Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-10
OREGON NOTES.

A jury in Judge Hunts United
States circuit court at Portland re-
turned a verdict of guilty in the case
OF Hamilton H. Hendricks, indicted
February 8, 1905, in connection with
the land frauds in Oregon. At the
lime of the crime Hendricks was
United States commissioner at Fossil,
Ore.
Mrs. H. o. Gorham, residing about
20 miles from Baker City, at the age
of So years, few days ago gave birth
TO daughter. which is her thirteenth
child. Her eldest child is son now
over 80.
Willard N. Jones, member of the
Oregon legislature of 1904 and a
wealthy contractor and timber dealer
has been sentenced by Judge William
H. Hunt in the United States circuit
court, to serve one years imprison-
ment in the government prison on
McNeips island and to pay a fine of
$4,000.
DR.. d. d. Stephenson, the pioneer
dentist OF Baker county died at his
home in Baker city at the age of rs
ears. He came west when a young
man. He leaves a wife, who has been
mis- helpmeet for over so years, and
four sons.
Nine leading business houses in the
center of Dayton were destroyed by
FIRE, which started in a haymow of
livery barn, recently. Loss, 100000.
MONTANA NEWS.
Frank Marolt a miner, shot and
killed his wife, Mary Marriott, in a
Butte boarding house in which the
woman was employed as a cook. The
Ian made his escape. marriott and his
wife had not been living together for
some time, and the officers believe
that jealousy was the motive for the
chine.
The Oregon Short Line, Great North
GIN and Northern Pacific railways in
Butte have announced that, beginning
August Is, a reduced scale of freight
rates would go into effect. The new
rate will effect all goods moving by
rail routes or by lake and rail routes.
The state board of equalization has
completed its work of assessing the
railroads, by fixing the valuation for
purposes of taxation on the Montana
railroad, running from Lombard to
Lewistown, at $4,000 a mile. This is
an increase of $500 a mile or just 121h
per cent over the valuation.
James Henry Williams died recent
ly at his home in Walkerville. of min
er's consumption. He was one of the
best known residents of the hill town
and for 20 years had been employed
in the mines of the Butte district. He
was 81 years old and leaves a widow,
but no children.
The premium list and program for
the Butte fair. to be held in the west
side town from Aug. 21 to Sept. 4, in.
elusive, is out.
The wool sales in the Great Falls
market will close with the last of the
week.
While alone and with no assistance
at hand. Nathan Robert Mitchell, mar
ried, 2S years old and popular Butte
miner, was killed in a crosscut of the
300 level of the Ohir mine.
Frank Williams, struck by a locomo
tive on the tracks of the Great North
ern railway near Woodville recently
died few days later.
According to H. c. Howell. superin
tendent of the oil digging operation:
near Lubec, Mont, a flow of natura
gas has been struck there.
Not in the memory of the oldest Of
the old-timers has there been a more
delightful July than this year.
David Hoover. deputy collector o.
customs at Gateway, and Quon Lee
charged with conspiring with Wong
Wing Guey to smuggle Chinese into
the United States. were bound over tC
await the action of the federal grant
Jury