Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-30
Serious Consideration Given
by Land Board to- Pro
posal Of Project Manager
for Utilization Of Lands
Not Now Cultivated.
MAY TAKE ACTION
AS WAR EMERGENCY
Land Owned by State Under
the Boise Project Can Be
Put Into Crops This Year
If Action Is Taken at Once
Routine Matters Before
the Board.

The Board.
At its last regular meeting, April "a,
the state land board transacted large
amount of business and gave serious
consideration to a proposal from d. w.
Cole. project manager of the Mise
project, to dispose of state lands in
tracts smaller than 40 acres under the
project. for which there is water. This
land can be put into crops this year II
the board decides as war emergency
it may be sold. The proceedings of the
board follow:
Boise, Idaho, April 81. The state
board Of land commissioners of the
state of Idaho met this day in regular
session. All members present.
whereupon the following proceedings
were had, to-wit:
Minutes of the previous melting read
and approved.
APPLICATION of Mark A. Shields to
lease land offered to the state by e. r.
Nelson of Boston, Mass, for agricul-
tural PURPOSES for this year was grant
ed by the board and the register in
structed to notify Mr.. Shields.
In the matter OF the application Of
Charles o. Green for approval of his
final proof, fee covering same having
been paid to former Carey Act Agent
Howard and cancelled check having
been submitted with application as evil
dence of the same having been paid,
the board ordered the approval of his
application and the issuance Of final
certificate.
LOAN APPLICATIONS.
The following farm loan applications
ware denied by the board, and differ
ence between fee paid by applicant and
cost Of appraisement ordered refund
ed: Mary Francis McCrary, Kimberly,
$50; c. Leroy Lewis, Pocatello, $14.70;
William H. Tompson, St Anthony,
$40.
The following farm loan applications
were allowed by the board, and a re-
fund allowed of the difference between
cost Of arpraisement and fee aid by
applicant: Charles H. DeCamp, st.
Anthony, $6O0e, refund, $42.7O; Oscar
Y. Mason. Caldwell, $500, refund,
$12.s5; George Rinald, Nampa, $500,
refund 20 cents; J. S. Gilston, st. An
thony, $4,000.
Letter Of the land commissioner was
read recommending that lease be
granted Milt Costello, Fairfield, Ida
no, section of land in township / south
range 10 east. Whereupon motion was
made by the governor, which was car
rted, that The lease be granted with the
understanding that the land be cult
vated this year.
The following claims were presented
A~aI IN 81
foreclosure fund: Gem County Alb
stract Co., Emmett, continuing alb
stract, Sweetzer Farms, $780, Boise
Title & Trust Co.. Boise, continuing
abstract john l.. Waggoner, 3d. Boise
Title & Trust Co.. Boise. continuing
abstract Frank Martin and l.. l.. Fol-
som, SO.
The following refunds We're allowed
on farm loans, APPLICATIONS having
been withdrawn: ]. r. Goodwin,
Granite. IS; Henry B. Wedel, Mini
doka. $50.
LOAN AGENTS REPORT.
Upon motion duly made and carried
the report of the state loan agent was
referred to the attorney general
Motion was made by the governor
and duly carried that loan No. 800 in
the name of Henry III. Hoff and Har-
riet Hoff, and loan No. $40 in the
name of Ella ]. Funk, be referred to
the attorney general with instructions
to bring foreclosure proceedings at
once.
d. w. Cole, project manager United
States reclamation service appeared
before the board to discuss matters in
relation to his letter To the povernor
OF recent date. no formal action was
taken by the board, however.
Claim was presented in the amount
OF $l66.12. 1915 taxes figured to April
70. 1917. loan No. 335, George B. Rog-
ers. and ordered paid and the register
requested to file voucher covering
same.
Whereupon the board adjourned I'M
til o'clock p. m.
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