Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-28
Under the Capitol Dome

capitol Dome
shipped from the Barber mill of the
Boise -Payette Lumber company, prior
to Jan. s, 1916. The wood was shipped
to Boise and under an agreement be-
tween the lumber company and COM
mon carrier So car was to be charged
An error was made in the publication
| of the tariff which gave a rate or SIS
, per car applicable to cord wood from
Barber junction to Boise, with $3.50
per car switch charges, making a total
charge per car Of $3.50. The commits
sion permits the railroad company to
waive collection of a portion of the
| charges assessed against the lumber
company, amounting to 1910.
The supreme court heard argument
today on the appeal in the case of Neu-
man versus the Great Shoshone & Twin
| Falls Water Power company. litigation
involving damages for property burned.
Benewah is one OF the few new coun-
ties where a tax reduction was accom-
|
This fact became known yesterday
when j. p Moran, who was at the
statehouse calling on officials. stated
that taxes were lower in Benewah
county last year than the preceding
year when it was part of Kootenai
county. Mr.. Moran is a member Of
the, board of county commissioners of
Benewah county.
! The public utilities commission set
Feb. as the date for hearing the rate
case for millers on application of the
Southern Idaho Milers' association.
The hearing will take place at Poca-
| tello. on Jan. 81 the commission will
hear the applications for certificates to
install gas plants in Idaho Falls, the
commission making the trip to that
city. On Feb. the commission will
hear the application of the city OF Po-
catello for a certificate to install mu
nicipal water plant.
The Western Union Mining company
has filed articles of incorporation
with the secretary of state. The COM
pany has its headquarters at Wallace.
1t is capitalized for 100000. The in
corporators are: d. H. Anderson, Spo-
kane; ]. e. Burbank. Cheney, Wash;
George w. Allen. Seattle; William
Holm, Wallace; William Bjorklund,
Wallace; Ereclz Hogman. Wallace, and
Russell F. Collins, Spokane.
The printed reports of the secretary
OF state covering the year 1915 have
been received. In fact all departments
of state required to issue annual re-
ports are getting them ready for dis
tribution.
H. e. Armstrong Of Boise county
has been appointed a notary public
by Governor Alexander and his com
mission was issued by the secretary
of state.
The state fish and game department
announces the 1916 licenses will be
ready for distribution over the state
Feb. 10. The 1915 licenses do not ex-
pire until March 81 of the present year
but this need not prevent purchase of
the 1916 licenses when they are issued
as they will be good from the date OF
purchase until March 81, 1917 The
colors of the licenses have been
changed this year The residence H.
cense is in golden rod color; the class
d or nonresident is in white; the 10-t
or bird license in blue and the 1o-c or
non residence license is in pink
Summer schools will be held this
summer in all of the state institutions
with the exception OF Lewiston which
will hold a joint session at Moscow
This was decided by the state board OF
education in session here this week. II
was also decided to hold a summer
school in Boise with Superintendent
Rose in charge
State officials have been notified OF
an interesting suit instituted in Ne7
Percc county this week. The govern
: ment has brought action against II
Hazen assessor; R. n. Wright, audi
tor, and George S. Watson, James
! Aleck Ferris and Leroy j. Southwick
: commissioners, to prevent the collec-
ton of taxes on lots owned by Ne7
: Perez Indians in the village of Lapwai
and asking the court to declare void
assessments made against lots owned
by Emma Lindsey sam. Hattie Davis
and Paul Eneas, Nez Perez Indians
The records show that these lots were
at one time owned by whites and tax
able and were purchased by the In
u dams from white owners. The allega-
: ton of the government Is that the lots
3 were purchased with trust money de-
> rived from trust lands not taxable anc
! therefore as under the ownership of the
{ Indians nontaXable.
The Register. Idaho Falls. has this
c to say regarding the farm markets
II bureau and its first years existence:
1.-THE Idaho department OF markets