The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-12
NORTHWEST NOTES

The area of land under cultivation
In Montana has been increased fully
30 per cent during the past year.
The population of Wyoming at the
end Of June, 1905, was 10l,S16, as
against 1881 in 1900, an increase OF
R,285 in five years.
The estimated value OF the agricul-
.ural products Of Montana for the
past year is $4O,0OO,O0O, an increase of
over $3,000,000 as compared with 1904
G. l.. Hughes, manager Of Durham
Carrigan & Hayden, hardware mer-
chants, OF Seattle, was fatally shot at
Il o'clock at night in pistol duel with
highwayman.
The coal measures of Montana are
now being rapidly developed, and the
immense supply Of cheap fuel has
done much to stimulate activity IN
mining for the metals.
The trial Of Frederick Remey, the
Frenchman, for the murder Of Was
son ]. oliver, at Wolf Creek, Mont.
last September. Is on at Helena, Mont
The murder was a most brutal one.
The end Of 1905 finds the people q
Wyoming with approximately $11.200.-
900 on deposit in the banks OF the
state. as against ss,s4e,135 at the end
Of 1904, an increase Of $2,154,Oe6, in
1905.
The output of silver and lead has
not shown any great increase in Mon,
tana the past year, but much more
gold has been taken out than in 1904
the value Of this being about $1,000,
900.
The suit of L. s. Finnegan and H.
e. O'Brien for "grubstake" interest
in the Montgomery-Sh oshone mine at
Bullfrog has been decided In favor OF
the defendant by Judge Breen at
Tonopah.
While walking over long trestle
near Black Diamond, Wash, at night,
Mike Johnson, a miner living at
Franklin, stumbled and fell over the
side of the trestle to gulch eighty
feet below, breaking his neck.
The sapphire mines OF Montana
have turned out more precious stones
during 1905 than ever before, and
some of the gems have been so large
and SO perfectly colored as to excite
the admiration Of the most noted ex.
perts of London, where all the sap
phires from Yogo, in Fergus county.
are shipped.
Complete statistics have not been
compiled, but fairly accurate returns
show that on an acreage Of 100000 In
Wyoming, during 1905, the following
crops were raised: Wheat, 1,240,79C
bushels;s barley, 9S,46S bushels; rye.
S4151; timothy, 57,31S tons; oats, O.
863,337 bushels; alfalfa, 565, OBS tons;
native hay, 3S0,94f tons.
Masked men held up the patrons Of
the Hub saloon, in Butte, and attempt
ed to force Bartender Fred Kuntz to
open the safe. Kuntz pleaded that he
was not in possession OF the combi-
nation, and, after beating him over
the head with the guns, the robbers
left, after rifling the pockets Of their
victims, securing about SIS.
e. L. Kelso under eight months
sentence in the county jail at Belling-
ham, Wash, for obtaining money un'
der false pretenses, asks that his
sentence be changed to five years, be-
cause he fears that when he Is re-
leased he will do violence to those
who prosecuted him, He claims to be
entirely the victim Of misunderstood
| circumstances.
Private John Murphy Of the
Eleventh infantry, stationed at Fort
| Russell, Wyo., and two other soldiers
may die as result of New Years
spree, during which they drank cock
| tails composed Of bay rum, lemon
| juice and hair tonic.
During 1905 work was begun on ir
rigation projects in Wyoming which
will reclaim more than 100000 acres
of now arid land. This land is locat
| ed in all sections OF the state and will
| be brought under water at cost OF
| from So to $50 an acre.
During 1905 about 100 manufactur.
ing establishments, representing an
investment of 100000, operated III
| Wyoming. These factories are wide
| ly scattered, and none OF them are
large. Their output OF manufactures
is estimated at 1,169,970.
Chief Clerk Robert Il. Brinsted OF
the Hotel Oregon, in Portland, com
mitted suicide in his apartments In
the presence of his young wife. He
shot himself in the temple with a re
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