Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-26
NORTHWEST STATES
Washington, IDAHU, OREGON
and MONTANA NEWS.
A Few Interesting items Gathered
Erom our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
A.rts and Personal Events Tske
elace-crop outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOT ES-
snokane was the second city in the
limited States in increase of building
0ormits for June, as compared with
the same month in 1906.
The cutting and binding of grain in
tba section east of Colfax has begun.
The Colfax band has been reorgan-
lied.
Tekoa has let the contract for a
$4,000 brick high school building, to
he completed by the nrst OF Novem-
Der.
announcement has been made to
the effect that work will be started |
aeon on the erection Of new build |
ing at the state penitentiary for use
as a jute mill.
Mildred Marshall, the 2-year-old
daughter of Fred Marshall, living near
Snokane, fell into tub of hot water
and soon died from her scalding.
Rev. John LeCornu, chaplain at the
state penitentiary, has started the or
ganization of brass band among the
convicts at the prison.
Walla Walla valley growers want
around rs cents for their wheat.
Four thousand sacks of barley was
the Weld of N. B. Atkinson's 115 acres
near Waitsburg.
The work of installing the machin-
cry in the new WaHa Walla cannery
will re fully completed this week.
The Walla Walla election, held July
s. was legal, according to decision
made by Judge T. II. Brents of the SUI
perior court in granting writ Of man.
damus asked for by Chief of Police
elect Mike Davis to compel a canvass
of the votes cast. This decision was
made when the city did not show that
any one was deprived of voting be-
cause the polls were kept open from
8 to o'clock instead of to O'Clock.
Cutting grain has begun near Pull
man and Binders are running in many
of the fields.
On account of the unusually warm
weather that has prevailed the past
few days, the grain is ripening very
rapidly and harvest will be in prog
ress in another week or 10 days.
Search for Richard Berry and Peter
hCoiCi lAC lWO WIN DoSdPON
from the Yakima county jail still con-
tinues.
The cutting of fall wheat com
menced in the Hooper section this
week, with fine prospects for a good
harvest and good weather.
Plans perfected by Collector of Gus
toms F. c. Harper for the relief OF
oyertaxed facilities at the SUPPORT Of
Seattle announced recently, a call fol
the transfer of Inspector John Har
Dor from Danville, Wash, to act a:
night inspector in Seattle. The Dan
vile vacancy is filled with the ap
pointment of w. L. Nutter, Spokane
as customs inspector.
Company of North Yakima woI
the Governors cup for crack shooting
at the regimental shoot at American
lake.
lshmael Thomas, among the oldes
pioneer settlers of Columbia county
died recently at his cabin, IA mile
east on the Patti, of heart failure, a
the age Of so years.
While swimming with four friend
In the Spokane river near Davenpor
Sunday afternoon, Marlin Parr, a
year old boy, suddenly sank and wa
drowned before help could be sun
moned.
Pullman suffered the worst fir
since that of 1890 at an early hou
saturday morning, when $4,000
worth of property burned. The fir
was most spectacular. The Pacifi
coast Elevator company is the heav
est loser, its loss being $4,000 o
building, $1,000 on sacks and 5000 o
grain. The Standard Oil company
loss is between $500 and $4,000. Stew
sreClure Hardware company los
So'VOO on building, Irvine, implement
ana hardware and had $4,000 insu
ance.