Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-09
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON
And MONTANA NEWS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Cur Exchanges Of the Sur
roundinq country-Numerous Accl-
dents and Personal Events Take
PIace-crop Outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

James Elder, an old pioneer OF Col
.umbia county, died at his home in
Dayton recently.
According to School Superintendent |
Violetta Smiths annual report of the |
census recently taken there are 1880 |
children of school age in Garfield |
county. Of these 500 are boys and |
697 girls.
The Ohio Society of the State of
Washington is planning to have the
old Buckeye state represented at the
Alaska-P acifc-Yukon exposition.
The total assessed valuation of Spo-
kane county this year is $54,5S1, $50,
according to the figures of the county
assessor.
Joe Stokovitch, an Austrian. was
killed instantly near Milan by being
hit on the back of the head by fall
ing tree during a wind storm.
The price of coal in Tacoma has
taken another flight.
The steam tug Saretta was burned
at her dock Saturday morning at New
port. Loss $4,000, with no insurance.
The fire broke out about 1 o'clock in
the morning. Her crew of three mar
rowly escaped from the burning boat.
They lost their clothing. The boat
is a total loss.
The first load of wheat of the sea-
son was brought to Pullman Saturday
by Dick Booth, a farmer living south
of town. 1t was OF the Arcadia varie-
ty. and the field yielded an average of
between 35 and 40 bushels of wheat
oradnd Mo and lc
worth 65 cents a bushel
The barley market has experienced
a great boom during the last few days,
and the bulk of the crop of Columbia
county has been sold at 81 per hun
bred pounds, an advance of 10 cents.
Contrary to expectations the supply
OF harvest hands has so far been near
ly sufficient to supply the demand
around Colfax.
The Rosalia chamber of commerce
has appointed Ralston McCaig, F. M.
Campbell and L. w. Anderson as a
committee on the demonstration farm
project.
Many threshers started this week.
Near Palouse there will be 81 ma
chimes in operation.
Three towns in the Inland Empire
were visited by fire on Saturday morn
ing. At Winona the town was wrecked
and one man was killed by the ex
plosion of gasoline and powder in the
building of the o. r. & N. At Thorn
ton bolt of lightning caused a blaze
that resulted in the destruction Of
property to the extent of $4,000. Al
North Yakima two Japanese were
burned to death and another man is
so badly burned that he may die
There may be other victims. The
property loss is $4,000 at North Yak
ina.
An unknown man was drowned II
the Snake river seven miles from
Pasco recently. The body was re
covered.
While playing with spoon in his
mouth, the 6-months-old son of Ed
ward NJ. Bronson of Charleston fel
over on his face, driving the spooI
into the roof of his mouth, severinS
an artery. Death resulted in a few
moments, as the flow of blood coulC
not be stopped
The state tax commissioner ha'
planned to meet with the count!
boards of equalization in the chic
counties this month, when assess
ments Of all public utility corporations
are to be considered. Today the boart
requested meetings on this subjec
with county equalizers at Bellinghan
August 8, Everett August 10, Spokane
August II and 10, Seattle August i
and Tacoma Auo11at IL
The American rifle team from thu
national guard of the state of Wash
ington recently defeated a picke'
team, 10 on each side, in a rifle mattel
at Richmond range, near Vancouver
B. c., by total of Al points.
Out Of a total of Is members of thu
state rifle team to go east, Nortl
Yakima will have five men, the larges
number from any one company.
Western Washington is facing th'
greatest forest fire hazard in all it
known history.