Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-07
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4 A. A. Higgason, who has been con-
nected with the Peasley Transfer COM
.pany Il some time, will leave soon for
a three months trip east. He will visit
chicago and other points.
David Garrick." three-act light
opera, is to be given at the Garfield
school next Friday night. The funds
from the play are to be used for i'm
proving the children's playground in
South Boise.
That there Is consid srable repair
work going on in Boise 10 shown by
the number Of permits for repair work
being issued by the building inspector.
Yesterday there were eight permits ia
ken out for repair work.
The official call for a meeting of the
Ada county Democratic central COM
mittee has been made by A. c.. Hind
man, chairman, who set the date OF the
meeting for April IL at p. m. in the
council chambers OF the city hall.
There will be no community center
meeting tonight at the Garfield school.
Rev. James A. Haycraft will preach
at the Five Mile school house Sunday
morning at II o'clock and at in the
evening at the Hazel school house
Miss Shaw and Miss Regain will have
a sale of homemade cake and candy
Saturday at the market In the Empire
building. The purpose OF the sale Is to
help raise the Lenten offering for st.
Michaels Episcopal Sunday school.
The city street department has
force of eight men at work repairing
the concrete road between the city linn
its and Collister. The work Is being
done by the city for the reason that the
county did no. have the equipment for
making the repairs.
James r. Dickson, the recently ap-
pointed travelling passenger agent for
the New York Central lines. made his
first trip to Boise today and has been
getting acquainted with railroad and
business men. Mr.. Dickson takes the
place Of F. J. Bambach, who has been
transferred to Duluth.
The Young Women's Christian as
ISOLATION Is planning a hike for .at-
urday afternoon. The party will leave
the association rooms at o'clock. each
taking lunch 1t is planned to follow
the Idaho City road. returning at sun
set. All members who enjoy tramp
ing are invited to join the party.
O. P. Henderson,, secretary Of the
night for Chicago to close contracts
for the fair this fall. He proposes to
secure a good bird man that will give
flying exhibition worth while, car
nival company and other attractions
which he finds are suitable for fair
purposes.
The Oregon Short Line ticket office
here has placed on sale a 2ooo-mile
book, good for points west of Boise, but
not east. These books lave never been
handled here before and Huntington
/ was the nearest point at which they
could be purchased. The books sell
for $50, or at rate Of 21s cents per
mile straight.
Following the usual custom, the d.
rector Of the United States weather
bureau will again this spring issue
frost warnings from it's office to fruit
growers who wish to be advised of
weather conditions. Mr.. Wells re-
quests all persons desiring to receive
the frost warning from the office by
telephone to make request for the SER
vice at once as the lists are now being
made II.
There will be special Lenten serv-
ice at St Michael's cathedral this even
! ing at 1880 o'clock. The address, by
Archdeacon Chamberlain will be the
! fourth in the series Of Lenten addresses
! on Church History. The subject will
be, THE Church and the Reformation"
! These Friday evening services have
, been splendidly attended and much in
terest manifested in tho church his
J tory addresses.
t. city council Is figuring on the
, purchase of another Elgin motor street
sweeping machine and is now negoti-
ating with the council at Pocatello for
: the machine purchased there some
{ months ago and which it was found
impossible to use because the water
pressure was not sufficient to supply
the pressure tank on the machine. The
machine purchased by the Boise coun-
Gil has been run 16 hours day for two
years. is still in good condition and is
probably good for another two years.
A lengthy inquest was held today in
connection with the death of George
Ness, the lineman In the employ Of
the Electric Investment company, who
met death by coming in contact with
a high tension wire while working on
a pole Wednesday night The inquest
is being conducted by Clyde Summers,
: coroner for Ada county. and opened
. at 10 O'Clock this morning. Five wit
/. nesses were examined. The jury re-