Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-25
Under The Capitol Dome

A notary public commission was
authorized issued today by the COVER
nor to Paul NJ Bryan of Pocatello.
| The Mackay Light & Power COM
pany desires to extend power line to
| Pioneer to furnish the summer months
and has written the public utilities
commission for information as to
what is necessary to comply with the
| law.
State Game Warden Leroy c. Jones
was back at his desk today following a
: trip into the southeastern part of the
state.
The Pacific & Idaho Northern Rail-
! way company has issued a new freight
and passenger tariff and filed it with
the public utilities commission. This
tariff shows advances and reductions
in distances which has the effect of
advancing and reducing local passenger
and freight rates and tariffs. 1t is be-
ing held up for justification.
ment on the appeal in the case of Gill
bert Donaldson versus the Thousand
Springs Power company ct al, an act
ion to impress a judgment lien upon
certain power site owned by the de-
| PENDANTS in Gooding county. 1t is al
legged the Thousand Springs Power
company is an Arizona corporation;
that it failed to file its articles in Idaho
/ l1xyI 10 ha rlla intiff
ed a judgment for $4,000 and placed a
lien on the defendants property which
it seeks to foreclose.
Effective Nov. 26 the Oregon Short
Line Railway company has published
rates on canned goods from Boise.
Emmett and Payette to Utah common
points. at so cents. a reduction. The
Pacific freight tariff bureau is repub-
fishing a rate on box shocks from
Boise and Nampa to San Francisco and
Los Angeles, of 371a cents. Effective
Nov. 80 the oregon, Washington Rail
way & Navigation company has pub
lshed rate on butter, butterine, eggs,
cheese and dressed poultry to Seattle
and Tacoma from Boise, of 81 cents;
Preston and Montpelier. s1.o5. The lat
it has published a rate on lime from
Seattle. Tacoma and Olympia to Wei
ser OF 81 " cents; Twin Falls and Poca-
tello Al cents, and Idaho Falls. 4e
cents. The Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul has filed a tariff effective Nov. Is
providing a rate from Manhattan TO
Boise Of As cents and Willowcreelk to
Boise of AZ cents on flour and millstuff,
lal1 Of tvhiCh N raduCtinna
The first conference of the commit
tee of citizens appointed by Justice
Morgan and committee representing
the convicts in the state penitentiary,
relative to proposed legislation for the
benefit of prisoners to come before the
legislature is being held at the pen
itentiary this afternoon.
1t is announced that next Monday
morning argument will be heard before
the supreme court on the action
brought by T. C. Coffin, former assist
ant attorney general, to secure a fee of
$12.500 and an additional amount for
expenses. for his work in connection
with the Allen bond case. The amount
Coffin claims has been Temporarily set
aside in the treasury having been TAX
en- from the judgment secured by the
state from the National Surety COM
pany covering the shortage In the
treasury.
The department of education has is
sued a bulletin containing reading
lists and references compiled by H. L.
Talkington, head OF the department of
history at the Lewiston normal, with
regard to history OF Idaho which the
, schools of this state will take up more
, extensively in the future than they
: have in the past.
Another second offender Of the pro-
hibition law has been started on his
way to the state penitentiary. He is
. Casey Jones of Kellogg sentenced this
week to serve not less than one nor
more than two years at hard labor in
, the states penal institution by Judge
, w. W. Woods of the district court for
, Shoshone county. 1t was Jones' second
, violation bringing him under the clas-
sification Of a persistent offender"
The state land board was called to-
, gether this afternoon at a late hour for
the purpose OF considering a number
, of applications for loans. Three mem
, bers Of the board are in the city, At
torney General Peterson, State Audi
, tor Huston and Secretary of State
Barker. The two other members, gov
, ernor and state superintendent of pub
lice instruction, are out of the city.
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John c. Rioe, candidate for justice Of