Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-12
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON
AND MONTANA NEWS.
A Few interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
PIace-crop Outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

being urged to make a determined
fight against the spread of wild mus
tard, which is getting quite a foot
hold.
Henry Cameron, a farmer living
about two miles from Colbert was
burned to death recently in his farm
house. He was about 55 years old.
He had been in town and was under
the influence OF liquor when he went
home.
The loss in the fire which destroyed
the Farmers Alliance Warehouse
companys warehouse at Fallon sta
ton, four miles south of Palouse, is
much greater than at first reported
Philip Low, agent in charge, reported
that 300 tons of oats alone had been
destroyed. entailing a loss of at least
$4,000.
The new brewery Of the Ellensburg
Brewery and Mating company burned
to the ground recently with loss to
the company Of $4,000, and only $1,000
insurance.
The general merchandise store of
G. M. Taylor at Cornell was entered
recently by unknown parties and
robbed OF $3.50.
The fruit crop is late in the Yaki-
ma region.
A movement to spend 100000 on
better roads is being planned in Yak
ina county.
On the Potlatch ridge for a space
one-half mile wide and three miles |
long hail fell recently as large as hens |
eggs all over.
Delays caused in the baling of hay |
by recent rains in the Yakima coun- |
try have caused a stiffening of prices
in that market.
Patrol Driver Ed Minnick and De-
tective Clancy of Tacoma were both
badly hurt recently when Harry Nc
Cracken's automobile crashed into the
Central patrol wagon.
Joe Crock, a polish miner. shot and
killed Bakass Dieago and seriously
wounded Joe Frankie recently at
Black Diamond. The shooting was
without provocation.
According to the summarized CEN
sus returns the figures given for the
lumber and timber industry in this
state as whole show that 1927 es-
adjustments, with a combined CAPT
tai of $517,224,12S, were manufacture
ing lumber and timber products at
the census of 1906. These establish
ments employed on the average 4O4.-
626 wage-earners, and they paid $780, !
O2l,519 in wages, consumed materials
costing 1888, 7S6,210, and manufacture
ing products valued at $3.50, O22, $50.
Kiona celebrated the Fourth being
the only town In Benton county to
observe the day with a public celebra-
ton.
Through conditional purchase the
Yakima-Moxee Valley Land company
has secured from p. M. Joice and Ida !
M. Poice S5,147 acres of arid land in
the Mckee valley, the price being
$500, 900.
p. w. Madden. for 21 years resi-
dent OF Wild Rose prairie, north of !
Spokane. died recently.
1t is said Congressman Wesley L.
Jones Of North Yakima will be a cam
didate for United States senator from
the state of Washington against SEN q
ator Levi Ankeny of Walla Walla.
Considerable dissatisfaction is be- )
ing expressed among some of the :
water consumers at Colfax at the re-
cent action of the city council in rails
ing the rates.
According to statistics compiled at
the Spokane federal land Office there {
have been during the fiscal year COM
mencing June 30, 1906, and ending
June 80. 1907. 222 homestead entries
In the Colville district and 526 for
other lands under the charge of the l
local office, making a total of 74S en-
tries. S
While swimming in a slough in the 7
bend of the Snake river, Everett Simp- :
son, the IA year old son of Lewis NJ
Simpson, was drowned late Saturday >,
evening. Young Simpson was a good
swimmer but took a cramp. !
Mrs. Laura Gibbons of Palouse re- ;,
ceived the intelligence recently Of the
drowning Of her son Glen in the .
kootenai river at Wardner, B. c. 7
The largest sale of sheep reported Z,
In North Yakima in some weeks was +
made in Chicago recently by Coffin c
Brothers Of North Yakima. the firm @
oisposing of 10000 head at $3.50 each. ii
Henry F. Baldwin, recently an Il
pointed chief engineer for the Oregon I,
d Washington railway, Harriman,s i,