Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-22
Under the Capitol Dome

Un0er inc IdpltOl DOlIlC
Notary public appointments we're
made today as follows: Paris Martin,
Boise; o. A. Snow, Boise.
Governor Alexander delivered a
Washington Grafton today at Bow
mont, returning to the city late this
afternoon.
There we're many visitors at the
state capitol building today and the
big edifice was not only inspected
from the inside but amateur photog-
raphers were busy on the outside.
Washington birthday stories were
going the rounds at the state house
today. One of the members of the Of
fetal family said that his grandson
had been cautioned by his grandmoth-
err not to eat candy before his meals.
The other day the little fellow came
into the room where his grandmother
was. He had a small box of candy in
his hand which he was looking at
him of her warning about eating
candy and demanded to know If he
had been dsobeying her. The little
fellow did not answer Immediately.
When the question was repeated he re-
Piled haltingly, II can hardly tell the
truth about that grandma"
An appeal was filed in the supreme
court today in the case of Boise City
versus the National Surety company
The appeal is from the Judgment CIV
en- the plaintiff in the Third judicia
district court for Ada county, Judge
Carl A. Davis presiding. This case
involves collection on the part of the
city of moneys expended for certain
improvements in sewer district No. III
in this city 1t is recited in the city's
complaint that the council of Boise
entered into a contract with the Re
lance Construction company May 10
1915 for the installation of a latera
sewer in that district; that the com
pany installed the sewer system; tina
certain resolutions were passed by thu
city providing for its inspection anC
an agreement had by which the con
tracing company was to perform Ger
tain work on the system after its in
stallation il it was needed The cit.
alleged that the company did not fol
low the terms of the contract and tina
certain work was not done which tn
city had to do at cost of $2793. TIL
construction company gave a $500
surety bond. The city brought suit t
recover under the bond from tn
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The district court gave the city
judgment for sl,5S6.25.
NJ. L. Dean state hortlculturalist 70
Montana with headquarters at Mis-
| soula, Is in the city today the CUES
OF State Horticultural Inspector Ora
? ham. He called in at Boise to consul
1 with the Idaho inspector on the wor
a OF thei9 respective departments an
q to meet the governor I'VE have had
N said Mr.. Dean, "a rather cold Wintt
in some parts Of Montana but when
left home there were signs of sprin
:. and most of the snow had disappear
ed. Somewhat of an injustice is beir
+ done our state through the cold Weatf
r er reports sent out from Havre. TT
p government weather station is locate
q there and as the altitude is high and
q is an open country the mercury
course drops during the winter. TT
= result is the reports from the static
: are sent all over the country and pet
n pie generally believe Montana Is abo
v the coolest place in the world. Out
20 the contrary is true. There are maj
10 parts of Montana which have a We
y mild and certainly a most agreeah
\, climate. We raise all kinds of fri
n and should have very good year tn
r season"
20 State Bank Commissioner q. r. II
If left this morning for Kansas City a.
re Chicago. He was accompanied
+ Mrs. Hit who will visit relatives
the east.
An answer to the complaint of [
village of Roberts has been filed wi
hit the public utilities commission by I
he Ashton & ST. Anthony Power compal
D. Denial is entered to the charge IL
y. company promised to complete its c
n tension in that village before May
n. 1916.
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The state house was all but desert