Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-01-01
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

State Horticultural Inspector c. K.
Macy has filed his report, showing
that out of his appropriation of S40,-
052 he expended s3S,91S during the
least two years, leaving a balance of
s1133.
The state tax commission has filed
its report showing that for the last
two years it expended S14,62S, or $5371
less than the legislature appropriated.
The board asks $4,000 for the coming
two years.
State Veterinarian V. c. White has
filed a report showing that his depart
ment cost the state s42,761. The esti
mate of the next two years is S62, 800.
The increased expenditure is said to
be due largely to an epidemic of hog
cholera
Roy Jackson, a young man living
three miles southeast of Vollmer, is
dead as the result of fractured skull
received in a runaway Saturday. He
had been in town and was returning
| dlOHt, WuGu Ills lcdlu bCtdhiC liiShe
ened He was thrown from the buggy.
State Mine Inspector Robert N. Bell
has filed a report showing that the
blue sky law in Idaho was dead let
ter during the last two years because
the legislature that had passed the
blue sky law failed to make an appro-
priation to put the law into effect.
The coroner's jury at Wallace which
investigated the death of David
Shearer and George Mccarthy, who
were instantly killed ON the 1600-foot
level of the Grenn-Hill Cleveland mine,
rendered a verdict that the men came
to their death through an unavoidable
accident.
Judge Carl Davis of the Third judi
cial district, Boise, Ada county, has
sent to the state supreme court recon-
mendations whereby sweeping cuts in
the cost of Idaho courts may be made
in accordance with a requirement OF
the constitution of Idaho. The recon-
mendation also carries other reforms
in court procedure that would be nota
Bile.
The Idaho state public utilities com
mission report covers its existence
from May 8, 1913, to June 30, 1914
The report says that IL of the II
steam railroads operating in the state
filed reports showing that for the veal
ended June 80, 1914, their gross rev
enues within the state were $20,606,
sos; operating expenses, $11.133,975
net revenue, S9,472,S33.
The doors of the Idaho state peni
Tertiary opened Saturday and CLOSED
to retain Fred M. Coleman, forme
deputy state treasurer, to serve from
two and one-half to 10 years at hare
, labor He created sensation b,
pleading guilty to the theft of $4,000
from the vaults of the state treasur.
while deputy under o. V. Allen, VIII
pleaded guilty a month ago to the EN-
bezzlement of 100000 from the treas
ury, and is now serving a sentence o
from five to 10 years.
= The state board of land commission
, ers, allowed s122,OOO for the last tw
e years, has filed it's report with tn
J. state auditor. OF the maintenance
e fund of $4,000 the board spent $5S
143; say that all of the appropriation
$4,000, for inspections, selections an
care of classified lands was spent
', that % cents remains of $4,000 Sc
= aside for timber fire protection; thu
D. all of the $4,000 for legal fees wa
spent. For the coming two years tn
board estimates the expense at $500
for general maintenance, $4,000 Il
y timber fire protection and $500 IL
mortgage foreclosures.
Reports of their expenditures IL
the two years ended Dec /, 1914, an
estimates for the needs of their d
D partments for the coming two yea
IL have been filed by Governor John
D Haines, Attorney General j. H. Pete
y son and Superintendent of Public /
a struction Miss GRANGE Shepard.
lie For the last two years the repor
is were as follows Governor apr
lie priation, $22,SO0; expenditure. So
1872; attorney general, appropriate
lie $4,000; expenditures. $26,496; publ
Ly instruction, appropriation, 1885
r. expenditure, $17,955; capitol buildil
lie commission, appropriation, $4,000
expenditure s57,357.
W For the coming two years the es
ne mates show that the governor and {
lie torney general will require the sar
"a sums they had during the last t'
q years, the capitol building commissi
40 will require $4,000 more and the pl
gu lie instruction department will
an taken care of by the budget of t
70 state board of education.
The governors salary for two yea
is 100000; secretary, $4,000; attorn
or generals salary, $1,000; assistant
90 torneys and stenographers, S15,5