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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
LITTLE NEWS OF BOISE

Norton are spending few days in the
city. They came in from King Hill
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Buck, Of New
Meadows, are guests at the Bristol.
H. l.. Moody is d business visitor
from Gooding today.
T. z. Winn, of Nationwide, ILL.,, is an
arrival in Boise today.
Marion Dahl, Of La Crosse, Wis, Is
a new arrival in the city.
Miss Margaret Ulman is Boise
visitor from North Angel, Wash.
L. Morrison, formerly conductor or
the o. S. L., now ranching at Kuna
has returned to his ranch after spend
ing several days in Boise.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Bartlett have gone Il
Los Angeles on an extended visit.
Mrs. A. Payment, OF Midvale, Is visit
ing friends in Boise.
Max Sargent has returned to Mel.
rose, Mont. after visiting his brother
Colby Sargent.
w. S. Brundage has gone to Sar
Francisco to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelso Newman ar,
guests at the Owyhee. They arrived
Sunday evening from Jerome.
Myer Friendly is here from Elmira
N. Y, visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Leo J
Falk.
Joseph E. Burgy, of Hagerman is
business visitor In Boise.
Mrs. Evans Wood is here from
Gooding on a visit of a few days.
Robert H. Elder. democratic nationa
committeeman Of Idaho and Senate
| Ralph S. Nelson of Kootenai county
are in the city from Occur d. Alene.
Grant Harp came down from Placer
vile Sunday and is at the Grand.
F. L. Kingsbury was a Sunday visit
| or in Boise from Star.
Mrs. r. Smith, of Ontario, is visitin
' friends in the city.
| Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Fargo and son. o
| Burley, are visiting friends in Bots
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Reat, Of Twill
Falls. are visiting Mr.. Keats sister
Mrs. Carrie r. Morris, proprietor o
I the Pacific.
e. C. Oberst is spending a day o
two in the city from New Plymouth.
! II. C. Creson is up from Star, a CUES
at the Pacific.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
FALLS TO Be
CITY
fORONE BUSY WEEK
No Less Than Twenty State
Organizations to Hold
Their Annual Sessions
During Week of Jan. IA.
Capital News Special Service)


Idaho Falls, Dec. 31.-The week COM
mencing with Jan. IA will be a gala
week in Idaho Falls. No less than 20
state societies and organizations have
arranged to hold their annual meet
ing here. Among them are the Idaho
Society Of Engineers. the Idaho Woo,
Growers association, the Idaho Potato
Growers association, the Good Roads
association, the Idaho Pure Bred Live
stock association the Idaho Honey Pro-
ducers' association, the Idaho State
Seed Growers association, the Idaho
Swine Growers association, the Idaho
State Dairymen's association, the Idaho
State Poultry & Pet Stock association.
the Idaho Beet Growers association,
the Federated Rural Women's clubs.
the Idaho Cattle & Horse Growers as
ISOLATION, and the Eastern Idaho Graz
ing association, beside several irriga-
ton associations.
Many noted speakers are expected
to be present and deliver addresses,
among whom are Governor Alexander.
Samuel Hill of Seattle. noted good
roads advocate; DR.. Elwood Mead, Of
the University Of California, on rural
institutions: A. p. Davis. director OF
the United States reclamation service.
will speak on irrigation development:
H. " Platt. vice president and general
manager Of the Union Pacific railroad,
will deliver lecture on railroad trans
portation; Miss Jennie NJ. Hoover, of
the home economics department Of the
Idaho university, will deliver a lecture.
1t is also expected that Herbert C.
Hoover, United States food adminis-
traitor, will be present.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
FISHER TO HEAD.
COMMISSION AS THE
FIRST CHAIRMAN
Industrial Accident Board
Comes Into Existance
Tuesday-M. s. Parker to
Be Clerk-Bonds Refused.

