Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-09-01
BREVTTIES


odd Fellows building to rooms 442-3
Yates building.
Webb ~ Reeves, former chief of po-
lice, has purchased the Central cigar
store, which he formerly owned, and
has again taken charge of the business
C. E. Robinson and family, Mrs
Whitney, Mrs. Hillock, Mrs. Breasted
and Mrs. LaValley and daughter have
returned from an extended outing on
the coast.
Captain e. o. Phillips Of the Boise
police department is taking a Is days
vaaction and has gone to Smiths
prairie, near Hill City, to visit his
daughter.
On a bid of $4,000 Charles Blomgren
was yesterday awarded the contract
for adding six bath rooms and building
a place for heating plant for the
Sherman house.
A business meeting of the guild of
Grace church will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home
of Mrs. George e. Moore, 1905 East
Washington street.
B. Cronin was taken to st. Alphon-
sus hospital yesterday for treatment
Mr.. Cronin has been ailing for some
time but refused to give up his work
until forced to do So
At the open forum at Columbia park
Wednesday night, the noted educator
and boy specialist. DR.. ]. Adam Puffer
of Boston, Mass, is to speak on the
topic, Boy Leadership
Frank c. Annett, delegate from
n
ical union session at Providence, r. l.,
arrived home yesterday. He spent
several weeks in the east visiting diff
ferent cities.
The report of Chief of Police Robin
son to the council this afternoon shows
that during August there were 159 ar
rests and that fines were collected in
the sum of $685.. Forty-six days work
was done for the city by prisoners be-
ing confined.
The annual picnic of the Wright Con-
gregational Sunday school will be held
Wednesday on the Franklin school
grounds. A program will be rendered
at Q o'clock after which games will be
played until the picnic supper is served
at 6 o'clock. A general invitation is
extended to all in the church, congre-
cation and community.
The road to Idaho City is reported to
be in the worst condition in years by
e. II. Beggs, the veteran Idaho stage
owner, who now drives an auto stage
to the basin. Heavy teams hauling
material for the new railroad and the
long dry spell have injured the road
badly. he states, and it cannot be put
into condition until rain comes.
The meeting held at Star last night
under the auspices of the Idaho State
Humane society was largely attended
and a decided success in every way.
The Colorado pictures were shown and
greatly enjoyed by those present. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Miss Marie
/. d. Irwin, secretary treasurer, and
Miss Margaret Roberts, vice president
of the society, and M. S. Parker, hui
name officer at large.
An entire car load of catalogues from
the Chicago mail order house of Sears
Roebuck & Co. was received in Boise
last week by freight and they are be-
ing distributed throughout this terri
tory by the local post office. The ship
ment of catalogues is said to be the
largest ever sent west. By making the
shipment in a car considerable expense
was saved to the company as by mail
ing them here but few Of them will go
out of the first zone.
John Shafer and AL Lampshler, who
were arrested some time ago on
charge of larceny from the person upon
complaint of Mr.. Huffman from whom
they snatched $40. 1t was alleged, near
Seventh and Grove streets, were yes
terday permitted to plead guilty to
simple assault charge and each re-
ceived ID days in the county jail The
sentence was pronounced by Judge
Bower and the change in the charge
against them was made because of lack
of evidence to warrant a conviction on
the more serious charge.
That the Rawls Case company of
Boise stand an excellent chance of
winning the sales contest of the Sat
urday Evening Post and secure the trip
to tho worlds series, Is the report re-
ceived by the company from the Cur
tbs Publishing company. Although in
the contest with news dealers in large
cities, the company recently stood third
in the contest and has recently made
wonderful strides in sales of the Post.
Friday is to be registration day for
students of the high school. Principal
c. Il. Rose requests those who have
attended the high school previously
and have their advisers chosen TO
come to the Tenth street entrance of
the east wing. Students entering the
school for the first time are to come
to the south entrance of the east wing
Under the ruling of the board students
residing outside of the district are re-
quired to pay IL weeks in advance be-
fore they can register.
DR.. Hector Mcpherson OF the agri-
cultural college of Corvallis. Ore, and
a member of the commission sent
abroad by the United States govern
ment to study agricultural conditions
and credits, will speak IN Boise Thurs
day night at the Commercial club
rooms. The lecture will be accom-
panied by slides taken on the trip and
is free. DR.. Pherson is giving q series
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