Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-09-01

Saturday, returning Suhudy nOihAhs'
Holm & Sons have ordered a new
planer to be installed in their saw mill
above town.
M. Bergeson has IS acres on his
Driscoll Ridge farm that went so bush
els per acre.
Rev. Josephson will preach in the
Christian church next Sunday at 8
O'Clock p. m.
Mrs. E. E. Jolly went to Moscow
Saturday and attended the services of
the M. E. Conference.
Eta Cover, who has spent the past
two months visiting her sister, Mrs.
Dan Chandler, returned to her home in
Spokane Monday.
Work on the new chnrch on East
Main street will be commenced in
few days. Lumber for the new struc-
ture is now being hauled.
Mr.. Jessme was in this week from
his ranch near Anderson, and says he
has good prospects of getting saw
mill on his place in the near future.
School opens in Troy two weeks
from Monday, Sept. %. In addition
to the old teachers the board has en-
ployed Miss Nellie Edwin, of Moscow.
Clarence Steelsmith left Sunday for
Cedar Falls, Iowa, where he is attend
ing the State Normal School. He is a
nephew OF L. M. Steelsmith of this
place.
A report was sent in Monday that a
timber fire was burning near the home
steads of a number of Troy people, and
several left at once to look after their
property.
Eric Anderson, the jeweler, has
rented corner in the front of the
new room to be occupied by Mr.. Gates,
and will move his jewelry store into
more convenient quarters.
Another fire started on the school
section above town along the railroad
track Sunday but did little damage be-
fore being put out. 1t burned over
several acres of scatteing timber.
While in Moscow Saturday the News
editor saw ]. D. Porter, who is in that
section with his threshing outfit. He
is working towards Troy and expects
to soon be back among his friends.
Word reached here recently that
Chas. Younce, who at one time con-
Quoted meat market in Troy, was q
loser in the disastrous fire at Cornell,
Wash, his wholesale meat market
having been completely destroyed.
Sunday evening at p. m, Justice
of the Peace OLSON united in marriage
Miss Lille May Soper to A. E. Nc
Garvey, both of Park, Idaho. The
groom is young man of about 80
while the bride is not yet seventeen.
E. R. Wilkins has been on his tim
Der claim during the week, lookini
after forest fire which is burning il
that section. Mr.. Wilkins disposed o
his business in Troy in order to taxi
up his residence on his homestead il
compliance with the law.
The building of the bridge on, ant
the opening up of Cleveland stree
has proved a sensible thing. l
enables teams to get out of the rail
road yards without running the hazar'
OF a collision near the water tank. A
best this is always dangerous cross
ing.
One morning the last of the pas
week the discovery way made that dun
ing the night cross tie had caugh
fire and burned up along the side
the Grist Mill warehouse. The blaz
was the result of a cinder pile left o
the track by an engine the previou
evening.
The News is in receipt of a lettt
from the Northern Pacific in whic
they acknowledge receipt of the pet
ton from the citizens of Troy askin
that Agent Talbot be returned to tn
Office here. In reply the compan
says that Mr.. Talbot is entitled to
bigger station than Troy and intimai
they have such a station for him.
Rev. Oscar Ostrum, of Idaho Spring
Colorado, preached in the Swedi:
Lutheran church last Sunday. Re
Ostrum was recently married to Mi
Mary Lindquist, for several years
resident of this section, living ne
Il Cornwall. At the time OF her marriaf
Miss Lindquist was living at Aston
where her husband had charge OF