There will come into existance with
the birth of the new year on Tuesday,
another commission as part Of Idaho's
state government. 1t is the workmen's
compensation, created by the last leg
islature, the members of which were
appointed by Governor Alexander.
They are George Fisher, of Bancroft:
f. b. Cation, of Boise, and H. H.
Btrnes. Of Wallace. The three COM
missioners are now in Boise. They
will meet Tuesday, as required by law,
and organize.
George Fisher will probably be
named chairman of the commission.
Mr.. Fisher is well known in Boise, hav-
ing spent one winter here while serv-
ing as state senator from Bannock
| county. He had been identified with
public matters for years and is one Of
the leading merchants of the southeast,
having a large store at McCammon.
In taking up his duties as workmen's
compensation commissioner here he
will move to Boise and make his home
| in this city.
BONDS REFUSED.
| M. s. Parker, former city health Of
| ficer and chief Of police Of Boise, en-
| ployed as official proof reader with the
house of representatives during the
last session of the legislature, and
later with the code commission, will
very likely be named chief clerk of the
workmen's compensation commission
Mrs. Turner will probably be appointed
stenographer.~ Headquarters for the
commission will be maintained in the
east wing of the main capitol building,
third floor. which is now being en-
closed.
State Insurance Manager c. o.
Broxon, today officially refused casual
ty company bonds presented by repre-
sentatives of those companies on the
grounds the commission has not ap-
proved them. The bond presented was
that of the Maryland Casualty COM
pany. Other bonds will be presented
later and be given the same refusal.
The commission will take up the bond
matter as one of the first questions for
consideration. 1t is likely that 4 the
board will only meet to organize Tues
day and adjourn over to Wednesday.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
CASE BEFORE JUDGE.

The case of Clara e. Fisher ct al
versus Boise City, in which damages
are sought because of the OVERLOOKING
of Sand creek, depositing sand on i'm
proved lots, is being heard by jury
in the section of court presided over
by Judge Mccarthy. The facts in the
case are to be determined by jury
and some complicated law questions
will be settled by Judge Mccarthy.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Young matrons club Of the Con.
gregational church will meet Wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. E. T. Biwer.
1907 Harrison boulevard. The meet.
ing will be called promptly at 1880.
The meeting Of the Collister Parent
Teachers association has been post
poned from Wednesday of this week
until Wednesday of next week.
st. Johns Altar society will meet on
Wednesday afternoon at 2: 80 o'clock In
the parish hall. Annual reports will be
given and installation of officers take
place. A full attendance is desired.
Service will be held New Years at
1880 p. m. at, the Lutheran church in
the Swedish language.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION.

General Moody said that the defin-
lite location Of the companies for the
battalion would not be decided until
after Jan. 10. While no muster rolls
haze as yet been formally received by
him, kilograms announce that Sand
point and American Falls are particu-
larly active, both have from 1876 to $50
members signed up, while numerous
other cities and towns are anxious to
receive reorganization.
The following is the proclamation is
sued by Governor Alexander:
Whereas. permission has been OBJ
tanned from the war department of the
United States for the organization OF
four companies of not less than 100
men each, to be known as the First
Battalion. Idaho infantry, and;
Whereas, An opportunity should be
given to all the loyal citizens of the
state to enroll in this organization, and
in order that no preferences shall be
given one community over that of an
other and that all be allowed to stand
OH an equal footing, notice is hereby
given that, that up to Jan. 10, 1915
consideration will be given all the
communities that will furnish to the
state adjutant general a muster roll
of not less than 100 men capable of
military duty between the ages of IS
years and As years.
Men who are subject to the draft,
and have been registered will be ac-
cepted with the understanding that as
soon as they are drafted and called into
the draft by the national government
that they will Immediately resign from
the state organization and take their
place in the ranks Of the national army
Unnaturalized residents will not be &C.
copied.
Every community desiring to take
advantage of this opportunity must
be prepared to furnish suitable quart
ers for the drilling of these men, the
e,,ense of which will be borne by the
state.
''Officers for these units will be TAX
en- as far as possible out of the ranks
OF the companies SO organized but
must possess military training. Ap.
plications for commissions by parties
not members of these companies will
not be considered until the materials
Of the companies are first exhausted
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
INSTRUCTOR ENLIsTs.

