Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-14
Under The Capitol Dome


state Veterinarian Bodle has gone To
Idaho Falls. Pocatello and other
points in the southeast on department
business.
state Bank Examiner Hit has is-
sued a call to all state banks In the
state to report their financial condi-
ton up to and including March z.
The public utilities commission to-
day granted an application for GER
tIficate OF convenience and necessity
to the Boise Valley Traction company
to make physical connection OF its
lines with the Oregon Short Line rail-
road company at Eleventh and Front
streets in Nampa. These two roads
have reached an agreement for the
connection which will be Of mutual
benefit to both in the transfer of
freight. The traction company will
secure franchise from the council at
Nampa covering the connection.
Governor Alexander will deliver an
address at the Lone Tree school house
tomorrow night.
Requlsition papers have been issued
by the governor on the application of
the prosecuting attorney of Jefferson
county, for the return to Idaho OF w.
r. Cobb to answer the charge OF forg :.
cry. He raised a check from $1.25 to
s4O25. Cobb is now under arrest at
Salt Lake.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad has made application to the
public utilities commission to cancel
its rates on buffalo, elk and deer meat
in northern Idaho points because there
is no likelihood OF any movement.
Military preparedness is not at al.
new to Company II, Second infantry,
Idaho National Guard. This was dem
onstrated last night when in it's full
strength that company was inspected
by Governor Alexander before the state
capitol, on the orders Of the command
er-in-c chief.
An appeal was carried 70 the SUI
preme court in the case Of drainage
district No. ! of Canyon county versus
the Farmers Cooperative canal and
Noble Ditch company. The appeal is
from tire Judgment entered in the
Seventh judicial district court for
Canyon county where circumstances
from benedciaries or the defendants to
paying part of the cost for the crea-
ton Of drainage district were sus-
tanned.
The supreme court handed down two
decisions last night. The first affirms
the judgement given for the plaintiff
In the Seventh judicial district court
for Canyon county in the case Of l..
Jensen versus c. u. Bumgarner and G.
G. Baker. This is the case which came
up on rehearing and which when de-
cided several years ago caused some
interest because Judge Bulge scored
the bringing of cases involving so
small amount to the last court OF resort
in this state. N its opinion the su-
preme court afflrrns the judgement
given Jensen or 5000 for labor. The
second decision is In the case OF = w.
Tucker versus Palmberg & Mattson,
an action to recover damages for per-
sonal injuries In which Tucker receiy-
ed a judgement for $4,000. He was in
iured while working on the federal
building erected at the Gate city
State Game Warden Jones left last
night for northern Idaho to spend three
weeks on department business. He
will visit the hatcheries at Standpoint
and Occur d Aiene and attend to the
matter Of leases in the Hepburn park.
northern Idaho.s playground. the pro-
perty Of the state. This park was paid
for by the fish and game department
last year. The board having It In
charge. of which Governor Alexander
Is the chairman, limited the period of
leases to Ave years with all leases OPP
tionai for cancellation by the board at
any time before expiration. All the
new leases will be so made out. The
board does not wish to tie up the
lands in the para permanently to the
exclusion of those Idahoans wishing to
visit II. The demand for leases have
been heavy and those securing the
leases have in some instances erected
permanent homes and are residing In
tine park almost exclusively.
This public utilities commission is in
receipt Of notification from the Pa
eific Telephone & Telegraph company
operating in northern Idaho to the
effect it had reduced the toll rates be-
tween Troy and Kendrtck to from rs
cents for the first initial period OF
conversation to 10 cents for tae first
minute and Ave cents for eash addl-
tional minute Of conversation. Com
plant was lodged with the public ntil-
tiles commission against the toll rates.
While in northern Idaho the commits
sion had a conference with representa-
lives OIL the company and he COM
plant wac threshed out. the re tilt be-
ing the reduction. This is the first
step towards securing lower rates for
telephone service In the territory serv-
ed by the company. It means that q
uniform schedule OF rates will rlti-
mately result which is not the case at
the present time. The new rate Is ef-
fective March 81.