Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-01-17
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON
AND MONTANA ITEMS.
A Few interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur.
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-crop Outlook 10 Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Mrs. c. II. Pomeroy, 81 years old
wife Of a well-known lawyer. and q
popular hostess of the houseboat col
ony at Lake Washington, was drowned
in the lake recently.
The second day of Sunday closing in
North Yakima found the saloons tight
ly closed
Bitten in the throat by vicious
young horse, j. II. Adams, farmer IL
miles from kirkland, bled to death
within two hours after the attack.
BY an overwhelming vote, following
three hours of heated discussion. the
state federation of labor went on rec
ord as opposed to the Sunday theater
A disease that is supposed to be hog
cholera has been the cause of the
death OF more than 100 fine pOrkers
In the immediate neighborhood of Pa
louise.
Murdered, the body of Keevil AL
bring, the 20-year-old son of A. ]. AL
bring, rancher, living three miles
northeast of Mead, 10 miles north of
Spokane, was found recently.
FIRE broke out early Sunday morn
ing at the farm residence of Joseph
Kelly, ~ miles south of Walla Wala.
resulting in the death Of Benjamin. the
lf-year-old son. and the severe burning
OF William A. Kelly Oh Spokane. an
uncle of the dead boy.
The Wenatchee Milling company re-
ports that 1t has shipped $50 cars of
Hour during 1907 This represents
close to 100000 bushels of wheat.
Three sets of twins and six other
children have made Henry Clay Max
Wen OF Wapato one of the proudest
fathers in the state.
State general fund warrants need
not be discounted, declare members of
the state board of finance. although
some state banks are shylocIking on
these. President Lord of the CanitoI
National bank announced TODAY he
wlh cash at par all such warrants. as
lie has done since mo fund" warrants
were issued.
Promptly at IL o'clock last Satur-
day night every saloon and variety {
theater and restaurant in Spolxane l
stopped the sale of liquor. in compu- a
ance with the order of the mayor The |
shows will not reopen.
More than 100 young and middle /
aged men have registered in the Jen. t
Mns institute, the Y. M. c. AS edu- '
cational department just opening. S
Mary Il. Anderson of Rosalia has t
petltioned the superior court of Whit il
man county to admit the will of her n
late husband. ID. f. Anderson. who 0
died at Rosalia recently, to probate. s
As a result of agitation by the
Sheepmen using the Rainier forest re- D
serve. more sheep will be. permitted TO S
craze on the reserve. Il
Two powder houses at p. WEIGH g. u
Co.'S camp No 3, near Cheney. were e
blown, to atoms by a dynamite explo.
sion recently. p
j. w. Wesley and John Peters u
wealthy sheepmen with interests 3
around Prosser and North Yakima Z
and c. A. Goggin OF Seattle. state q
manager for the Loyal Americans l'
VINO left Seattle on March 20, 1907
pound for Durango, Mexico, to pur- Il
chase land, have not been heard from VI
or many months. and it is feared thew a
nave met with foul play. IL
The State Federation of Labor al
unanimously voted to put the Alaska tC
tukon-Pacific exposition in Seattle on A
he unfair list.
Rural route No. has been ordered el
established April at st. Andrews W
Douglas county, serving 800 people Il
Ind 76 families. Il
Forty loaves of bread for one dollar 81
It Spokane is the new wholesale price HI
Il which the STAFF of life is now being m
'ffered.