Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-25


CLARK, that he had acted for Mr..
Fnrikinson In procuring this lease IN
violation OF the rules Of the board.
whereupon 1t was moved and carried
that lease No. t344 be cancelled.
II was moved and carried that the
stats land onmmissionsr b instructed
to proceed to Madison and Fremont
counties at hts very earliest conven-
fence and make a survey Of the avail
able state land which Is not being
cropped this season, and secure all
available data possible in reference to
the same: and that the state land
board proceed to Rexburg. Idaho. and
hold meeting on Monday. April 80. at
1 o'clock.
Motion made by Governor Alexander
and duly carried that at the request of
Judge Richards. attorney for the
wickahoney Land & Irrigation COM
pany, said company be given an extern
sion Of 30 days from April 23 to May
% within which to commence actual
construction work on their project.
Upon motion made by the attorney
general. which was carried. the appli-
cation to contest Carey act entry 2o73.
walter J. Gooding versus william j
Mackel, was allowed by the hoard.
The following refunds were allowed
on farm loan applications. being the
difference between fee paid by appli-
cant and cost OF appraisement: c. L.
Butterfield, Moscow. $17.5e; C. E
Lloyd, st. Anthony. $3.50; Hubert r.
Newman. Caldwell, $13.S5.
Upon motion duly made and carried
the application of the Panhandle Lum-
Spirit Lake was referred to J. B. Pet
| erson of .,thol, Idaho. to make report
| to the land board.
Motion made and carried that the
| register be instructed to file voucher
on the mortgage foreclosure appropria-
| ton In the sums Of $57.45, '$7.16 and
$7.16 respectively in payment of de-
| linquent taxes on loans No. 1888
1854. standing in the name of Aims
Josephson.
Letter Of r. e Nelson. Boston
Mass, was read to the board ana or
dered placed In the minutes. which let
ter is as follows:
Boston. Mass, April 10, 1917. To the
| Governor OF Idaho, Boise, Idaho. Deaf
Governor: Our nation is now engaged
| in a fight for world liberty and world
peace. I believe 1t to be the duty oil
| every American citizen to assist tbs
nation in every way possible 1t doei
not seem possible, yet for ausht We
know the struggle may continue fol
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| now. not after the calamity Of q fooo
| shortage is upon us. l am anxious te
do all that can and therefore submit
to you the following.
have five acres Of irrigated land
some four or five miles west of Boise
\ in the Nampa- Meridian irrigation dis
| trict. have the description at home
but 1t is known as lot No. IS. Syringe
| Park. The exact description may bs
obtained from the records in Boise.
| am turning this tract over to the state
OF Idaho for such use As you may be
able TO make OF 1t so long as this wal
Snail last 1t may be that You have
more land than men. but II You know
OF man who Won take this tract and
plant the Same to potatoes, he may
nave the trace rent free with no re-
strietions whatever. to use as his own
| until the war Is over.
| fours Tor the success OF the nation,
K. A. NELSON,
Post office inspector.
Motion was mace by the attorne,
general ana carried, that ID. w. Cole
project manager y. >. H. >. be extend
ca an invitation 10 appear before this
| iaho poaro on fF1day. April q.
FILES SOLEMN PROTEST.
Governor Alexander notified the land
board that information had come 10
him that the forest service at Ogden
had transmitted a recommendation te
the secretary of agriculture that owe,
one million acres Of land in tho conn.
ties of Blaine. I.incoln E,nore MINI.