Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-05-12
WASHINGTON NEwa

Inc hour mills OF Spokane manufac.
ture about 100000 barrels of flour ev.
cry year.
The city council at Ellensburg has
instructed the marshal to suppress all
gambling in the town.
The remains of an unknown man.
badly decomposed, were found about
20 miles north Of Spokane.
Palouse City business men have de-
cided to pave four more blocks on
the east end of Main street.
Charles Allen, a porter. was stab
bed twice during a fight at Puyallup
with stranger, and is likely to die.
Frank w. Thrall and wife are I'M
der arrest at Bellingham, charged
with intercepting United States mail.
jeremiah Cusick committed suicide
at Chewelah by shooting himself in
the head with a rifle. He has been
In poor health.
Mrs. Frank Horsley has been ap-
pointed by Mayor Fechter as hostess
to represent Yakima county at the
Lewis and Clark fair.
Mrs. HOPPE Hunt, wife of Mayor
Gilbert Hunt, has been appointed as
hostess for Walla Walla week at the
Lewis and Clark fair.
The mayor has named Mrs. Harry
S. Elwood as hostess for Ellensburg
day at the Lewis and Clark exposition
during Kittitas county week.
The State Bar Association will hold
its annual meeting at Spokane in
July instead of in North Yakima. as
decided at the late annual meeting.
Governor Mead has appointed DR.. |
George w. Overmeyer of South Bend |
to succeed himself as a member of
the state board of medical examiners.
Roy r. Underhill, 81 years of age,
a married man, accidentally shot and
killed himself on his Onion creek
homestead, 16 miles south of North
port.
The postoffice department has ask
ed Congressman Jones to recommend
man for postmaster at Harrington.
in place of f. M. Lighthizer, who is
slated for removal
serious accident occurred at AL
mota Saturday when a crowd of high
school pupils from Colfax were thrown
from four horse carryall and ]. S.
Buck, the driver, and Miss Pearl Lake
were seriously injured.
The county commissioners have
closed a deal for the lease of the
Riverside hotel for courthouse pur.
poses for Benton county which. under
ne law creating it, will be organized
and ready for business July 1.
While Ada, the year old daughter
IF Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Staley. of
Chattaroy, was playing in a field with
'ther children, her clothes caught fire
md she was so badly burned that she
lied in terrible agony few hours la
er.
The buildings, real estate and equip
nents of the educational institutions
by this state are valued
It total of $2,063, 4S3, of which sum
Il ,293,000 is credited to the state uni
Tersity, according to inventories fur.
lished the state auditor.
Nellie Maude Bell a pretty young
Irtist of %, living at Spokane, was I
lorsewhipped Saturday afternoon by =
drs. James S. Mitchell Her assail-
mt was furious over the attentions
which she believed that Miss Bell was I.
eceiving from Mr.. Mitchell
The final contest in the Whitman s
'ounty Defamation league took place (
t the Garfield opera house Friday {
vening before large audience. Miss {
'yrena Cannon of Pullman, who rep
esented district No 1, was declared
he winner and received the gold !,
medal, and Miss Hazel Smith of Endi-
Oft, who represented district No. 2, \
las awarded the silver medal.
The report from Olympia that ex- c
Samuel C. Hyde had \
cen appointed commandant at the d
tate soldiers home seems to have
cen an error. The place has been :
nered, it is announced to ex-State
and Commissioner S. A. Calvert of
who has been serving "
in the position for sew c.
raj months. If Judge Calvert does d
OF accept, it is said it will be offered n