The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-20

BOISE, Jan. Ex-senator Hart's res
olution providing for constitutions
amendment for submission to a vOt
by the people for statewide prohibi
ton making Idaho dry forever afte
May first, 1917 passed the senate to
day under a suspension of the rule
with but one dissenting vote. 1t wa
threshed out in committee of the who'll
at which time Senator Jerome Day o
Latah county offered an amendmen
asking for the insertion of clause
designed to catch bootleggers. Sen
ator Days amendment was to the eff
feet that no person shall have in his
possession at any one time in a periOt
of thirty days more than one gallor
of whiskey and "a quarts of beer This
was voted down because it was hello
that the law was stringent enough as
framed to catch bootleggers.
The Anti-Alien Bill
In the house the anti-alien bill was
introduced providing that an alien
may own land in Idaho but must dis
pose of it after five years ownership.
Representatives Hunter and Bohman
offered measures providing for the
election of road overseers instead of
having them appointed as under the
present system.
Both houses adjourned until tomor-
row.
BOISE, Jan. 20.-Already the wires
are burning up with messages to the
governor from residents of the newly
created Boundary and Benewah coun-
ties who are seeking appointment.
While it is generally understood that
the governor will sign both bills, there
is much uneasiness among the friends
of the measures who fear the governor
may have change of heart. Cover
nor Alexander will, of course, appoint
democrats to all the county offices, but
the states may or may not be cracked
before the announcements are made.
It is understood that in the case of
Benewah county the governor is look
ing to the central committeeman OF
Kootenai county residing within the
boundaries of the new county and
largely on their recommendations will
the appointments be made. The same
is true of Boundary county.
Boundary county is created out of
the northern part of Bonner county
and two years ago passed the house
but was killed in the senate. The bill
creating this county was House bill
No. /, being the first time in the his
tory of the legislature that the ap-
preparation bill was sidetracked for
any other kind of a measure. 1t is
understood to have been permitted as
courtesy to Speaker Conner and
Lieutenant Governor Taylor, both OF
Bonner county.
Bonner county has an assessed valu-
alton of $25,819,0S2. The new county
of Boundary will have an assessed
valuation of s7,O43,86O, leaving in the
old county $18,775,222 The last cen
sus gave Bonner a population of 49,
588. Residents of the county declare
the estimated population now to be
1869. The estimated population of
Boundary county is 4278. The acre
age in Bonner is 2,174,300. The ap-
acreage of Boundary is
921, $40 and the approximate square
miles is 1440 Bonners Ferry is the
principal city and will be the county
seat of Boundary It will include
within it's boundaries Port Hill, Cope
land, Eastport, Addy, Meadow Creek
Lenia, Katka, Crossport, Moravia,
Naples, and Macarthur.
The vital statistics on Kootenai
from which Benewah is being
created show that the present area of
Kootenai is 2025O3 square miles. The
area Of Benewah is 794.35. The as
sessed valuation of Kootenai is $685.
224,889, while the assessed valuation
Of Benewah shows s7,530,082. The
population of present Kootenai is 22,-
749 and the population within the
of the new county is $500.