Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-01-31
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 Ia Good.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

have been raised at Hoquiam and tn,
perpetrators of the fraud have reape'
something of a harvest.
Seattle friends of o. %. Search, VIII,
was killed in the railroad yard at Ell
lensburg October 25, are Offering a re
ward of $50 for the recovery of his In
surance Identification card.
The managers OF three theaters al
Bellingham have ben arrested on the
charge of violating the Sunday closing
law.
The danger of strike ON the part
OF the longshoremen at Seattle is past
At recent meeting it was decided to
sign the scale proposed by the ship.
owners.
The authority of Superintendent
Harry f. Liston of the Puyalup Con-
solidated Indian agency has been Off
ciaily suspended. The government
will proceed to adjust Mr. Listens Off
cial affairs
In brand new $4,000 train, the
equipment of which is declared by
competent judges to be the finest and
most modern that could be bought, an
excursion party of 290 representative
business men Of Spokane, Occur
dAlene City, Rathdrum. Spirit Lake,
Newport and other nearby places, and
Few visitors from a distance. made
trip from Spokane to Newport and
return over the new Idaho & Wasb
ington Northern railroad Saturday rs
guests OF the company
Shipments of all classes OF proda etx
from North Yakima last year tetnled
54,7SS tons, an increase of eass sons
over 1906.
Horatio Daniels was stealing q ride
on the pilot of locomotive recently
near North Yakima when the engine
struck a COW. In the ensuing mixup
Daniels suffered several fractures and
internal injuries. He managed to
hang on until the engine stopped.
The Japanese and Chinese language.
together with the history, literature.
rengion and commercial customs of
those nations. will be taught at the
University of Washington next year
according to present plans.
George W. RagsdaIe. proprietor of
the Fayorite saloon, who struck and
Killed Dusty" Dean in a fist fight in
an argument over money matters. was
round guilty at Spokane Of manslaugb- |
ter.
Mrs. c. o. Browder. widow of the
late Z. .. Browder, formerly auditor of
whitman county, died recently.
Decisive steps have been taken I'm
Wilbur toward the organization of a
commercial club for their town to fur
Their market day plans.
Case a. Esbach. the North Coast con-
tractors. have been awarded the con-
tract for dam to be built by the
Pleasant Valley Irrigation company in
the East Selah valley. The company
VIII irrigate about 1900 acres Of land
Tor fruit culture. The dam will be
% feet high and 500 feet across.
On the eve of his retirement as
pastor OF the Emanuel Baptist church.
Seattle, suit against the Rev. w. G.
Jones by Elmer Il. Poole. a Boston
JeWeier alleging alienation of his
wifes affections and asking s25. 900
damages therefore. was dismissed.
AT a recent meeting of the La Crosse
local No. 5. Farmers Educational and
Cooperative union. farmers bargained
for 10000 grain sacks.
Clifford Baker. lad 10 years old of
North Yakima. had his left hand COM
pletely blown of while fooling with a
shotgun.
During the last year the gross re-
ceipts of the Wenatchee postoflce
amounted to $14.511. gain of 22.7 per
cent over the year 1906.
Charles Eastman was shot and ataI-
ly wounded by Policeman Durham In
Sedro-Woolley while resisting arrest.
Practically all of the single mills in
Washington will resume operations in
March. after shutdown OF from three
TO six months. There are ATS mills in
the state. and all but about 4 per cent
are closed down.
Hverett's postoiice was entered nv
craftsmen Sunday morning. Forcing
the vaults. they secured $4,000 in
lamps. as we'll as $3.50 cash which was
In the till. OF the cash stolen s195
belonged to clerk in the department
OREGON ITEMS.