Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-19

The state board of examiners held
short session with the state auditor
today and inspected and approved a |
number of claims filed against the
state.
The public utilities commission con-
Quoted a hearing this morning into
the complaint OF the village of Roberts
against the Ashton & st. Anthony
Power company. The Utah Power &
Light company, the Mud Lake Canal
company and the Ousley Irrigation
company are intervenors and made
appearances The village of Roberts
wishes to make arrangements to Sc
cure electricity from the Utah Power
g. Light company, as do also the two
other intervenors.
Governor Alexander today appointed
MERRY Mitchell OF Nez Perez, former
state senator, a member OF the board
of trustees of the north Idaho asylum
at Orofino for a period of three years.
Mr.. Mitchell has been serving on the
board for the past year, having been
appointed to fill a vacancy.
Governor George A. Carlson of Col
orado has written Governor Alexander
asking the chief executive of this state
to furnish him with all available in
formation relative to the loaning of
school funds to farmers in this state.
Governor Carlson says he has been in
formed that the farm loan plan Of Ida
no is very beneficial to the state and
as he desires to inform himself as to
the details he is anxious to secure all
available information. Colorado has
no farm loan plan like Idaho Cover
nor Alexander replied that he would
be glad to furnish the information and
is now compiling it,
Judge E. A. Walters OF Twin Falls
is in the city today on legal business.
He also called on state officials.
The Red Cross pharmacy of Sand
point filed articles of Incorporation
with the secretary of state. The
principal place of business Is given as
Standpoint The capital stock is
$4,000 and the incorporators Frances
NJ Bennett, H. A Wiley and Sidney II.
| smith.
Miss Bernice Mccoy, state superln-
tendent of public instruction, was yes
terday honored by being elected sec
rotary treasurer of the Association of
Western State superintendent in
annual session at Denver. The presi-
dent of the association is Mrs Mary c.
c. Bradford, state superintendent in
Colorado and Miss Edith K o. Clark
of wyoming and c. C. Case, Arizona,
members Of the executive council.
H. d. Curtis, convicted at Shoshone
for presenting for payment false and
fraudulent claims to the treasurer of
Blaine county, has served notice on the
state that he will carry an appeal from
the Judgment of conviction to the SUI
preme court The crime Curtis was
convicted of is a penitentiary offense
The public utilities commission is In
receipt of a petition signed by &c
patrons of the Meadows Light e. Pow
er company testifying to the adequacy
of the service and that the rates are
satisfactory. This petition was flee
because there is a complaint before
the commission against the rates ant
service of that company.
The state land board heard the pro-
test of d. c. MacWatters and r. e
Sheppard of the Twin Falls North Side
Land & Water company against thu
boards recent order to the effect de
linquents under the pumping segrega
ton of the north side project had L
g make final proof within 30 days and i
they did not their entries would b.
cancelled and the company prohibited
. from selling the land. The compan.
I representatives believe they shoult
q have the right to dispose of the land
! The board took the protest under ad
o visement
q The Mountain States Telephone
Y Telegraph company in answer to
complaint filed before the public utili
ties commission protesting against
a rate charged by that company for tn
transfer of money stated to the com
4 mission it does not solicit the transfe
n Of funds by telephone and therefor
e has never nled a scheduM of rate
q covering 1t. &N
v ne request Oh Tic S0NtltIS oIl III
i, Twin Falls Oakley project that the in
h terror department be asked to Withhold
Z patent to lands under that project
was complied with by the state Ian
+ board at a meeting yesterday after
G noon. The secretary of the interior
Q the board decided, will be asked t
v withhold the patent.
K Charging that the Pocatello Waite
r. company has failed to give adequat
service to patrons and has not lived u
80 to the provisions of the ordinance b
a. failure to take water from Min
% creek so as to increase its water sup
% ply, the city of Pocatello filed a brit
r. with the utilities commission. Poca
"a tello is seeking a certificate from tn
" commission to install a municip;
ia plant.