The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-12
Utan County Democrat
NORTHw EST NOTES

the saloon at the time. Two suspects
ars under arrest
The Round Mountain Banking cor
poration Of Round Mountain, a town
sixty miles north OF Tonopah, Ne.
yada. has closed It's doors. Bad loans
nre given as the cause.
After an enforced vacation, owing
10 an epidemic OF scarlet fever and
'dlphtheria. the agricultural college at
Bozeman. Mont. has been reopened,
as well as the other schools OF the
town
A Butte dispatch announces that
steel laying on those sections OF the
st Paul railroad which crosses the
Rocky Mountains stopped on Deem
her 3, and will not be resumed until
hhe SHOWS thaw next spring.
IL is announced that Bishop Frank
spaulding. In charge OF the Episcopal
diocese OF Utah. with headquarters at
Salt Lake, will have charge OF the
western Colorado diocese succeeding
the late Bishop Knight.
For the first time in many years
eggs are quoted on the Butte market
at so cents a dozen. At that price
fresh eggs are scarce. and II is pre-.
dic,ed that there will be still fur
Their advance.
Two OF Buttes most prominent
brokers engaged In a gun-play In the
heart OF the city. In a quarrel over
n stock deal Samuel Alexander at
tempted TO shoot Bart Monahan. but
WAS prevented by bystanders.
O. %. Davis. laborer. was struck
by Southern Pacific fast freight near
Inlay, New, and crushed almost be-
yond recognition. Il Is supposed he
fell asleep on the track. Relatives
are thought to live In Denver.
Tho coroner's Jury has exonerated
young Hume Hahn OF Helena for the
alleged killing OF Mark Ansden,
farm hand, with whom he engaged In
a quarrel The jury accepted Hahn's
version that II was case of self
defense.
Because Joe GrimmInni. her reject.
ed lover. called her vile name,
Louise Toinois tried to XIII him when
she met him on the street in Reno.
INev. She fired Ave times. one shot
taking effect In his leg. the others
going wild.
Two bandits who attempted to hold
up saloon In Goldheld were sur
prised by the resistance of the bar
tender. who put up such a strenuous
fight that the bandits we're routed. A
humber OF shots were fired. but no
one was hurt
Through the accidental explosion OF
twenty-five sticks OF dynamite J. II.
Demand. contractor OF Great Falls,
Mont, lost the sight OF both eyes.
large part OF his face Is gone. there
is hole In the top OF his head and
ne Is likely to die,
Chief Dispatcher Kelley has been
exoncrated from all blame I'm connec-
ton with the wrecla on the Northern
Pacific at Olive. Mont. last Septem-
Der In which half dozen persons lost
their lives. by the coroner's jury, sit
ting at Plains Mont
70. Il. Carney, lineman. was cleo
trocuted while at work In Reno. Ne
sada. Four thousand volts passed
through his body, and he hung limp
across the wire until the horrifed
spectators telephoned the station
house and the current was turned OF.
The secretary OF state Of the state
OF Washington has made the follow
sng oiIicial return OF the vote for
President at the recent election:
Presidential electors Republican,
100000; Democrats. 5S,3s3: Taft's
plurality. 47.67S: Socialist Presiden-
tial, 14.177; Independence. 24S; Pro
hibition, 400.
Articles OF incorporation have been
hled at Miles City. Mont. by the
Montana, wyoming 4 Southern rail
way, a duplicate OF the papers filed
with the state OF Wyoming at Chey-
enne. Sept 49, The capital stock OF
the evaporation is given at sb,00000O
and provides for the right OF con-
struction OF a railroad from Wyoming
-rUrTrs vrrUrgn Cusrer- county, -' =
AS the result OF connagration at
Eridger. Mont. the Brldger state
bank, the Offices Of the Bridger Coal
company and the confectionery store
OF Warren r. Baker were totally de-
stroyed. entailing loss OF about $780,
600. The loss was covered by insur
ance
Sam II Treloar has resigned as lead
or Of the famous Boston and Mon
tana band Of Butte and win 20 to
Utah as general manager OF the
Bingham-Butte Consolidated com
pany's properly at bingham Ire
loar Is a prominent mining man OF
Butte.
The prospecting for and the devel-
oplng OF silver properties in the state
Of Montana has practically ceased, ac-
cording 10 the report Of the mine In
spector. except IN mines where the
ore Is exceptionally high class. but the
production has decreased but little
II any.
James Geary, formerly county com
missioner OF Deer Lodge county
Mont and later merchant IN Helm
Vile, Mont. committed suicide last
week He was Respondent over the
death OF his wife. Geary was plo-
reer merchant. having located In Mon
tana in 1876
Helena who Is an old-time baseball