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Show NORTHWEST NOTES The backbouo of mining In tho state of Wyoming is the coal industry. The output of tho coal mines during 1910 was approximately 7,500,000 tons, valued at $17,550,000 at the mine. Approximately 5,333 acres of land along tho Grande Rondo river nnd tributaries in Washington and Oregon havo been withdrawn by Secretary Sec-retary of tho Interior Balllngor for water sites. Tho first postal savings bank in Montana opened in Anaconda on tho 3rd. Miss Fern McCormlck, daughter of Postmaster Harper, is tho first depositor. de-positor. Thoro was no great rush during the earlier hours. Firo broke out in tho office of tho Hermnn E. Guaglor mercantile store at Straw, Mont., which resulted in tho total destruction or the building and stock of goods. Tho loss will approximate approx-imate $1,000, with insuranco to tho ox-tent ox-tent of about $7,000. The postal savings bank system was successfully Inaugurated at Lead-vlllo, Lead-vlllo, Colo., on tho 3rd, and nt thd close of business fifty people, Including Includ-ing a number of school children, had taken advantnge of the opportunity to make deposits in Undo Sam's bank. Governor Norrls of Montnna recommends recom-mends legislation that will make effective ef-fective tho present law relating to weights and mensurcs, so as to protect pro-tect tho public against this sort of cheating, which is apparently a practice prac-tice In this stnte, or at least this is tho charge of federal inspectors. Governor Norrls of Montnna, In his message to the legislature, urges a primary election law for tho nomination nomina-tion of all elective officers, to be held on tho samo day by all parties, and nt public expense, to be attended by all tho safeguards, provisions and penalties penal-ties that obtain at regular elections. Mark M. Coad, aged 84, wealthy pioneer rancher and stockmnn near Choyonne, was shot and killed by Michael Ford, a Mexican ranch hand, In a quarrel nbout wages. Coad camo west In 1867 and laid tho foundation of his fortune by conducting a freighting freight-ing line between Omaha and Denver. Mrs. Carrie Kersh. a form or rnsl. dent of Seattle, has been sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonment, for her connection with tho murder of William A. Johnson in Portland last Juno. Johnson was beaten to death and robbed and his body plnced in a trunk for shipment to a small town In Washington. Because a train wns two minutes late in taking tho siding at Cheney, Wash., flvo men aro dead, one is dying, dy-ing, three aro badly Injured and two coaches aro kindling wood. Rushing down tho main lino at a speed which the brakes could not control, tho North Coast Limited, eastbound, struck tho waiting train. An order has beon Issued by tho agricultural department to release from quarantine on account of Hp and leg ulceration sheop In tho county of Johnson, and that part of Laramie county lying north of the North Platte river, Wyoming. Tho quarantine quaran-tine still applies to Werton, Cook, Converse and Natronn counties in Wyoming. District Judge Greeley W. Whltford of Denver has Indlcnted his purpose of Inflicting sevoro punishment upon nnyono violating the tompornry Injunction In-junction Issued against strikers in the northern Colorado coal fields. Ho intimated that ho would order tho ra lease of tho sixteen men recently sentenced sen-tenced provided no further violations of the injunction occurred. Tho convening of tho eighteenth general assembly of Colorado at noon Tuesdny wltnessod an evldenco of tho activity of women In politics. Mrs. Alma V. Lafferty, one of tho four women members of tho lower houso, mado the nominating spoenh that ro-suited ro-suited In tho election of Representative Representa-tive Georgo McLachlan of Denver as speaker. Sho also named tho temporary tempor-ary chief clork nnd Introduced resolution resolu-tion No. 1, notifying tho sonato and tho governor that tho houso was In session. On Christmas day connection was mado in tho last span of tho steel cantlllover bridge ovor tho Kuskul-ana Kuskul-ana RIvor, in Alaska. This Is tho last great engineering feat of tho Copper Cop-per RIvor & Northwestern Railway and the completion of this notable brldgo will onnblo track laying to bo pushed ovor tho already complotod grado, fifty miles to ICennecott, the tormlnus. Information comos from n credit-ablo credit-ablo source that tho Southern Pacific company Is plnnnlng to shorten Its main line across Nevada by at least fifty miles. This will bo dono by building a cutoff near Battlo Mountain Moun-tain to a point near Hazen. Tho proposed pro-posed cutoff will leave tho towns of Lovolock, Wlnnemucca, Golconda, Stono Houso, Mill City and others far from tho main line. Dozens of Individual companies aro now engagod in packing Alaska sal-mon sal-mon and In this growing Industry hundreds of vessels and mon aro used. It Is but ono more evldenco of tho growth and development of this rich territory. i . -. . 'v. - - |