Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-28
final PAYMENT FOR.
HUNDREDTHOUSAND
|OF LIBERTY BONDS
State Settles It's Obligation
With Government - Ask
Idaho Irrigation Company
to Cut Project.

w OuO AOJCCO.
The final payment has been made by
the state of Idaho on the purchase of |
100000 worth of liberty bonds, second |
issue. A receipt for balance due has |
been received by the state land board |
and recorded in its minutes of Monday. |
The board also unanimously adopted a |
report that the Idaho Irrigation COM
pany be requested to cut down it's
project to not to exceed 117,67724 acres
gross and that it asks for no more pat
ents for land. The minutes of the
board follow:
Boise, Idaho, Nov. rs, 1917. State |
board OF land commissioners of the
state of Idaho met this day in regular
session. The following members were
present: M. Alexander, governor and
chairman; T. A. Walters, attorney gem
eral; W. T. Dougherty. secretary Of
state; Ethel f. Redfield. superintend-
ent of public instruction.; w. T. Cal
lendar, chief clerk.
The following proceedings were had.
to-wit:
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved.
| Upon motion of the governor the reg
lister was instructed to notify the Elk
port Lumber company to make another
payment of $4,000 on the Hepburn park
timber contract, on or before Jan. l,
1918.
Motion was made by the governor,
and carried, that the attorney general
proceed with foreclosure proceedings
against loan No. 104s Of o. l.. Coate,
| Mt. Pleasant Ia.
Moved by Governor Alexander, which
motion carried unanimously, that the
state land board accept the principal
and interest up to date on loan No.
$40 In the name of Linda A. Warner,
and that the mortgage and notes be
assigned to the parties paying the
same, and that the governor as chair
man and the register as secretary of
the board be authorized to execute the
same on behalf of the state land board
providing the same is done on or before
, Dec. 20, 1917.
/, Report of the state auditor on the
Lava Hot Springs as. requested by the
board in meeting of the 23rd of No
vember was read and ordered filed.
PASS ON LOANS.
, Upon motion of Attorney General
/, Walters, application to contest of Max
ence Kahn, contestant, versus John o.
Clowdus, contestee, was allowed by the
. board.
Moved by the governor that Howard
! and Fitch of Pinehurst be given an in
crease of their loan of $3.50. Upon roll
call the motion carried by the following
, vote: governor, yes; attorney general,
5 yes secretary of state, yes; superin-
tendent of public instruction, no.
Loan application of Alice M. Green
{ wood. American Falls, was referred to
the appraiser for additional informa-
$ ton in regard to water rights.
;. Application for loan of ]. w. Boor
. Fruitland, for $500 was denied by the
, board.
J. The following loans were made by
: the board, and the register instructed
l. to refund to applicants the balance OF
i 1 per cent fee paid after deducting
costs of appraisement: Joseph T. ROD
n ertson. Rexburs, $4,000, refund $S5;
5 Hiram Ollie. Rexburg, $4,000, refuno
:. SIS; Mary Carlson, Bonners = Ferry
q $4,000. refund s35; George c. Weather
:. by. Grandview, $500; John S. Ross
= (renewaD Goldburg, $4,000; Joseph G
: Whittig Caldwell, $500, refund $40.
George w. Lee, Boise, appeared be
fore the board in reference to leas'
which he holds on state land ant
stated that he had made application
for the sale of the same; whereupoI
motion was made by the governor
which carried, that the land commits
j.. sioner be instructed to put land up TO
sale now under lease to Mr.. Lee at tn
q next sale in Ada county.
~ WOULD CUT PROJECT.
Moved by Secretary of State Dough
:, erty. and upon roll call unanimousl
:, carried, that the Idaho Irrigation com
pany be requested to cut down thei
:. project at this time not to excee
11767724 acres gross; and IT Is IN
sense of this land board that they WI
- =, ask for no more patents for land unde
- the Idaho Irrigation company's project
= and that the 117,677.24 acres herei
:. enumerated will include school land
~ within the project.
~ whereupon the board adjourned un
10 til o'clock p. m.
3 o'clock p. m.--The board met pur
/, suant to adjournment.
- Same members present as at TN
=. morning session, with the exception
RI the attorney general.
~ PAY FOR BONDS.
Receipts as full payment Tor IN
~ states subscription of 100000 to Tn
,s second liberty loan were. received
N the land board.
10 whereupon the board adjourned I
meet Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.