Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-10-18
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

C,ocers' association at Seattle, begin |
zinc october IA and running to the
26th. is nearing completion.
The Puyallup and Bellingham fairs
have again demonstrated the rich ter
ritories surrounding them.
The Spokane Retail Grocers' asso-
citation will hold food show in the
state armory November to Is.
lanes Donahue, an employee of the
waverly beet sugar factory, who sew
eral weeks ago fell into vat OF boil
ing water, died Saturday.
The general tax levy of Pierce coun-
nv will be about 40 mills, in spite of
the fact that property valuations were
boisted this year by the county asses
sor and board of equalization over 49,
100000.
The we'll known Charles e. Watson
ranch II miles south of Creston, has
heen sold through the real estate
agency of Plummer & Hye to E. A.
Patrick of Spokane for $4,000.
To Asotin county goes the first prize
of Lewiston fair for it's excellent ex.
hibit. the horticultural judges voting
the blue ribbon and the 500 prize to
superintendent Charles Thompson.
The Potlatch Lumber company's big
mill. with all branches of its work at
Potlatch. was closed down Saturday
afternoon to enable the employees to
enjoy a free trip to the end of the
Washington, Idaho & Montana at Bo-
will.
After $4,000 worth of warrants had
been subscribed by citizens of Walla
Walla to carry the city's 100000 bond
issue until the bonds could be issued,
the city attorney has decided the bonds
illegal.
The county commissioners have ap-
propriated $4,000 for an exhibit of Kit
titas county resources at the A.-Y-P,
exposition in 1909.
KenneWick wants a new city hall.
Russell Pierpont, forest ranger, re
Gently killed a fine specimen of big
horn mountain sheep in the Cascade
range lust south Of the British Column
bia line.
AS the first move in vigorous cam
paign for the erection Of a monument
on old Steptoe battle field, committees
have been appointed in all of the diff
ferent towns where the movement Il
being carried on. These committees
will work separately, the object o
each being to raise a certain amour
of money toward the monument fund
The Whitman county tax levy is II
mills.
Spokane county commissioners hav'
fixed the tax at 81 mills as against 8
last year.
After a hard battle for. his life il
the rapids of the Spokane river, VIII
Davis, 21 years old, of Spokane, be
came exhausted and sank to his dealt
in IL feet of water.
Palouse merchants, in all lines, hav
agreed to close their stores at 6:3
p. M, beginning October Is.
John Edgren, a we'll known pionee
citizen of Stevens county, is dead.
Millers and exporters anticipate tina
before November 1 the price WI
reach the dollars mark, or even more
at tidewater
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W. c. T. U. at Wenatchee came to a
end after three days very successfl
assembly. Mrs. E. G. Bardwell Of Wa
la Walla was elected president.
Edward Spencer, slayer of Ell
Mundt Of Spokane, who, the suprem
court asserts, must serve out the r.
mainder of his sentence in prison.
still missing from Walla Walla.
The Lincoln county fair was a gres
success.
The steel for the new railroad frol
Leavenworth up the Chumstick hf
been delivered at the roadside.
At the request of number OF Il
county clerks of the state, Hugh
Todd. clerk of Whitman county, hi
issued a call for the first count
clerks convention to be held in L
coma, Wash, Saturday, November z
A disastrous wreck occurred Su
day II miles west of Hunts Junctio
in which the engineer and hremi
were badly injured and eight cars
stock went into the ditch. Only meag
details were obtainable at the loo
office Of the Northern Pacific
Transcontinental railroads operi
ing in the Inland Empire practical
admit the correctness \ of Spokane
contention for a lower basis of rat
as against cities on Puget sound a.
the Pacific coast, by the publicati
Of a new tariff, effective November
on lumber and forest products
shipment to eastern points.
The Columbia and Okanogan stea
boat Chelan. which has been on t