Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-10

ing is to lay plans for Idaho's next leg
isiature 20 secure its share of federal
good roads funds.
The state board of health has been
Informed of two new cases Of infantile
paralysis. one reported from Buhl and
the other from Blackfoot. The proper
precautions have been taken to isolate
them.
Albert Maughn, sentenced to from I
to IA years for grand larceny COM
mitted in Cassia county. was placed In
the state penitentiary last night by
Guard Daniels, who went to Albion for
him.
Captain Max B. CARRIER. instructor
inspector of the Second Idaho infantry
and chief mastering officer, mustered
Private Orville p. May OF New Ply
mouth and Herbert A. Harmon OF Pay
cite out of the service. Both recently
arrived from Nogales having been re-
leased because they have dependents at
home.
Announcement is made that the state
board OF education is preparing a
course of study on Idaho history which
will soon be issued to teachers in the
schools OF the state. 1t will contain
ready references of value to both teach
err and student
Adjutant General Moody has gone to
n nh he akn
raneements to have Captain Shadduck
transferred to Boise for the purpose of
opening recruiting offices here. Cap
tain Shattuck is now in charge of re-
cruiting headquarters at Occur d'Alene
and has been very successful in secur-
ing recruits for the army.
The Humbird Lumber company paid
the state of Idaho $4,000 for timber on
$50 acres of land in Bonner county.
The state appraised the timber for
$4,000 to be paid in long time pay
ments. Some OF the timber was later
damaged by wind and the state closed
for $4,000 in cash secured at a public
auction held last Saturday. The check
was transmitted by the lumber COM
pany to Dean Perkins, state land COM
missioner.
The Boise Artesian Hot q Cold Wat
err company is alleged to have over
charged Mrs. Harriet M. Kirby of this
city in a complaint filed by her with
the public utilities commission and the
commission has set Oct. Is as the date
for hearing the complaint
Excessive charges Is the allegation
made by the Midvale Flour Mills COM
pany against the Adams County Power
& Light company in a complaint filed
by the former concern with the public
utilities commission. The commission
will hear the charges later.
John w. Graham, a member Of the
public utilities commission, is now the
only commissioner in the city, Presi-
dent Ramstedt and Commissioner
Freehafer having gone to northern
Idaho to conduct number of hearings
State officials are interested in. the
outcome OF the indictment cases that
developed in Kootenai county. Former
County Auditor D. e. Banby, one Of the
men indicted, has entered plea of not
guilty and will be tried this month.
A decision of Importance in the med
ical profession of this state was handed
down last night by the supreme court
in reversing the judgment of convic-
ton in the district court OF Nez Perez
county against DR.. Marcus 8. Fite, d
chiropractor arrested. charged with
practicing in Idaho without a license
and found guilty. 1t is held by the su-
preme court as grounds for reversing
the judgment of conviction that the
practice of chiropractics in Idaho can
not be construed to mean the practice
of medicine and surgery. There Is 8
qualification on the Idaho statute to the
effect that to practice medicine, medi-
cine Is used. while chiropractic uses
neither and therefore does not come
under the common terms Of the law.
The supreme court handed down 9
decision last night on the appeal in the
case of the City OF Lewiston versus the
Northern Pacific Railway company, In
which 1t held title to the short line OF
river or lake up to high water mark
belongs to the state. The lower court