Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-11-20
NEWS OF IDAHO, MONTANA,
Washington and OREGON.
Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dsnts and Personal Events Take
place-Fall Trade Good
WASHINGTON ITEMS

Kiona is to have electric lights.
Pullman is soon to have large new
General merchandise store.
Grain is moving from the Asotin
,orehouses at the rate of 1000 bushels |
day.
II has been decided to make the at
tempt to have Yakima entered as a
second-class city.
It. Mosier sold his o. K. livery stable
at Tekoa to Samuel Shirley and W.
Graham for $4,000.
The wheat crop about Ephrata is as
sured. as the soil is in perfect condi-
tiou and fall sowing shows green.
Professor A M. Whitaker, who ac-
cdentally shot himself while out hunt
inc near Klaberville, died few hours
later.
While the Palouse country is enjoy
ing delightful weather, there is need
of more moisture and soaking rain
would be welcomed.
The Prosser city council has passed
An ordinance to the second reading
raising the saloon license to $1,000 a
wear and plans for taking a census.
The state of Washington will carry
over from last season nearly 100000
gyain bags, which did not find mar
ket in the state during the harvest
months.
E. R. Smith, the IS year old boy who
shot and killed Walter de Cordova in
the Hotel Calvert at Tekoa Wednesday
a week. was later released from jail by
Sheriff Ratliff.
Work has commenced on the mail
ditch line of the Mabton project, which
reaches from the outlet of the sipho1
on this side of the river to the reser
walton line west of town.
In commemoration of the date O.
the admission of Washington to tn
sisterhood of states the members o
the Whatcom County Bar association
held a banquet Wednesday last.
Frank Campbell, pioneer farmer
Latah county, sold his homestead o
s4O acres, four miles east of Palous'
in Latah county, to Reuben Hill, a re
cent arrival from Oregon, for $12,OO'
or $50 an acre.
Twenty public-spirited citizens
Garfield have subscribed fund OF $5U
with which they will take an optic
for the city on tract of land nef
the 0. R. & N. depot, which it is the
intention shall be made public par
With the possibility of the constru
ton of a railroad from Dayton
Walla Walla and on to Wallula to co
meet with boats on the Columbia nv
comes the possibility of an immen
electric plant on the Tukanon rive
some Is miles above Dayton.
A wagon wheel, which is believed
have been started by boys, ran down
steep hill in the south part of Puilm'
and crashed through the house occupl
by Mr.. and Mrs. w. Hall, complete
wrecking the kitchen and demoilsni
the dining table, kitchen stove a.
other furniture.
North Yakima is to be the power CT
of the Yakima valley and within 10
months a plant will be in operatl
there transmitting 10000 horse Pc"
throughout the valley over a line nine
miles in length on the main ilne
with many branch lines. 10 TINS
100000 will be expended.
NJ. J. Gordon of Tacoma, torme
counsel for the Great Northern at .
kane, alleged to be short $So,ooo
his accounts, who perhaps Win
word could say whether the state
preme court has been corrupted,
again refused emphatically to DISC
the case involving the integrity
Supreme Justice Root.
Carrying one of its occupants 10
death an automobile in when
seven people plunged over the prec
tous bluff overlooking the river at
avenue and Walnut street at Spok
shortly after o'clock Sunday nj
The party in the machine was comp'
Of William A. Nichols, well-known
ing broker and president of the Nlcl
Investment company; his three sls'
Mrs. H. c. Swami, Miss Mary
Nichols and Miss Mona Nichols;
Y. Swami of the Swann-McCaln
trical company; Chauffeur Cn'
chambers and William Falk OF the
mage-Rose Automobile company.
Il Mary L. Nichols died three hours
the aco;dao+ ~ o. T,lra "a hOsDlta