Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-02-10
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA,
and OREGON news ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding country--Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place Outlook is Bright. M
wAsHINoroN NEWS.


was in Spokane last Friday
Colonel A. j. Blethen, editor Of the
Seattle Times, is reported Ill.
An effort is being made to reorgan-
ize the Pullman commercial club.
Senator-elect S. H. Piles will prob
ably visit Spokane on February 16.
The session OF the legislature was
half over Tuesday, but thus far few
bills have become laws.
Senator Foster has introduced the
interior department bill providing for
opening the south half of the Colville
reservation.
A new office, representing the pur-
chasing commissary department of the
United States army, has been opened
in Seattle.
The annual meeting of the Retail
Spokane Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday.
Orders have been issued by Chief
of Police Waller of Spokane to saloon
keepers who run winerooms that box
rustling must cease.
Preliminary work to raise the $780,
900 for the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation building to be erected in Wal
la Walla is progressing.
Scott Hively, a rancher, living near
Everett, was sentenced to IL years in
the penitentiary for attempted murder
of his wife last December.
The Washington fair commission
was not satisfied with the site given
by the Lewis and Clark fair manage
ment and a new one was chosen.
G. M. LanderlSin, aged S5, and chief
engineer of the tugboat Juneau, is said
to have attempted to kidnap Ellen Bias
kett, aged Is years, at Seattle recently
Fire in the tule swamp at the lower
end of Lake Colville, about 10 miles
west of Sprague, caused good dea
of excitement in neighboring towns
/ last week.
It has been decided by citizens O.
Colfax to unite with all the towns o
Whitman county in preparing anC
maintaining a Whitman county exhibi
at the Lewis & Clark exposition il
Portland this year.
Loyal Branham, IL year old son o
Charles Branham, living five mile
north of Pullman, had the sight of ont
of his eyes destroyed recently, when
! playmate threw a nail which strucl
him in the eye, destroying the sight.
Detectives are securing the couDtr
for Arthur Ansorge, the missing assis
tant cashier of the Alaska Fisherie
: union of Seattle. He left about
!, month ago and was, according to tn
: report of the bond company, abou
$1,000 short.
:, Recently Anthony Rockhill Of Day
: ton celebrated his S1st birthday b
! inviting his children to a big Dime
prepared by Mrs. Rockhill. This oil
: couple have 46 grandchildren and 2
. great grandchildren and are still hal
:, and hearty.
. The fourth annual assembly of tn
; Inland Registered Stock Breeders a.
- ISOLATION, which met in Pullman WEE
nesday and Thursday, was the biggei
meeting in the history of the season
Stock breeders from all parts of tn
e Inland Empire were present.
a. The Bellingham police have captu
g ed a gang of three counterfeiters, VIII
II have been operating there for the laI
IS two years. The men give their name
" as Walter Packwood, Fred Smith an
n Fred Miller. They have been ostensibl
s. working as shingle weavers.
II The proposed legislation limiting ii
u amount of contingent fees to be &C
e lected by attorneys to 20 per cent an
N fixing the maximum amount to be r
covered in case of death through acc
dent at $4,000 was denounced at
recent meeting of the Spokane bar a
Of ISOLATION.