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RECEIVER OF BANK WILL APPEAL CASE
Former Officers of Defunct Weiser Bank Are Defendants in Action to Collect.
An appeal will be taken from the decision 0 fthe United States district court in the case of John H. Smith, receiver for the Weiser National bank of Weiser against Herman Haas, George W. Nesbit and Bernard Haas, It was announced Saturday by counsel for the defendants, following a hearing before Judge C. C. Cavanah when an order of sale of the banks' assets was confirmed and a deficiency judgment totalling $248,000 e against the defendants. The sale of assets was held last week by Frank Breshears, United States marshal, and brought approximately $30,000, being for most part securities held by the bank at the time It suspended business. The deficiency judgment represents the difference between what the assets brought and the amount which former District Judge F. S. Dietrich held should be recovered, approximately $278,000. The decision of the court was handed down December 31, 1926. The suit was the outgrowth of the failure of the Weiser National bank in June, 1924, a little more than year after Its consolidation with the First Natlonal bank of Weiser. The three defendants were formerly officials of the First National, and were alleged to have entered an indemnity agreement which the bank's receiver claimed obligated the men for large sum which should go into the receivership's estate. others. The suit was to recover on a note. S. R. Miller was awarded judgment of $3135.18 against Carl A. McKimmy and others in a foreclosure proceeding over a note. Rollo C. Fry was awarded judgment in suit to quiet title to land in Ada county The defendants were Hiram Ames and others. The Boise Valley Packing company won judgment in its suit against John P. Gray and others to quiet title to land in Ada county. Judgment was entered in favor of the Federal Land Bank of Spokane in its suit against E. D. Shaw and others on an action to reçover money alleged due on note. The divorce action of Letisha A. Winn against Joseph W. Winn, which was filed in district court Thursday, was dismissed Saturday on motion of the plaintiff.
POLICE COURT.
Joe McCarthy and Pearl Prohl, arrested March 6 on statutory charges, were tried in police court Saturday and found not guilty. C. G. Young and Harry S. Bower, both charged with violations of the parking ordinance, were warned. O. F. Rankin and J. H. Fulner, separately charged with exceeding the speed limit, were each fined $10. N. P. Patterson, charged with speeding, was fined $6. Mrs. P. Tayler, John Rader and H. J. McGirr, all charged with violations of the parking ordinance, the first two forfeited $1 bond each and McGirr was fined $1:
BUILDING PERMITS.
G. H. Carbridge, to excavate basement and erect two flues and install a furnace at 1707 Idaho street at cost of $400. C. P. Wilson, to reroof frame dwelling at 1118 East Jefferson street at a cost of $275. Howard Day, to reroof frame dwelling at 2316 Woodlawn avenue at a cost of $250.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
Noah Minor, Weiser, Saturday filed a homestead application in the United States land office for 320 acres in section 25, township 12 north, range 6 west, Boise Meridian.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
John C. Nelson and Frances E. Nelson, oBise, to Laura Chaney, Boise, a 40-foot lot in block 116 original townsite of Boise; consideration $2200.
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT BOARD. The board Saturday closed 26 claims for compensation under the terms of the workmen's compensation act. The following claimants received awards aggregating more than $100: Frank Taylor, Orofino, employed by L. R. Olson, $708; loss of thumb and two first fingers of left hand. J. C. Cook, Firth, employed by Ida-
