Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-05
A LETTER FROM BOISE.

A. LETTER FROM BOISE.
BOISE, Idaho, May 80. Some two
months ago the case OF Roberts va.
Spackman was tried in the district
court for Boise county, being decided
In favor OF the defendant, when appeal
was taken TO the supreme court. 1t is
an election contest, involving the posi-
tion OF county school superintendent.
Miss Spackman ran against Miss Co.'S
ton, winning by nine votes. At the first
action 1t was stated that she had that
majority because Of votes cast by in
mates Of the Soldiers Home, which
was granted.
II IL AN interesting case. The counsel
for the plaintiff claims that an inmate
Of Soldiers Home cannot exercise his
right to franchise in the precinct of the
home unless he had resided in that pre-
clnct prior TO admission TO the institu-
tion. They claim that an inmate OF
that institution, even after having been
there ten or more years, may, on the
day prior 10 the election, go the place
where he resided before entering the
State institution, and there vote, but
that he may have no legal residence in
the home.
The case was heard on arpeal
In the supreme court nearly two
weeks ago. There has been no decision
yet. AS it involves the question OF
legal residence, the decision Is looked
for by practically every lawyer and old
soldier In the State.
There is no more al institution
known as the Intermountain Fair AS
sociation, 1t having been made a COR
poration under the name "The Idaho
State Fair Association, limited IL is
capitalized In $4,000. The reason for
this WAS that the lease or the old
grounds expires December LIST, and it
was deemed inexpedient TO spend ST.
500 TO $1,000 In improvements on build
i6gs which could only be used one time.
New grounds have been secured, and
the fair will be held there this year.
This adds to the merits OF the institu-
tIou. The four banks OF the city have
agreed to loan the $3.50 for the pnr-
chase of the new grounds, taking fair
association bonds for security. 1t is de-
cided TO make the tracks, buildings,
etc, the best in the Northwest.
D.
The city council at its meeting Mon
day evening granted an extension of
eighteen months on the franchise to
the Idaho Midland railway allowing
the building OF a railway over certain
streets OF the city. The action was taxi
en- at the request OF Thomas Bates, the
promoter, aud his New York hackers.
From all information possible to secure
at this time 1t is believed the road il
"a go" Some Of the largest capitalists
of New York have interested them
selves In the proposition, and say they
are prepared To push IL TO completion.
MIR. Bates announces that several OF
them will be In Boise next week, at
which time definite arrangements will
be made. Pressure has been brought
to bear from Butte, which is having an
excellent effect. The people OF that
city very much desire the railway to be
built, aud many OF them have been
here during the past few months talk
ing In its interest. IL is stated by sew
eral gentlemen close to the leaders OF
the enterprise that the road is now cer-
tain to be built.
Governor and Mrs. Hunt are expect
ed home about the 4th OF June.
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| Assistant Pam n-American Commission.
err Taylor is In the city. He will leave
for Buffalo next week. He states that
fruit raisers are preparing to forward
to Buffalo shipments of their differen,
products as soon as they ripen. IL Il
the intention OF the commissioners tc
have fresh fruit on exhibition all the
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ready. Such an exhibit, kept 10 shape
as it viii be, is expected to attract u
great deal of attention ia the East
The one especial thing that has done
the most SO far, according to the state
ments OF Commissioner Rice, Is tn,
timber. Several shipments were mad,
OF timber from all sections of the state
which has been handsomely prepared
and installed in the forestry depart
ment. Eastern people, who have hith
erto believed Idaho y vast sagebrusl
waste, exhibit great interest and sur
prise al the fine showing in this de
partment.
Contracts have been let for haulin.
large quantities Of supplies into tn
Thunder Mountain section. Col. Dewey
owner OF large holdings there. is no,
, In the East, purchasing supplies.