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Show NORTHWEST NOTES Albert Wilkinson lost both eyes In an operation made necessary by tho terrible Injuries received when ho was caught by an explosion of giant powder In Hutte. A general roundup of all Indigents, gamblers, "secretary" vags and liko undesirables Is being planned by tho police of Hutte. An effort will bo mndo to clean up tho city before the holidays. Two boys named Schultz wero frozen froz-en to death twenty miles north of Fort Benton, Mont. Tho boys started out hunting, nnd during the snowstorm snow-storm that came up at tho time both became lost In the hills In that section. sec-tion. With tho prlco of mutton low, tho ranges tho poorest In the last fifteen years, and prospects for a hard winter, win-ter, sheepmen of Utah. Idaho, Wyoming Wyom-ing and Montana are facing probably the most serious set of questions In history. Two hundred and eighty-five filings fil-ings were made ln the Great Falls Mont., land office during tho month of October. That means that every day last month almost ten now people took up lands In tho Groat Falls land office district. For the first tlmo under tho laws of Nevada, a full-blooded Indlun women received a docrco of divorce from hor Indian husband on Wednesday. Mln-nlo Mln-nlo Gallbrath, a graduate of tho Indian training school near Cnrson City, was tho plaintiff. I Helena is floodetl with counterfeit Canadian quarters nnd half dollars, according to tho local banks, so perfect per-fect ln workmanship, weight and sound that It would bo Impossible to distinguish them from the genuine, save for ono Httlo detail. A warrant has been Issued for tho arrest of Thomas Stolnburg, president of the Lold Athletic club of Tacoma, who loft the club house whtlo a bout was in progress and Is charged with having taken with him tho door receipts, re-ceipts, estimated nt $3,000. Charles Hodgson waB accldentrilly shot and killed near Bonner, Mont., while duck hunting, by his cousin, Harry Egan. Egan had his gun' leveled lev-eled and aimed at a flying buck, when young Hodgson raised his head and the bullot passed through abovo the ear. Tho Fremont coal mine, near Canon City, Colo., caught fire on November 22. Two hundred men wore In tho mine at tho tlmo, but most of them were rescued. Others constructed fireproof wnlls In chambers whero the air Is pure nnd no fatalities aro expected. ex-pected. After contemplating suicide for eight years, George Huden, aged S3, a prospector, who lived at tho "Ruby mine, near Bouldor, Mont., hanged himself, kicking out from beneath him a box In which his coffin had bcoi shipped from Butto, where he bought It somo time ngo. Robert Angus, ono of the best known practical mining men ln tho :ountry, died ln Toronto, Cannda, Wednesday, of minor's consumption. Angus assisted ln sinking tho first shaft at Butto and worked In tho gold mlncB near Helena and In other properties prop-erties ln the northwest. Paul Gorski, who claims to bo a Russian count and a former officer of the czar, is under arrest in Denver under un-der charges preferred by several local business concerns, who allego thnt ho ordered goods amounting to sovoral thousand dollars ln valuo from thorn, and did not pay for tho samo. Hans Lane, a machinist, 24 years old, shot hnd probably fatally wounded wound-ed MIbs Freda Peterson, 22 yoara old, as sho waB coming out of a resl-donco resl-donco whero sho was employed In Seattle. After shooting Miss Peterson, Peter-son, Lano turned his revolver on himself. him-self. Jealousy was tho causo. Mrs. Lillian Blnckstoln, who plend-cd plend-cd guilty at Lowlston, Mont., some weeks ngo to the charge of bigamy aftor tho state had made out a perfect per-fect caso against her, will sorve Just ono dny ln tho penltontlary and pay a flno of $200. Tho light sentcuco Is duo to mitigating circumstances. District Judgo W. H. A. Plko died at Fallon, Novada, on Novomber 18. Ho retired at 10 o'clock and nroso calling call-ing for a phslclan. A doctor arrived ar-rived too lato and pronounced tho causo rheumatism of the heart. Judgo Plko was defeated for re-election at tho last election, having, served ono torm. A lottor written by William G. Evans, vice-president of tho Denver & Northwcstorn railroad (tho Moffat -oad) and addressed to David Moffat, president of tho road, which waB made public in Donvor, is Interpreted by many as Indicating moro clearly tho likelihood of tho Moffat road using the Denver & Rio Grando tracks to reach Salt Lako. Shot by a bandit, who attempted to hold up a crowded saloon ln South Bolllngham, Wash., Frank Dlx Is dying dy-ing with a bullet through his broast. Dlx grappled with the masked man, who, aftor shooting him slipped out of a side door and escaped. |