Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-31
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Notary public appointments were
announced at the governors office to-
day as follows: P. ]. williams Of
Blackfoot and Z. B. Darnielle of Gar
dena-
The Eastern Idaho Loan g. Trust
company filed articles of incorporation
with the secretary Of state. The main
office OF the company is givenas Idaho
Falls, the capitalization as $4,000 and
the incorporators,, w. K. Wright, w.
L. Shattuck, Z. c. Lemon, George B.
Shank, ID. E. Rathbun, j. S. Best and
F. G. Burkhardt
The public utilities commission com
pleted its hearing this noon into the
complaint OF Arthur Hodges, former
mayor of Boise, against the Capital
Water company after expert testimony
was given on the cost of the COM
pany's plants and the receipts by H.
H. Miller, auditor for the company.
The supreme court heard argument
today on the application Of the First
National Bank of Columbus, o., for a
writ OF mandate directed against the
city of Weiser to compel it to apply
moneys now available on local i'm
provement districts Nos. 6 and Z, as
interest on bonds. The application
was taken under advisement following
argument.
One OF the most extensive briefs
/ filed with the public utilities commits
sion today by James Il. Babb OF Lew
sion since its creation was made of rec
ord today by James e. Babb of Lew
iston on behalf of the Federal mining
& Smelling company and the Custer
] Consolidated company in the com
plant made against 1t by the Wash
ington Water Power company. The
brief covers TIA pages and sets forth
the controversy between the COM
panies over electric power service.
Sergeant Bowling, sergeant instruc-
tor of the Second infantry, Idaho Ma
tional Guard, leaves tonight for Twin
Falls and Bull TO inspect and instruct
the militia companies there.
Transcript of appeal was filed In the
supreme court today in the case of the
Weiser River Fruit association versus
Lot L Feltham. The litigation is an
action to recover two separate
amounts. $1,000 and $s01.4o for fruit
alleged sold.
Chase A. Clark, chairman Of the ir-
rigation, drainage code commission and
a member of the house of representa-
tives in the last Legislature, is in the
city from Maekay on legal business and
called at the statehouse.
State Game Warden Leroy C. Jones
is back frcm a two weeks trip to the
northern part of the state where nc in
speeted the hatcheries at Occur d.
Alene and Standpoint as well as the
Hepburn park He says the hateheries
are In excellent shape for the 1916 sea-
son.
]. W. Jones. formerly connected With
the state department of immigration
and labor, is back from a trip to IL
linois He was accompanied by Mrs.
Jones. Mr.. Jones takes an optimistic
view of the future financial outlook for
the west, saving its securities win be
in demand
In addition to the reward offered by
Governor Alexander, the commission
er5 Of Bonneville county have posted a
reward Of $500 for the capture of the
bandits who ahot and killed Wilbur
Breckenridge, a ditch rider of Idaho
Falls. The total reward now reaches
over $1,000, Officers of various counties
are on the lookout for the bandits and
detectives have been put on the case.
An interesting feature Of the SUI
preme court opinion On the ap-
peal In the case OF J. w. Newman YER
sus the Great shoshone q Twin Falls
Water Power company, wherein the
Judgment given the llaintiG for a
barn burned Of $107s was brought out
on one OF the grounds for appeal. 1t I'd
the affidavits introduced by one Of
thu jurors. J. NJ. Mannon. as to the
manner in which the jury reached a
verdict on the amount OF damages
that should be allowed. In one Of these
he says;
The jury IN said case arrived Of said
verdict by agreement that each mem
Der thereof should mark the sum
which he thinks the plaintiff Is en-
titled TO recover on q slip of paper and
then ascertain by addition the amount
Of tho sums so marked. and then to
divide said amount by -, the number
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