Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-09-28
WASHINGTON, lDAHO, MONTANA
AND Oregon NEWS ITEMS.
A Few interesting items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of tho Sur
rounding country-Numerous AccI-
dents and Personal Events Take
PIace-FaII Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

clubs of Walla Walla.
Need of more houses Is a crying one
in the city of Wenatchee.
Hereafter no more girls will be en- s
ployed in the postoffice at Tacoma I
Another attempt to burn Waterville
has been discovered by Night Watch
Hall.
The big roller skating rink at Nata-
torium park was burned to the ground !
recently.
The school house in district No. 35,
Snohomish county, was burned a few
nights ago.
Il is said freight trains will be NOV
ing over the Spokane International
railway by the first of November.
Seattle Odd Fellows may, before
long, have a capacious and handsome
lodge building for their own use.
Judge Huneke of Spokane has set
October as the date of trial Of Sid
ney Sloane for the murder of his IA
Their.
A logging train and special freight
on the Interurban line between Seattle
and Tacoma, collided at Milton re-
Gently.
Warehousemen say that 35 bushels
of fall and 80 bushels Of spring whea-
an acre is a fair estimate for the dis
trict around Tekoa.
So rapidly is North Yakima increas-
ing in population that about dozen
more teachers will be employed in the
schools this year than last.
John c. Ross. aged 60 years, fell
from the upper deck of his steamer,
the Mizpah, in Oyster bay, near Ia
coma, recently and was drowned.
The secretary of the interior is ad-
vertising for bids for the construction
of the main canal for the Tieton irri-
CATION project near North Yakima.
At meeting of old settlers held at
Wenatchee steps were taken which
will lead to a permanent organization
of the old settlers of Chelan county.
Avis Ray, the IL year old son OF L.
B. Ray of Tacoma, was fatally injured
at North Yakima by being thrown
from horse. His skull was fractured
Peter Foley, the man who was III
jured few days ago while WORKING
on the Spokane & Inland grade, died
at Colfax without regaining conscious
ness.
Sam Marsh of Lamona was killed
short distance out of Downs on the
Great Northern track Friday night
He had been conducting saloon d
Lamona for M. s. Hugh.
Charles Gottschalk, % years OF age
was run over by Northern Pacin
freight train in the yards at SPOKANE
Saturday night and received 1nJurle
that may result in his death.
The Waverly sugar factory mas pu
on a large force and is making brow
sugar out of syrup held over from las
year. This brown sugar is TO De VOTE
ed over into white sugar later.
The horse men are again scourin
the range for stock which was nc
gathered in the big round up las
spring. and several shipments will D
made from Wilson creek in a re-
days.
William Peterson, aged IL year
builders apprentice at Moran q 20.
chin ward Seattle. was instantly XII
ed in the tool sharpening room recen
" by being struck on the head py
piece of emery wheel that had broke
The hop house owned by Cnari'
MeAlIister at Yakima CITY, containii
10 tons of hops, was completely u
stroyed by fire recently. the ioss
estimated at $4,000, with no ihsU
ance. The fire was caused by an oNs
heated kiln.
The state convention of Hiber
ians on Sunday elected the lono
ing officers: President, John Cann
of Seattle; vice president Jam
Martin of Walla Walla; secre1al
William ID. Gleason of Tacoma; tre'
urer. p. Fitzpatrick of Seattle; cns
lain. Rt. Rev Bishop ODea OF oear'
They will meet next in Walla wan
A bloody murder was revealed .
urdav morning at Sprague when
mutilated body of an unhno" "
was found in a boxcar on an M
freight train. The dead man 10
scribed as small, feet Az inches
height, apparently about 81 years :
dark complexion and black haH
mustache. On the left arm the ie.'
&c. w" are tatooed. The emu Vi
thumb on the left hand is missins'
Auditor Burch has completed an
stract of the assessment OF reai
personal property of Garhein cou
showing the valuations fxel oy
board of equalization. ExclusiU e.
town and city lots there are lS0.sz-
acres of improved land. the Vaiue
which ia s2.z45.440 The lmprc
ments are $146,955. The average