Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-19
Under the Capitol Dome

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The state board of examiners was in
session most of today examining |
claims presented against the state.
Several thousand dollars worth of |
them were allowed.
State Game Warden Jones is in re-
ceipt of report from Naples Bonner
county, to the effect the Hungarian |
pheasants protected there are handi-
capped for feed because of the heavy
snow Wheat will be supplied for
them
DR.. Hess of Gooding was in the city
today and called on the state fish and
game department. He is the treasurer
of the organization perfected at Good
ing by the small stock and sheepmen
recently.
Governor Alexander today appointed
Everett NJ. Sweeley of Twin Falls a
notary public and his commission was
issued by the secretary of state.
Major Fred r. Reed, former labor
and immigration commissioner of the
Panama-Pacific exposition, has been
appointed commissioner for the state
of Utah at the San Diego exposition
and is now in San Diego to take up his
new duties.
That it is necessary to provide feed
for the elk placed in the Black Lake
game preserve is now evident to the
fish and game department. Warden
Jones commissioned Chief Deputy
Thorpe to visit the preserve immed-
lately and to either have elk supplied
with hay or drive them over to the
winter range on the Little Salmon.
The snow may be too deep to take
them to that range and feeding within
the preserve become necessary. The
deep SHOWS have driven the elk to the
farms where they attacked the hay
stacks doing considerable damage.
Dr. w 6. Decker of Twin Falls was
today appointed member of the state
board of veterinary examiners by Gov
crnor Alexander to succeed DR.. John
Akin of Nez Perez DR.. Decker is
| highly recommended for the position
and has every qualification. 1t is said.
Word was received by state officials
hat DR.. George L. HYDE, former resi-
dent of this state and medical super
ntendcnt of the Blackfoot asylum, has
| been appointed assistant county ply
stefan of salt Lake county with head
quarters at Salt Lake. He formerly
| lived in ReXburg. DR.. Hyde is the Sc
cond former resident of Idaho to Sc
cure an appointment in connection
| with health work. The other one is
James II. Wallis former pure food
and sanitary commissioner, who is en-
ploycd by the board of health
The report Of the state insurance de-
partment filed with the governor shows
, the receipts of the department to be
greater last year than in the two pre-
ceding years and the expense of OPP
Grating the department less. The total
expenditures Of the department for
| 1918 were $695297 while for 1915 they
were $5572.99 showing a saving of
| $13799S. The receipts Of the depart
ment in 1913 were SS9S2974; 1914
s95, 55092 and in 1915, 500, 665.51 or an
increase in 1915 Of S5114.59.
Miss Bernice Mccoy. state superin
tendent of public instruction. delivered
an address yesterday before the high
school assembly at Nampa. She dis
cussed educational subjects.
T. c. Coffin, special counsel for the
attorney general in the treasury case,
who has been working on the treasury
books, left this morning for Pocatello.
The state land board expects to take
up revised contract offered by the
Utah Construction company for the
reclamation of the Big Lost river prof.
Get, at meeting to be held Friday. 1t
is probable that the contract will be
definitely acted upon at that time.
Oscar Profhtt and Charles Abbott
brought five bear skins to the city yes
terday afternoon and presented them
at the state veterinarians office. They
killed the bruins on Fall creek near the
camp of the Florence Livestock com
pany, and bagged a coyote and wildcat
at the same time.
| ]. Devaney and j. b. Cummins. dep
uties with the fish and game depart
ment, have notified Warden Jones they
/ found 10 deer on the top of the range
| opposite Guyer hot springs, which were
showed in, and managed TO rescue
them. There were four does. -four
fawns and two ycaIlings and they were
almost starved. having trampled dowI
the snow for 100 feet around in searcl
of food. They carried fawn and dot
down to the creek bottom and to keel
the other animals alive will have L
pack feed daily to the top Of the range
James A. Murray, owner of the Pc
cntello Water company, has renewed
his application filed originally befor'