Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-19

OOaTO OF lAn0 commissioners Oh Tie
state Of Idaho. met this day pursuant
to call.
Present: Hon. NJ. Alexander. gov
ernor and chairman: I. A. Walters at
torney general; W. T. Dougherty. Sec
rotary OF state; Ethel r. Redfield.
superintendent public instruction.; {.
Van Deusen, state auditor; |. A.
Smoot. land commissioner; M. c.
Stott. register.
whereupon the following proceedings
was had to-wit:
Minutes OF the PREVIOUS meeting
read and approved.
Letter from B. c. Adams OF Rock
land, Idaho was read l.. regard to leas-
ing state lands and upon motion duly
made and carried he was allowed the
extra amount OF land now under lease
for one year in order that he may be
able to harvest his crops.
p. E. Cavaney. attorney. appeared
before the board In behalf OF certain
people who have bought tracts Of land
in the Eagleson- Ustick subdivision,
asking that their lands be released
from mortgage now held by the state
on this land in the name of Esther e.
matter the following order was made:
TO BRING PROCEEDINGS.
Moved BY Governor Alexander that
the attorney general be instructed TO
bring foreclosure proceedings against
loan in the name of Esther f. Hale and
find OFT the amount of taxes due the
county and water assessments. Upon
roll call the following vote resulted:
Governor, yes; attorney general,
pass secretary of state. yes; supern-
tendent of public instruction, pass;
state auditor, yes.
Motion declared carried.
1t was moved and carried that the
salary of Mr.. +. II. Hillstone, as man
ager Of the King Hill project, COM
mence on Feb. 49, 1917.
1t was moved by Governor Alexander
that all loans be carried in the name
of the person giving the note. Mo-
tion carried.
1t was moved by Attorney General
Walters that application of d. l.. Selby
for permission to satisfy state loan No
$50 by deed TO the state of Idaho for
land described in the loan be denied
and the attorney general be ordered to
carried unanimously.
II was moved by the secretary Of
state that the attorney general proceed
to foreclose on the loan in the name OF
William | Turner, known as loan No
900 Motion carried unanimously.
1t was moved by Governor Alexander
that the register inform John j. Ali
son of caldwell, Idaho, that the land
board Cxpects him TO reduce his loan
$1,000 principal and to pay the interest
and taxes up to and including Jan. !,
1917, before any disposition can be
made of the securities now in posses
sion of the state of Idaho. Motion
unanimously carried.
REINSTATEMENT ASKED.
Upon motion OF Secretary of State
Doughcrty application of j. f. Her
rington, Portland, Ore, asking for re-
instatcmcnt of his entry No. 10 under
the Big Lost River project, which was
cancelled by the land board Dec. %
1916, was granted. Edwin Snow. rep.
rcscnting the company WAS present
and consented thereto.
Letter under date Of tho 9th inst
from tho honorable commissioner oi
the general land office, Washington
.. g.. in regard to Idaho segregation
list No. 30. Rlackfoot Northsde Irri-
CATION company's project, was read
and referred to the state engineer.
It was moved and carried that final
proof offered by Louis 7. Hammond
ON entry No. 30, Maryseille Canal &
Improvement company, be acceptcj
and approved.
Letter under date of the eth inst
from the honorable commissioner OF
the United States land office Wash
| lngton, D. C., in relation to the Big
Lost River project, was read and the
register directed to transmit copy Of
same to Edwin Snow. Boise. Idaho.
Application for farm loan of $4,000
! by NJ. j. Morris and J. G. Julien
| Boise, Idaho, WAS considered and
granted in the sum of $500.
Application for farm loan of $1,000
! by Arthur W. clyde Of Mindoka, Ida.
| no. WAS reconsidcred and denied.
In the matter of conflicting applica-
| tons Ia lease the east half Of section
4, township north, range AZ east, b.
+, =, Martineau and Seth Stoddard
action was taken:
Moved by Governor Alexander that
/ Seth Stoddard be entitled to lease for
! a period Of one year from Jan. L. 1917
/ p1 oHiding he pays rental for one year
/ in advance and that he pays Nephi
! Mariineau for the surface improve :
m"nts III accordance with law. Motion
carried.
] II WIS moved and carried that S21 80
advanced as rental on lease by William
/ TrimbaN, Parma, Idaho, be returned
! to him as the land covered in applica :
+ ton for lease has been sold.
IT was moved and carried that the
final proof offered for approval under
the Twin falls-O Oakley Land e. Water
company's project be filed for future
! reference. Motion carried
Letter OF William Graham of Twin
! Falls, Idaho, in relation to the Twin
Falls Salmon River project was read
and upon motion duly made and car