Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-09

his appointment as deputy game war
den for Nez Perez county.
Arthur Brissette. of Cottonwood,
will drive a four mule-footed hog
team from that town to San Fran
cisco.
c. w. Hannah, age about As, is sup
posed to have committed suicide at
St Maries by jumping into the st.
Joe river.
Lorenzo d. Jaimson, an aged pio-
neer, veteran of the civil war, died re-
Gently at his old homestead in Idaho,
east of Garfield Wash.
c. f. Miner Of Thompson Falls is
sought by the police for an alleged
scheme by which he deposited 'fic-
titious check and got a good check
for $4,000 from Montana bank.
To relieve the state board of edu-
cation from embarrassment it is con
fronted with in connection with his
salary, President NJ A. Brannon OF
the University of Idaho has placed his
resignation In the hands of the board
this week.
The double telephone service which
has been maintained in the Occur
d'Alenes for several years by the
North Idaho and the Bell Telephone
companies came to an end this week,
when the lines of the North Idaho
company were cut in on the old Bell
system. The combined lines will be
operated as the Interstate Utilities Co
The new law passed by the legis-
lature which prohibits the catching OF
trout in April of each year, applies al
so this year and that it is now in force
The law says: THAT it shall be un
lawful to catch trout in any manner
between the 1st day of April ano
May each year in any of the waters OF
this state except in large lakes ano
navigable streams
I In an open statement issued u
the people of Idaho Governor Moses
Alexander has made his first public
utterance since the adjournment o
+ the recent session of the Legislature
q regarding the saving he claims t
, have made to the state and fulfilmen
I of his campaign promises. He sui
mits evidence in this statement claim
b ing to have saved not only the 81
o 600 900 he promised, but even more.
IS No governor in the history of thi
o state used the veto power as did Co
ernor Alexander. He struck law
right and left, especially those seel
/ n
- been praised and condemned, rid
= culed and arraigned for his actor
. but he asserts he did his duty as
saw it. The appropriation measure
r. that fell before his veto power t
is tailed $267,372. while he signed SIP
of cial appropriation bills carrying Sl2'
sh 7S7.47. His statement follows,
part:
w. "The legislature failed to conso
IN date a single office in the state go
NJ eminent. completely disregarding Il
lii recommendations of the governor
contained in his message, and violi
"A ing party platform pledges. The a
uu clifton of useless offices, boards al
20 commissions resulted in the aboliti
"a of the tax commission, which
Grated at an expense of 10000 |
the biennium. This is the only
duction of an unnecessary office tn
ad the legislature saw fit to make.
es, 'Tn the place of this commissi
he there was created new departme
est to be known as the farm market
Sc rector. which is to be maintained at
cost of $4,000 less for the bienn
"a, period than was the cost OF the
"a commission, making the entire saw
"a in the abolition of all the various II
~ ~ less offices, boards and commissic
au the insignificant sum of $4,000.
There were passed by the tn
teenth session of the legislature
house bills of a general nature,
10 which 81 were approved and AZ
'o' toed; 1O2 senate bills, of which
were approved and 20 vetoed, and Fl
"s general appropriation bills VIII
we're approved in part and veto
en- in part
up whether there is any saving ma
CHI to the state under the present adm
t istration over pervious ones is a qu
ent ton of fact and the evidence is he
yan with submitted so that every one
ish Judge for himself.
Comparisons of Appropriations.
IA The expenses of the state COVE
aw ment for the years 1894 with
leu comparison as set forth for the We
100 1856, as follows.
uo- Appropriations for 1913-14-
ON Direct and continuing.-.-...-..~--.s2, 405. rs
org Bond issues .-.-.-.---.-------.--.--. 5lV'VO
eio Money used Carey act fund. 10000
the ''''''N' ------
Appropriations for 1885, after '
vas of various items - .
nly General appropriation Bills ooy' a
a.. Judicial appropriation bill---:- 2SI'sa
ian Educational appropriation bill 90, 81
ion Caritable penal Institutions S4l 10