Show IDAHO JRIUGATION Big Canal from Snake River Supreme Su-preme Court Litigation Special to The Herald BOISE Jan HThe state board of land commissioners today took favorable favor-able action on application of the American Amer-ican Falls Canal and Power company to reclaim 75000 acres of arid land in I Idaho under the Carey act The com n + n Irn mtf n Vtlrr nrfnryl frnrrt puliy Will tUlVU ouu il UI E v < iiaai trnm I the Snake river above Blackfoot The land will cost settlers 50 cents an acre and water right 10 an acre with eight years to pay for it There are on file applications to redeem over 100000 acres in addition to application acted on today The supreme court today decided the case of H S Hampton vs board of commissioners of Logan county which contracted with him for services as special counsel The court had held that the contract was void Hampton then filed an itemized bill with the commissioners for 3642 which was disallowed On appeal the district court allowed him 832 Hampton then appealed to the supreme court to get the balance but the court says he is entitled to nothing thereby reversing the action of the lower court In allowing allow-ing him S832 The decision is important as similar casss have arisen in half of the counties in the state |