Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-08-25
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.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Rich & Harris, railroad contractors
and bankers of Prosser, have closed a
big contract for work on the Alaska
Central railroad. 1t consists of 400
feet of tunneling, on which work will
proceed actively during the coming
winter.
State Auditor Clausen has complet-
ed an inventory of all the property
owned by the state of Washington.
This inventory shows the total resour-
ces of the state to be $38, 903, 154S7.
The liabilities are placed at $1,s4S,-
235.
The Fern Creek Lumber company's
sawmill at Frances, near South Bend,
was burned recently. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000. Insurance $4,000.
Origin unknown.
Less than $1,000 remains to be
raised of the $4,000 which is need
ed for the construction of the new
Y. M. c. A. building at Seattle.
A splendid edifice has been planned
to take the place of the Tacoma st.
Patricks Catholic church, which was
recently destroyed by fire.
The navy department has assigned
Captain w. T. Burwell to the COM
mand of the navy yard and station at
Puget sound, as the relief of Rear Ad-
miral c. j. Barclay, who retires from
the navy on September s.
Rev. Charles M. Sheldon, author of
'In His Steps," is making a lecture
tour of the Puget sound cities.
Spokane Masons were at home to
their friends on Thursday, when they
took possession of their beautiful new
temple, just completed at an approx
mate cost of 100000. The opening
was conducted with all the pomp and
ceremony usual to such celebrations,
including dress parade, afternoon re-
ception and large dance in the eve
ming.
Olympia has eight public schools
and three colleges.
The telegraphers' strike on the Nor
thern Pacific railway ended Friday.
Following the capitulation in regard to
the Great Northern, the strike ended
after a 20 day fight.
|
Columbia county recently have been
the sale of a $4,000 farm by F. NJ
Weatherford, the purchase of a $21,-
900 farm by Alexander Price, the sale
of a $4,000 lot of barley by Jacob
Weinhard and 1000 grain pur
chase from w. H. Richardson by l.
G.. Anterior. Before the close of har
vest there will probably be large
checks drawn, as there will be several
grain crops sold worth $25,000
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the three days log rolling OF
the Woodmen of the World to be held
in Colfax this fall at a date not YET
fixed.
Judge Warner Cobb reports the sale
of his farm of 800 acres two miles
north of Fairfield, where he has made
his home for the past rs years. The
consideration was $4,000.
James B. Anderson, aged As years
, died suddenly under peculiar circum
stances recently near Colfax. He hat
, listened to a story by Mr.. began. He
suddenly stopped laughing and rose
up, saying: Jim, have lost my sight
I'm blind" He started to walk anC
fell forward dead.
The new steamer Columbia, bull
/ by the Columbia Navigation company
was launched Saturday evening at
o'clock, at Wenatchee.
Every saloon in Colfax, for the frs
time in weeks, was tightly closed Sun
day, with the blinds drawn so that the
interior of the saloon could be seer
; from the street.
An unknown man was killed Satur
day afternoon in one of the sawmilli
} near Chattaroy.
Nicholas Sinelnicow, a special EN-
issary of the car of Russia, recent,
spent day in North Yakima and sur
rounding country. He came to SCI
/ how the Yakima people conducted
their system of irrigation.
Last Friday morning a newly thresh
ed setting of wheat owned by Wesle.
! Laabs took fire and was destroyed
near Davenport. The pile contained
400 sacks, estimated to contain go
bushels. The origin of the fire is |
: mystery.
: That the Wenatchee valley is be
! coming famous for the fine quality o
: fruit grown is being demonstrated ev
2 cry day at Wenatchee. Saturday tel
: carloads Of watermelons alone left tn
: depot, besides eight carloads Of mixe'
| fruits, and one thousand boxes Of can
= taloupes and fruits that were billie
r out by express.
The greater part of the fruit GRO
of the Peach country. in the Big Bend
: has been sold. The entire output o