Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30
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The beds OF tulips ringing the state
house lawn and walks are beginning to
take on bright appearance for the
tulips are now opening.
The monthly meeting or the German
Red Cross society win be held this
evening at o'clock at 10041S Main
street All members are urged to be
present.
I A short case was tried in Justice
McCarthy's court today in which the
Overland National bank seeks to re-
cover $4,000 on notes given by Lester
Fl. Bowman.
Governor Alexander has issued re-
QUESTION papers drawn on Governor
johnson of California for the return to
Idaho Of Alvin A. Herbert, wanted at
Mountain Home for child theft.
Notary public appointments have
been made as follows: J. H. Albertson
OF Parma and T. A. Hubbard OF Poca-
tello. Their commissions will be is
sued by the secretary of state.
Emmett d. Nichols will deliver an
address at Star Sunday evening ON the
prohibition constitutional amendment
passed by the last legislature and to be
voted upon at the November election
next fall
Several men on the maintenance
force are busily engaged excavating at
the rear of the capitol building where
the large water tanks are located. The
earth being. removed is used to I'LL in
and about the building
Z. L. Wells was in Caldwell yester-
day afternoon apd spoke before the
high school and tbs students Of the
ff,Ev,
system in general. Lantern slides were
used in the college talk.
The Twin Falls automobile show, the
first planned to be held in this state,
will take place April to s at Twin
Falls according to ]. o. Gates OF that
city who was in Boise yesterday. Twin
Falls is making extensive plans for the
show.
The county assessors office reports
that most Of the automobile licenses
for 1916 are now paid, and that the to-
tai number Of paid licenses issued is
s54 and others which include those in
public service Of the state, city or
county, %.
Director W. G. Scholtz of the state
farm markets bureau returned today
from a trip through the western part of
sentatives of the national market de-
partment and reports that assurances
Of cooperation. were given on all Sides
In the case of w M. Heath versus
Charles A. Barton, in which Heath, d
carpenter, is suing Barton for damages
sustained while in his employ, a de-
murrer has been filed by the defendant
asking that the care be dismissed be-
thpFn Ia ~ rF
action.
The attendance at the reading room
in the city hall maintains It's patron
age Of readers. and sometimes the room
is filled almost to capacity. The SER
gent states that on Sundays, when the
Carnegie reading room is open but
few hours In the day, that the attend
ance is largest.
Postmaster Davis of the Boise post
office announces that commencing to-
morrow, Friday, the summer schedule
on the Mayfield stage route will go in
to effect, and that thereafter the trip
over the route will be made each day
| by automobile instead of taking two
| days by stage as had been the case on
the winter schedule.
Robert M. McCpllum, better known
as Cyclone Bob" Of Twin Falls, is in
the city calling on his many friends
Mr.. Mccullum says that Twin Falls
and the country surrounding that city
is growing by leaps and bounds He
also brings the news that there is great
activity at Contact, New. where a great
copper field is being opened up.
Miss Wilson has issued letters asking
the teachers OF Ada county to observe
Arbor day as a general cleanup day
Of the school house and grounds and
the identifying OF them. She suggests
that the patrons and parent teacher
circles be asked TO join in the affair
and that an all-day picnic be held with
appropriate exercise. The day is set
for April ID.
The deelamatory contest at Franklin
school for the silver medal viii be held
Friday evening. For the county con-
tests, the county is divided In Ave di-
visions. each of which compete for a
silver medal The I'VE winners in the
county then contest for a gold medal.
There viii also be a program at the
Valley View school this evening at
which a play will be staged
A genealogical society was formed
last night at the meeting of the club.
with Colonel Wood as president ami
Frank G. Ensign, secretary. Already
there are valuable books secured for
the library. Colonel Wood has given
much time to this research and sew
eral persons have been able to trace
their families back many generations
through the use Of his files
4 Lenten services will be held n
Christ church. corner OF Fifteenth anu
Ridenbaugh streets. Friday evening at
l7:45 o'clock. Holy communion will be
administered next Sunday OF 1880 a.
m; service in the evening at 1880. SPEC
cial attention of members of the con-
Igregation is called to the Lenten SER
vices. especially because Of the alb
sence Of the pastor. Rev. d. En- Jones
for some weeks. He returned recently
and win take active charge Of all SER
vices.