Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-24
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

WASHINGTON ITEMS.
Four-year-old Archibald Casaing was
drowned in a well at Tacoma re-
Gently.
The last of the single mills of
western Washington, shut down on
account of the recent strike of the
weavers, has resumed operations.
The state board of education has
decided the custom of calling the roll
in schools and then dismissing the pu-
pills for a holiday must be discontin-
ued.
Mrs. N. e. Munson, wife of the late
N. e. Munson, the Great Northern en-
gineer who was killed in the wreck
of a passenger train at Chain lake on
July 23, has offered a reward of $3.50
for the recovery of the body.
The drill team from Spokane Aerie
of Eagles won first money in the
prize drilling contest at the national
convention at Milwaukee.
William Henning, So years of age,
committed suicide by hanging himself
in a cell in the Everett city Jail.
Several Walla Walla grocers have
taken up the proposition of recon-
mending to the next legislature the
passage of a law requiring the stamp
of the manufacturer to be placed on
every package of butter offered in the
market to furnish a means of identi-
fication in case of short weights or
adulteration.
The fruit harvest is on in earnest in
the Wenatchee valley.
Superintendent Jesse Smoot of the
government reclamation service mas
begun work on the Okanogan irriga-
ton project, and the plan requiring
years to mature promises swift frui-
ton.
Claire Hunt of Colville has been APP
pointed special locating agent in the
Spokane Indian reservation.
Invitations have been issued for a
triple wedding to take place in Puy-
allup. The principals in the unusual
ceremony will be Miss Agnes j.
Barry and John Mills Jr., Miss Gather
inc L. Decker and Fred L. Mills, Miss
Frances B. Mills and Shirley D. Barry
Two of the bridegrooms and one OF
the brides are the children of Mr.. and
Mrs John l. ills.
The Spanish War veterans hold next
convention at Spokane.
Fire consumed the residence Of
Charles Biery at Wenatchee Saturday
and incinerated a 5-months-old baby
who was sleeping in the house while
the mother had gone into the garden
with the father.
Stockholders Oh the Farmers Tele
phone G. Telegraph company turned
down the proposal of the Pacific States
Telephone company to merge the TIVE
systems.
One of the largest cold storage
plants in the southeastern section o
the state is that just completed a
the state penitentiary.
The fiercest forest fire Pierce cour
ty has experienced this year is re
ported raging over a big tract o
logged off land about three mile
south of Puyallup.
There was a wild runaway of 3
horses with a combined harvester an
thresher in Adams county, in whic
IL horses were killed, nine cripple
and the harvester and thresher wa
broken into splinters. The damag
from the runaway amounted to $1,000
Inc WdllSDuTS cOuuCll udS lCe IL
contract for the purchase of a pun
and motor for the new filter system
The Chelan forest fire is dying on
Cuba and Rex, the two original di'
ing elks, fought a desperate duel
Spokane, which ended in Rex being S
badly injured that he had to be kille
Harvest work is again in full bias
having been resumed since the rain
and is being rushed.
The death of William Baldwi
whose body was found floating in tt
Columbia near Bossburg, about tv
weeks ago, looks like murder.
Willard Rabbits was accidental
killed recently while rolling logs
the bank of the Pend d'Oreille riv
about 40 miles below Newport, opp
site McInnis' mill.
Mike McHale, who shot and kill'
William Drugan, his mining partne
near Chewelah recently, was liberat'
on recommendation of the prosec'
ing attorney.
OREGON NOTES.
The State Normal school will