W. w. Gerling, swimming instructor
at the aNtatorium, has enlisted in the
United States navy and will leave Boise
Jan. to report. He advises those who
have swimming lessons coming 70
make arrangements to take them be-
fore that date.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
HOME FROM CALIFORNIA.

Henry Swanholm, chief clerk at the
penitentiary, is home from MERGED,
Cal, where he secured William Butler,
who violated his parole from the Idaho
penitentiary in 1913. He was serving a
sentence for burglary. Although he
enjoyed four years of freedom he will
now have to serve out the balance Of
his sentence and some extra for vio-
lating his parole.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
SPEAKS TO PRISONERS.

Judge Carl Davis addressed the pri-
soners at the penitentiary Sunday af-
ternoon upon the topic, Principles of
Right Living" The lecture was plain
and instructive. Services at the in
stitution in the morning were conduct
ed by Captain Barnes of the Salvation
ARMY,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
CHANGE IN BUSINESS.

c. P. Hewitt & Son have sold their
comissary grocery at Ninth and Idaho
streets to Howard Ransom, a stock
man, who recently moved here from
Hill City. He will take possession OF
the business tomorrow. Mr.. Hewitt and
family itnend leaving soon for south
ern California on an extended trip.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to extend our sincere thanks
to friends and neighbors for their sym
pathy and assistance and for the beau
tiful flowers during the illness and be.
reavement of our beloved father.
MRS. MILES BRADLEY
w. F. BRADLEY,
MRS. J. ]. SHERLOCK.
J. J. BRADLEY.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31

The following represents timber
lands sold on land: Shoshone coun-
ty, 1860 acres; Boundary county, 1920
acres.
LAND Department RECEIPTS.
The total cash receipts of the state
land department for the year-from
Jan. l, 1917, to Dec. /, 1917-amounted
to s669.265.74. A total of 222 deeds
were issued covering 15,S77.60 acres.
The total number of farm loan mort
cages in force amount to s2,94s,513, an
increase Of 100000 over 1916. The de-
partment averaged three loans a day
running in amount from $500 up to
$4,000. These loans are made on a
basis of one third of the appraised
valuation. The interest rate is 6 per
cent and the maximum amount that
can be borrowed by any individual
$4,000.
The total cash receipts for leases dur
ing the IL months amounted to SAL
606.02. Grazing land is leased at 10
cents per acre and agricultural land
for so cents per acre. All leases are
made subject to the sale of the land.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
THREE SPEEDERS,

A. G. Kennard, John Smith and o. J
Colvin were picked up Sunday for ex-
ceeding the speed limit. The latter two
forfeited IS bonds each and the former,
who was released on s13 cash bond,
appeared in court this morning and
was fined SIT and costs, it being his
second offense.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
NOTICE.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Allen Wright Furniture
Company will be held at their office.
s17-S19 Bannock street. Boise, Idaho,
on January IA. 1918, at 1880 p m. fol
the purpose of electing Ave directors
and to transact such other business al
shall properly come before said meet
ing. o. H. ALLEN.
MOI Secretary.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
CONDITION CRITICAL.

Grave fears are entertained for the
recovery of Judge T. F. Halveston
who is suffering from hemorrhage oil
the brain. He has been unconscious
for several days at his home, 1921 JEFF
ferson street.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
sTockHoLDERs' MEETING.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting Of the stockholders OF the
Edward Stein company will be held at
their office No. 100 N. 10th Street
Boise. Idaho, at p. m. on the sth day
Of January, 1917. the subject Of said
meeting being for the purpose OF
electing board of directors for the
ensuing year, and for such other bust
ness as may properly come before said
meeting.
ALLAN 7. STEIN.
. Secretary.
Advice u = Jan 2
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
AN APPRECIATION.

