Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-12
Under the Capitol Dome

The public utilities commission has
finished its hearing into the applica-
ton of the city of .Pocatello for a GER
tificate of public convenience and ne
cessity to install q municipal water
plant The Pocatelio Water company
was permitted to intervene. Evidence
was taken at Pocatello for several days
and the commission then took the ap
plication under Amusement. Axel p.
Ramstedt. president and A. L. Free
hafer, a member of the commission, re-
turned from Pocatello today.
Governor Alexander today appointed
Mrs. Mable Avery as a member of the
state board of examination and regis
tration of graduate nurses.
Notary public appointments were
made today by the governor as fol-
lows: j. p. Reed, of Emmett; F. A.
DeClark. of Emmett, and E. H. Clarke.
Of Pocatello.
State Game Warden Jones received
a telegram today from Franklin X.
Lane, secretary of the interior, an
nouncing that the government will let
Idaho have 80 elk for use in game
preserves in this state Warden Jones
said this afternoon that he had de-
cided to place 20 of the elk in the pre-
serve in Twin Falls and Cassia coun-
ties and rs in Franklin and Oneida
counties. This will dispose of the en-
tire number AS soon as possible the
transfer of the elk will take place.
Owen Swift, deputy with the fish
and game department, reported the
collection of a fine of 800 from Bert
McNab, arrested in Lemhi county on
the charge of killing deer out of sea-
son. The game department proposes
to make an example of those who
violate the laws in this manner.
An application in intervention was
filed with the public utilities COM
mission today in the case entitled the
Village of Roberts versus the Ashton
& st. Anthony Power company, the
Utah Power g. Light company, the
Owsley Carey Act Land & Irrigation
company and the Mud Lake Canal
company.
beaver hide confiscated on a train
in the eastern part of the state by
Deputy Game Warden Mckinley, was
forwarded to the fish and game de-
partment today. The hide was being
taken out of the state by a lady pas
senger. She learned that a game war
den was on the train and leaving the
nIf To-, lie -.
Beaver are protected in this state.
1t will not be necessary to feed deer
in Lemhi county now that the weather
has moderated, was the report made
to the fish and game department from
that county. Instructions were sent
the deputy there to feed the deer il It
was found this was necessary.
There is one Democrat In the state
house at least who believes he ranks
with any Republican in observing the
anniversary of the birth Of Abraham
Lincoln, the martyred president. He
is State Game Warden Jones. Feb. 10
is his birthday. Fifty-two years ago
today the fish and game warden OF
Idaho opened his eyes in Nebraska
Like the great emancipation he was
born on the then frontier of the
| United States
The appeal in the case of William
Cochrane versus M. A. Gilpin, pending
In the supreme court was dismissed
by that tribunal late yesterday.
Articles of Incorporation were filed
with the secretary of state by the Saw
age Tire company OF Monrovia, Cal
The capital stock is given as 1000, 900
Roy Sleighter OF Boise is designated as
the company's Idaho agent
Secretary of State George r. Barker
paid visit to Mountain Home yes
terday, returning last night He was
called there on business matters
Governor Alexander returned this
morning from Gooding and Richneld
where he delivered addresses.
The transfer of the state land de-
partment to the main section of the
capitol building will take place Mon.
day, by which time the necessary i'm
treasurer's office and the corridor
which has been closed.
State Horticultural Inspector Gu,
Graham has commenced the increc.
ton OF shade trees in Boise. Those
trees found infected will be ordered
trimmed and sprayed and IL proper
care is not taken Of them or the in.
spectors' orders are not followed GU
the seriously infected trees will be or.
dered cut down.
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