Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-15
CANCELS
THE THOUSAND
SPRINGS TRACT
Order to Take Effect on
March l Unless Owners
Show Financial Ability to
Proceed.
State Engineer Requested to
File Original Report on
Project - Senator King
Objects to Cancellation of
Bruneau Tract.

The state land board Friday can
celled the segregation of the Thousand
Springs Irrigation company. the can
collation. to take effect Maj Oh 1. The
company must show before that time 1t
has the financial ability to finish the
project within a reasonable time. I'm
less it can the order of the board will
go into effect. The board heard a pro-
test from Senator King of Utah against
cancellation of the Bruneau tract. but
no action was taken. The minutes of
the meeting showing other business
transacted follow:
Boise, Idaho. Dec. IA. 1917. The
state board of land commissioners Of
the state Of Idaho met this day in
regular session. The following men,
bers were present: M. Alexander.
governor and chairman; w. T. Dough-
erty. secretary Of state; c. Van Deusen.
state auditor; NJ. C. Stott, register.
Whereupon the following proceed
ings were had, to-wit:
Minutes of the previous meeting
Tread and approved.
Moved by Governor Alexander and
carried that loan of James wheyland
and Louis Camp be referred to G. A.
Axline for report. which report is to
be made without expense to the appli-
cant.
Report OF State Engineer J. Fl.
Smith, relative to excessive losses
Main canal. Twin Falls Canal COM
pany, made as per request of the land
board of March IL, was received and
ordered filed and spread upon the min
utes in full and the register instructed
to correspond with the Twin Falls
Times and Twin Falls Chronicle with
a view of securing an estimate of
the amount these publications would
charge to publish report in full in one
issue.
ALLOW EXTENSIONS.
Request of w. A. Beakley. attorney,
Blackfoot Idaho in relation to years
extension loan No. 1919. In behalf of
client, Mrs O. b. Speaker, on account
of incomplete probate proceedings was
considered by the board and register
instructed to notify Attorney Beakley
that said loan would be permitted to
stand as past due for one year provid-
; ing interest was paid promptly.
!. Request OF william Buster for five
year extension without appraisement
on his state loan was granted provid-
ing $1,000 was paid to apply on prin-
cipal, and accrued interest and court
costs paid in full
Request of Mary Eta Hamlin, Twin
Falls. refund of $40 paid as filing fee,
Carey act entry, Twin Falls North Side
Land g. Water Co.. was upon motion
denied by the board.
Request for assignment. Charles j.
F. Stroeh, entry No. a and s131 and
Leo Anderson, entry No. 474 Big Lost
River project. were presented and re-
ferred to the attorney general for re-
port
Cancellation of entry Lucius H. Cur
tbs, American Falls Canal and Power
company project. was upon request
granted.
Communication Fl. s. Green COM
: planning of failure OF Twin Falls North
Side Land & Water Co., to sell water
for school land under std project was
referred to the state engineer for re-
port.
Claim in the sum of s465.62 in pay
ment of delinquent water assessments,
Farm Loan Roy c. NJ. Mckinney No.
S91, now under foreclosure was ap-
proved and the register instructed TO
file voucher with state board of ex-
aminers.
CANCEL SEGREGATION.
Motion was made by Governor Alex !
ander and duly carried that the seq
regation Of the Thousand Springs Ir-
rigation company will be and is here
by cancelled to take effect March l.,
1918, unless the owners thereof will
show to the satisfaction Of the land
board that they have financial ability
to finish the project within a reason
able time.
Upon motion duly made and carried
the following farm loan applications
were denied:
+. e. Sichewerger. Jerome, $500.
Philbrick & Greenwood, American
Falls. $4,000.
Moved by Governor Alexander and
carried that the state engineer be re-
auegted to file original report with the
land board pertaining to the water
supply OF the Thousand Springs irri-
cation project.
| Motion made by Governor Alexander
that report Of r. s. Madden be adopt
ed In relation to what is known as the
Hollister lands but amendment to the
governors motion prevailed that adop-
ton OF this report be laid over until
the second meeting in January, 1918.
PURCHASE HIGHWAY BOND.
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