Boise, Ida. Dec. s1.-Editor Capital
News: We have noted very carefully
your Sunday issue Of Dec. 80 regarding
the patriotic part Idaho has played
during the past year; and also your
states production and exporting re-
ports.
This is a record for which we ali
should feel proud.
We have recently branched out In
the Boise territory. and we assure you
that 1t 10 most gratifying to receive
your optimistic edition.
Very truly yours,
ARMOUR & co.
nu n T. McT1rou
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
BY o. L. McElroy.

MINNEAPOLIS. MINN.-A rattle
less rattlesnake found by E. A. Patter-
son. was roaming around on top OF the
snow. Scientists could not explain
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
HERE ON VISIT.

Oscar Mink, a former Boise boy, now
forest supervisor with headquarters al
Jarbidge, is in the city for few days
visiting relatives and looking VI
friends and former schoolmates.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
SALES OF STATE
LAND DOUBLED
DURING The YEAR
More Than a Million and a
H alf Receipts During
Twelve Months = Many
Applications on File.

The state land department sold twice
as much land in 1917 as was sold
by the department in the four previous
years-from 1913 to and including 1916.
This Is the remarkable record shown
by the records of the department. Dur
Ing the four latter years there were
sold $500 acres as against 94.329.sS
acres in 1917. The total amount re-
ceived from the land disposed OF in
1917 was 1892, $500, while for the
land sold from 1918 to and including
1915 a total of $SS6.16S.63 was taken
in. The average price for all this land
was SIS per acre.
This record was made under /. A.
Smoot for the past year state land
commissioner. He has the distinction
of selling more land in one year by
39,1OO acres than was sold by his de-
partment in fou.. previous years and
by taking in for the state more by
$616,217.27 in the year that he has been
in office than passed through his de-
partment during the four previous
years.
TWENTY-FIVE LAND SALES.
A total of 20 land sales were held
at which school, industrial school, sci
eHCe SCHOol, sSliooli ~
penitentiary, agricultural college. char
table institutions, insane asylum and
public building lands were disposed
of. There were 47,70090 acres of school
land, 15.4S3.27 acres of industrial school,
40 acres of school of science, 1941.a1
acres of normal school, 1969.11 acres
of university, 6100 acres Of peniten-
tiary, 2431.76 acres of agricultural col
lege 13,850.31 acres of charitable in
stitution, 1898 acres of insane asylum
and 353S.S1 acres of public building
sold during the year. The total prin
cipal paid on these lands was $685.
9o5.53, or 10 per cent down. The total
interest was s24,9S and the fees
amounted to s2102.50.
The constitutional limitation to lands
that could be sold placed the amount
for the year at $4,000 acres and of this
amount 63,1S4.17 was disposed of. The
place of sales and amount of acreage
disposed of at each follow:
WHERE THEY WERE HELD.
Canyon county, Feb. 10, 249S.97; Ada
county, April 9, 1346.13; Minidoka. May
"a, (Heyburn townsite) 1491.45; Cassia
May 23, 6374.16; Twin Falls. May %
6693.9S; Kootenai, June &C. 127S.6S;
Benewah; June Is, $50; Bonner, June
20, 1922; Latah, June %. 1610.07s Idaho
June 25, 1424.61; Clearwater, June %
1910; Teton, Aug. ., s26s.71; Fremont
Aug. 4. 9OS9.74; Jefferson, Aug. IS
$4,000; Bingham, Oct. 1. 2703.30; Bon
neville, Aug. 25, 7603.36; Bannock, Oct
2, 5S33.60; Valley, Oct. %, 694S.S9
Adams, Oct rs, 1S25.90; Ada, Sept. 10
so; Madison, Nov. "a, 1880; Gem dis.
trict, $500. The Madison county sale
was one of the largest in the history
of the state. total of 100000 having
heen realized from it.
LANDS SOLD.
The following table shows the mum.
Der of acres of state land subject Il
| sale and anplicationS pending:
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
TWO GET LICENSES,

Marriage licenses were issued today
to Amos H. Eckert, of Mountain Home
and Maude S. Vandehei, of Boise, and
to James Elvin Duncan and Mary
Marcum. of Meridian.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31

ST. PAUL. MINN.-Born at sea,
AGciph III scr Is still "at sea" about
his naturalization. He has been
threatened with discharge from Min
nesota military forces. AZ an enemy
alien. His parents wers Germans.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
ARRESTED At MOUNTAIN HOME.

