City Council Hires Special Counsel and Sets Election Plan
The council voted to hire Colonel H. V. A. Ferguson as special counsel to fight Water Company legal battles. It ordered notice of a special bond election, required voter registration, named a registrar per ward, appointed election officers, designated polling places, and set precinct boundaries. It granted R. Hopkins permission to lay a private water pipe across Grant avenue and directed the finance committee to prepare an annual appropriation estimate for publication 30 days before passage. The body also debated the water question.
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H. V. A. Ferguson
Hopkins
Grant Avenue
Pocatello Council Adopt Special Counsel for Water Suit
The city council adopted a resolution to hire Colonel H V A Ferguson as special counsel to handle the water company suit and related cases. The vote was five to one with Williams dissenting though Terrell was absent for the vote. Witty urged delaying the appointment pending negotiations and current court actions.
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Fusz
Martin
H. V. A. Ferguson
Williams
Terrell
Smith
Witty
Water Company
Winter
J. A. Murray
Butte
No Ring in the Church Executive Board Report
Kansas City May 28 The Presbyterian general assembly adopted a resolution barring paid agents or officers from the executive committee directing church affairs. Delegates debated a rumored ring and asserted church governance will be free from paid control. The temperance committee cited eight million six hundred thousand people abolition of the saloon last year and broad prohibition progress nationwide.
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Kansas City
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
United States of America
United States
Presbyterian General Assembly
Temperance Committee
Decoration Day Program Free at McNichols Hall
Decoration Day exercises at McNichols and Wright hall Saturday afternoon are free to the general public. James H. Brady will chair, Colonel Ferguson will deliver the address, and the Eagle band will attend.
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McNichols & Wright Hall
James James H. Brady
Ferguson
Eagle Band
Two Women Held in County Jail on Felony Charge
Deputies Barnes McGarvey and Robert Lewis arrested two women in a west lodging house for felony complicity and jailed them to await an Evergreen state officer. Identified as Rose Sequina and daughter Elsie Preston, they face Yakima charges and may resist extradition.
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Yatiwa
Washington
Burnett McGarvey
Robert Lewis
West
Evergreen State
Yakima
Rose Sequina
Elsie Preston
Trinity church ladies host successful sale at Trinity hall
The ladies of Trinity Episcopal church conducted a most successful sale of useful and fancy articles at Trinity hall yesterday.
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Trinity Episcopal Church
Trinity Hall
No Paper Trust Alert as House Committee Seeks More Probe
The six member special committee submits both majority and minority reports on wood pulp and print paper amid tariff questions. The majority urges no legislation until further inquiry, citing no proven price fixing but possible suspicion of a restraint of trade. It also suggests removing tariffs briefly only with free Canadian export rights. The minority backs the Stevens bill to place wood pulp and print paper on the free list.
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Washington
Hoase
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Mann
Ilinois
Mill
Kansas
Stafford
Wisconsin
Bennon
Ohio
Sims
Tennessee
Ryan
New York
Stevens
General Stephen D. Lee Dies in Vicksburg
General Stephen D. Lee commander in chief of the United Confederate States and one of the last surviving lieutenant generals of the Confederacy died in Vicksburg Mississippi. Over-exertion at a G A R reunion ceremonies in Vicksburg last Thursday triggered his illness and death.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Stephen D. Lee
United Confederate States
Iowa
Wisconsin
Lee
Baseball Saturday features YMCA against Blackfoot in Twin Falls
The YMCA of this city hosts Blackfoot Saturday at the east side grounds for a high profile game on Decoration Day weekend. Grove City visits and plans to mop up the field are stated by manager Lee Harper Walker who vows to respond if needed. Pocatello heads to Twin Falls for two games. Idaho Falls was unavailable due to a prior signing.
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Bistline
Terrell
Witty
Lee Harper Walker
Idaho Falls
Twin Falls
Real Dope
Blackfoot
Pocatello
Hernoon
Grove City
Grove City Iggregation Would Be Down On No. 10
East Side
Association Boys
Walker
Jolly Jack Neve
Jack
Shelley
Magic City
Salmon River Land
Grove City Dunel
Pocatello Bond Election Details Published
A public notice outlines a $106 558 96 bond issue for sewer and warrant refinancing in Pocatello Idaho with bonds up to 5 percent interest, 20 year maturity, no sinking fund, and annual levies of 5820 00 plus interest. Four precinct polling places and June 30 voting hours are listed for qualified electors.
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Pocatello
Bannock County
State of Idaho
Idaho
Idabo
Ldaho
Center
Polling Place
Salvation Army
Hall
Second Avenue
Center Street
Mahan & Edghill’s
East Center Street
Clark Street
EB. G. Houde
W. Center Street
N. Arthur Avenue
Arthur Avenue
Williason Blacksmith Shop
N. Main Street
A. i
Twilight League Baseball Tonight At East Side Grounds
The long delayed Twilight League game between the YMCA team and the Shop men is set for tonight at the east side grounds Carmack will pitch for the YMCA The contest will be a quick five innings with 15 cent admission and 10 cents to the grandstand.
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Shopmen
East Side Grounds
Carmack
Graduation Week at Academy of Idale Plans
Commencement exercises set for Thursday evening June 4 in the academy assembly hall. Rev Woodhull opens with a Sunday sermon, musical program Tuesday, Senior Class Day Wednesday, and certificate students Thursday afternoon. Hon J TL Richards of Boise will address the graduates. Friday's Tribune will publish a full program.
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J. TL. Richards
Boise
American Mining Congress
Academy of Idale
Assembly Hall
Academy
W. S. Woodhull
Methodist Church of
Department of Music
Tribune
Special Train Planned to Carry Delegates to Twin Falls
Democratic leaders led by former Senator Dubois and State Chairman Lockhart approve a June 2 special train from Pocatello to Twin Falls for delegates attending the state convention in Twin Falls. A band and banners are expected to decorate the train, with a party entry intended to boost Dubois’ presence.
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Fred T. Dubois
W. H L. Lockhart
Pocatello
Twin Falls
Magic City
Dubois
Blackfoot
Lockhart
Portland banker Ross sentenced for school funds theft
Salem Oregon May 28 Judge Burnett in the circuit court sentenced J Thornhurn Ross the Portland banker to five years in prison and a $57004 fine. Ross was convicted of the wrongful conversion of state school funds while president of the Tithe Guarantee Trust company in custody of funds.
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Portland
Salem Ore
Burnett
J. Thornhurn Ross
Ross
Tithe Guarantee & Trost Company
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Colonel Ferguson
Council
Murray
Special Council
Pis
Meg Ae
Budge
Rachael Robinson
Maude Kelley
White
East Center
Ellen Reeves
South A Street
Nellie O’connell
North Arthur and
Wyeth
Gilmore
Jane
Frank Gibbon
H. B. Reubelmann
Dan O'Meara
R. H. Soule
Thena Dodson
F. M. Darling
Pat Coleman
Mike Condon
Wm. Kelley
T. F. Carey
Florence Harvey
Mamie Carey
May Hurt
The
West Side Lodging House
Kakima, Wash
General Lee
Blackfoot Bunch
Twilight League Baseball
J. H. Richards
Rev. Woodhull
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