Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-01-26
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Approximately half of the state
funds will be taken out of the Capital
National bank in Olympia and distrib-
uted in depositaries selected by the
state treasurer in other parts of the |
state
General Ashton of Tacoma, who |
went to San Francisco some weeks ago
in the interests of the tideland pool,
is now on his way to Chicago to con-
suit with railroad officials of the Har-
riman system as regards the tidelands
wanted for terminals in Tacoma.
A new industry which may possibly
attain importance in Garfield county
has been undertaken by G. w. Fitz-
simmons and A. M. Sibley. This is the
cultivation of the famous ginseng
plant.
Following the example set by the
Washington Retail Lumber Dealers,
the retailers of British Columbia and
Oregon have advanced their list
1t is reported that Gov. A. e. Mead
has decided to turn down State Fish
Commissioner T. B. Kershaw and to
name new man to fill that position
when Kershaw's term expires in
March.
The Milwaukee railroad has estab-
lished tie camps along the Snoqual-
mic pass route, 10000 ties are to be
cut between the pass and Renton.
Professor w. J.. Spillman, whose
ahle work at the Washington State col
lege at Pullman led to his employment
by the United States department OF
agriculture as it's agriculturist, is es-
tablishing object lesson farms in var
ious sections of the United States.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rigg, living on
Rattlesnake fiat, 20 miles south OF
Ritzville, recently celebrated the 5Oth
anniversary of their wedding. Mr..
Tigg is II and Mrs. Rigg 72 years OF
age.
rousing meeting of farmers was
held in Rosalia Saturday morning. Be-
tween 300 and 400 people assembled,
crowding the hall, many being obliged
to stand. The announcement by d.
C. Corbin that he would pay $5.75, or
so cents more than the present price,
for beets, if he could obtain $4,000
tons. or Sc for 10000 tons, together
with the announcement that the bust
ness men of Rosalia have pledged
themselves to pay bonus of 10 cents
ton for all beets raised in that vi
cinity the coming season, caused much
enthusiasm.
The second annual convention of tbs
Washington Live Stock association was
brought to close at Spokane last
Wednesday. The association will meet
for its next convention in Spot ane
some time between the 10th and goth
of December. The executive officers OF
the ASSOCIATION were unanimously re-
elected.
James Haddow of the Peoples store
accompanied by friend was walk ing
up Ninth street during a heavy rain
storm the other evening. When II
front of the Yellowstone saloon, be-
tween E street and Tacoma avenue
Hadow stepped off the sidewalk an6
fell into hume that serves as gutrer
The water was running like a millIacs
and Haddow was carried down in the
torrent for two blocks before being
dragged out by his companion.
The Inland Empire Railway com
pany, recently organized in Spok an'
with a capital of $40, 200, 900 by Jay {
Graves and associates, is credited by
a Seattle report with intending to builC
an electric road from Spokane to thu
Okanogan country and Phoenix, b. q
The body of Alfred Graessner,a resi-
dent of Green Lake. near Seattle, wh'
disappeared from his home December
leaving his wife and seven small child
ern destitute has been found floating IL
the lake. Greassner is supposed to hav
fallen into the lake while intoxicated
The Phoenix theatre of Tacoma wa
burned recently. The fire started owe
the stage and is supposed to hav
caught from a defective electric wire
1t was owned by Peter Sandberg. Loss
$40, 900; insurance, $4,000. 1t will b
rebuilt.
A 80 caliber Colts revolver, discharg
ed by the jolt of the horse he was rid
ing, ended the life of Elmer Lathror
young man employed at the Maxwell
farms, 16 miles southwest of Wall
Walla, Wash.
Lieutenant Governor Coon of Wash
ington has taken up the work of the @
ecutive, and Governor Mead as starte
for Salt Lake to attend the "See Amer
lea" convention.
Ed Paulner, who was injured at SpE
kane in the Northern Pacific yard
some time ago, and whose leg wa
amputated near the thigh in cons'
quence is now able to be around again
His recovery is due to fellow men
bers of the Brotherhood of Railwa