Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-03-09
he Liked Troy.


My Dear Sir:- In the balmy days
OF September, 1905, while on a trip Of
sight seeing and curiosity in the great
North West, chanced to take a side
trip to the village of Troy, Idaho on
the recommendation of a friend living
in Pullman, Washington. remember
that it was near the noon hour when I
arrived, so followed the crowd up to
the business part Of town, where I
found holel and arranged for my
dinner.
In the afternoon I began looking
around and sizing up things as was my
custom. Fortunately for me I formed
the acquaintance of Mr.. A. H. Over
smith, I believe, who was engaged in
the law business. l desired to see a
part of the country known as American
Ridge, and in conversation with Mr..
Oversmith learned that he had business
out in that part Of the country, and he
kindly invited me to accompany him
that afternoon, which invitation I glad
ly accepted. Many of the farm and
country scenes are yet fresh in my
memory.
1t the evening I had the pleasure of
meeting quite talkative fellow, who
they said was the editor OF the Troy
News. Of course l had to size him
up, too. While he did not measure
up in stature with Atty Oversmith, he
looked as though he had the makeup
of one of those fellows who get there,
and my opinion is, il he hasn't made
his mark already the hand writing of it
is on the wall, and it isn't far in the
future. Some may wish to know why
l form such hasty conclusions. In re-
ply I will say that my conclusions are
not so hastily drawn, for have been a
reader of the Troy News regularly since
that date and I admire the way he ex-
presses his opinion on various sub
jects. The following morning l took
stroll over the town and out to the
p lblic school building. I hope that
structure has been improved since that
date, for I thought it was hardly in
keeping with the progress and needs
of the village. l have taken notice OF
propositions for new public highways
leading to the village, Of much busi-
ness that is being done in various ways,
of surprise parties and weddings but
the editor forgets to have anything to
say as to the conditions of the weather.
He does not say how people move
from place to place, whether by sleigh,
wheel conveyances or air ships. II
strikes me that some arrangement
might be made, by which an occasion
al weather report might be added in
the columns of his paper for the ben
eft of his many distant readers.
Believing that it is wisdom for a
physician to be willing to take his own
remedies, and to practice what you
preach, 1 will say that this part of the
United States has had the most wonder
full winter perhaps in its history. Il
has simply been phenominal and un-
explainable. January was warm all
through the month. On the 18th o.
that month the thermometer registered
u degrees in the shade, or 20 de-
grees warmer here than in Jackson
vile, Florida. On Sunday, the 14th,
people went to Sunday school and
church without their heavy wraps and
no fires were needed and the doors
stood open like in the month of May
1t was ideal California winter weather
There was some traffic on the Great
Lakes, which were free of ice. Farm
ers we busily engaged in putting il
tie bitches and blowing for oats anc
corn. Many sugar camps were opened
and good run OF maple molasses wa'
secured. But a change came at last
On February End, which is knowr
though the east as Ground Hog Day
and being clear day that pesky little
creature was enabled to see his shadow
which foretold, according to an old ad
age, that six weeks o. winter ve,e ye
in store. To verify this adage sool
the winds begin to blow, the snow
began to fall, and the mercury becom
ing alarmed hied himself away int,
his little hole, until he was from 8 t,
10 notches below the zero mark
Boo--how it made US hunt for our ex
ira wraps. We had suddenly driftel
back into an Ohio business winter
It has been very pleasant winte
weather ever since. Last week yer
fine crop Of ice was secured for tn
e coming season, so we can make calcu