The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-14

THE MAIN TOPIC
20 People Are Absorbed in
Matching the Wirs-puIIing.
r ON GAMBLERS AT BOISE
ELECT MORRISON SAID TO
BE AN ECONOMIST.
lsnecIal 10 NC IIeraldA

Especial to The Herald.)
RISE, Ida. Dec. 1s.-The prosperity
and growth OF the city of Boise is
evidenced by the crowded condi-
J of the hotels and the demand
additional hostelries. During the
week the Idanha Hotel company
based a twenty-foot adjoining plot
POUND, upon which is a three-story
4 ing, part OF the Soma block. The
base price was $50 900. and the new
ZION viii be turned into rooms for
s, and two or three stories added
3 height. This progressive step
p ldanha is not the only activity
.1e hotel line. by any manner of
7ls. The Pacific hotel only recently
8leted a handsome forty-foot three
addition. and the new Shaw
q, nearing completion. has been
70 for high-toned hotel and cafe.
again, r. w. johnson Of the over
IS In the east, and will endeavor
& terest capital in the erection of "A
4 modern, up-to-dnte hostelry upon
historic site Of the Overland, a cor
known to every visitor to Boise
the earliest Of the pioneer days.
even this is not all. Hosea b.
man, one Of the wealthiest of
#o's citizens. announces that he
associates. owners of Bosses far
81 natatorium. where the pond and
81 are fed from mineralized hot
u, intend to erect a 1OO-room
~ hotel and health resort adjoin-
be natatorium. Thus it will be
that Boise is growing by leaps and
&ds. if the evidences in the hotel
can be taken for a criterion.
The senatorship.
se United States senatorship will
matter Of constant interest until
4 Election is held at the session of the
lature which win open on Jan. 5.
reported combine of the Hepburn
Standrod forces in a friendly de-
Eve and offensive alliance, the first
ss OF which are to be a Standrod
FOR speaker of the house and a
Sourn man for president OF the SEN
IS still matter of general COM
1t has been followed by the
{ drawal of Frank r Gooding,
man Of the state committee. from
race, or rather a published inter
4 IN which GOoding asserts he
Ar was a candidate. This state
should be taken with several
Is OF salt. GOOding's following is
n, but earnest. and consists of three
&bers. So, the keen-sighted gem
zsn saw that these would be most
IN held in reserve, if he could at
any attention as a dark horse
8 the big four-Shoup, Borah, Hey
and Standrod-tire each other out.
Morrison For Economy.
Tiers are being thrown out by Gov
elect Morrison as TO the advisa-
of abolishing certain offices in the
est of economy. The Republican
align speakers were long on econ
Il and Governor Morrison feels that
Thing should be done in this line.
Rfore IL is tentatively given out
the governor desires the abolish
of the offices of insurance COM
Homer, game warden and commits
of immigration. The duties of
anCe commissioner are to devolve
the state treasurer, the game to
rotected by the various counties
new legislation, and the secre-
OF states Office to evolve schemes
dvertising the state.
Governor Hunts Return.
ernor Hunt is expected to be in
dice Monday, fresh from a trip
Il iicago. where he went the day he
or attempted to fire, State Engi-
Ross. over that officials conduct
We 10 the Twin falls and Sho-
falls power and irrigation
es.N Ross is still in possession,
the play is up to the governor,
his friends assert, will take de-
steps to see that Ross official
shall drop into the waste basket.
needless TO add that there is some
IS in the matter, Ross belonging
Democratic faction that. during
rnor Hunts entire term, has done
ID ssibIe 20 belittle him and to bring
into disfavor. Many of the gov
5 most sincere friends think he
OF take action against these per-
enemies soon enough.
Gambling Stopped.
Fl of Police Francis is enforcing
4rcinance against gambling, under
1ctiOns from the city council, and
dict has gone forth that even the
slot machines that paid in cigar
IS must go. and Boise is now a
town How long the reform
be maintained IS another ques-
rs there have been spasmodic at
~ at the enforcement of the anti
bling law for the last eighteen
hs. ever since Mayor Alexander
ned Office. in fact.