Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-06-21

Palouse City, were tightly closed Sun
day, the first time for five years.
Chester Thompson of Tacoma was
removed to the insane ward in the
Walla Walla penitentiary this week.
Plans have been perfected by the
Yakima Commercial club to entertain
Secretary James Garfield during his
stay in the city July 8 and 8.
The explosion of a defective gas
lamp at Spokane severely burned the
face of A. Kaselein, a butcher, and
caused the loss of his eyesight
The comptroller of the currency has
issued a certificate authorizing the
Pioneer National bank of Ritzville,
capitalized at $4,000, to commence
business.
Howard M. Holman died Sunday at
his home near Dayton.
yakima Fruit day." which is to be
featured as one of the attractions of
state fair week, has been set at Mon
day, September 30, the opening day of
the fair
The case of the state versus Sam
uel Pflugrath, wherein the defendant
and 10 others are charged with the
crime of libel. received a verdict of
mot guilty"
The loss sustained from the fire
which occurred recently in Palouse,
as estimated by the owners of the
property destroy will total $17,91S,
with s911S insurance.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the conversion of the Pend
d'Oreille Valley State bank of New
port into the First National bank of
Newport with $4,000 capital.
The steamer Enterprise, which plies
between Brewster and Riverside on
the Okanogan and Columbia rivers,
met with an accident recently, which
will disable her for several days.
At Hooper recently Charles Ander-
sen, foreman at Johnson & Andersen's
railroad camp, was instantly killed
and two Italians were badly injured
by the premature explosion of blast
County Treasurer Charles Adams
of Stevens county has filed his month
ly statement with the county auditor
by which it lis shown that the col
lection of taxes from all source.
for the month of May amounted t
$17,473.97.
For the first time in the history o
the grand lodge of Washington, f. {
A. M, one of it's members has beef
, presented with a past masters jewel
The member thus honored is a Spo
kane man-E. f. Wagner, the retiI
ing grand master.
George Stephenson, a Toppenisl
! merchant, was seriously and perhap
fatally injured recently. He was O
a Northern Pacific freight train whe
:, collision occurred. Mr.. Stephenso
jumpbed to save himself and struc
a boxcar. His skull is thought to b
fractured.
!. d. f. Anderson, a leading citize
a OF Rosalia and eastern Washington
. died Saturday. He returned from P;
/, mona, Cal, 10 days ago. He was ther
4 five months. Three business mel
q close friends, place a conservatiy
. value of his estate at $250,000, wit
numerous mining interests not inclu,
ed. He leaves a wife, four sons an
daughter.
While attempting to stand up in on
II of the cars of the scenic railway {
n Spokane Sunday afternoon Edwar
It Nelson, railroad laborer, suddenl
l. plunged head first from the car to tn
e inclined tracks below the heavy cab
on which he fell snapped, wrapped
n many folds about his struggling bod
'. and in an instant he was entangle
r in the big cogwheels, cut and crushe
- to death. Spectators differed as
I, whether it was a case of suicide or a
:. cident.