The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-05-18

had not been fulfilled. The attornovs
TOT the Utah construction comnan,,
winch Is the successor in intarart ;
! the original Carey act comDany on
peared and contended that inasrrnd,,
as the distribution system had haol1
completed within the allotted tine .t,u
tact that the Mackey dam bad r ni,e
been completed cannot he argnaa ny
a violation of contract nor o. "S
ground for the cancellation ~ ,,' 80
right permits. The matter win ~
! reported on later by the state ara &c
neer. N'iSi-
Ask Writs of Mandate.
Inc state supreme court now has
most peculiar case before If on
Saturday the settlers organiza+ion
composed of 80 contract holders 81
the Twin Falls-Oakley project who
having paid maintenance ana onona
ton charges for 1916. but who re-
declined to make payments on 49,
/, principal and interest CHARGES on ap
count OF their contracts with the com.
pany, are asking a writ of manda+o
compelling the company to issue wafer
Altnougn the state is not a marty Ia
the SUIT, the attorney generals Office
through the action of the state land
BOARD, mas interviewed in favor of tba
settlers. NV
The case is both peculiar ana
unique. The irrigation company has
recently determined to nut into Of
feet clause in its contract in which
1t Is stated that unless the regular
deferred payments and interest are
paid, in addition to the maintenance
and operation charges, the comnany
can declare default and refuse r.
serve water to these lands. The set.
tiers contend that the company never
mas sufficiently completed its work r.
enable 1t under the law to make col.
lections on its principal and interest
Out are willing to pay the mainten.
ance charge so that such water as
the company has may be distributed
Inc contest between the company and
the settlers has become so acute that
apparently nothing will satisfy either
of the contestants except the adiudi.
cation of the entire matter.
Prevalence of Earthquakes Disturbing
The recent prevalence of earthquake
shocks in the capital city during the
past month or more is attracting the
attention of good many people in
this section of the state. Apparently
there is little of the uneasiness borS
OF superstition in the air, and a feal
for the future just as actual as though
expressed in words. There seems tC
be widely held opinion that the re
cent shocks were but intitratory tC
further and worse seismic disturbances
Among the causes that are given fol
the shocks the one most generally hello
is that the completion of the Arrow
rock dam, and the filling of the reser
voir, has resulted in a reimbursement
i'll the interior of the earth, bringing
about the tremors which have beer
Experienced.
Revolutionary BOnnets for Women.
The wOmen's congressional unior
whose dying squadron were recen
visitors to Boise, has apparently takeI
a tip from the act Of the French rev
lolutionists, who developed the red lib
lerty cap, with which our own Goodies,
of Liberty Is crowned, and has deter
mined that those who demand the
constitutional amendment shall have
distinctive headgear Word has JUS
been received that GAGE & Co. millin
ers beloved of American womankind
have been commissioned to produc,
the Liberty" hat of oppressed woman
hood and which is to be worn by eacl
of the delegates who will attend thu
woman's party convention in Chicago
on June 5, 6, Z. The members of tn,
wOmen's congressional union have al
been urged to buy one of these new
chapeaus and be in style, as well a
patriotic in support Of feminine claim
Prohibitions Meet i'm June.
The state committee of the prohibi
tionists met in Boise ON May Is, whel
it was determined that the state con
vention will be held in this place OF
June "a, when delegates will be electet
to the national convention of that par
ty in St Paul ON July 10. The stat
convention is to have a total repre-
sentation of 191 delegates.
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