Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-07-27
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

Chicago will put in an 800 cow cream
cry at Palouse City.
Three barns, containing 11S tons of
hay, were destroyed by fire recently
on the Mike Jennings ranch, four
miles from Spangle.
A. L. Bassford, switchman on the
Great Northern, was killed at Leaven-
worth recently by being struck by a
freight engine.
Henry Dill, an aged farmer of Span
gle, was found dead in the road recent
ly. He had evidently been thrown
from a load of lumber which he was
hauling, and had been run over by the
wheels of tue wagon.
Congressman Francis w. Cushman
with his wife and mother have arrived
home in Tacoma.
The country schools of Washington
face a famine of competent teachers
for the work next winter.
c. ]. Anderson, cashier of the First
Bank of Kiona, was drowned recently
while swimming in the Yakima river.
Colonel F. Jackson, one of the most
prominent residents of Prosser died
Saturday morning after an illness OF
about two weeks. He was a promi-
nent member of the Grand Army.
Grain is seriously hurt, say farmers
about Davenport.
The lid is on at North Yakima, as
chief of police has ordered ali the
games to close.
While playing along the bank of an
irrigating ditch in North Yakima Geor-
gia Richmond, the two and half year
old daughter of V. S. Richmond, fell
into the stream and was drowned.
For the fiscal year ending June 30,
1906, the Spokane postoffice shows an
increase of 1877 per cent.
Governor Mead has committed the
sentence of death passed upon Oscar
Bradshaw to life imprisonment.
over 81, 900 acres of land near Alma
and Conconully, which were with
drawn from entry on account Of the
Okanogan irrigation and reclamation
project, have been restored to entry
Filing cannot take place until after
notice has been posted 80 days.
The thirty-seventh annual conven-
ton of the Grand Lodge of Washing
ton. Independent Order of Good Tenn
plars. in session at Yakima, elected
James R. O'Farrell of Orting pas'
grand chief templar.
Work on all other buildings provid
ed for by the omnibus public buildings
appropriation bill, which became Law
at the last session of congress, VIII
probably not begin until late mex
spring and possibly not until June.
Adolph Kirchner, a prominent must
clan of Spokane, is at the head OF
movement to organize in Spokane thu
Spokane Aschenbroedel society, which
will include professional and amateur
musicians and singers in the lnlan'
empire. the purpose being to hold
musical festival in Spokane next May
The factory inspection law make
inspection compulsory. and does no
leave it to the option of the factor.
owners, according to Charles F. Hut
bard. state labor commissioner.
The annual convention of the Inter
national ,,age Employees at Bostol
elected John Suarez of st. Louis pres
ident. S. H. Metcalf Of Spokane /
among the vice presidents chosen.
IDAHO NOTES.
The sale of Idaho state timber a
Rathdrum proved total failure,
lumbermen consider the appraised va
ues too high.
The government has set the time c
the sale Of town lots in Hepburn an
Rupert townsites in southern Idaho
for August 20 and q respectively.
Idaho has built five beet sugar fa'
tories during the past five years, cos
ing 81, 100000 each, and two more ar
now under construction.
Senator and Mrs. w B. Heybur
have arrived home in Wallace.
A bad fire occurred at Standpoint r
Gently. destroying the armory bull
ing. It was unfinished and the los
will reach $4,000.
George Wheeler was brought to
hospital at Boise from Mountai
Home suffering from an accident'
pistol wound. He was taking a sa
die from a horse. when the pist
dropped from the holster and was di
charged. The surgeons found his 1
testines perforated badly, and his co
dition is critical
Walter Helfrich, whose mother co
ducts a dressmaking establishment
Nampa. was thrown from a buggt
near Boise recently and sustained
fracture of the skull. He is In a da
gerous condition. The lad is 8 yea
old.
It is reported a number Of wom'