Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-10-04

Wood choppers wanted. Will pay
S1.50 per cord. Good standing timber.
O. 7. Cowan, Tom Stinson place, half
mile east of Troy.
H. P. Henry and F. c. MCGOWAN,
Of Potlatch, were in Troy Wednesday
in the interest OF the Deary townsite
matter. These gentlemen are looking
after the sale OF lots in the new town
and are planning more big sales.
The stockholders Of the COOPERATIVE
Telephone company held meeting in
Ogden's Office Monday looking to a
straigtening out of the tangle into which
the line has apparently gotten. The
farmers raised more than enough to
build the line, bought their phones,
and now they are about to be traded
off to Spokane corporation. 1t was
decided that the farmers would keep
their line and Manford Harland headed
a committee that met the Moscow off
cials Tuesday in Moscow. The Amer
lean ridge line will remain an indepen-
dent farmers line.
Mrs Kate Driscoll of Moscow who
owns fine farm on Driscoll ridge south
of Troy will spend the winter in Chicago
with her brother. Some time ago her
little son was injured in the eye and
she will have him treated by the best
occulist there.
Charley Saad has gone back to the
old country and will return in the spring
with his family.
For sale: Seven two month old pigs
and shoats, at Cornwall Idaho. ]. H.
Trimble, Moscow Idaho.
Frank May is putting in a gasoline
engine at his farm on American ridge
with which he expects to do his pump
ing, substituting gasoline power for
wind. The trouble is that wind is not
always available in this country, and
the farmers too often find themselves
confronted with dry water trough.
S. A. Anderson left Monday for
Spokane.
c. A. Johnson has rented his place
near the Standard mill to Carl Nelson
and will move away from this section
for time. Saturday evening a large
crowd of their friends and neighbors
gave them farewell which was one e
the pleasant events of their community
At midnight fine lunch was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson were presented
with a set of silverware as a token OF
remembrance by their old neighbors
who expressed regrets in having to bid
them good bye.
Chas. c. Ames and family OF Circle
Vile, Ind, is here visiting w. F. Har-
land and wife, parents of Mrs. Ames.
The News office was presented with
a sample Of peaches raised by Mis-.
Phebe Spencer on her farm two mics
northeast of Troy. She has seven
bearing trees, all seedlings, from which
she will this year get about quarter O.
d lOu vi lluC udNO1CO pCdClCS. Lid l
winter these trees stood not less than
ten degrees below zero which shows
thatthis section will raise most anything.
Mrs. Spencer is now past 10, and came
here fon Kentucky % years ago.
Johnny Johanson has accepted a
position in the First Bank of Troy with
the intention of learning the ms and
outs Of fnanceering.
Lack of materiel has brought the
work on the new bank building to a
standstill. The Spokane firm that was
to furnish the ornamental brick have
failed to materialize.
Ed Green is coming back to Troy.
He has been looking after a mill at
Culdesac for the Vollmer-Clearwater Co.
F. M. Green has purchased from
A. F. Carlson a quarter section of fine
land just south of town on American
ridge. Mr.. Carlson and wife will move
to Tacoma.