Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-01-19
WASHINGTON NOTES.

between Joe Heinrich OF spokane and
John Swartz, Ed Rux and Almond Fox
of Harrington was won by Heinrich
in the total wrestling time of IL min
utes and 55 seconds.
Winfred Cowles, alleged embezzling
school clerk and director Of the North
Yakima city board, has been acquitted
by jury and Immediately rearrested
on a similar charge, and placed in the
county Jail
A man whose name has not yet
been discovered, recently was found
dead near Spokane.
Rev. II. Edward Mills, who has been
chosen for the new pastor of the Ply
mouth Congregational church at Spo-
kane, has been in charge Of the Edge
wood Congregational church in Seat
tie for three years.
After an eventful life that spanned
almost a century with the. male
members of her family connected with
all three of the great wars of the
country, Mrs. Julia Stilley Smith died
at Kettle Falls, recently, at the home
of her son Harvey, aged nearly SO
years.
George Einsidler, pioneer Of Whit
man county, died suddenly at his home,
southwest of Albion, recently.
The price of sugar beets is to be
advanced so cents per ton If certain
increase in the tonnage is reached, &C.
cording to a report
Tho x,baat oopuonfiOu of itc cacqiOn
at Pullman, passed a resolution in
dorsing the work of the national
grange in trying to secure removal OF
the international revenue tax on de
naturaliged alcohol. A memorial or
the subject will be forwarded to con
gress.
The faculty of the University o.
Washington will start a movement
with the assured support of Presiden
Roosevelt and Secretary Root to have
the 1000 900 indemnity paid by thu
Chinese for the Boxer trouble uses
to establish chairs of Chinese Ian
guage in the leading universities o
the country.
Jack O'Keefe has accepted the chal
lenge made by Kid Parker to meet hin
in Spokane, and has notified the Spo
kane Amateur Athletic club that h
will 20 against the great little fighte
from Denver. 1t is known that Eddi
Quinn, manager of the S. A. A. G
thinks Parker and O'Keefe woul
make one of the best fights that ha
ever been pulled off in Spokane. s.
the sports expect to see the two me-
matched.
Joe Rousseau of Tacoma has ider
tilted George Gilmore, the man VIII
was shot to death by Officer Mort Be
at Bakersfield, Cal. some weeks ag
while attempting to escape from cu'
tody, as his brother, Henry Rousseau
a resident of Tacoma.
The report of the Yakima Horticu
turai union. composed of fruit grow
ers in Yakima county, shows net pro
its of the union for 1905 at approx
mately $4,000. During the year SO cal
of fruit were shipped.
Leaving his crutches as silent me
sage to those he left behiad. Ra
Strobe plunged into the cold water
of the Spokane river at Spokane an
carried out his oft repeated threat thu
he would end his life in the Spokan
river.
Congressman Cushman has intr
duced bill providing for the appoin
ment of commissioners by the COVE
nor of Alaska instead of by judges,
has been the practice in the past.
The house has passed the Jones bi
providing for the construction OF
bridge across the Columbia river
Wenatchee.
DR.. N. G. Blalock announces a b
rabbit drive at Blalock island in II
Columbia river, February 8.
The Washington Irrigation compaI
has a large force preparing for 1S'
water delivery from the Sunnyside C
nal. This work has been delayed {
account of the pending negotiations fl
sale to the government.
Ross r. Brattain of Spokane is
Washington to qualify as Unit
States consul to Heng Chow, China.
Walla Walla has been selected f
the next G. A. r. department encam
ment, to be held June rs. rs and u