The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-12-29
JUICY PLUMS
PASSED AROUND
BOURBONS FALL INTO GOOD PO-
SITIONS AT STATE HOUSE
MONDAY
inaugural Ceremonies For State Offic-
.ials Monday-Interesting Land
Board Report

BOISE, Ida, Dec. 29.-(Special.) -
y 1t was announced today that F. S.
Hartman of Richfield, is to be chief
RI clerk in the department of the secre-
n tary of state under w. T. Dougherty,
h secretary of state-elect. The position
\ pays $25OO per annum. George l..
West of Boise is to be named clerk IN
the same office in charge of the high
Il way commission work at a salary of
$148o per annum. Miss Ryan and
Miss Burr, both of Boise, are to be
stenographers in the same office at
$1,000 per annum each.
Bonner County Slate
The democrats of Bonner county
shave number of candidates for vari-
GUS appointive positions and have
! made their wants known to state Of
| ficials They have all been indorsed
| by the county central committee. The
| list is as follows: Auditor in the
public utilities commission depart
ment, w. R. Seymour; deputy warden
at the penitentiary, j. A. Adams; trav
cling guard of the penitentiary, Ed
ward Bexler; state travelling librarian,
Miss Oma Cord.
4 The Inaugural Ceremonies
N The inaugural ceremonies ushering
kiHto office the state officials elected to
Executive departments of the state
Egovernment, will start promptly at
&0:10 o'clock Monday morning, Jan
Mary /, 1917, in the house of repre-
Sentatives in the capitol annex. Adju-
ant General c. S. Moody will have
khasge of the arrangements. The pub
ic is invited to be present.
Chief Justice Alfred Bulge will ad-
minister the oath to the officials in
lud1ng Governor Moses Alexander,
Attorney General T. A. Walters, Sec
Yetary of State W. T. Dougherty,
State Treasurer John w. Eagleson, ]
State Auditor Clarence Van Deusen, |
Mate Superintendent of Public In |
kruction Miss Ethel E. Redfield, and |
Rates Mine Inspector Bell.
Land Board Report
M'The state land department did real
md office business in 1916. judging
pm figures contained in the biennial /
Mort The total cash receipts
Mounted to s1,569,52197. Land and
nber brought in $713,264.03; bonds
ID loans, $179, ,245.41; interest, $751;
F.43; rentals, s25,23SO8; Carey act
nds5 $18,986.59 and fees, $7158.67.
The number of acres under lease or
fetAed by lease in the state runs up
the grand total of 1,318.510.63, and
e amount of revenue derived from
ese leases amounts to $247,254.01.
aho also decided 19,987.50 acres and
principal involved in these deed
lands amounts to $318,836.81. The
erest was $102,O57.32.
States Land Grants
The status of dIaho's congressional
I'D grants Dec. 1, 1916, is as follows:
InsAne asylum-Acreage granted,
900; selected, 49,994.S4; clearlisted,
,99484
Public buildings = Acreage granted
,0O0r selected, 81 ,9SS.SO; clearlisted,
,S88S0.
Normal school = Acreage granted,
DO 600; selected, 99,980.26 clearlist-
ID, ss,5so.2s.
Charitable institutions = Acreage
ranted, 10000; selected, 149, ,996.5S
learlisted, 149,91759.
Scic1tific school Acreage granted,
90 900; selected, 1O0,2S9.19; clear
sted, 99,472.19.
Agricultural college - Acreage
ranted, 100000; selected, 9674259;
earlisted, 89,949.82.
Penitentiary-Ac granted, So ,
b; selected, 50,462.70 cleariisted, !
l04174
University-( -(state)-Acreage grant {
50,OOO selected, 49,98S.34; clear s
tied, 49,98S.34.
university territory - Acreage f
hnted, 46,O80; selected, 46.077.23;
arlisted, 46,O37.23.
LAWSON IN CONFERENCE