator Wlllliam A. Clark of Montana, to hi ward, Miss Aorta La Chap Mile, bring to light an Inter. estmg romance. It began In Butte, Wont, when Miss LaChappelle was 15 years of age. She Is now 24. She was the daughter of a French Canadian, Dr. La Chappelle. The father had a large family, was not licensed to practice medicine and was In consequence in constant trouble with the local medical society. He was poor, and the eldest daughter, Anna, one day applied to 8enator Clark for assistance for the family. Even at that age she was beautiful, with long dark lashes shading large blue eyes, oft brown hair, and finely penciled brows. The senator became interested. He de cided to educate her. He sent her father to a xndical college, where he studied and obtained a degree, returning to Butte to practice. The father died shortly after his re turn and It was then that Senator Clark's Interest in the beautiful young girl be came marked. He proposed to send ber to school In the east. At that time Miss La Chappelle was about 17 and had been marked out for a shaft by Dan Cupid. The twin shaft found the heart of a young man In Butte, a young lawyer. There was a rumor of an engagement, but It was never confirmed. The senator's In terest in the young girl, however, was sufficient to take in the young man. A partnership in a leading firm of lawyers was provided for him. When Miss La Cnappel!e was sent to Washington to school by Senator Clark it was rumored that they were to be mar ried upon the completion of her education. This rumor was denied with some heat by trie members of Senator Clark's family. At the Forest Qlen seminary. It was discov ered that Anna La Chappelle, the beautiful ward of one of the country's richest men, bad remarkable talon t as a musician and a singer. The senator decided to send her to Paris to have her voice cultivated and her musical education completed. In the meantime he had provided for her mother and sister in Montana, Amelia had also enjoyed the beneflt of the millionaire's generosity and had completed her educa tion. The senator began to build a mag nificent mansion la Butte for Mrs. La Chappelle. Tte senator's ward went to Paris in VX&. Burrounded by luxury and living in the stylo expected of a ward of a millionaire whose wealth was so great that it was al inobl beyond the comprehension of the Parisians, Anna La Chappelle began a new chapter of her romance. The arts and sciences of Paris, the temple of fashion, were at her command. The best profes sors that money could secure taught her music, painting and singing. Blessed by nature with superb beauty and a love of athletics, she emerged from the chrysalis of the little girl of the mines, playing about the slagheaps of Butte, to the feted and courted beauty of the Paris salons. An evolution like a fairy tale! And be hind it Senator Clark, the copper magnate, a power In the politics of his country. . Midi as whose wealth he could not himself compute with accuracy. "Mile. La Chappelle. Senator Clark's ward." was the form of introduction In the Paris salons. "Little Anna La Chappellq, Doc La Chap- pe!Ws gal," had been the form In Butts, Mont Senator Clark went to Europe la the spring of 1901 for the purpose. It was said, of attending his ward's graduating exer cises In the finishing school In which at e had been studying. MIm La Chappa'le Is not known to have visited this country since then. On June 30 he returnsd from a tour of Europe lasting several months, during which time he Is reported to have taken his young wife for a. trip thrcuh A.serla. Paris heard the rumor of thoir marrhige at that time. The marriage add another Inte -esti-is chapter to the life of a man ktot) whole career has been one of romance. Success of a remarkable nature has marked his up ward march. As a toy he work-id on a farm in his native state of Pennsylvania. In tbo winter he went to school ir- that state, paying for his education y the money he earned on the farm durt.ig the summer. In 1862 he turned his face t ret ward and drove a yoke of cattle a;iiosi the plains to Colorado, where he obtained work In the mines. Next year he went to Montana, then lo Dakota, where In ob tained a placer claim, which he warkod with good results. For a time he traded among the mining camps. Fur Fveral years he was engaged hi the wholesale grocery business, and later started a bank at Deer Lodge, Mr-nt ' In 172 he began Investing In Butte. In short time "Clark's luck began to be a byword, signifying all that could be hoped for. ne began investing In copper mines and was Invariably lucky.. He became u;n bltlous politically, and through his political aspirations aroused the enmity of Marsua Duly, another copper king of Montana. There were fights In the legislature and fights in the courts. In one contest orer ins seat in the senate that body decided against him. He continued to fight, how ever, and success has generally irowiH.tl his efforts. Grosm Flees front Altar. A bride left at the altar by her bashful lover at Pottsvllle, Pa., had her sorrow turned into Joy, thanks to the promptness of some of the girl guests who had con stituted themselves Into a vigilance com mittee. Finding the derelict groom, they compelled him to perform his scheduled role at the wedding. The contracting parties were Frank Sa vitta and Annie Savage. The groom was the successful one of several suitors for Miss Savage's hand. After several vex atious delays In setting a time for the cere mony, the wedding plans were finally ar ranged. At the appointed time the bridal party went to the church, but had to wait a half hour because of a funeral service which was In progress. This was too much for the bashful groom, whose courage gave out, and he fled to a neighboring house, where he hid himself. A party of indignant maidens of the vil lage, close friends of the bride, searched out the hiding place of the young man and almct dragged him hack to the church. The ceremony was delayed about an hour. Telephone Cansefl Wedillaa-. The prosaic telephone was the basts of a romance which has culminated In the wed d!nr of Fred A. Shootman of Btoomlngton and Miss Margtret Welch of Springfield. 