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Show WEDDING NEWS PROVES SHOCK Approaching Marriage of Ex-Montana, Senator and Girl Startles LINCOLN. Nob., i-vh. 15 Announcement An-nouncement of the approachlns; mar- rl;iRi- of Loo Mrintle-. TO former i nltod States senator freim BfontBina, and MIhr Etta Daly, C5. nt one time a student at tho University of No-brasko, No-brasko, provoke-d a " shook to mo," wjih tho expression from Mrs c. H. Btoddard, n fistor of thr brlde-to- bo. rosldlng he-ro, wlu-n Informod of tho nnniiunrcniont throiiKh an yso-clatoel yso-clatoel I'roys ellMjiatoh fruni Chloao. "I know that Mr. Mantle nnd mv lfitor Ktta havo been Rood friends but tho announcement of thrir .ip-proaohlng .ip-proaohlng marrlagrc Is a shock to ni-." Mrs. Stoddard said "But I do nut think Mr. Mantle Is 70 years of npe. I know ho U In his .sixties, woll proaerved for surh an aco. and hai a ory extraordinary personality I knew that ESttn was In Chicago Thursday and i understood sho was lavlnr thon fur San Francisco whop"" our parents now reside' MWs Daly wa.s not Rradunted from tho univorslty, but dropped out of schoed after her sophomore year, Mrs. Stoddard said Another sister, Miss I.-dralno lal. Is now a student at the university FRIENDS SURPRISED. lU'TTK, Mont Feb. 26. Former Senator Mantle's statement that the announcement "f Ills onRaprenn nt in rn:irr Miss Mary Ktta Daly would bo a "shock'' to his old Butte crpnles seems to haVO been warranted' least the report was received with Interest In Ihls City, whirl, h.in been the fe:rnier m natnr's home since pioneer pio-neer days Former Senator Mantle hn.s lontr been prumlnent in political and business busi-ness elre-les. MlnlnK claims and interests in-terests acquired in early days of the district have made him one of tho wealthiest men of the state. He has a handsome home here which until hor death S few cars afro, was provided pro-vided ei-r by his mother. When the former senator left here a few weoks ago for the east none of his friends was aware of tho romance ro-mance disclosed by last night B announcement an-nouncement In Chicago. WORKED IN UTAH. Miss Daly, lo whom h Ih engaged, Is but 26 years of ag. Snr was born In this city liir father, a miner, min-er, died several years ago, and her mother and sister live in San Fran-c Fran-c Isco Senator Mantle was horn In Birmingham, Bir-mingham, Kng , Pecember 13. is:,i His father died before he w.ls horn His mother brought him to Anierh i and he crossed the plains in 1854 As a boy he worked on farms In Utah and as a telegraph operator. In 1877 he came to Hutte as Wells Fargo Express Ex-press agent and local manager. He was one of the first aldermen In liutte, was a member of tho legislature legisla-ture in 1882, 18S4 and 1S88. and speaker of tho houso In tho latter years. Ho was elected mayor of Rutte In 1892. Ho was appointed to tho I'nlted States senate In 1303 and elected to that office In 1S93. rr |