Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-01-28
IDAHO WILL VOTE ON PRoHIBI-
TON IN 1916.


ever free state VISA admitted into the
union, a slave state was Immediately
created to maintain the equilibrium and
preserve. the grip. of the slavery oil
garchy in the United States senate. In
Idaho in recent years there has been a
similar race on in the creation of Nor
mon counties. Up to this tine the
Mormons have had the best of the argu-
ment.n
At present the Mormons have II
votes out of 80 in the senate. North
Idaho gets two counties in this case to
the Mormons one but the Mormons IRE
scheming to create three more. So far
the Mormons have secured 5 counties in
the two session of the Legislature and
the Gentiles 4.
Resist Annexation.
Cottonwood intends to resist annexa-
ton of Woodland to Lewis county it
would seem, such news having gone
forth. and the following is taken from
the Boise Capital News of last Satur
day: F@4'-
Attention, members of the third
house! A special wireless from the
"Handle of the Pam has just been re-
ceived' tits as follows: "As the result
of contemplated action by citizens of
Grangeville to have the Woodland sec
ton IN the northern part of Idaho
county annexed to Lewis county, thus
practically destroying Cottonwood s
hope for a division of Idaho county.
which overshadowed all issues at the
last election, at which time Cottonwood
met defeat on this issue, E. l.. Parker.
a prominent merchant of Cottonwood,
left for Boise Saturday to fight against
any such measure, if it is introduced.
Mr.. Parker's selection by Cottonwood
poole to represent them before the leg
islature was the result of mass meet
ing held at that place at which funds
were subscribed to defray expenses
necessary in fighting any such proposed
measure. Annexation of the Woodland
section of Idaho county to Lewis
county would lose to Cottonwood fully
one-third, of the Idaho county vote
favorable to county division, making
Cottonwood thaitcounty seat of the
northern half Of idaho county" gt III
House Investigating Committee.
No results have yet been reached by
the house investigating committee in
its research in connection with the
Carey act trust fund. Indeed, the pro-
ceedings so far could hardly be digni-
fled by the term research, for the COM
mittee has been going over the general
history of the workings of the Carey
act in Idaho and of two or three GER
tain projects, such as the Big Lost
River the West End Twin Falls and
the King Hill. The members say that
this is by way of laying foundation
for their real investigation. Saturday
afternoon B. P. Shawhan, manager for
the state of the King Hill project, was
questioned on the expense of that I'M
dertaking, the present situation, and
the chance of completion of the con
struction work by the state. AT the end
of his testimony the committee went
into executive session to determine
what to do next. 1t adjourned later un-
til Monday.
Bills to Abolish Commissions.
In the past week moves have been
made to abolish the ilities comission,
the tax commission, the state board of
equalization, the insurance commits
sioner, the commissioner of education,
the state superintendent of public in
struetion, one branch of the legislature,
the Albion normal school, part of the |
state health department, part of the
state livestock sanitary board and a
few other so-called "frills.
Alien Ownership Measures.
Before house bill No. % which would
prohibit aliens from owning land in this |
state if they have not declared their |
intention of becoming citizens, becomes
law, it will be necessary for it's spon-
sors to show the bill on the measure by I
committee Will begin next Monday af |
ternoon at O'Clock.
Initiative and Referendum.
A bill to put into force the initiative, |
referendum and recall, which have been
dead letters in the laws of Idaho for
four years was introduced in the house |
by Johnston of Bingham, majority |
leader.
New Primary Bill
Bearing the names of Johnston OF
Bingham, Koelsch of Ada, MCGOWAN
of Latah, Shattuck of Bonneville and
Randall of Nez Perez bill was in
troduced in the house Saturday pro
posing to remodel the direct primary
law. Tt would do away with the direct