Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
ABSTRACT CHANGED
ON ALLEN loan, THE
BOAR D DISCOVERS
Investiga alton Into Matter
Order ed as Result of Dis
closur e and Foreclosure
Proce edings to Be Insti-
tuted.

That an abstract bringing up to date
title to lands on which the state loan
ed $4,000, was changed in the Cora M.
Allen loan was the mildly startling
information laid before the state land
board at its regular session today. The
board has ordered an investigation
made and directed that foreclosure
proceedings be instituted to protect
itself.
The loan was for $4,000. It was on
land in the Grandview Irrigation COM
pany project and was made in 1918.
The attorney generals department
passed upon the abstract and recon-
mended some changes. The abstract
was returned and some time later
again reached the attorney generals
office. The changes having been
made the loan was ordered. 1t was
later that the discovery was made the
/ description of the land had been chang
ed in the abstract and instead of the
loan being made on good land the state
held a mortgage on inferior land. T. G..
Coffin, former assistant attorney gen
eral, wrote letter showing the dis
covery by him of the change made.
The letter was ordered made part of
the record by the land board.
TO LOCATE ABSTRACTS.
1t also came out during the board
meeting there are a number of alb
stracts 1t is now difficult to find and
the attorney general was requested to
make out list of them and ask ]. H.
Peterson, former attorney general, to
assist in locating them. 1t is believed
they have been displaced. The former
board was foreclosing on a number of
loans and the abstracts were in use at
that time.
Attorney Larsen of Twin Falls ap-
peared before the board on behalf of
Albert N. Ring and presented a petit
ton regarding certain lands in the
south side Twin Falls project. Petit
lions were also received from cit-
zens of Ca ssia county regarding the
resurvey of lands in that county which
were granted. The board considered
applications for loans and other rou-
tine matters.
MINUTES OF MEETING.
The minutes Of the meeting Of the
board follow:
Boise, Idaho, April IS, 1s17-The
state board of land commissioners of
the state OF Idaho met this day in
regular session. All members pres
ent.
Whereupon the following proceed
ings were had, to-wit
Minutes OF the previous meeting read
and approved.
Attorney Larson OF Twin Falls ap-
pcared before the board representing
A. N. Ring in regard to getting GER
tain lands quit claimed to the Unit
cd States government, and filed pc
tition with the board setting out this
request. which upon motion duly car
ried, was denied.
Motion was made by Governor Alex
ander, and unanimously carried, that
the state loan agent, in conjunction
with the state treasurer be instruct
ed to check up every mortgage and
note particularly as to whether or not
the water stock accompanies the same,
and whether there are any defects. and
report conditions to the state land
board.
Motion made by Attorney General
Walters, and duly carried, that the
register be instructed to prepare a
blank form of receipt suitable for the
treasurer receipting for all loans, and
present same to the board on Monday,
April 16.
Letter of ]. w. Hunter was read re-
questing release of a portion OF his
water stock from mortgage held by
the state, whereupon motion was made
and carried that Mr.. Hunter be no.
titled that before any action is TAX en-
in the matter of releasing his water
stock that he pay up delinquent inter-
est on his loan.
Letter of ]. Fl. Smith, state engi-
neer, in regard to expenses incurred
on the Mountain Home Irrigation
company be Ing paid out of the Carey
act trust fund was referred to the at
| torney general with power to act and
instruct
Upon advice from the attorney gen.
erals office that the 1918 taxes in the
sum of $61.a6. were delinquest on the
E. f. Hebden loan, 1t was moved and
| carried that check be drawn to pay the
same.
SALE OF TIMBER.
Upon request of l. A. Smoot land
commissioner, the following resolu-
ton was ordered incorporated in the
minutes:
HNeSOlNSu, L nat Jne STATE DOarO OF
land commissioners advertise for sale,
all the timber applied for in Adams
county, according to the amount and
appraised valuation submitted by II.
A. Bergh. and
That the timber be sold in 40-acre
tracts and that five (5) years time be
allowed for the removal of the same,
and
THAT payments are to be made in
five equal installments, 20 per cent
of the purchase price must be paid at
per cent Interest, payable in ad-
vance, and
THAT no timber shall be cut except
in the following manner:
Thirty days written notice shall be
given to the state board of land COM
missioners, by filing such notice with
the register, pf the particular land, de-
scribing II by legal sub-division,