Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-17

| griffin, who were released from the
penitentiary yesterday. The men have
agreed to go without requisition
papers.
May Yeager has filed suit for di-
vorce from jeremiah Yeager. The
complaint states that they were mar
ried July IA, 1908, and charges ha-
bitual drunkenness and extreme cruel
ty, consisting of assaults and threats
to kill her while Under the influence
of liquor.
l.. W. Slocum, prominent farmer
and gardener of Onwiler. brought to
the city today samples of cantaloupes
as fine as those produced in the ia
nous Payette country Notwlthstand-
ing the late frosts this spring, he has
! had ripe melons for two weeks past,
almost as early as the lower valley
sections.
A cablegram was received in Boise
today from r. II. Johnson, who, with
his family, are at Rotterdam, Holland.
/ He states that he and his family are
well and safe and will arrive home
about August 81. Mr.. Johnson's friends
here have felt considerable anxiety as
to the welfare of himself and family
and many will be pleased to hear that
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The accidental overturning of bot
tie of acid at the Monogram dairy
farm yesterday caused a painful injury
to Charles Hull, who was badly burned
about the shoulder, arm and hand and
also on the face, while he experienced
narrow escape in getting the acid
in his eyes. He was brought to Boise
in an automobile by Mr. aWtson and
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He was then removed to his home and
ing comfortably.
The finding of an old safe this morn
ing while excavating for the founda-
ton for the Booth Pierce building re-
called to old timers an early postof-
flee robbery here, when the office was
located in a brick building on Ban
mock street. recently torn down. Pr
oneers state that the office was robbed
by the postmaster, who disappeared
and was never located. The corner of
the safe was found sticking out of the
ground and the workmen who discov-
cred it thought they had encountered
a treasure.
Owing to the long drought in Ore
gon, which covers practically the en-
tire state, danger from forest fires by
campers is considered so great that
Governor West proposes to issue a
proclamation prohibiting the opening
of the deer season until there Is rain
This report Is brought by a sportman
who just returned from trip to Ore
gon. He reports that the lawns about
Portland are practically all brown and
it is the exception, rather than the
rule to find green lawn.
George BUM, the well-known jew
eler of Boise, received a meager tele-
phone message last evening from his
brother, Edward BUM, that their 40
horsepower automobile had burned
about IA miles from Hill City. The
wires were working SO badly that the
telephone operator had to repeat the
message at this end and Mr.. BUM
does not know whether the loss was
total or not With some friends Mr.
BUM left Boise Sunday morning on
a hunting trip. There was another
automobile in the party and it is like
ly the first party will crowd into that
for the return trip.
The public utilities commission to-
day conducted hearing into the COM
plant of the attorney general against
the Washington Water Power com
pany in which 1t is alleged that the
rates charged for electricity by thai
company in Moscow, tennessee ano
other northern Idaho cities and towns
are excessively high The company is
represented before the commission BY
John P. Gray, its attorney, and Cap
tain E. G. Davis represents the state
of Idaho and the attorney generals
department. Delegations from the var
ious cities involved are also in attend
ance at the hearing.
The grind in municipal court this
morning was light. But two men were
before the bar for being drunk, Glen
Stoddard, who was fined So and costs
and committed, and Harry Slattery
who was before the court Friday and
permitted to go on plea to remain
SOBER He was fined $40 and costs
and committed. Frank Boyce for dis
orderly conduct was fined S. and com
mitted. II. c. Campbell for riding his
bicycle on the sidewalk paid SO and
A. Racindi for a similar offense for
feited 49, A Savitiz put up a So casf
bond to insure his appearance in court
to answer the charge of leaving his
team on the streets for over 10 hours
without feed or water, forfeited the
bond. A. p. Smith has been cited tC
appear in court to answer the charge
of exceeding the speed limit with q