Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-02-23
WASHINGTON NOTES.


Y. M. G. A. building.
The Dayton National bank of Day
ton has been authorized to begin bus
mess with $4,000 capital.
T. j. Mccarthy, switch foreman for |
the Northern Pacific railroad in the |
Seattle yards, was drowned recently.
X. X. Cutter. one OF the most prom
inent architects in the west, and Mrs. |
Jack Williams, were married in Spo-
kane recently.
Residents of Pullman and district
farmers are taking much interest in
good roads, and the sentiment in ia
vor is growing.
The birth anniversary of Father
Eells, founder of Whitman college, at
Walla Walla, was observed in a fit
ting manner at memorial hall.
The Washington State Beekeepers
have elected the following officers:
President, Arson S. White; vice pres
ident, Arthur Hanson; secretary, Vir-
gil Siers; treasurer, w. P. Clark.
Forty Chinese high commissioners,
who are to make a thorough study
of economic conditions in the United
States, Canada and England, will pass
through the state March 2.
]. G. Bennett, a prominent resident
of Rosalia, known as Dad" commit
ted suicide Saturday night by jumping
off the Monroe street bridge at a point
about 400 feet from the south end.
Senator Ankeny has received many
letters and petitions during the past
week requesting him to secure, if pos
sible, an appropriation from congress
| to be used in the improvement of the
lower Pend d'Oreille river.
1t is reported that a deal is now
pending between horse buyers from
North Dakota and the principal range
horse owners of the Big Bend country
that will practically wipe out the
range horse industry In that section.
thousand members of the Inland
Empire Teachers association are ex-
pected at the annual meeting to be
held in Spokane April and 6. This
= association includes British Columbia
western Montana, all of Oregon, Idaho
and Washington.
Assistant Attorney General Falknel
| gave oil OplnlOn lCCChllJ COholi uhlt
the law relating to teachers con
5 tracts, in which it is held that teach
!. er having signed a contract to teacl
5 certain number of months mus
2 make up the time if he dismiss tn
] school more than one day for a holi
q day recess.
g Headed by Murderer James Dalton
d 10 desperate criminals tfied to breaI
their way to freedom from the Spc
/ kane county Jail at 7:15 o'clock Satul
}, day night When discovered five ha
= wrecked the Pauly strong cell ant
forcing their way to the outer corr
d dor, were tearing out the iron scree
k between the bars and the windows.
S The Washington state branch of tn
s National Association of Letter Ca
d riers held a meeting in Spokane thi
J. week
The following hop contracts hav
o been made at North Yakima by He
J. man Klaber & Co. of Tacoma: Cathe
s inc Lynch, $4,000 pounds, 10h cents
n Mary Kinney, $4,000 pounds, 10l
e cents; T. ]. Lynch, $4,000 pounds,
IS cents. These cover the crops of 1876
D. and 1907.
a. A great deal of excitement is r
a. ported over the single market {
western Washington.
William Bartlett, aged IS, and 10
an Burnett, aged 16. students of e
wards college at Albion, are in I'll
is Whitman county Jail, self confesse
train wreckers. The boys have co
fessed that they broke the bolt an
= - turned the switch on the o. r. &
~ tracks at Shawnee station to wreck
% heavily loaded passenger train, whic
- only escaped by the quick work I
the engineer.