Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-23
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M. G. Stott. register of the state land
department, fled complaint with the
public utilities commission against the
Idaho Power company stating it had re-
fused to furnish him power for a 10
Horsepower pump, one and one-quarter
miles from Liberty station.
The public utilities commission was
notified today by the interstate com
merce commission that the request If
the North American Potato association
for general potato investigation would
not be taken up, but instead had been
dropped This action, however, does
not effect the four suspension docket
cases still pending before the commits
sion protesting potato tariffs, Leonard
Way, tariff expert with the idaho COM
mission, announces.
Cattle In Bingham county near
Cleveland are starving, Governor Alex
ander was notified today. The governor
wired b. Harvey Alfred at Blackfoot TO
make an investigation into the condi-
ton of stock there generally and the
additional complaint that owners CT
hay were shipping it out Of the state.
while Idaho stock is starving, II the
governor can prevent 1t he will go so
far as to endeavor to place an embargo
on hay shipments from Idaho in the flu
ture, or until the present situation in
the state is relieved.
The public utilities commission Is
sued a certificate of convenience and
necessity today to the Service Tele-
phone company to give telephone SER
vice to the village of Roberts and Vi
entity. The Service Telephone COM
pany recently, purchased the Market
Lake Telephone company in the eastern
part of the state.
Argument was heard today in the
supreme court in the somewhat cele-
brated case of the state of Idaho and
Robert Rayl versus the Twin Falls
Salmon River Land & Water company.
This case was argued and submitted to
the supreme court some months ago,
but the personnel of the court has
changed since then and there are new
justices on the bench. They desired the
case to be re-argued. The state and
Rayl seek to require the irrigation COM
pany to deliver water to state lands
| which Rayl purchased.
Articles of Incorporation were filed
with the secretary of state as follows:
Idaho State Life Insurance company,
amendment to articles; Northern Mer-
camille company asking to change it's
name to Northern Cedar company; Jo-
seph M. Eisendrath company, Chicago;
Idaho Ice & Coal company, Lewiston;
Montpelier Apartment company. Mont
pClier; Boise Gun club, Boise; Crystal
Power company, st. Anthony; Lane
Mercantile company, Ketchum.
State Game Warden Leroy c. Jones
left last night for the Hay Spur hatch
cry. He will stop at Pocatello and in
spect the elk there and will also try to
purchase fish at a private he tchery for
planting purposes.
The public utilities commission has
been informed that because Of a
snowslide between Donnelly and Cas-
cade train service on the Idaho North
ern railroad has been interrupted.
Every effort is being made to clear the
track and resume service.
The first meeting of the new state
agricultural board created by a law
passed by the last legislature and COM
posed of the secretary of state, state
treasurer, state veterinarian, director
of farm markets and state horticultural
inspector, will be held Saturday with
the directors of the Gem State fair.
The board will be organized at that
time and plans made for the first state
fair to be held in the capital under it's
/ jurisdiction.
On April 9 at the court house in
Boise, State Land Commissioner Smoot
will offer for sale 2400 acres of state
land in Ada county. The land has
been appraised from $40 to $25 per
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