Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-20
Under the Capitol Dome

The public utilities commission today
granted an application made by the
Oregon & Washington Railroad &
Navigation company to issue sup
plement tariff on less than statutory
notice relating to increased demur-
rage charges.
Barney F1emblatt, representing
was caller at the farm markets bu-
reau today.
State Game Warden Jones spent
Sunday at Gooding. He was back at
his desk this morning and when seen
declared that everything was as good
as could be expected considering the
recent general election.
The public utilities commission con-
Quoted hearing today on the APP
plication of w. ID. Wilcox to assign
the certificate of convenience and ne
cessity he received some months ago
to install a gas plant and distribut-
ing system in the city of Idaho Falls
to the East Idaho Gas company just
organized to take over the property.
MIR. Wilcox is president of the COM
pany. 1t Is capitalized for s125, 000
He was present before the commission
in person. The application was taken
under Amusement Mr.. Wilcox claim
ed that the orders of the commission
have been compiled with in every re-
spect as set forth at the time the GER
tificate was granted.
Mrs, Lydia Gallup was badly injured
yesterday near Lorenzo as the result
Of the horse and buggy she was driv-
ing colliding with an extra west bound
freight train. L. II. Knickerbocker of
the Oregon Short Line Railway COM
pany, wired the public utilities com
mission. The engine of the train
struck the horse and buggy at cross
ing east of a switch. The horse was
killed the buggy demolished and Mrs.
Gallup was thrown out and badly in
jured. She was hurried to Rigby for
medical attention.
Leonard Way, rate expert with the
public utilities commission, will prob
ably leave for Minneapolis, MINI. to
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rate case hearing as a representative
of the public utilities commission.
Funds to meet the expenses of the trip
were raised today by growers and 9TH
ers interested. Mr. Way will Just have
time to reach Minneapolis in time for
the hearing. The Idaho commission
has interviewed.
Eha tofa Io,,
this afternoon considering southern
Idaho project matters, including the
| West End Twin Falls project, over
which there was a election contro-
versy. The board voted to cancel the
contract of the company with the state
but later on the request of Mr.. Mere.
dith the matter was held open. Mr.
Meredith was candidate for governor
| on the Democratic ticket in Iowa but
was unsuccessful
The controversy aroused some little
| interest due to the nature. of the at
tack made. The West End project has
been in trouble for some time owing to
lack of finances and the project has
never been completed. There is now
some hope that the funds will be rails
ed to properly finance it, Other mat
tiers will also be taken up by the board
Articles of Incorporation for the Gem
! State Motor company were filed with
the secretary of state. e. c. Pfaffle.
/. F. Bowler and w. II. Davidson are
the incorporators. The capital stock
is given as $4,000 and Boise is named
, as the principal place of business.
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Petitions are again reaching the gov
/ ernor asking him to use his good Of
fices for the return of the Second Idaho
regiment. Similar petitions have been
| forwarded to Senators Borah and
Brady and Congressman Smith and
| McCracken. The latest petition is from
Occur d. Alene.
State officials are interested in the
following summary of proposed i'm
provements for the University of Ida
no for which the next Legislature will
be asked to make liberal appropria-
ton. taken from the Star Mirror, Mos
COW:
| At recent meeting of the execu-