Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-07
Under the Capitol Dome

An appeal was filed in the supreme
court in the case of w. H. Brown YER
sus John w. Hardin from the judg-
ment entered in the Fourth judicial
district court for Twin Falls county.
The litigation involves promissory
notes and judgment is asked for
$6O7.25 and $276 with interest.
Deer in Boundary county are not
suffering for want of food. This is the
informa ton transmitted to the game
department by a deputy game warden
who has been in the mountains there
for three or four days. The snow has
drifted leaving moss and other vege-
tation on which deer can feed.
The Utah Power & Light company
has notified the public utilities COM
mission it wishes TO intervene in the
case Of the village of Roberts and have
that portion of the certificate of public
convenience and necessity granting the
Ashton & st. Anthony company the
right to build its transmission lines to
Roberts and serve the village with
electricity annulled. The Utah Power
& Light company guarantees to fur
nish the village with power in 60 days.
state Veterinarian Bodle sent one of
his deputies over to Horseshoe Bend
to examine the horses reported i'll
there. The deputy is now engaged in
making the investigation.
A rate of one and one-third for the
round trip is offered over the Oregon
Short Line railroad to those wishing
to attend the Lincoln Day banquet in
this city next Saturday evening. The
utilities commission has been so noti-
fed. From Weiser to Boise and all
intervening points the reduced rate is
good going Feb. u. From all other
points on the Short Line main line or
branch lines, the rate becomes effec-
tive Feb. H.
Notary public appointments were
made today by the governor as fol-
lows: Miles F. Egbers of Occur d.
Alene and James r. Wright Of Rigby.
| Governor Alexander received a tele-
gram today from the engineer con-
nected with the north and south rail-
road, inquiring what became of SEN
ator jerome j. Day, the north and
south railroad commissions represent
alive who started last Tuesday for
Chicago. The governor replied that
Senator Day has been snowbound but
was due in Chicago any time now
Aaron f, Parker. another member OF
the commission wrote Governor Alex
ander today asking to be permitted to
go to Chicago also and confer with
the eastern syndicate interested in the
building Of the railroad. He said he
would pay his own expenses.
Two invitations have been received
by Governor Alexander to speak in as
many different states. The Business
Mems Law Enforcement league OF
Eugene, ore, want the governor tC
speak before it soon Governor Alex
lander stated he could not discuss Law
enforcement in another state unless
invited by its chief executive. The
Booster club of Logan, Utah, wants
the governor to speak before it March
/ and he will accept.
The state land board is in session
this afternoon discussing some phases
of the contract presented by the Utah
4 Construction company for the reclama
ton of the lands within the Big Los
river irrigation project. The board viii
take no definite action on the contract
until the settlers have been heard
which will be shortly.
George Nolan and Percy Heath
convicted in the Fourth judicial dis
trict court for Twin Falls county OF
grand larceny and sentenced to the
state penitentiary to serve indeter-
inmate sentences of from / to IA years
carried an appeal to the supreme cour
today. They were arrested f)r anC
convicted of stealing cattle.
The supreme court today heard ar
gument in the case of Baird versus Ash