Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-10-19
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MtNTANA
and OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Pace-Fa.. Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON ITEMs-


from the seat but the casket remained q
In the hearse and was not injured. A
new hearse was obtained and proceed
ed to the cemetery.
Land Commissioner e. w. Ross has
rejected the application of the Lewis
ton-Clarkston company for right OF
way for a pole line for electric trans
mission across state lands, holding
that under no existing law is the state
board or commission authorized to
make such a grant.
The town council of Tumwater,
Wash, has fixed the levy for munich
pal purposes at mills.
Safes in the Wells-Fargo and North
ern Pacific joint Office at Tacoma were
forced by robbers recently and money |
taken from each.
The body of a murdered women was
recovered from the Chehalis river
near Aberdeen.
In the two years ending September
30, 1906, the receipts OF the state
treasurer's office were $S,S37 603.s1,
and the disbursements we're $685.
000s6.
There is a chance that the railroad
rates for the state of Washington may
be reduced.
Spokane's tax levy is 5 mills less
than last year.
The Everett council has rejuvenated
the old curfew ordinance and young
Z people must keep off the streets after
p. m.
Wheat buyers estimate that 100000
bushels of grain have been received
! at Washtucna.
>, Peter Johnson, a railroad construc'
= ton foreman in the employ Of d. G
Corbin, fell from a third story window
in a lodging house at Spokane last
- Sunday and was fatally injured.
The state board of control is figur
. ing on increasing the capacity of thu
. lutte mill at. the penitentiary.
The bank clearances of the state ar
y still making new records for pros
perity.
It is stated in Olympia that Their
may be no good place for the next leg
~ lslature to meet.
There are about 100000 acres G
:. government land in Washington, ore
gon and Idaho still to be taken up b
- those seeking homes. This mean
70 there are chances for over $4,000
:" homes of 100 acres each in the gres
" northwest, ready to be given away fc
the mere asking.
Land Commissioner E. w. Ross hs
x; paid into the state treasury $12l
It; 941.7O. being the September cole
Nc. lions of his Office
c' Register Coleman, of the fakin
We land office, has been instructed
lie; omen for entry that portion Of Il
'e; lands under the Yakima project lyir
north and east of the Columbia rive
vt; Seven saloon men have been
vt; raigned in the superior court at Wal
Walla on the charge of violating 4
&c Sunday closing law.
"a The hop house owned by John
Sc Morrison in Ahtanum valley ne
North Yakima, was destroyed by u
IN; recently. The loss is estimated
Ia $4,000. with $4,000 insurance.
lne The survey of the Spokane Indi
fat, reservation has been approved by I
department of the interior, and
soon as arrangements can be perfe
cd the work of allotting the reser'
~. tion to the Indians will be taken
~ nv Agent John McA Webster, W
will be assisted by Clair Hunt. 1
.oo. Indians are now busy in the work
selecting their permanent locations
Troop BIS barn at Fort Walla wa
burned to the ground Saturday, ca
ing a loss of $500, with no insuran
ker' The state board Of control is
~ on a tour of the state institutions
. regular quarterly visit.
10 The great increase at the soldi'
homo in the number of inmates ma
n more buildings there necessary.
The institution for the feeble-mi
ed at Medical Lake is also pelns
allied under the compulsory educa'
law which requires that children
ne sor sent there if mentally incompetent
~ IKE" Barnstein, John Murray
'idUo robn Thomas were arrested in Sea
was recently charged with robbing AnC
GUN Anderson of $500. Anderson was
tne hed while in an elevator in an Of
building.
One of the most unique and NJ
ann. things in the amusement line occur
Nc at the state penitentiary rece
W." when a theatrical company gave
w 49, complete performances in the Il
Ia aiming room of the prison. A few
So g. utes before s o'clock nearly 500
~ victs filed into the large room In