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

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Sunday.
Harvey Parks left for Lewiston yes
terday to prove up on piece of tim
Der land.
Mrs. D. M. Eckman, accompanied
by Mr.. Eckman's father, spent Friday
in Moscow.
Bud Humphrey will complete this
week his pretty new cottage on his
American ridge farm.
Steve Thorp came up from Pullman
and spent Sunday with his family. He
is hauling grain for the farmers.
VIM. Lee, Harvey Smith and County
Surveyor Kirkwood of Moscow were in
Troy Monday on thei way home from
a two weeks outing in the woods.
1t will interest you to read the ads
in the News. Which one do you think
is the most attractive? Always tell
them that you saw it in the Troy News.
The two days rain of last week was
certainly greatly appreciated by every
one throughout this section. The
dust was laid and the air purified and
cooled.
Geo. E. Schulz, representing the
Spokane branch of the Dun Mercantile
Agency, has been in Troy during the
week looking up the commercial rating
of Troy business men.
The removal of the barns, sheds, etc
from the rear of the drug store has GER
tainly improved the general appearance
of things in that block, as well as re-
duce the danger from fire.
The fact that Troy dealers are pay
ing top prices for wheat is fact which
the Potlatch farmer is not overlooking,
and as a result lot of grain will be
shipped from Troy this season.
Work on the new two story brick
to be occupied by Vic Johnson
drug store, commenced Monday morn
ing. The work will be done by Con-
tractor c. H. Ludberg Of Moscow.
The furnishings for Gates new con-
fectionery establishment is being
turned out at the Troy factory and is
to be very pretty and up-to-date. The
work is to be in Idaho woods and fin
ished in hard oil.
Mr.. Emma Edmiston and daughter
Winnie, of Moscow were Troy visitors
last week, spending the time with E
R. Headly and wife on the farm east o.
town; also paying A. B. Chapman''
family on American ridge visit.
K. w. Woodward left Wednesday
morning for an outing in the noun
tains. He will return the last of the
week. Mr.. Woodward says the repor
that he is preparing to leave Troy i
without any foundation whatever.
The action of the state in plating
and placing on the market the beauti
full 40-acre tract near the school hous'
will do much to build up the town
For some time there has been prac
tically no decent building lots availabl
in the town. The new addition vii
give Troy plenty Of room to grow.
Although the season has been al
unusually dry one it has had little Q
no effect on the water supply OF tn
wells on the hill in the north part c
town. This would indicate that tn
supply is strong and that there will b
little trouble in finding an abundan
supply for the towns new water system
to be installed in the spring.
The Troy News is now busily work
ing on a pamphlet descriptive OF tn
resources of the country suroundin
Troy. The booklet will be made u
ofletters written by some Of or promi
nent and successful farmers relatin
the story Of their successes in farmin
here. A large number of these wi
be distributed at Portland.
Jack Bellamy came home Saturda
from the harvest fields near Endicot
Wash. He says Dave Spencer is dom
the best kind Of work with his new n
which is one of the finest outfits in tn
country. The crops about Endicot
he says, are poor, there being an in
mense amount of straw but only IL {
IS bushels of wheat per acre. M
Bellamy came home to accept a pos
ton with w. M. Duthie in his war;
house.
Frank Wood of Fort Crook, Neb
was in Troy the first of the week visi
ing his sister, Mrs. A. B. Chapman
Mr.. Wood was on his way home frol
the Portland exposition and trip ov'