The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-20
THE NEW TREASURER.
John Riplinger Elected to Sue
ceed DIR. Mitten.
NAPLES BOND NOT PERFECTED.
County Commissioners FIJI the yacan-
cy with Good Man Time Given
20 secure Eonsas.

signed f5se Office. and j. W. Sfaifaes VITO
forfeited it, ard the result was the
choice OF John RfpiIngsr. chief deputy
during the past administration The
nssfson 10 proceed 10 elect Was maize
by gsckerroTs. seconded By Heafon ard
carried unanimously. Ripiinge< was
nominated ard elsrted. Heasps1 voting
no. A molten WAS carried thai Rip
finger be notified ot MS apE,oEnfus
and another motion was carried that ne
be given until March to Che bond
Heaaon declined 10 vote for either M
ton.
The news Of the appointment caused
q str ansy4sx the friends Of Maple. and
the ReferendsssH Club met in the affer-
raosn at ltz rooms on Third street TO
discuss the situation. y number OF
short speeches were made and COM
usst:ee appointed TO secure hall for a
public u1setiag q taxpayers this after
noon.
A stormy meeting OF the club was
he'd last night and Commissioner Hea-
son was scored by ecme 81 the rasssd
rpembers IN regard 10 the action taken
by the commissioners as to Naples
bond The answers 10 the questions
ehairsn,aa os the club to remark that
II his answers continued In the same
line the ~nsagnatso1 meeting" might
possib.y prove 10 be 'cofnmeudation
msesing" 1t was decided to hold the
meeting on Pkaneer place al .. IN. to-
eav.
John RipllTc-T- the new county treas
sirrr. came from Que Of the pioneer
families Of Minnesota. his father. Nicho-
1sz Rfphnger. having settled in that
etate In 1851 The future treasurer
was born ia New Tier. MINI. In
1864 lie atteasied the county schools
sintii IL years Of age and then
pat In the tiupe I'll. he was II on
bis fathers farm and developed those
sturdy characteristics. for which he Is
80 noted When he reached his seven
fetnth year. through tho influence Of
his father who was then county COM
missioner. he secured a position I'm
the tsour-g auditors Office Of Dakota
county. Minnesota. the county seat be-
ing Hastings Nr. Riplinger retained
this posltien for six years During this
p-r3us he attended night school even
tags for two years and spent most Of
his evenings for the other fnur years
in learning the printing business. When
he left the county auditors office he
was 81 fascinated with newspaper work
that he bought the Hastings Unton. n
lively weekly paper. and conducted IL
for two years. On account Of III health
Mr. Ripsinger sohi the Union In the fall
of 1850 and In The spring OF 1890 he came
10 Washington. At first he located ut
Ia fsass t.s "A gf.s.
about year. On August /. 1891. Mr..
Riphnger went into the treaKurer's Of
fice In the capacity OF clerk during
BYRON Pheips' FIRST term When AIR.
Phelps was reelected treasurer ne was
% pseased with Mr.. Ripiinger that he
made him chief clerk. When DIR. \. T.
Mitten was appointed treasurer he had
80 much confidence In Mr.. RipIinger's
ability that he kept him as chief
deputy. Mr.. Riplinger was married I'm
December. ISIS. at Hastings. MINI, 10
Miss Ada r. Richards. daughter Of
DIR. y. NJ Richards OF that city. The
new treasurer Is "A man OF uruues-
toned ability and Is equipped with all
the qualities that Will make him first
class treasurer.
Mr., RipilnEer was seen by reporter
last evening. and said: "One thing that
] shall insist on l. that the treasurer y
oiIice shall be exported. There has been
SO fauch talk about shortages and de-
falcatlons that in Justice Ia the people
and myself / think that this should be
done. do not believe that anything is
wrong or that a single cent has been
fniss appropriated. hut the exporting Of
the bssoks and accounts win quiet the
public mind and canvince every one
that the funds are as they should be
] do not care who appoints the ex-
rtsrts. whether II BE- the citizens OF King
county. the Chamber If Commerce or
the county commissioners, but | viii
Insist that the work ha sayne'
Chairman Gasch. OF the board OF eoun-
~ commissioners, WAS seen BY Post.
fotclllgeneer reporter after the appoint.
ent Of AR. RlpiinEer as county treas.
urer. and Was asked whether the beard
proposed ia take any action rrga r,line
The new bond alsd by Mr. Maple. "a
Witch question AIR, Gasch made the soi.
loving rep,y;
II Is eertaiply cur inteatiar Ia IN
yessigAte carefully the new bond ;ha,
Mr., Msnle has tiiei. both as IN It's ie.
FATTY and the susFeicncy 81 the sure.
ties. desire - state further tina,
tsseuEhaus saia entire matter We hay.
been acsaate6 soisly hy a desire 10 prf..
tsct the Interests of thn county we
gave Mr., Marie ali shs time he required
Nsfhia which 20 furnish a bond an
AFTER wv bad made a careful snve<ttr.a.
tlan - the snreties we gave hin, ev,.tr
las, THURSDAY until yesterday IL fgrnlss
additional evidence as "a lhe spff-{nn.,,
o. those snVestes 70 which the commits
stansFs Objected. No evidence OF tnl,
Kind Was eyeeea 20 as. ard Ma vsr,
shesefsFe compelled 10 rely upon att abb
ssTses % she fTcoFsis Furnished 90 a. p,
TIE eosnts auditor Tsis abstract IL az
Vie N our efflec ana Is oper 70 tAe IN.
kpeetiea et sas rssAlic, This ahstrsr,
shows thas opiy ahaas ons.shixt az -.
entire amount 81 the boat roala be ,ov
staers'8 "a absolutely gtsSsa A h,e,
amoan; II tae head Was f7at e-ttrrfx s.,
sstaetnfy 60 the commissioners. bs1. -.
sse1viit ~ the 1o4t, was given - W.
Marie. Even NTH liberal a,t,prs-,,..
There aas a laFEe AMOUNT so the h.,rg
taa, Wa absolutely ~aeeafrsz T~,
commissioners therefore bal 10 a,,~~,.
tive bRs 50 reteet "a
'-rbe sana - ~. Mlttan nss .ss...ss
Ter seThat,si rc&saas As sos,r "a ~.
A'ssen's bSpd was reserset be rssss-,s.
Dis pSsisica ass 50 became vrsesA.~v =
vi saa vasAneS immediately ira 49,
esFsAtoiy eNad nos p&sa hastily GA N,
rev ssa8 offered ~ NJ NAME sss fes
that TIE aastses sAsaEI xs,ssSs carer,
ssy0#t1an.
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