Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-10-11
WASHINGTON NOTES.

II is understood that Senator Ank-
eny is negotiating with Arthur f. Stat
fer to return to his former position as
private secretary with the beginning
of the congressional session.
Several carloads of strikebreakers
have been brought to this state to
take the places of the men now out
in the railroad shops.
A young woman named Eva Yves
ton attempted suicide at Dayton re-
Gently by slashing her throat with a
razor. She is believed to be insane
She will recover.
Mayor Black of Bellingham has an
swered the demand of A. f. WEIGH
asking for indemnity for damage done
TO certain property in Old Town as
the result of the Hindu riots. The
mayor takes the position that the city
has done all that is possible to pro-
tect the Hindus and that it is not
responsible for damage done to the
property, if any was done.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Dickson cele-
brated their golden wedding last week
at Dayton by having all their relations
in to dinner. Mr.. Dickson is 81
years of age and his wife is 6S.
According to rumors education
equal to a high school course will be
demanded of candidates for admission
to the practice of law in this state.
Trooper John Beckman of the 18th
cavalry at Fort Walla Walla, after hit
ting his guard, Private Rob Robinson,
over the head with a heavy stick of
wood, knocking him senseless, made
a successful escape.
It is estimated that the cost of build
ing the Union Pacific extension from
Portland to Tacoma will aggregate
S15O0O0 a mile. This includes cost
of terminals in Tacoma and Seattle,
said to be $22,O0O,OOO.
There are 20S appeal cases on the
state supreme court calendar for the
term beginning October IA. This is Is
more cases than ever before on an
October calendar.
William Hefefinger of Buckley, who
believes himself a gifted preacher and
was committed to the asylum at Steil-
accom- July %, escaped from that in
stitution last week and went to Buck
ley and terrorized the population.
The Rev. w. c. Jones, pastor of EN-
manuel Baptist church in Seattle, alb
solutely denies the charges made
against him by Elmer e. Poole of Bos
ton, in which the latter accuses him
of alienation of his wife's love.
The first grand jury to be called
in Whitman county since the reign OF
Judge William Mcdonald, will meet
in Colfax on Monday, October 81, fol
the purpose of investigating charges
against Prosecuting Attorney Kipp
who is charged with being implicated
in the solicitation of brides from sa
loon men at Palouse for the purpose
Of securing protection" from arres
for violation of the Sunday closing
laws
According to the figures contained
in a bulletin just published by the cen
sus bureau, Spokane is at the head o
the list of American cities as to thu
amount expended per capita, $40. tn
lowest being Charleston, S. c., Sl.5l
Tacoma, Wash, Oct. 5.-Catchini
them red-handed, Assistant Prescott
ing Attorney Dow with a constabl
last night arrested IA men in room
above the Huffman saloon, on Paciti
avenue, for gambling. The IL player
were released upon $40 bail each
while the two men for whom warrant
had been issued as keepers of tn
place deposited 500 apiece.
Articles of incorporation have bee
fled at North Yakima for the Topper
ish-Parker Bridge company, which pro
poses to construct bridge across tn
river northeast of Toppenish, so as
afford direct communication.
Adjutant General Ortis Hamilton al
nounces that Spokane is to have al
other national guard company.
J. w. Arrasmith, state grain inspe'
tor, has been making a careful stud
OF the grain market and condition
throughout the state, and says tn
amount Of damaged grain is but sma
compared to the total crop, and ths
the principal damage came throug
farmers being too anxious to begi
threshing after a rain.
The apple packing season is in fu
blast throughout the Palouse countr
\ and hundreds of carloads Of fine a.
Pies are being gathered and packe
ior shipment to the markets of tn
/ world.