The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-09-22
NORTHWEST NOTES

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Mont AZ mining center is assured.
II bids fair, in fact to yet experience
Its palmiest days, judging by the
number OF new strikes that have been
made recently,
Figures complied by the forestry
department OF the government for the
year ending June H. 1911, show tnat
1894 predatory animals were killed
by rangers on the forest reservations.
The greater part Of these were killed
| In Colorado.
The coroner's jury which held an
inauest over the dead body OF James
Mcmillan OF Helmyille, Mont. found
thar Mcmillan came to his death by
gunshot wound inflicted by Charles
Hecker. The men qnarreled over
| money matters.
Richard Billiard Of Denver has been
appointed bishop Of the Independence
stake. Reorganized Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints. The new
bishop succeeds Rhoderick May, who
has been assigned to tho bishopric OF
the British isles.
Fire destroyed the Clancy hotel at
Clancy, Mont, entailing loss oil
$4,000, covered by insurance. The
fire started in the room OF a guest
and the occupant has not been seen
since the fire. Who he was no one
knows, as the register was destroyed
/ . r
Miss Mary Corrigan of Anaconda.
Mont, sixteen years old, pretty and
gifted as musician, is in the city
Jail at Minneapolis, awaiting the sher-
If from Anaconda to take her home,
following an elopement. In the same
Jail languishes Frank Pirnot, charged
with her abduction.
The federal authorities and the
state authorities of Wyoming have
more than 100 mounted men engaged
| in the difficult operation of attempt
ing to drive thousands of elk from
the vicinity of Jackson Hole country,
TO the feeding grounds grounds in the
Big Horn country of Wyoming.
4 1t is said that Hugh Whitney and
his brother were seen last week cross
ing the toll bridge at Chubb Springs,
| thirty miles north of Soda Springs,
headed south through the country
which Hugh travelled in making his
escape from the posse which pur-
sued him following the killing of Con.
ductor Kidd.
Prince Nicholas of Roumania and
Captain G. Radcliffe of the British
army arrived at Uodg, Wyo., last
week on hunting trip after big
game in the mountains south of Vel
lowstone park. Prince Nicholas, who
Is an enthusiastic sportsman, has
hunted big game in practically every
part of the world.
Mrs. Anna Zimmerman of Denver
received notice last week that hel
husband had been granted divorce
in Kansas City In his complaint
Thomas P. Zimmerman asked {
divorce on the ground that his wife
was politics crazy" and spent all hi
hard earned salary campaigning fol
J elections in Denver.
The city council at Libby, Mont
has passed an ordinance providin.
, that citizens of the United States whit
: are residents of Libby and Marie,
, shall be given preference of employ
ment in all city work, including worl
! done by contract.
/ James Gallagher, aged 80 years
| committed suicide in the toilet room
of hotel at Anaconda, Mont, b,
taking carbolic acid. Guests at tn
) duck fest of the Anaconda club trie,
6 to resuscitate him. He was PENN
less and had been drinking.
Charles Hines, aged As years,
brother of George. H. Hines, secre
tary of the Oregon Historical sc
: city and a member of prominen
: pioneer family of the northwest, con
mitted suicide by shooting at Elms
d Wash. Ill-health was the cause.
:. A correspondent from Big Hol
Basin, Mont, says the lightning las
: week, at the time Joe Arnold's chin
ney was destroyed, killed a COW,
calf and colt belonging to Cler
. Wampler. The electricity pulle
!. every hairpin out OF Miss Nellie
+" hair, leaving a sensation as thong
. each one was being driven into he
head.
g Protesting that the United States
Y responsible for "bootlegging" and ii
temperance in every dry" city an
county in the country, the Woman
Christian Temperance Union at Gran
n Junction, Colo, has started a mGy
T men to secure the enactment OF
d law prohibiting the issuance of fe
c, e'al liquor licenses in prohibition lie
d ritory.
l. The village of Frenchtown, Mon
has been practically destroyed by fir
But part of one brick store stand
the entire business district being wi
!, ed out. The loss is estimated at fro
!. $4,000 to $4,000. Frenchtown is OF
of the oldest towns in the state AZ