Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-12-22
WASHINGTON NOTES.


In a fog so thick that the signal
lights were unseen and neither motor
man saw the other car approaching
until almost within cars length, Two
cars collided recently on the south Ia
coma line. H. f. Breun1ng was SO
seriously injured that he died after
removal to his home.
A plan is on foot to double the saw
ing capacity of the big Palouse saw
mill and enlarge the factories con-
nected Herewith.
The senate committee on assign |
ments announced Senator Ankeny as
chairman of the irrigation and COM
merce committee, and Senator Piles to
the territories, interoceanic canal, pen
.sions. civil service retrenchment, geo.
logic and coast survey, Philippines ana
Porto Rico committees.
The president has nominated L: 4
Coleman register of the North Yakima
land office.
DIR. Minor Robert, dean of the min
ing courses at the University OF WASH
ingtou. announces" that the short
-course for miners will begin January
and continue for tnree months,
Taking a view directly opposed to
that of the tax commissioners OF tpis
state. Attorney General Atkinson in an
opinion holds that municipal bonds and
warrants are not subject to taxation
The tax commission had previously
given an opinion that warrants were
taxable and bonds are included In lts
detail list of personal property, re-
Gently prepared.
Rev. Leonard E. Joseph, pastor or
the Presbyterian church and mayor OIL
Kettle Falls, died recently.
The new Spokane public library was
formally thrown open to the puphc Oh
Monday.
On account of the breakage Of the
machinery the Reardan electric ngn'
nlant has closed down and the to"i
is in darkness.
Herman Benken, a private in Com
many G. Fort Wright, recently dle'
from the effects of dose OF carpoll'
acid.
The Pacific Single company OF Ia
coma has closed it's mill.
Henry Fades, pioneer OIL Deel
Creek, died recently.
James Wright, son OF MIS- hii@e
beth Wright of Seattle, was shahsna
ed on board of British snip an
taken to Australia and from there
Callao Peru. where he. Appealed I
the American consul for protcctiol
The consul took the 10Y under III
care and notified his parents. Inc 4
tention of Congressman Hum pare
was called to it and an investsatiO
has begun.
The headquarters of the once vi -
assistant superintendent OF the was
ington division of the o. X. q N na'
been removed from Tekoa 10 0Ia
buck. .
AS a result of a grade crossing
cident at Spokane Miss May Burns
Hillvard was severely injured ana
SCORE of people were bruised and c
NV a collision Saturday afternoon
tween a Great Northern switch e
CINE and a Washington Water 70"
comnany northbound Hiilyard car
the crossing at Hamilton street. L
street car had nearly 100 people
board, and that terrible cataslrop
did not happen seems little SHUT
a miracle.
Horticulturists of Spokane are
record as opposed to the contempla.
plan to hold the interstate talr ouii
September. -,
Professor H. c. Sampson, heao
the Preparatory department OIL
Washington State college, is at a
ma. and will spend some time on
n Sound, where he will be engaseu
institute work.
The courtmartial called 10
First Lieutenant Donald G. McC
land of Company e, Tenth UNI
States infantry at Fort Wright
vened Monday morning.
A change has been made IN Ine
= partment of veterinary science III
III Washington State college. Inc cna
decided upon is to offer, IN auui'
to the regular three years coulse
course of four years, with tresni
entrance requirements, leading 10
y degree of bachelor Of science III
Urinary science.
1t is reported that James Wa'
b has resigned as superintendent ol
U school for defective youth at
E couver, and that William N. Mars
one of the teachers there, VIII
placed in charge of the instltution'
An interesting program is pelns
ranged by Secretary l.. q. Monroe
y the annual meeting of the Washin'