Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-19
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Members Of the public utilities COM
mission held a conference with the
governor late yesterday regarding the
question of daily mail and passenger |
service over the Gilmore & Pittsburg I
railroad from Armstead to salmon.
Notary public appointments were
made yesterday as follows: u A. |
Warren. Twin Falls; James Gillespie, !
Rexburg; L. L. Brackin, Twin Falls.
J. B. Hitt OF Malta has resigned as
q member of the state livestock SAM |
tary board. 1t is currently reported he |
will go into the banking business at
Pocatello. His successor on the board |
has not been named.
The following appointments were
made by Governor Alexander of dele |
gates to the National Parks Transcon-
tinental highway convention to be held
at Spokane March %: S. e. Hutton,
Moscow; F. A. David, Moscow; John
W. Lieuallen, Moscow; Fulton w. Car
rlson, Orofino: P. S. Weimer. Cotton
wood: Albert Sogard. Culdesac: George
Miner, Clarkia; H. l. Sore. Hope; W.
Fl. Pipehoof, Occur d'Alene
The state land board will meet Mon
day at which time matters pertaining
to the Wickahoney Land g. Water COM
panys irrigation project will be dis
missed, including the question of rails
tha V1y~ira F0r.
Governor Alexander said last night
after the days work was done that he
was looking for "a job" This is about
the first time l have had all the office
business cleaned up, said the COVER
nor, "and actually, want something
to do. I had to start looking over
claims against the state before the
board Of examiners meets in order to
keep busy"
The state highway commission was
in session in the secretary OF states
office yesterday Chairman Brodhead
and Secretary of State Barker being
present Governor Alexander appeared
before the board and pointed out the
feasibility of the Yellowstone highway
across the state via Franklin, Pres
ton and Dayton.
The public utilities commission yes
terday granted the application of the
Great Northern railway to put into
force and effect a day letter telegraph
rate of 3S cents for the first so words
or less in any over message and one
fifth of the initial rate of Ss cents for
each additional 10 words or less. The
rate is necessary to accommodate bus
mess men and will be effective be-
tween Boomers Ferry and Port Hill
An appeal was filed in the supreme
court yesterday from the Judgment of
s2s26.4o given the plaintiff in the
Third judicial district court for Boise
county in the case of stephen L. Can
trail versus Frank M. Kerby and Ever
cite Kerby. Cantrall brought action
against the Kerbys for $4,000 damages
for alleged assault which he says re-
suited in great bodily injury and men
tai anguish TO him as well as so great
ly injured him as to make it impos-
sible to perform ordinary labor He
claims the Kerbys attacked him be-
cause ne refused to deny a report they
alleged he had circulated that they
had beaten Boise county out Of taxes.
The assault took place Sept 2s, 1914,
in the village of Crawford.
Governor Alexander will leave the
latter part of this week for northern
Idaho, where he will inspect the mill
tia companies at Lewiston, Occur
d'Alene and Grangeville, and also the
north Idaho asylum at Orofino.
The public utilities commission has
granted the application of the Utah
Power & Light company to put into
effect flour mill power rate for Anon,
Ashton, Bannock, Bennington, Bloom
ington. Chester. Downey. Franklin,