Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-12-21
Neighborly Mention.
MOSCOW MATTERS.
From the Mirrsr, 14th inst.

Our new democratic postmaster has
made his selections for assistants. and
retains Mr., Pogers as delivery clerk.
Mr.. II. L. Hayes, formerly assistant
postmaster under Arvid Hinnman, has
been employed and will act as assistant.
Mr.. J. S. Hogue was in from his place
on the forks of the Clearwater this week
and reports that some of the wealthy
Indians are PREF airing to fight the open
ing of the reservation. They claim that
they will send a representative to Wash
lngton to prevent the openirg of the re-
serve. Those of the Indians who are
opposed to the opening are rich and
have large stock interests and fear that
the ranges will be taken away from
them by the whites. All the kicking
few redskins can do will hardly prevent
the government from completing the
work now fairly begun, and the Indians
have received their allotmeuts. \ large
number of the Indians about Lapwai
held a council at that place last Tues.
day and petitioned the government to
hurry on the money to be received in
payment for the lands comprising the
reserve. Many of the Indians have
made no preparations for winter expec-
ting to receive the money from the gov
eminent in cine to carry them through
At Caldwell one day last week five
hundred hogs were marketed at from
four and half to five cents pound
realizing to the farmers over SO 800. A
company started a packing house and
the hog business is beginning to foul
ish and the farmers open an industry
which will be lasting benefit to the
country. In the country where irrlga-
ton prevails alfalfa is planted for pas
ture for hogs and they thrive on it. In
Latah county, and northern Idaho, al
falfa will produce wonderful crops, al d
it farmers would plant few acres they
could keep all the hogs they cared to-
and on which they could feed large
portion of their surplus grain.
From the Star, 14th inst
W. W. Young county commissioner
elect, has neglected to file his official
bond within the time prescribed by law,
and consequently will not be elibible to
sit with the board when it convenes at
the January session, The law requires
that the com nissloners- elect be notified
of their election by the county auditor
and that their official bonds must be
fled within ten days of such notice.
The auditor performed his duty and Mr..
Young was also admonished by some of
his populist brethren to attend to the
duty of qualifying at once, but he was
evidently not impressed with the neces-
sity for speedy action, evidently being
under the impression that any time be-
fore the day of the meeting Of the new
board was all that is required. The re-
suit is that Mr.. Young is shut out. The
governor can ill the vacancy by APP
pointment, or Commissioner Kincaid,
who halls from the same district IN
which Mr., Young was elected, can hold
over if he is that way inclined. If the
governor appoints he will probably APP
point NJ. Young, AS be was elected by a
good round majority and is clearly the
choice of the people.
The outgoing county commissioners
have decided to bring action against ex-
County Treasurer Browne and County
Treasurer Hattabaugh to recover from
each the amount of money paid out in
the redemption of fraudulent county
warrants raised from their original
amount by Deputy Auditor Hinckley.
These warrants called in and paid by
Mr.. Browne amount to about $4,000,
and by Mr.. Hattabaugh to about $4,000
or in round numbers $4,000 in all. The
board has retained Jas. w. Ried as at
torneY to bring the action. 1t will be
brought in the district court before
Judge Piper, but probably will not be
heard, unless by stipulation, until the
next term which has not been set. The
complaint has not yet been filed, but
Mr.. Red was in consultation with tie
commissioners last Saturday when the
matter was discussed and his services