Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-28

Governor Alexander today appointed
Fielder Louis Poirier of Blanchard,
Bonner county, a notary public.
The Panama Pacific exposition COM
mission of this state met today and
continued the task of closing up its at
fairs. The commission has property
valued at $1,000 that can be sold and
expects a reparation of 500 or $500
from the Short Line for overcharges
on freight. In addition it has about
$1,000 in cash to turn back to the state.
The ad1utant generals department is
In receipt of No. /, volume /, Of the
"Guardsman," published by Company
C, Second infantry, Idaho National
Guard, at Occur dAlene. The Guards
man" is a three column newsy publ
cation and is in two colors-red and
blue In its official announcement it
says: with this, its initial issue, the
Guardsman wishes to announce it's
entrance into the activities of Company
C. The 'Guardsman will at all times
stand for the better interests of the
National Guard of Idaho and of Com
pany C in particular. 1t expects to re-
cord National Guard news during a
time when such news will be of more
interest and encouragement to the
guard than in many years past. The
'Guardsman' will assume an active part
in the affairs OF the organization and
through it's power for publicity will en-
courage a bigger better and more eff
ficient Company c. The 'Guardsman
asks for your help and support"
The public utility commissions of
Idaho, Oregon and Washington have
agreed that the road mileage basis
of the territory in which the signal
men OF the Oregon Washington Rail-
way & Navigation companys system
operate and to which they are as
signed, should be used as the basis for
division. The original ruling to this
effect was made by the oregon COM
mission.
The deer reported to have been
marooned in the SHOWS in northern
Boundary county appear to be safe and
sound, judging from a letter received
by the fish and game department from
Deputy Harlin, who made an investi-
CATION Of the report He even says
it will not be necessary to feed any
of the deer, judging from present APP
pearances.
The annual report Of the state vet
rinarian's department issued by State
Veterinarian Bodle is now ready for
distribution. 1t is bound in pamphlet
form and contains a general report
| of department, rules and regulations
guarantees, etc. The financial state
ment shows the receipts to have been
$1l,216.S5 for the year and the expen-
ditures $21, 405.53, which is a record In
large receipts and low expenditures.
| If the city of Pocatello wishes to
purchase the water plant and system
of the Pocatello Water company at q
| fair valuation, the company is ready
to sell, or it can secure the same re-
suit by going into the district court
| and under the laws have a valuation
made and purchase it at the court S
| figure. These facts are brought out
in the answer of that company, an in
tervenor, to the application of the city
to the public utilities commission for
a certificate to install a municipal
plant. The answer shows that Alex
i hurry has succeeded to the interests
of James A Murray in the plant and
is now the owner. 1t objects to grant
ing the application because If it is
done the people of Pocatello will be
burdened with a 100000 Indebtedness
and two complete systems will be
given the city, which, 1t is pointed
. In he &c for
a city with $1,000 population, this pop
ulation being given in the answer. The
i Pocatello Water company says 1t is
financially able to give the city the
best service.
Pure Food Commissioner ]. X. White
is somewhat indignant over the attempt
, of Seattle to steal his thunder on the
"buttermilK" slogan he adopted as .
substitute for the hard drinks going the
rounds last year. He Is in receipt OF
information that over in the sound city
some of the soft drink dealers are
, thinking of putting in factories to man
, ufacture buttermilk because the cream.
cries are making pasteurized butter
, and the process which forces all of the
r impurities into the buttermilk. make:
: it unfit for human consumption. Other
creameries are making what is known
as "casein" out of the surplus butter
milk and shipping it east, where it II
. manufactured into imitation ebony
buttons, ornaments and paper sizing
> At any rate buttermilk seems to b.
q very much in demand since the stat'
{ of Washington went dry, but the sug
gestion that it be used as "A substitute
for a drink with kick in it, frs
, came from the Idaho pure food com
2 missioner.
I The public utilities commission is
sued an order today granting the ap
I plication of the Oregon Short Lin
Railroad company for permission t.
waive collection OF certain freigh
charges on 10s carloads of fuel woo'
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