Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-13
Under The Capitol Dome

The Washington Railroad d
Navigation company has filed with the
public utilities commission an applica-
ton TO put into effect a parlor car
fare of rs cents between Harrison and
Wallace, or intermediate stations.
An answer to the petition for a
rehearing has been filed with the pub
lie utilities commission by the Inter-
state Utilities company in the com
plant filed against 1t by the city of
Occur d'Alene. The company claims
that the application for re-hearing is
but an attempt to re-open the case
without any basis whatever and that
no attempt is made to present new
matter. The original complaint in
VolVed the telephone service of the In
terstate Utilities company.
rating table of the auto stage be-
tween Spokane, Wash, and Bayview.
Idaho, has been filed with the public
utilities commission. Fares of from
40 cents to $3.50 are charged for the
stage rides.
committee representing the people
of Salmon has filed with the public
utilities commission complaint
against the mayor and city council OF
that city wherein the service of the
municipal water company is involved.
This case was heard by the commis-
sion while it was at Salmon and the
committee presents its argument. The
city bonded itself for 100000 to pur-
chase the water plant there and ex-
tend it's lines.
Is Arbor day legal holiday? That
is the question which has been raised
before the public utilities commission
by G. II. Griffin, commissioner of the
lntermountain Demurrage bureau at
Salt Lake. He wants to know If Arbor
day can be considered legal holiday
in connection with and as used in rule
of the joint terminal tariff of the
bureau as II applies to Idaho. Har-
riet c. Wood, county superintendent of
the Fremont county schools, who set
April p as Arbor day, is quoted in her
citation of the law by Mr.. Griffin.
N. S. Dills of Pinehurst, county com
missioner of Boise county, is in the
city today and appeared before the
state highway commission in connec-
ton with road matters
The Remington Arms Union Metal
lie Cartridge company OF New York
has announced to Adjutant General
Crow of the Second infantry, IdaM
National Guard, that It will present a
handsome bronze trophy to each state
guard for proficiency In mark smanship.
The trophy is to be known as the Rem
ington Centennial trophy and is to be
perpetual. The consent of the war
department was given to the company
to make the offer. Adjutant General
Crow has accepted the offer. The
trophy stands 80 inches high and is
in workmanship.
Transcript OF appeal was filed in
the supreme court today in the case
of a. F. Livingston versus the Aber-
deem Springfield Canal company The
appeal is from the Sixth judicial dis
trict court for Bingham county. Dam
ages OF $G959.03 is asked by the plain
tiff for flooding OF his lands by the
reservoir and canals.
The state highway commission at
its session today inspected samples
of automobile license plates for the
new year and will probably let a con-
tract for them.
The public utilities commission has
been informed by Philbrick e. Green
wood OF American Falls they are ready
to connect their water system with
nq he
Waterworks company.
W. A. Brodhead Of Mackay, chair
man of the state highway commits
sion, is attending the regular meeting
Of the commission in this city today.
Engineer Booth reported to the COM
mission that the conviets taken from
the penitentiary are now engaged in
road work on the north and south
highway near Whitebird.
The supreme court handed down a
decision late yesterday on the appeal
In the case of w. w. Terrell, A. C.
Taylor and Dan Lester versus the
Occur dAlene & st. Joe Transporta-
ton company. William Dollar and Ezra
B. Whitla, in which the judgment
given the plaintiffs by the lower court
is reversed. The decision was writ
ten by Justice Bulge and concurred
in by his associates. The litigation
involves the landing of the steamship
''Ferreif' at the electric dock at Occur
d'Alene. A permanent injunction was
secured by the transportation COM
pany against Ferrell and others. This
was later dissolved. A disagreement
arose as to the cost of legal services
and an appeal was carried to the su-
preme court.
State Mine Inspector Robert n. Bell
is back at his desk from a trip to the
Occur d'Alenes and other mining sec
tons of the north. He says that ac-
tivity In the mines Is increasing
daily and there is general prosperity in
that section of the state.