Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-05-31
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, oregon
And MONTANA news.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Accl-
dents and Personal Events Take
PIace-Crop Outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

river at First street, Grand Forks, B.
c., was destroyed recently By log
jam.
Under new regulations for the cadets
In the United States military academy
annual physical examinations will be
held
Eastman, Ga-Miss Sallie Feeney,
a widow charged with the murder of
w. P. Hargill, was found guilty. The
jury making a plea for mercy.
Evansville, Ind.-The streetcar |
strike, which has been on In this city |
for 10 days, has been settled.
st. Petersburg-The lower house
of parliament has appropriated $780,
900 for a famine relief fund.
John Bell, the Brooklyn trolley car
conductor accused of the murder OF
DR.. Charles w. Townsend, prominent
physician of Staten Island, who had at
| tended Bells wife in childbirth. In
which she died, was convicted Of muir
der in the first degree and sentenced
to be electrocuted on July 1.
| Five workmen were killed recently
by an explosion of amonia in Armour
|
| The national conference of Dunkards
at Los Angeles has passed a resolu-
ton condemning the wearing Of neck
ties.
Walter O'Neill, IL year old son Of
a prominent resident Of Superior, Wis,
was found dead recently in a boxcar
at that place.
Theodore Tilton, the American edit
or and author. who has been Ill in
Paris for several days past of pneu-
monia, is dead.
those inscribed in the hall of fame at
New York university this week.
Binghamton, N. Y.-James O'Con-
nell, president Of the international
Association of Machinists, has called
out the entire force Of union ma
chinists upon the Erie railroad, about
5000 men.
The Columbia river is now 80 feet
above low water mark.
Captain II. l.. Bennett of Spokane
was elected colonel of the Uniform
Rank Of the Knights of Pythias, re-
/, Gently held in Tacoma
/, In a drunken fight on the Nisqually
reservation, about four miles from
Roy Ed Jackson was dubbed to death
by Paul Leschi.
1t is understood steel has been or
/. dered by the o. r. & N. to lay 115
miles of its Washington division with
75-pound rails before July 1. 1t also
intended to reballast this section of
!. the road this season and place it in
the best of condition.
The Edwall horse show which was
held last week was a great success.
The wheat crop at Quincy is looking
fine
Pullman is to have a connection be-
tween the Oregon Railroad & Naviga-
ton and Northern Pacific railroads.
Fred H. CASTOR, city editor Of the
: systematically has been selected
by the board of managers Of the Spo-
kane 10000 club as secretary of the
club, to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Rem H. Rice, the new
chief Of police.
What Is rated as the largest audito
rum In Spokane was opened to the
public Sunday. 1t Is declared to be
4 the finest Methodist church on the Pa
d cific coast.
4 w. H. Fouts Is credited with being
0 the Oldest school teacher in the state
t He resides at Bellingham, is 81 years
/. of age and recently took the state ex
r animation for teachers, receiving Q
: certificate.
[ Chesaw was visited by a $4,000 fire
: recently.
The ministers of Everett are making
!. warm fight against the gambling fra
o ternity.
The bodies of Miss Edith Vogt, 10
seph F. Goshorn and Glen Jaquith, tn,
I. three college students who were
drowned In Lake Washington Sun
!, day, we're recovered.
= The grain bag shortage promises t.
L be a serious menace to the grain grow
: ers this fall.
Two hundred shingle mills in Sno
homish, Skagit and Whatcom counties
are shut down to remain CLOSED
until July 10.
The things you don't say cause yoV
i less grief in this life than almos
n anything else.
g The ferry across the Columbia a
l. Trinidad was swept down the rive
IS recently.
9 The Cheney Commercial club is al
r ranging to take census of that place
Wilbur Virgins of Cotton, who wa
accidentally shot In the hand a shor
e time ago, is dead from lockjaw.
r Veterans of the Civil war and thei
defendants and Of the Spanish-Amel