Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-16
On July 20 $500 Acres in KOOt-
enai County viii Come
Under Hammer.
BOISE CARPENTERS STRIKE.
Are Ont After an Eight-Hour Day az
Is Cents-lnvcstigatOns on
Government Labor


be sold from $500 acres situated IN
Kootenal county ,chich Is conserya-
lively estimated 20 cut 100000 feet
The timber ln this section is quite
scattered and represents quite a var
iety. including fir, white pine, tama-
rack etc The figures Of the appraiser
aggregate about $4,000. The tim
her Will be- sold AZ auction. az Rath-
drom on the date above mentioned
Present indications point TO very i've
ly bidding.
a move which will mean consider
able Co the lumber men Of the north
and the state iu protecting It's timber
interests was the organization last
week OF "a fire protective association In
which AN the big timber men and
lumber companies ~ the north Joined
hands with the state I'm the work OF
safeguarding the vast timber regions
of thar country and protecting them
from the deyasting fires, which have
heretofore destroyed millions " dollarS
worth Of valuable timber
MEETING ~ CoEUR D'ALENE
At the meeting, which was held in
Occur d'Alene city the state was rep
resented by State Land Commissioner
G.. J. Munsou and the state land
specialist y. l.. Marvin Governor
Gooding had an arrangements made
| L. attend. but the vashouts ON the
railroad iu oregon prevented ms goo
ing. However, the organization was
effected according 90 his suggestions
and plans. The associations formed
| - 10 finn lCr
| living along the Clearwater. ST. Joe,
| Occur dAlene and St Maries rivers.
| I'm which districts the state owns about
| 500. 600 acres Of timber lands which
| are valued al about 100000.
The result of the meeting was un-
ION Of the Clearwater Fire Protective
| association the Occur dAlene Fire
| Protective association and the state
| Of Idaho The territory covered by
| these two associations viii be divided
into districts each " which Will have
two patrolmen. whose duty Il will be
20 cut trails establish permanent
camps and patrol the districts daily.
Each viii be fully armed az all times
with implements for nre-iighting.
Il Is the governors plan 90 estab"
! lish fire protective associations IN 9TH
or parts Of the state. until the states
timber interests shall be fully protect
MI CHURCH APPOINTED
Alta meeting Of the state land board
| TUESDAY Char.es :. Mcconnell was for
| mally dropped from his position as
! register OF the state land office, and VI.
! l. Church. Of Caldwell. probate Judge
| 81 Canyon county. was appointed 10
, mn his place The reason gwen for
| Mr. McConuers dismissal was neglect
| OF duty
The carpenters union men Of Boise
| are stiII ou strike FOR am eigh-hour
| day 40 ij cents The three affiliated
! unions with the carpenters the paint-
ers the brick LAYERS aud the plaster
| crs. have practically failed iu their ef-
/ font 20 effect a settlement aud have
! row withdrawn their support Work
! ON several public buildings Is nus
/ suspended and non-uuiou men will 10
! put to work, II a settlement r. not e.
| fcctcd soon.
EIGHT HOUR LAW.
United States District Attorney y.
! w. Ruick ha. Investigated and made
report urJu the matter called 90 hts
! attention some time ago by the Fed
| cral Labor union OF Boise. respecting
| tho contractors ou ~. Boise-Payette
/ government irrigation project who
were compelling the men 90 work ten
hours per DAY Instead II eight hours.
which. as claimed. In direct yiola-
ton Of the provision known as the
eight hour Jaw
The attorney communicated 90 the
contractors that they "dre charged
with violating the eight hour law
and that such violation. n continued,
win result iu prosecutions under the
| statute
DIR FRANCE OUT FOR GOVERNOR
To q telegram 90 Boise paper the
other day Dr France took occasion 90
deny q rumor set ai1at hy the Good
'ug people that ht had Withdrawn
from the race. lie not only declared
that he Was ln the race t1 stay, but
predicted that The solid north would
be- behind him. By The north he
means the counties of shoshouo Koot-
tuaic. Laiah. See PIERCE ana Idaho.
EASTERN STAR ELECTION.
The grand chapter q the order 4
Eastern Star today elected The follow
Ing officers Grand mairon Mrs.
GDHIg. r. Gag1n. blacktooti grand
patron Andrew Louusburr. Albion
grand associate matr1n, Miss Helen
CUsfau Boise grand associate patron.
j. T Van Dus,u. Boise grand sectc-
taIg Mag p. O'McIycuy PocaieNo,
paHd treasurer Miss Blanche Wiz
Hams Occur uAlcue. grand conducts
ross. Mrs Ida D. Payne. Mountain
Home. graud associate couducUls5.
Mrs Edward d. Mont Wallace.
OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN
sc ther closing session today the
grand lodge knights OF Pythias selects
cd Occur d'Alcne as the piece Tor the
meeting iu 1901 The new officers are.
Grand chancellor. vs.. D. CaAoy.
Guugcy.ilo. grand vice, John J.. A.k-
cus. Lcwlsiou grand prchte. : =.
King Boise. grand m1stcr-gt-arUs D..
D. Bowen silver City. keeper 400 rec
ord and seals. J. a. Harfc tlutr
d'AIcue. master of eXchcguer A. y.
Post Rathdrlm inner guard. V. II.
Elycr Nampa outer guard, Clement
wilkins Occur d'AleUe, grand trustee,
three ycau. George IT, Adams. Burke;
grand tribune. three years. II. J Aass-
hrauck Idaho Fails
The Grand Temple ~ Raihbonc SIS
tors concluded its session tudg- Next
year 90 will meet with the knights at
Occur d'Aleue The f1llowIug officers
were elected.
Past grand chief Della Holliaer,
Rathdrum. grand chief Libhie Cor
Don. Kendrick. grand senior, Rosa
Rowen. silver cts. grand junior, LII
De Nickerson. LeWlsoni grand man
arer Nellie MCCrea. keurdick; g. "
R ana e.. Nellie Higgins Boise y.
a. 40 p. Susan Mil. Idaho falls.
grand protector, Amelia Harie, Coe1r
d'Alene. grand guard, Louise BOYD.