Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-26
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Mrs. M. II. Tallman, accompanied by
Miss Pearl Bennett, left today for
southern California to spend the win
ter for their health.
The Hyde Park w. C. T. U. will meet
at $50 o'clock Thursday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Tilden, 1917 North
Eighteenth street. All members and
friends are invited.
Reservations for the Fathers and
Sons banquet Friday night are going
fast and e. A. Ehrensberger, secretary
of tie Y. M. c. A.. states that all who
intend being present must be registered
| by Thursday evening.
A check for $500 was received at
the governors office yesterday from the
| United States treasury and deposited
in the state treasury to the Soldiers
home fund. 1t represents the quarter
ly settlement for the last quarter of
1915, ending Dec. 81. for the home with
the federal government.
| A young coyote was killed this morn
ing at Z o'clock near Seventeenth and
Idaho streets by Harvey Sandy. a 10
year oldaPark school boy. The animal
was half starved and while 1t tried to
run away became bewildered. 1t was
shot with a 22-rfle Those who saw
the animal state it showed no signs of
having the rabies.
Boise experienced regular city
street car blockade last night on Ban
mock street between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets between the hours of
and 10 o'clock. A city loop car split
the SWITCH the front wheels going on
one track and the rear on the other
Two interurban cars and several city
cars were held up for the space of half
an hour or more.
The district convention Of the W. r.
c. will be held tomorrow at the G. A. r.
hall. The president, Mrs. Emma Ed
wards of Nampa; the secretary. Mrs
McRobbie of Nampa, and the press cor
respondent, Mrs. Martha Marsh of
Caldwell, will be in attendance. and
also a number of other visitors. All
members of the w. r. C. and comrades
are invited to attend the convention.
A letter marked return to a certain
house number when the name of the
sender is not placed upon the, envelope,
is not returned, under the postoffice
rules as was pointed out today by
P. NJ Davis, postmaster. The postal
rules plainly state that the name and
address of the sender must be put on
an envelope If it is to be returned
when the party to whom it is addressed
is not found or does not call for his
mail within a certain number Of days
as specified on the envelope.
The anniversary of the birth OF Rob
ert Burns was fittingly observed last
night by the Thistle club, which held
its annual celebration at the G. A. r.
hall. Scotchmen from far and near
gathered for the occasion and once
again were inspired by the music of
the bag pipes, the smell of the piping
, hot haggis, and other famous Scotch
dishes. A short program was rendered
after which supper was served and then
5 followed dancing until the wee small
hours Of the morning.
f p NJ. Davis, custodian OF the federal
5 building, has posted a number of no
? tees on each floor Of the building,
. giving notice that no canvassing or
r soliciting, for any purpose. in or about
t the federal building will be permitted
and, further. that lettering in rooms
corridors and Hobbies is also strictly
- prohibited. letter to Mr. Davis shows
g that there is but one exception. to the
: above rule and that Is in favor of the
Red Cross society, which will be per-
mitted to have stand in the federal
v building during the holidays for the
) sale of Red Cross stamps and seals.
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