Lee Steele Was placed under arrest
Sunday at Mountain Home upon a
warrant issued by Judge Anderson
charging statutory offense. He was
brought to Boise Sunday.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
MILL CLOSES FOR MONTH.

The big mill Of the Boise Payette
Lumber company at Barber has been
closed for a month or six weeks to
make needed repairs in the machinery.
The mill has been run continuously for
II months, almost at full capacity all
of the time and many adjustments in
the gigantic machinery have to be
made and the log pond sluiced out, be-
ing filled with sand. The shutdown
will not mean laying off any men as
there is work for all. either at the mill
at Barber or at Emmett, where a few
will be transferred. Several of the
men have asked for vacations Of a
month, which have been granted.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
MAGAZINES UNUSED.

The postal service bulletin OF Dec. %
prints notice that many Of the un-
wrapped, unaddressed magazines
mailed by the public at cent for sail
ors and soldiers, are useless for the
reason they are no longer of interest.
being either too old or torn and unfit
for reading. Clean copies Of recent is
sues of magazines devoted to literature
or containing matter OF. general inter-
est are still needed ana will be gem
orally distributed. The war depart
ment finds it is impossible to place
magazines devoted to special subjects
in the hands of particular soldiers or
sailors.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
Adjutant General Moody
Makes It Plain Govern
ment Will Not Draft Men
Who Join Battalion.
Internal Guard Duty Only
Required-Join for Three
Years Active Service and
Three Years Reserve
Governors Proclamation.


guard battalion of this state, now be-
Ing organized, are subject to the call
of the president and governor for in
ternal military duty and are not sub
ject to draft in the federal service, ex-
cept those draft men within the pre-
scribed age limits who are required 70
hold themselves in readiness for call
when needed.
Adjutant General C. S. Moody made
this plain in a statement regarding the
organization of the battalion. Gov
ernor Alexander also issued an Off
cial proclamation calling the attention
of the people of the state in the or
ganization movement and setting forth
therein some of the requirements.
ONLY SERVE IN STATE.
Those who join the National Guard
battalion" said General Moody, must
be prepared to respond to the call OF
the president for internal duty at such
times as may be desired, but they will
not be subject to draft into the fed
eral service. The exception, of course,
to the latter statement are those men
of draft age who are subject to draft
into the national army and 1t follows
they will have to respond to the call
when wanted.
Members of the national guard bat
TALON will Join for three years active
and three years reserve service. They
will take the same oath as the mem
bers of the former national guard
members did. They will not be requir-
ed to go outside of the state on mill
tary duty. The report they will be re-
ouired to do so or go onto foreign soil
IS incorrect.
UP TO BOISE TO GET. IN.
There ere a number of cities in
Idaho that desire admission into this
battalion with home companies, and
there will not be the slightest diff
Guilty organizing the battalion of 400
men. 1t is of supreme indifference to
this department whether or not Boise
has a company in the battalion, so far
as locating one here is concerned Tha,
Is up to those who are interested in
the matter. If they want a company
this department will be glad to see
Boise represented. If they do not de-
sire one there will be others very anX-
lous to take their place. 1t must be
remembered. however, that those who
enlist il, this battalion will be subJec,
20 call or internal military duty"
The question as to the obligation
imposed upon one who enlisted in q
company in the battalion caused {
lively discussion at the meeting of tho
members of the Home Guard company
Of Boise Sunday Many who desired
to join. but who have dependents ex-
pressed the fear that by taking tn
path they would ohligate themselves t.
service not only outside the state but If
foreign countries.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31
Lam DIS SOLD.

The following table shows the num-
Der of acres of state land subject TO
sale and applications pending:
Gnh
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-31

Total ................ 72.490
He said the counties not yet report
Ing had quota of 5575; which made
the present total 1905. AS some
would, he believed. exceed their quo
ia. he confidently estimated grand
total of $4,000.