111. The ceremony was secretly performed and immediacy afterward Mr. and Mrs. Shootman left for EL Louis, to spend sev eral weeks at the exposRToa. Shootman formerly was assistant ticket agent for the Chicago St Alton railway In Springfield. In this capacity he bad fre quent need to uim the telephone. Miss Welch, then an operator In the telephone exchange, usually answered bis calls. In this manner an acquaintance was formed which, when the couple met, developed Into common attachment. The prospective wedding was kept secret through fear of opposition on the part of Miss Welch's mother, Mrs. Johanna Welch. When Informed of the affair, however, Mrs. Welch said she had no serious objec tion and would have preferred to know of the young people's plans. Too Mack Hxetteaaeat. After going alt the way from Chicago to be marrlod, when he applied for a license John Anderson, aged 82, did not know the last name of his prospective wife, and had to go and ask her. Then he had to go again to ask her age when the clerk came to that In fact after his prospective bride had repeated Lor name to him Anderson called her back and told her to give It to the clerk herself, as be could not remember It. "Well, what was the use?" said Ander son. "Her name was to be changed soon anyway and was too bard a one to remem ber." Weallas Jokers Worsted. A party of wedding Jokers of Vlneland, N. J., who set out to torment a newly mar ried couple were badly worsted. A. I Williams arid Mies Annie Washburn were married and s?t out on their honeymoon. A party, consisting of Superintendent of Public Works Garrison, Councilman Han ford, Messenger Stevenson, A. L. Autnack and Harold Jamison, hid In the shadow of the locomotive tender at the depot, intend ing to sally forth when the victims reached the train. The locomotive, however, was taking water, and the pipe got turned in ftueh a way that the wholo party was de luged and nearly drowned. Scrambling out of their predicament the tormentors boarded the train and were carried to Glassboro, without being able to find the bridal pair. From there they could get no train except a freight for Vlneland. so they slipped Into a coal car, la which they came home, arriving covered with Crime and with all their clothes ruined. Bride Hlrte ni Ea. Mrs. Anna Anderson, residing with her mother, Mrs. Mary Elliott In Jefferson vllle, Ind.. fas received notice that a young woman with whom she became acquainted a little over a year ago, while on her wed ding trip, had died and left her estate to Mrs. Anderson. But few particulars are obtainable regarding the bequest Mrs. Anderson says that she became ae qualntod with the young woman shortly" after she was married in Washington, IX C, to Lieutenant Anderson of the United States army. They became closely at tached, hut the young woman did not make many disclosures about herself. She said sho was on orphan, but made no men tion of being wealthy. The news ef her death and that sho has left n eatate were surprises to Mrs. Anderson. fr A strange Weddlag, On the estate near Perm, in northeast Rusula, of a wealthy man named Reshetni koff. a isiigular marriage took place re cently. Tbo bridegroom, Va:lMefC, was a handsome peasant, the bride a beautiful girl of 18. M. Reshetnlkoff gave them a) large wooden cottage and plot of land, and at the wedding breakfast greeted them as the second generation of his nurslings who are to make of holy Russia sa earthly Olympus peopled with A polios and Hebe." At the time of the Ruaao-Turklsh war M. Reehotnlkoff, struck with the in ferior, 111-nourtshcd physique of many 're cruits, set aside annually out of his large fortune 10.000 rubles for the purpose of eliminating the unfit by encouraging mar riage only between young people of excep tional beauty, health and Intelligence. He employed as workers on his estate only the handsomest and healthiest villagers. These he encouraged to enter upon matri mony by grants of land, payment of mar riage fees and an annuity of E0 rubles a year for every child born. He removed from his estate all deformed and sickly persons and attracted handsome giants from all parts of the province by granting them valuable privileges. Those who re fused to marry the partners he selected were unceremoniously deported. Since the Institution of his scheme forty marriages have taken place, and over 100 children have been born, nearly all of them betas; Immensely superior to the average Russian peasant children In strength and beauty. Vaslllcrrs marriage was celebrated wtth exceptional display, he and his bride betas; the first couple both of whom sprung1 from, unions arranged by M. Reshetnlkoff. 0 - Trades Dent Girl fwr Inr. Wellington Fuller has married his brother Arthttr's girl and brother Arthur Is now owner of Wellington's prize coon dog. Wel lington says ho has got the best and pret ties girl In Berkshire county, Massachu setts, and brother Arthur says that if there is any dog In the county that can tree more coons than h'u new dog he'd like to know It Wellington and Arthur both became smit ten with pretty Miss Ivy White, Walter White's daughter, last fall, and they be gan "cailln regular." Arthur Is U and his brother 20. Soon the big brother be gan to understand that the little brother was getting more smiles than he was. and the village folks told him he hod better be' spry. He might have Bet tied It in a fight, but he chose diplomacy. "Arthur, did ye ever see a coon dog that could ketch more coons than my Sport?" Arthur admitted he hadn't. "Arthur, Miss Ivy is a pretty girl, but I guess as how you have seen some one Jest as pretty?" Arthur thought maybe he had. "Well. Arthur, there ain't another coon dog like Sport, and there may be another girl like Miss Ivy. I am going to give you Sport He's your'n." Arthur was delighted. "And when you get Sport I want you to forget the way to Miss Ivy's house and let mo do all the courting alone," said the big brother. Arthur thought it over. Sport certainly was a good dog and Miss Ivy certainly was a fine girl but there wasn't another dog like Sport. "Being as I am only U and pretty young to get married. I guess I will take the coon dog, if ye really moan it." announced Arthur. To show that he meant it Wellington and Miss Ivy White were married in the village church in New Boston, Mass. Arthur has bought a new gun and is Impatient to got after the coons.