Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-10
INTO THE
Lien LANDS ALONG
BORDER ORDERED
Board Takes Action to Re
cover School Lands Lo-
Gated Partly in Idaho and
Partly in Nevada.

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make an investigation into the lieu
land selection of school sections So
along the Nevada border which the
state is entitled to according to the
statement of j. Fred williams, business
agent of the state board of education.
in report made to the board. At it's
meeting late yesterday afternoon the
board SO ordered.
The minutes Of the board follow:
Boise, Ida. Jan. 9, 1917.
State board of land commissioners
of the state OF Idaho met in special ses-
sion this day.
Present-Hon. NJ. Alexander. gov
ernor and chairman; I. A. Walters, at
torney general; w. T. Dougherty, Sec
rotary Of state; Clarence Van Deusen.
state auditor: Ethel Redeld. superin-
tendent public instruction. |. A. Smoot.
land commissioner; NJ. c. Stott, regis
ter.
Whereupon the following proceed
ings were had, to-wit
Letter of ]. Fred Williams, business
agent state board of education, in re-
gard to tsate land selections. together
with copies of federal statutes was re-
ferred to the land commissioner for
investigation and report
1t was moved and carried that re-
port Of State Auditor Van Deusen in
regard to report Of ]. X. White on the
Lava Hot springs. be accepted which
report is as follows
Jan. s, 1911.
Hon. NJ. Alexander,
Chairman state Land Board.
Dear Sir; In accordance with in
structions issued by the state land
board, have examined the report or j.
*. White. in charge of the Lave Hot
Springs, in which he shows balance
in Bannock National bank of Pocatello,
Idaho, of s3171.47, as of December 81,
beg to advise that this amount in my
judgment is correct.
Very truly yours,
"(Signed) c. VAN DEUSEN,
Estate Auditor"
1t was moved and carried that lease
right of-way be granted the Blackwell
Lumber company of Occur d'Alene, of
strip of land % feet wide along Ty
son creek in section II, township 3
north, range ! west. upon payment of
S132.90 for timber on said land and at
a rental of $3.50 per acre for land ac-
tually used Said company will also
be required to furnish bond of $500 in
this connection.
1t was moved and carried that the
application of the Export Lumber COM
pany for extension of time in which to
commence cutting timber under their
contract with the state was referred to
Land Commissioner Smoot for investi-
cation and report.
1t was moved that $35 be refunded
Charles +. Ross as payment on lease
No $685.. as rental for 1917, and that
cheek for same be draw non the land
commissioners expense account.
1t was moved and carried that Land
Commissioner Smoot see the Barber
Lumber company at once and find out
where they filed the money advanced
for the state for 1915.1916 for timber
fire protection, IL any was so advanced,
and determine the aid that the state
may receive from the Barber Lumber
company for the years 1917,191s and
report to this board without making
final contract.
1t was ordered by the board that the
land commissioner issue lease to l.. B.
Acuff. for one year upon application
covering land in lease to be cancelled.
The oral report of l.. =. Kneipp of
Ogden. Utah. on tin Der protection un-
der the operation of the Weeks law is
as follows:
Copy reportD
The following refunds on farm loan
fees filed with applications We're all
lowed and the register authorized to
draw checks in the amount set oppo-
site each name from the | per cont
loan fund:
~ "a IIao
W. L. Newton, Hepburn ......... LOO
Whereupon the board adjourned.
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