Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-29
Such is the Decision Of the
Idaho Supreme
Court.
ARGUMENTS IN BUOGE CASE.
Court Martial Ordered at Roiss Bar.
racks to Try omccr Charge
with Cruelty 10 solaicrs.
Special Correspondents.

l opinion yesterday of cons.le.a.
bic Importance To the uqut.
deelcrs of INC state. az it aTcI a
wholesale dealers Of that article. rb
decision virtually authorizes tho ,9u-.
ty commissioners to exact a ist,g
liquor license Zee OF 500 from an llou,.,
dealers. instead of only $3.50 mo-.
wholesalers. as has been done IN mos;
instances heretofore.
The case is that OF l. a, West 6 Con.
| pany vs. the board of colnty coulmts.
sioners of Latah county. petition 10.
| WIZ OF mandate, In which dcMu
| filed " the county attorney is su.
| tanned. This same question has he La
| Before the courts of several ot ths
districts and conflicting ont :. 'ne
| been the result.
ARGUMENTS ~ LIBEL SUIT.
state AUDITOR Robert S. b. sav,s r,.
| bel suit against the Statesman ami
| Governor Cooling was argued IN the
! district court yesterday. The ATTORNEYS
| from both sides presented thelr arsu.
| ments and the court took the matte.
| under adVisement. The complaint al
! leges that in a certain interview Of Tho
| governors which was published IN the
/
| the state auditor in handling certain
| claims, ana retuting certain statements
| he had formerly published, the COVER.
| nor used language which was false
| malicious and defamatory."
BULGE CASE ARGUED.
| The case of Judge Alfred Bulge a,
Bear Lake county, judge of the nth
| Judicial district, in which the Nlo.-
mon question is involved, was argued
before the supreme court YESTERDAY
This case represents the desperat,
struGgl of Fred Il. Dubois In his efforts
to disfranckise the Mormon people b
Idaho. The immediate attempt Is 10
disqualify the judge on account of hii
connection with the aforesaid church
Ten days will be allowed IN which L,
file further briefs, then the question
Will be taken under advisement 10y the
supreme judges for possibly 20 days
yet,
DEMOCRATS MEET.
The Democratic state central commit.
tee meets today in this city to select
the time and place for the holding az
each of the two state conventions and
to apportion the county delegates. ST.
towns are In the race for the seat Of
one of the conventions, namely. Boisc.
Weiser, wallace, Twin Falls, Caldwell
and Nampa.
COURT MARTIAL AT BOISE.
The department headquarters at Van
couver barracks sent the following mes
sage TO Capt. Smith of the Boise bar
| racks;
IA court martial Is hereby called t.
meet at Boise barracks, idaho, We'd
nesday. March 4. or as soon thereafter
as Is practicable. for the trial Of such
persons as may be properly brought
| before it,"
The full meaning Of this is well
known here. 1t is the result Of tha
recent Investigations of Captain Brad.
ley into the charges preferred against
the local Captain Clarke d. Dudley
who is accused of cruelty TO soiiwa
SALOONS MUST BE MOVED.
All saloons must be removed from
the Nez Perez Indian y ovation, as
result % the decision Of The United
Ctatcs supte ne colif affirming ne
judgment of the lower court for Ida
no in the case Of George Dick, who
was convicted of selling liquor to the
Indians on the reservation, IN This state
May, 1905, at Moscow, and sentenced
to one year and a hairs imprisonment
in the state penitentiary, together With
n fine of 500 lie served tAe ,- ,o
but was relieved on the payment o'
the fine, upon taking the poor mans
oath.
1t is reported that there are now some
20 or 80 saloons doing business on thu
reservation all of which will be ef'
fected by the ruling OF the higher courI'
aud which are now operating unlaw-
fully. The district attorney stated
yesterday that the lac viii be strict
ly enforced, 80 this will mean big
clearing in very short time.
DOGS AND DIPHTHERIA.
A very important investigation has
just been completed by Dr.. +. il.
Brandt of this city, In which he COM
pletely demonstrates that dlphtherle
Dacilli can be carried In the mouth OF
dogs and communicated to persons
| Tho investigation was inspired by me
recent cases OF diphtheria in the i1ml-
ly Of ID. w. Ross Of this city, TIVE OF
whose daughters have been afflicted
| with the cOntaglOn.
MI Brandt made a report of his in-
vestlgations before special meeting
of the medical society, demonstratns
that animals carry bacilhs. The re-
port was received awith great enlhusl-
assn by the society, ana the phyalciaNH
of the city generally are greatly iii.
pressed with H. The board OF henitn
of the city has ordered printed on inc
signs where contagious diseases are
found, THIS inscription; beware OF
cats ana dogs-keep them tied-lhey
carry diseases"
STATE GETS VALUABLE LANps'
The department Of the interior ~
Washington has just plnccd IN the pos
session OF the department o' me Nv
tOrney general OF this state. some hN
decisiOng IN favor Of the state no con
test cases involving about i10lp a.l
OF land IN north idaho. Tire 'Nl'
were claimed ndvcr f.lr f0
the Northern Pacific Railroad company
and by certain onirgmcn Hu
ondeaynrlng TO obtain tile To tlc il-
on account of the value Of in. .idlt
they confined, The tract Cup'".g1
some of the best timber lands ~ .i
state and is estimated 90 ne WnfiH ~
tween $500 900 ana 100000. quarter se'
lions OF the land IN that vicinity NV
sold within the last year f0r HV"
$4,000 TO $4,000, .,,y
a Warrant was issued on Mpna'g
for tho arrest of one, Il. NJ NrlfI"' Z,
hay and grain broker, who u
claimed defrauded ranchota OF tins s1
ton OF the state out Of nay 20 ~,
value Of over S50,0lO. The pfeae
whereabouts ~ WriFhi are niil'hon,W
although n is lenrnod that nc
i3oise lost Friday Ter Port aa' ,,e
Which city Que OF the ranchers XXX.
lonrneyns 20 attach an Ss'V ''''