Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-12
IDAHO AUDITORS
Meet AT BOISE
officials from Various Counties
OF Gem State Assemble for
Four Days Session.
PURPOSE TO IMPROVE SYSTEM
Uniform Accounting Plan to be Do
yiscd for all CounticsG Governor
Gooding Welcomes Visitors.

Gooding Welcomes Visitors.
n OISE, Idaho, Dec 9.-The second
- annual state convention of county
auditors Of Idaho convened in the hall
of representatives at the capitol yea
terday for a four days session. A per-
manent organization, the final adop-
ton of a system of uniform accounting,
ana the recommendation of some I'M
portant changes in the revenue laws OF
the state, are the matters to which at
tention is to be directed, and over
which some lively discussions are ex-
pected.
A system OF uniform accounting was
temporarily decided upon a year ago.
All the counties of the state have
adopted the forms, blanks and books
recommended SO far as feasible con-
sidering the varying circumstances I'M
der which the officers labored. Some
OF these changes have proven advan-
tageous over old methods, although In
detail there is room for still further
Improvement. To perfect, the present
system Is the primary object Of the
meeting.
WELCOMED BY GOVERNOR.
The attendance at the opening ses-
sion was much larger than had beeen
expected owing to the late arrival Of
many of the visitors in the city. State
Accountant G. d. Goaslfnd presided
temporarily, later being elected perma-
nent chairman. After briefly stating
the objects OF the convention he in
troduced Governor f. r. Gooding, who
delivered the address of welcome.
haartilv pOm-
mended the movement, emphasizing
the Importance Of uniform system
OF accounting in the various coun-
ties of the state and pointing out the
mreits of such Il system over the dif-
ferent methods used in the past. AL
ready, he said. the state had proflted
by the efforts exerted in this direction
and he hoped the temporary system
would be further perfected and
adopted.
w. r. Holmes of Bear Lake county
responded in behalf or the auditors.
Governor-elect J. H. Brady of Poca-
tcllo will. it is expected address the
convention later In the week.
SUBJECTS TAKEN UP.
The various branches of the work
connected with the county govern
nlents are to be taken up and con-
sidered in papers which will serve as
basis for discussions and suggestion.
Only one-half Of the buiness as
signed for the sessions yesterday was
taken UP. Subjects omitted will be
treated this morning, the regular pro-
gram In part giving place to them.
combined receipts and Fee Book"
Smith of Lcmhi county and which he
discussed under three subheads,
CLERK, Auditor and Recorders Fees
to Be Collected" Auditors Certiti-
Gates; Placing Money Into Treasury"
and General Ledger Accounts These
topics opened a general discussion
which consumed a greater part of the
session.
w. L. Clifford of Nez Perez county,
spoke on the Assessors Cash Collec
ton Account" Form of Assessors
Report to AUDITOR" and Form Of Tax
Receipt and Quick Method Of Hand
ling Same"
AUDITORS PRESENT.
The various counties are represent
ed as follows: Ada, Will McReynolds;
Bear Lake. William r. Holmes; Bling
ham, H. 3. Curtis, Blaine, w. +.
Horne: Boise. L. r. Dukes; Canyon, o.
j. l. Overman; Kootenai, T. L. Quarles;
Latah, A. p Ramstedt; Lincoln, H. w.
Anderson; Lemhi, w. G. Smith; Nez
Perez, w. l.. Clifford; Oneida, j. j.
Evans: Shoshone. S. P. Fairweather; ,,
Washington. F. E. Smith.
The trial Of Alois Jauernig for the
alleged murder Of William Simmons
on the morning of Sept. A. will be
called at 10 o'clock this morning before
Judge Wood. 1t is possible that a jury
will not be secured from the % tales
men In attendance, and special We
nire may be ordered in which case the
taking of testimony will not likely
commence until Thursday. County
Atty. Koelscll will appear for the
state and Morrison & Pence for the
prisoner.
In the Airdome case. r. S. Shaw VS..
W. S. Walker, et al, Judge Wood
yesterday overruled the city's demur-
rel% to the complaint of the petitioner.
The order enjoining of the city from
dsmantlng the structure at the cor
ner of Main and Sixth streets will
therefore continue In force for the pres
ent.
Four appeals We're filed In the SUI
preme court yesterday in litigation in
priorties to the waters of the
Boise river and which have been pend
ing for years. In the various actions
the Farmers Cooperative Ditch COM
pany Is named as respondent. The app
pellants are the Riverside Irrigation
ditch and the New York Canal COM
panies.
The causes are appealed from the Ada |
county district court for the second |
time, having been previously remand |
ed by the supreme court for trial.
SHORT LINE SURVEYORS.
According to authentic information ]
received in Boise today from Frank d. |
one of the two United States
deputy surveyors having in charge the
surveying of the 100000 acre Twin
Falls runeau tract in south central
idaho, two crews of Oregon Short Line
surveyors are working on the same |
tract, one near Bull and the second at
the extreme western end near Grand
View. establishing lines, 1t is believed,
for the Bull or Minidoka extension of
the Oregon Short Line from Bchl 10
Boise.
& The latest Information relative to the
building of the Minidoka ex-
tension is to the effect that instead of
crossing the main line of the Oregon
Short Line and running north to Boise
the road will extend parallel to the
main line. except that 1t will be on the
south side of the Snake river, to On
tario, where 1t will again connect with !,
The main line of that road This route
will save the railway company the eN-
pense of building costly railroad
bridge over the Snake river The sur
veying parties are not inclined to give
out any Information and it Is doubtful
If the Short Line officials have fully |
determined whether or not to build