Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-07-26
COURT CASE ARISES
OUT Of STRENUOUS
POWER WAR
ha|HN~ BRING SUR AGAINST
NtNN AND OTHER BEAVER
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The ortai shoshoae 8 Twin
Pals WMer Power company has
brought soA ia the district court q
Lincoln County against The Beaver
River rover compaas, snd J. /.
Mum a. president aaa divers Of me
officers u ihe latter concern for
and destroying a high iensio' pow
or llns belonging 10 the iarmef
company on a right Of way across
ihs old King HiH Extension Carey
aci project. l.. N. Dug, sheriff o.
tlis county with she aid Of two
local detectives, succeeded 10 getting
service 81 Mr. Num- when BE- was
lnroise Tic early part Of The week
The sheriff and lhe two detectives
waited ali day Tor the president Of
The Beaver River Power company
10 appear 30 ihe hotel. and
n lhe evening went np % q room
occupied b. other members Of 'he
Beaver River Power company. and
effected he service 81 the papers
h the case.
Tear Down Power House.
u ihe complmni he 0reai sho-
shone s. Twin Falls company
which is Kuhn concern alleges
that employees % Tho Beaver River
company. under me direction Of T..
l.. Nuns and 4 T. Wopdhouse and
other Officers 81 iho concern. tore
down and destroyed a large part Of
ihe fafmor eonpany's high tension
pos line between Glenas Ferry
and Ae0nlainhome.
A. Il. Woodhouse. who Is said lu /
- director b. lhe Beaver River /
com ny. was Indicted 10 The Dis
lric. court 81 Lincoln County under
section 1iU Of ihe penal code Of
DE state which prohibits mo re-
moving 81 Use wires Of power COM
pRnies from poles OF brackets or
from buildings % which they may
De fastened unless 20 days notice
s. siyeu % lhc power company
and then the work must be done
rs export Wofkmea The penalty
for violation Of TIE section Is q
fine no, 90 exceed 500 or imprisoa-
meni Ii the peuiieniiary moi to ex-
ceed 10 years.
Gels OFF With a Fine.
Air. Moodhousc when arraigned
ln court pleaded guilty and the
court anon being requested By at
torness fef both sides of the con-
iroyerss noi 10 pfliei a term Of !
imprisonment .fioed Woodhouse lhe
sum ol sioo for having directed the
removal 81 The Wires Of the Great +
Shoshone COMPANY
some time ago iho federal court /,
issued 90 hionelion prohibiting the +
Beaver River company from inter s.
ferins Wllh The wires Of the Great 4
Shoshons company over the stretch
on the King 1854 Extension Cares
set project The line had been oul n
Tor months over lhe old Carey act 8.
et0ler ap0 when g went out OF n
existence lhe Beaver Aisor COM c'
paup secured lhe REIMBURSEMENT OF hl
ne land from iae slate land board d
4 g. said ny lhe attorneys Tor ihe 81
Great shoshooe company shat the IS
8eate River company attempted q,
b enter This land a. public land By ih
fling an entry n lhe United States "a
and office but that ihe entry was "a
refused and then the heaver River 81
company took possession anyway e'
rte power plant Of the company is
iaid 90 be situated upon land
shich has been withdrawn By the ns
government as a power site. and "a
here Is a case pending Ia the dis I.
Ficl court now 10 determine the ~
tile 10 ihis.The water rights Of the
Beaver River company are gbeine
'pn'esied IN The district court Of ~,
Aacoln County by The Kuhn inter- \.
.s.s and The csss will como up FOR Al
rial within short time. %
Wants Damages Also.
The Great Shoshore company =
liso asks 6emases for she cutting OF
he wires and leaving Mountain
zone without light