Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-06-07
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.

clared the poll tax law valid.
Much anxiety is expressed by farm
ers living near Pullman over the
threatened spread of wild mustard.
The representative business men of
Oroville have purchased a two-cylind- |
er chemical fire engine to supplement
the waterworks system now being in
stalled.
Fire Chief Hauser of North Yakima
recently tested the city's new auto
mobile hose cart and was well pleased
with the demonstration. The cart
cost $4,000 and is guaranteed to make
20 miles an hour over ordinary streets.
Charles Daell committed suicide by
jumping in the Columbia river at the
old Fort Sheppard hotel at Manita
B. c., Sunday.
While attempting to board a train
on the Medical Lake electric line at
Medical Lake Sunday afternoon Will
lam Clarke, a rancher, 23 years old,
residing at Waukon, Wash, slipped on
the rear steps of the first car, and,
losing his hold on the railing, swung
in between the first car and the trailer
car, and falling to the rails, was
RTOuQu 10 uGdln uuueI lu6
wheels of the forward trucks of the
trailer and dragged a distance of Is
feet before the train was stopped. His
folks live in Kalispell, Mont.
The annual synodical meeting of the
German Lutheran church for the dis
trict including Washington, oregon
and Idaho is in session at Spokane
this week
Ed F. Nassau of Spokane has taken
an option until June Is on the large
Coffin Brothers. ranch on the Columbia
river at Trinidad station. The ranch
contains $4,000 acres and the deal in
wolves 100000.
The state assembly of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution closed
its session at Spokane with the cleo
ton of the following officers: Vice
regent, Mrs. G. ]. Lord of Sacajawea
chapter, Olympia; recording secretary,
Mrs John A. Parker of Virginia Dare
chapter, Tacoma; corresponding sec
rotary, Mrs. W. o. Mckinley of Rob-
erty Gray chapter, Aberdeen.
With slight chances left for a late
frost, there is every indication that
Clarke county will produce one of the
largest prune crops in its history.
Ten bodies have been taken from the
river at Aberdeen within the past few
months and there are indications that
some of them came there through
foul play.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction Bryan has revoked the GER
tificate of j. D. Elliot of Klickitat
fAr 70 ~ O tn at
tend teachers Institutes and prohib
tied him from again teaching in this
state.
Miss Lily Pratt, aged % years, dau
ehter of John Pratt of Tacoma, has
disappeared on the eve of her wedding
to Darcy Dawson of Seattle and nc
trace of her can be found as yet.
The superior court at North Yakima
has decided that the Northern Pacific
Railway company is responsible FOL
damage to freight in it's warehouse
which was burned last year.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas H. O'Connol
has been arrested at Chehalis on the
charge of murder in shooting William
Gorkin, who he was trying to arres
short time ago.
lodge Of ODD Fellows Of the sta+e n
Washington, the oath annual session
of the grand encampment of Washing
ton, the 18th annual session of the Re
bekah assembly and the first annua
session of the department Council
Patriarchs Militant, all I. o. o. F. or
CARNATIONS, convened at Spokane thi
week.
~ movement to raise North Yakim;
from a city Of the third class into on
of the second class has been launched
Frank Sisle, switchman in tn
Northern Pacific yards at Ellensbure
recently met with an accident whicl
necessitated the amputation of his lief
leg The unfortunate man in pre-
vious acc ident lost a left arm.
Fire originating in defective flue il
q private residence recently burned
number of homes and partially destroy
ed the business section of the neN
coal town of Black Diamond.
Ground was broken for the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition at Seattle Sal
urday afternoon. President j. e. Chi
berg of the exposition corporation fol
mally turning over the first spadefu
of sod after the conclusion of an elat
crate program.
OREGON SQUlBS.