Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-11-30
EX-GOVERNOR HUNT DEAD.
He Succumbed to the Ravages Of
Pneumonia at Goldfield Last
Sunday Morning.

ing of pneumonia. Mr.. Hunt had
been at Goldfeld several months,
being interested with several other
Idaho gentlemen in mining proper.
ties there.
The dispatches state that MIR.
Hunt contracted severe cold on
Nov. Is, which developed into
pneumonia week later. Physicians
used every effort known TO medical
science but without avail. He real
lied that the end was at hand and
made all arrangements for settling
his estate, leaving everything TO his
wife and baby daughter.
His body was shipped to BOISE,
where the funeral was held Wednes.
day.
Frank w. Hunt was born in
Louisville, KY, December 18, 1868.
While still young man he came
west settling first in Montana, where
he remained number of years. He
then moved to Lemhi county, this
state, and engaged in mining.
Mr.. Hunt first came into general
notice IN 1895, when he served as a
member of the state senate from
Lemhi county. He took very
active part IN all Legislative matters
and especially in preparing and se
curing the passage of the state min
ing law. Piior to the enactment of
that law there was little or no regu-
lation of mining by the state There
was no provision for the dong of
location >work, and claims could be
staked and held for a long time
without having a pick stuck into
the ground. The condition had
been impressed upon Mr.. Hunts
mind because of the fact that he
was following the business Of min
ing and he knew what hindrance
it was to the development of the
country. He therefore made IL n
point to get suitable state mining
law enacted while he was in the sen.
ate, thereby performing great SER
vice for the mining industry.
HIS next public service was in the
ranks Of the armies of his country.
; When President Mckinley called
t for volunteers in the war with
Spain, Mr.. Hunt promptly offered
his services, enllsting in Boise or
May IS, 1898, in the First Idaho
Volunteers. He was subsequently
appointed by Governor Steunenberl
? as first lieutenant of Company G
I recruited at Pocatello.
/ Going with the regiment TO tn,
n Philippines he served there some /,
o months. Soon after the regimen
e arrived there General Ovenshine ap
: pointed him brigade quartermaster
o taking him away from active servic
o with his company. He was mustere'
# out upon the return of the regimen
d in September, 1899, with the ran
c of captain. Afterward he wa
Il chosen commander of the state asse
l. citation of Spanish war veterans.
,e In the Democratic state conver
,r ton at Pocatello IN 1900, Captai
,. Hunt was presented by the deleg.
7s tion of his county Uemhi as cal
r. didate for governor. The deleg
ir tion stuck by him during that men
orable contest, and, when the brea
t. up came he was SO fortunate as
" be the one upon whom the conten
ID ing factions united, securing Il
at nomination and running on Il
ay fusion ticket that was put in Il
n field as result of the joint actie
E. of the three parties holding the
On conventions at that time in tn
Il place.
~ He was re.nominated by the Del
.se ocrats in 1902 but was defeated f,
reelection by John t. Morrison.
Since retiring from politics
has identified himself with mimi