Show OWNERS GET VERDICT r IN WEISER LAND CASE BOISE Juno June 27 After Atter After an all aU night the Jury jun in the case of ot tho the Wets Wels- er r Land and Water company against Col W. W Ryan and Frank Fronk D. D Ryan returned a a. verdict for tor In favor tavor of or the tho de defendants de- de to be bo equally divided between them the caso case being tried before Judge Dietrich of ot the federal court The Tho de defendants defendants do- do claimed d that their land in the Lost valley Washington county had been selected as tho the site alto for the reservoir reservoir reservoir reser reser- voir of ot the Welser Land and Water company com cam pany any and the tha defense tried to show that the land was worth They contended con con- tended that the construction of ot the dam at the head of ot the valley would back backwater backwater backwater water onto about 50 acres and ruin it for agricultural purposes The Tho court however conceded the rl right ht of the company com corn pony pany to build the dam since it was as to tobe tobe be u used d in the reclamation of thousands of ot acres of land on the benches and fixed as aa the tho proper price of the theland theland theland land in question |