Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-01-26
IDAHO NEWS.


is in Chicago comforting with CAPT
talists there for the sale of the Twin
Falls Land & Irrigation company prop
erty in Idaho, says that the negstia-
tons had been successful, and that
the deal would be closed.
Toy Wing, or the Chinaman who
vas taken to Boise from Rathdrum
recently to finish serving his seven
years term in the state prison from
which he escaped 81 years ago, may
possibly not be the bad Chinaman
he was supposed to be, and unless he
is positively identified within a few
days he is likely to be turned loose. |
1t is announced that a new bank |
ing and. trust company will begin bus
mess at Boise about the middle of
March. 1t will have a capital stock
of 100000. L. A. Cate, who is con-
nectej with several enterprises in this
locality. is at the head of the project.
collision occurred in the yards at
Standpoint recently between two trains
on the Northern Pacific. A westbound
freight and the local freight east
bound, came together headon at the
Hubbard mill, damaging the engines
considerably and piling up several
cars.
Senator Heyburn's townsite bill has
been referred to the subcommittee on
public lands, with instructions to form
a new bill.
Sam Story, who worked at the B. R.
Lewis company camp, No. 2, on Occur
d'Alene lake, met death by a falling
tree striking him on the head. No
one knows whether he has a family
or not. He was practically stran-
ger there.
1t has been decided by the supreme
court in the case of ]. j. Raaf of
HALEY that there is no appeal from
the decision of the state board of
medical examiners in refusing to
grant license for the practice of
medicine. The person aggrieved may
proceed by writ of certiorari in the
district court to determine whether
the board has exceeded it's powers.
MONTANA sQUI8Bs.
peter Larson of Helena is a suf-
ferer from cirrhosis of the liver, and
while his death is perhaps only ques-
ton of time, the danger is not imme-
date" said DIR. William Treacy, his
family physician, when interviewed.
The American DeForest Wireless
Telegraph company has determined to
enter Montana and will install sta
lions at Butte, Helena, Great Falls
Lewistown, Anaconda. Dillon, Nilsson
la, Bozeman, Livingston, Red Lodge,
Billings and Miles City.
The amount of wool produced in
Montana in the year just ended was 30
1876, 900 pounds, against 33, O43, 600
pounds in the previous year. The av-
erage weight of fieeces in the state in
1905 was g. pounds and the number
of sheep showed a decrease of 5000.
, Fire recently destroyed Frank Rod
der's shoe store at Livingston. Damage
I about $4,000, building and stock; fully
insured. w. E. Thompson of Tacoma
owned the building.
, The jury in the case of James Med
, dies, tried at Helena on a charge OF
killing Roy McLaren at the Pryor In
, dian agency, returned verdict of mul
der in the second degree.
Governor Toole has issued requistior
upon Governor Cutler of Utah for Will
liam Paisley under arrest in Salt Lake
, on charges of roDbing tire Centervillt
? Jan. 9, of $4,000. Deputy Sheriff Mike
NSulun VI OllVtT DOW COuAby WILL l6dVe
for Salt Lake with documents.
. 1t has just been discovered thai
, Charles Roberts, laborer in a cyanid,
? plant at Kendall, Mont, is nephew
! of Lord Roberts, the celebrated Eng.
q lish general. There is quite history
connected with Charles Roberts
Strange as it may seem, he has beer
acknowledged as the owner of prince
ly estate at Dublin, left him by hi
father this death, which is occupied
by Lord Roberts. The identity wa
: established through visit of an agen
of Lord Roberts to Kendall a montl
. ago. Charles Roberts visited Lore
: Roberts in August last at the latter
. palace in London. He had an under
standing with his uncle as to tn
" estate, and will leave the latter in hi
:, possession during his life, accepting
stipulated income in money in lieu o
the property until the latter's death
! when he will take possession.
/ Roberts was born in Ontario, Cana
;, da, is SO years of age and married.
u The members of the Montana Pres
d Association will leave Butte Saturday
February 10, on an excursion to Lo
/ Angeles as the guests of the Orego
Short Line and the San Pedro, Los An
u geles 81 Salt Lake railroads. The Mo
atana editors at the last annual meet
ing in Billings were invited by Sens
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