Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-12-18
NEWS OF IDAHO. MONTANA.
WASHINGTON and OREGON.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding 0ountry-Numercus Acct-
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Fau Trade Good.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.


Mike Koran, the winner of the $1,000
prize for the best carload Of apples at
the National Apple Show, is one of
the pioneers of Washington, and is ia
miliarly known around Wenatchee as
the COW man." Since he first set
tied in that section years ago ne has
been an extensive cattle raiser, and
his experience as fruit grower only
extends over eight years. About the
year 1900 he set out an orchard at
the mouth Of the Wenatchee river,
where he now has thrifty orchard of
so acres.
Charles Brotherton Of Athena, Ore.
has purchased 1868 acres of wheat land
in Franklin county, Washington. The
consideration paid was $4,000, or $25
an acre.
Sunday morning the new edifice of
the German Methodist society at
Walla Walla was dedicated.
Ten silk flags for the public schools
of Ritzville were presented by Ritz
vile Relief Corps.
There is to be no letup in the edu-
cational work for farmers undertaken
by the Washington State college at
Pullman and experiment station. A
series of farmers Institutes have be-
gun and will continue, with but short
intermissioRs, all winter.
r. W. Condor of Port Gamble was
recently elected president of the State
Alaska Yukon-Pa exposition com
mission, and, with A. Halteman of Me-
teor, appointed executive commits
sioner.
Leila Sigmung, IA years old, ended
her life at Seattle with carbolic acid
at the home Of her stepfather, Fred
Teeple, rather than &c to school.
In order that she might, after few
years of married life, sue her husband
for divorce and secure $4,000 alimony,
Mrs. Nancy Moses, a pretty young
widow, was welded TO Asa Long, a
wealthy octogenarian of Ferndale, re-
Gently. Her relatives, who were Gin
on the DEAL" brought the marriage
about, and the success of the plan was
only prevented by Longs death, as
the summons in the divorce suit was
filed on him when he was suffering his
last Illness. This is the statement
made by A. P. Long, son of the de-
ceased, who has just settled out of
court for 5000 q suit for $4,000 share
in the Long estate fled by the widow
after the death of her aged husband.
Convicted OF burgiaries and of be-
ing habituh criminal at the term Of
court at Walla Walla closing Satur-
day, Frank Lapetri was sentenced to
the penitentisry for life.
Governor-elect Cosgrove is much
better.
Judge Root will be severely censured
for gross indiscretion in permitting
Attorney M. j. Gordon of the Great
Northern to prepare the decision in
the Harris case and perhaps for solicit
ing campaign funds from Gordon, but
will be oxonerated of any charge of
actual venality or corruption. This is
the best forecast which can be made as
to the character Of the findings of the
Root investigating committee of the
state bar association.
One hundred and two thousand
htNcH nunOiOu duO oAAtJ -tWO RooRAe
saw the apple show at Spokane last
week.
The Scenic hotel at Scenic Hoi
springs, on the Great Northern, JUS
west of the Cascades, burned to tn,
ground few nights ago. The hote
was valued at $4,000 and the furnish
ings at about $4,000. All is practi
cally total loss.
At Everett few nights ago Mis-
Laura Weise, who was suffering from
i'll health and dependency, jumped
from log boom into the river and wal
drowned. The body was recovered
later.
Captain John McTavish Panton
Lloyds' agent for Seattle and a promi
nent marine surveyor of Puget sound
died suddenly at his home in Seattle
Sunday. His death was caused b,
pleuro-pneumonia-