Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-17


four pounds of Irvine per acre to bind
some of the field. This is the land
that last season produced fifty bushels
to the acre.
J. D. Jolly, who with his family, are
now spending the summer on their
timber ranch on the eastern end Of
Potato hill, was in Troy Monday and
reported the rr-spects for hunting
during the open season most excellent.
He said he had seen a good many
birds in the timber.
The fourth quarterly conference of
the Methodist church will be held
Sunday. Conference at Bethel at 1880
Saturday evening. Preaching at
Bethal Sunday morning at II by the
presiding elder. There will also be
preaching at $3.50 at Randall school
house. All are invited.
While visiting friends in Garfield,
Whitman county, recently, the eight
year-old daughter of Geo. Craig,
residing at the Dinsmore mill, was
stricken with typhoid fever but was
reported yesterday as being out of
danger and on the road to recovery.
Her parents returned from Garfield
Sunday.
The local implement dealers repor.
a most excellent business during the
past year, and particularly during the
present harvest. This is the result of
the fact that the Troy dealers not only
carry the very best machinery and
vehicles for this section but also sell at
prices that make it profitable to trade
in Troy.
1t is certainly case of pretty hard
luck in the case of Mrs. Al Roberts Of
American ridge, who is now thought to
be suffering with second cancer Of
the breast. Last year she underwent
an operation for the same thing, when
the deceased breast was removed, and
from which she has hardly yet re-
covered.
Orlando Hupp, who was in Troy
Tuesday, says the hot July weather
damaged the spring wheat of his
neighborhood considerably, but that
fall grain promises to turn out reason
ably well. He said the fruit in that
district, particularly pears and prunes,
would make a good crop, but apples
were poor.
1t is estimated that during the pres
ent season there will be shipped from
Troy to the Madison Lumber Conn any
of Moscow something like one and &
half million feet Of lumber, million
feet of which has already been shipped
This is but small part of the tota
shipments OF lumber from Troy.
For several days a fire burnt up tim
, Der and brush on the school section
above town Oh the land belonging tC
Truit & Butterfeld, some forty acre.
being burned over. The heavy rain O
i Sunday night put out the blaze
. Sparks from the railroad engines are
! supposed to have started the fire.
N. P. Peterson, Manager of tht
Troy Lumber & Mfg. Co., returned
> from Lewiston the first of the weel
! with the contracts for the mill work OF
{ two new brick blocks now under con
struction in that thriving city. Tit
Troy people, when given fair show
generally get away with the business.
' Orlando Hupp, of the south end c
v Little Bear ridge, was in Troy Tuesda
i for a coffin for Grandma Olson, VIII
e died at the advanced age OF ga. Sh
was the mother Of Peter and Ole Olson
and had been a resident of this sectio
3 for the past 2S years. Deceased wa
:. born in Sweden. The remains wer
= laid to rest in the cemetery at Littl
Bear ridge M. E. church Wednesday
John Botten has closed a deal fc
: the E. E. Erickson lot adjoining tn
n Reitman property and has ordered tn
n brick for a new building, 25x75
n Just how many stories it is to be ca
r not be learned. This will give Tro
at least rs feet Of brick frontage o
Main street this year. The preser
insurance rates will have the effect {
= inducing other business men to put u
!. bricks.
o Threshing in the country on uppe
It Bear Creek was started last week, an
the grain is excellent. H. o. Rue ha
8 started the seasons harvest in thu
section with a yield Of % bushels fror
:, 144 bundles of grain. In this sectio
y A. la..L Lac mil ronontl.. haul