Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-19


yet announced In what part OF the state
duct its business or TO what an extent
It's activities are planned.
A new highway district has been
formed in Kootenai county. the Dalton
Gardens Highway district and ac-
cording to the law the first three trus-
tees are appointed from the governors
office. These are named as George e.
Wilson, William Bailey and Roscoe l..
Weeks, all of Occur d'Alene.
In the supreme court the transcript
OF the case OF the city OF Boise in the
name Of the mayor against the Lemp
estate has been filed. This will be re-
membered as the recurring case of the
city attempting to gain ownership of
what is commonly known as the Lernp
triangle. In district court some time
ago the case was decided in favor of
the Lemp estate. Clerk Hart of the
supreme court stated that 1t was an
ticipated that the case would not come
before the supreme court for some
weeks as this court is behind in Its
cases.
In the state library a recent shipment
of 3S volumes OF records Of senate
and several volumes recording Iowa
legislation have been received recently.
Mrs. Balderston, the librarian, states
that there 10 little call for these books
as they are never used by the attorneys
and few people understand that they
are on record at the library. Never
theless 1t requires much time to file
them away and place them SO that
they may be of access when needed.
These reports are sent gratis to the
state. AS many in toto as 1000 books
have been received in the year that
Mrs. Balderston has been in this posi-
ton.
A notarial commission has been
granted to s. F. Scott OF Cassia county.
Commissioner Graham of the public
utilities commission is at the town Of
Wendell investigating the conditions
under which the municipal water
works are operating.
In the final accounting Of the call of
March z for the amount of. deposit on
hand in the state banks, the total de-
posts are $20,350, Ss1.2s. Comparing
these figures with the call of Nov. z,
1915. there is shown an increase of
$207, 1883. Commissioner Hit states
that he considers this healthy show
ing, as. the call at March did not
include the amounts which are an
nually gathered in the banks prior to
the payment of taxes.
State Mine Inspector Bell is in the
vicinity Of Idaho Falls examining de-
post of sodium nitrate.
Among the educators of Idaho who
are in attendance at the Inland Empire
Teachers association are %. ID. Center,
head of the agricultural extension de-
partment, and T. w. Potter, of the
boys and girls work in that depart
ment. There has call been sent out
to the extension workers of the north
west by T. J. NewbilI of the Wash
ington State college at Pullman. ask
ing them to meet at this convention
for the purpose of organizing an as
ISOLATION of extension workers. Pro-
lessor Center will read a paper before
this body on the subject, 1.-THE Advisa-
bility of Interstate Cooperation
Among Extension Workers
The movable schools conducted by
the extension department of the state
have concluded their work
for this season. 1t is estimated that
the farmers are too busy during the
spring and summer to attend the ses-
sions. The workers in the schools are
now engaged in their special works of
and examination, and
in preparing the accompanying printed
matter and manuscripts.
A report has come from Spokane
that Lieutenant Governor Herman H.
Taylor had formerly announced his
candidacy for the nomination of COVER
nor on the Republican ticket. His
platform is given with the following
points: Long time loans; speedier
disposition of the state lands; not in
favor of stopping the purchase of
school bonds by the state; uniform
system of accounting for both Ctate
and counties; financial support for the
state militia and workmen's compen-
sation law.
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