Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-11-22
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

The construction work on the Spo-
kane & British Columbia Railway
company's North Fork extension is
nearly completed.
Charley Ross, formerly leader of P.
r. Barnums circus band, actor and
musician, is dead in Seattle.
The contractors have finished the
,yorl, on the fine new bridge at Cash
mere.
II is claimed that a considerable
Number of squatters' claims in the
lower Pend d'Oreine valley are being
Jumped by newcomers.
After slashing his throat with
razor. Charles Turner of Olympia,
jumped into the bay and died.
At the age of ~ years, Giles w.
Clark, pioneer of Spokane, passed
away Saturday night.
The Spokane armory building was
dedicated Monday evening. Governor
Mead and General James Drain were
nresent at the exercises, and delivered
addresses.
The Tacoma cigarmakers' strike
has been called off and the men re
turned to work. The cigarmakers VIII
receive the increase asked.
Fire destroyed property to the ex
tent of $4,000 in West Toppenish last
Saturday. Half insured.
Work han been begun on the new
theater which Ellensburg is to have.
The Northern Pacific pumpheuse
which furnishes the water for man.
engines which stop at Ethiopia, burned
recently.
I C. Church, a well known an
wealthy citizen of Asotin county
passed away Sunday at his home i
Asotin.
Fruit growers of Charleston and Vine
land have perfected an organizatio
which is modelled after fruit growers
unions in Hood River and Mort
Yakima.
The new Carnegie public library
Rit-yille is complete with moder
steam heat, electric lights and otht
conveniences, and the committee nav
announced the time of dedication
Friday, November %.
Wenatchee won in the recent d
hate between Waterville and w
natchee schools.
The Asotin grain warehouses are n
O their utmost capacity. Asotin's tot
crop will exceed 100000 bushels
A. c. Hunt, serving four years l
forgery committed in King count
escaped from the penitentiary Sunds
The United States government
doing considerable work in the
louise national forest on the hes
waters of the Palouse river, some
miles east of Palouse City.
The jute mill at the state penltf
tiary. operated by convict labor, maj
featured l,169,511 grain bags betwe
January 1 and November OF u
year. and made a profit for the SUI
of more than $4,000 after charge
of $4,000 for depreciation of plant
w. T. Quinn, a well-known c.
tractor of Puyallup, was instah
killed under coal train on the NOT
ern Pacific 10 miles east OF TACO
Saturday forenoon. He was 30 yei
of age and leaves a widow and IN
sons.
Spokane high school won the I'M
scholastic debate from Davenport.
Governor Mead has revoked tne
pointment of c. R. Collins OF Olym
as barber examiner, and appoin
Thomas Ivey of Spokane.
Professor w. A. Linklater oil wa
ington State college, with three sem
and two juniors from that 1nstituu
have gone to Chicago to compete
the stock-judging contests Tor cole
at the international live stock snow
Chicago the first week in Decemoe
The passenger train from Nell
b. c., was wrecked SATURDAY
Ryan. Wash. A brakebeam DROP
and caused the baggage car TO
into the ditch and take the pagg
man with it. No one was hurt
Mrs. Ellen Gwinn, an old and
known resident of Colfax, is dead.
Governor Mead has issued a
lamation declaring November 1'
Thanksgiving day.
Washington's 5 per cent shar'
the proceeds from the sale OF p'
lands during the last fiscal yea
$31,350; the total sales net $oSo''
Following the sensational arres
Gently at Hoquiam of Herbert Nor
alias Ralph w. Steele, tor the
der of Frank Todd, came the su
Saturday of the prisoner in jail.