Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-03-20
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,vosu,NaToN STATE NEWS.

c,,,oe of Police G. w. WappeAsleln
Cn'o rendered his resignation.
u n,o ,owlands between Puyallup and
Tacoma are again in danger Oh over
flow. 5000 wa,
M Rafer to be postmaster at Col
vile, Wash. >,
washington and Oregon flour mil
So~o reduced the price of flour 10
cents barrel.
r,oods are threatened in the Puyal-
Inn White and Stuck rivers by the
excessive rains.
The new gas producing power plant
of the Wenatchee Electric company
has been put in operation.
onerations of the Spokane, Portland
o. Seattle railroad commenced from
vancouver to Pasco Monday.
Two cases of smallpox have been
aecovered in the schools at North
Yakima by Health officer Helton.
English sparrows are to be eXter-
minated in Walla Walla If this mucn
Desired result can be brought about.
Crazed with liquor and grief be-
oanse his wife would not return to
him James Cosgrove Of Bellingham
killed himself.
The strike in the Potlatch Lumber
companys big mill at Potlatch is as
suming large proportions and much
uneasiness is felt.
Moyar Lott of Orting will not permit
school to be held in the school build
ing unless the structure is properly
protected against fire.
Three girls were born to the Rev.
and Mrs. Henry Brockman of Kenne-
wick recently. Two of the little girls
died u hours after birth.
Dutch Jake of Spokane has taken
an option on land at Bremerton, near
Seattle, upon which he intends to erect
hotel and vaudeville theater
J. 0. Ostby, president Of the de-
funct Citizens State bank of Brewster
has been arrested on charge OF re
ceiving deposits after the bank was
insolvent
Peter Wagenaar has sold his farm
six miles west of Ritzville to }. w
Anderson, a farmer of Pullman, Wash.
for 1920. The land comprises 1881
acres.
After disposing of $4,000 boxes o
apples, the surplus of the Yakima Val
ley Horticultural union, e. e. Samson
has returned from a trip to the middle
west and south.
Not for years has Walla Walla face'
so serious a situation as it does thl
week from floods, which come iron
the Blue Mountains and have mad
Mill creek a roaring torrent.
Mrs. Margaret Glidden, wife OF Hell
ry Glidden, formerly a broker of 81
attic and the son of the late 5.
Glidden, wealthy Spokane banker, wa
found dead in her room at Seattle Sa
urday.
Charles d. Curry and wife of Sp'
kane, who were mysteriously she
early Thursday morning, are reporte
to be on the fair road to recovery an
no fear concerning their condition
expressed.
DR.. D. B. Harrison of Palouse hs
left for the Philippine islands to clos
deal whereby four Inland Empii
men will come into possession of 81
OUO acres of valuable land located
the islands.
The farmers of the wheat belt lyil
south of Colfax, between there and Il
snake river, have organized col
pany for the construction and opt
atlon OF the most extensive system
rural telephone lines ever attempt
IN mat part of the northwest.
AT Renton, II miles from Seatt
part OF the town is under water, a
'ne river is within two feet and b;
VI the Hood mark made in 1906. b
.om land farms along both rivers ha
oeen changed into lakes.
William Maxwell, former auditor
uie Potlatch Lumber company, pie;
gu guilty in the Whitman county
perior court Of obtaining money
se, ialse pretenses, and was given
.nueterminate sentence of not Il
wan one year nor more than f
vars IN the penitentiary.
IA, "a special train equipped with
-sul's and lecture platform will
s a. over the Spokane & Inland MAJ
anu rs, and if the plans of the &C
Sn'Oee IN charge of next Decembe
sls apple show are carried out SINH
~',ns will be run over the o. r. &
S S,,s, INTO Stevens county. The ira
nl De accompanied by a number