The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-10

sion from Boise TO Twin Falls Tuesday,
April 10. They will spend all OF Wedne5-
day here. visiting Shoshone falls, Twin
falls, Blue lakes the Miner dam and
other points OF interest
Tax Case Decided.
Judge Lyttleton Price OF the District
court has decided that the Twin Falls
Land and Water company must pay
the system remains I'm the company's
possession The decision Was rendered in
an action brought by the company TO re-
strain John l.. smith Assessor OF Sassls
the company to satisfy claim of $1,000
for taxes for lsl5. The canal was as
sessed and when the company failed TO
settle the taxes the county prepared to
sell II at the sale OF other property upon
which payment OF taxes was delinquent.
1t was contended by The company that
that would make 1t subject to taxation.
1t held IL was being built under q con-
tract with the State TO accomplish the
reclamation of certain lands and that It
was under State control and devoted In n
sense to a public use Further. IL was
intended the canal would eventually go TO
the settlers; In fact. IL was being built
for them under authority and control OF
thu State
Judge Price takes the view insisted
upon by the county. that the canal In Its
present state is property of the company
that is subject 10 taxation. The company
holds and controls 1t. and, In finally dis
posing OF II to the settlers, aims at dcriv-
ing a profit from 1t.
Part OF the pipe for the Buhl water
works has arrived.
Church People Busy Building.
The Methodist church has purchased
will be fixed up n little and used for
church purposes for the present at least,
The lots recently purchase opposite the
old Pearl market, were sold. as they were
Included In the fire limits. and the church
did not feel able to erect a ftreproof
structure.
the services OF Z. H Rettig OF Filler. w.
S. Starr OF Kimberly and ]. =. Sweeney
of Bull as assistant farm instructors
Mr. Starr, who is president OF the Farm
ers' federation, will have charge of the
territory east OF Rock creek. Mr. Rettig
will look after the district between Rock
creek and Cedar draw; and MT Sweeney
structors will aid those farmers In need
OF instruction in preparing their land
LAYING out their bitches. distributing wa
ter. etc
County Officers Salaries.
The salaries OF officers OF Cassia county
have been fixed as follows Auditor and
Recorder. Clerk OF Court. $500. Assessor
and Collector. s1TO0; Sheriff sll0o: Probate
Judge. 500; Treasurer, 500; School super
intondent 800; Coroner SEQ County Sur
VeVor. 900
The water In the Snake river at sho-
shone falls Ia higher now than II was at
any time last year, and II will continue
to rise until about the 20th OF June, on
account OF the heavy snowfall about the
headwaters tho river Will probably go
higher than for several years.
Four teams and twenty-five men arc
engaged In putting in the telephone line
to Bull. They expect TO reach Filler with
the line In about a week
The State Bank of Bull has been
thorizcd TO do business by State Bank
Examiner LoNeland. Its capital stock Is
SO on. Its officers and directors are: f.
a. Mllner OF Bull, president: l. r. Per-
rlne, Twin Falle. cashier. and A. II. Mil
nef OF Salt Lake.