Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-27
BREVTTIES

Governor and Mrs. John M. Haines
returned this afternoon from a week
end at the Payette lakes.
Miss Grace Doyle has returned from
Asheville, N. c.. for few weeks visit
with her mother, Mrs. A. L. Webb. She
arrived in Boise on Friday.
Fred Coleman, former deputy state
treasurer, now located in Portland, is
in Boise visiting friends and prepar-
ing to move his family to the Rose
city.
Ira Smith and family, N. Marland
and family, Mrs. w. II. McGuffin and
daughter and Mrs. Barton have re-
turned from a several weeks outing in
Bear valley.
A hearing is being had before Pro-
bate Judge Dunbar this afternoon as to
the sanity of William Denton, the street
preacher against whom complaint was
made last week.
The Mitchell. Lewis & Staver COM
pany has taken out a permit to build
warehouse on Borah street between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets, at a
cost of $1,000. The firm will move its
stock there and conduct business from
that point.
The annual picnic OF the members
of the Sunday school of the Baptist
church will be held tomorrow at Pierce
park. Two special cars will take the
picnickers to the grounds at 10 o'clock
Those desiring to go later can do so
on regular cars. A program of sports
followed by a basket dinner is the
order of the day.
Sherman futile and Paddy Smith
each forfeited IS cash bond in munich
pal court this morning. Both were ar
rested Saturday night for being drunk
and were released on bonds Ben
Richardson and JOY Joyce arrested on
similar offense, were given a severe
lecture by the court and their fines sus-
pended during good behavior.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman G. King and
daughter, Mary, left today for Winni-
peg, Canada, where Mr.. King will be
one of the representatives from Idaho
to the supreme lodge of the Knights Of
Pythias, which convenes In the Canad-
ian city Aug. A. They will make the
trip north via Spokane and return via
Montana making a trip through yell
lowstone park.
Two hundred tons OF hay went up in
smoke last night and this morning on
the J. w. Brose ranch, three miles west
of the city. Spontaneous Combustion Is
supposed to have been the cause Of the
blaze which started at 1890 o'clock
last night. 1t was past the noon hour
today before the fire died down leav-
| ing only a heap of ashes where the big
stacks stood. The loss is estimated at
$1,000 and no insurance was carried.
Petitions signed by some 100 users of
mail on the proposed route have been
forwarded to Washington asking for
the establishment of an additional
rural delivery route from Boise. The
proposed route extends southeasterly
from Boise along the present route Of
the Mayheld stage and mail route and,
il approved. will supply these resi-
dents with a daily mail instead of a
twice-a- week service as at present
from the Mayfied route.
Postmaster Davis has received au-
thorization to ask for bids for placing
screens at the windows of the federal
building to keep out the pestiferous and
dangerous fly. He has had this matter
up with the department almost ever
since he took office, but 1t has been
only recently that he has succeeded
in securing the necessary authorization
backed by plans and specifications,
copies of which have been sent to him
for the use of prospective bidders.
Bosses new sign nuisance is now IN
effect and all inflammable signs must
come down at once. city Building In
spector w. L. Hammond has been busy
today notifying business men who have
up signs which conflict with the ordi-
nance and all will be taken down some
time this week. Copies OF the new ordl-
nance can be secured from the build
ing inspectors office and he advises all
not familiar with IL to secure a copy
as it is to be enforced to the letter.
The nomination Of George w. Ball to