The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-03-13

1.-The bid OF the publishers Of the Cald-
well Tribune 10 do the county printing
was regularly flied and placed among
other documents Of a similar character.
When the board reached the class OF
business IN which the printing bid be-
longed MIR. Howard King picked np aud
broke open the envelope containing the
bid submitted 10y X. II. Davis, publish
or Of the Tribune. lie held the docu-
mrnt before his eyes for some moments
In the attitude of reading It. Being
that he WAS there for the express aud
Sole purpose OF examining papers which
we're presented for the Consideration OF
The County Comm issiOners, the conclu-
sion WAS irresistible that MIR. King WIS
reading the document he held before his
face aud gazed upon, but he may have
been STEPPED In profound III of mental
abstraction. After gazing upon the pa
per before his eyes until satisfied, he
threw 1t down upon the table and looked
a look. Something In that look attract
ed the attention Of Hon. Cbas. j. f.
Peterson who promptly picked up the
paper aud gazed upon IL too. Possibly
II WAS abstraction or alteration or in
digestion that occupied his facuiliri.
MIR. Dunbar does not wish to be quot
ed AS venturing an opinion MS 10 what
troubled the Hon. Chas. j. +. Peterson.
MIR. Dunbar Is not prepared to say that
the Hon. Peterson read the paper ne
held In his hand, hut Mr. Dunbar is
willing 10 swear that when the Hon.
Chas. J. II. Peterson, Commissioner Of
Canyon County from the second com
missioneFs district, discontinued gazing
upon The bid Of the publisher OF the
Caldwell Tribune, he. the aforesaid
Peterson, threw the bid In the middle Of
the table exclaiming: 80, ST we did
mol call for bids ON that subject" And
Mr.. Dunbar will make ahidavit 10 the
fact that the word used by Mr.. Peterson
Tor which the letters st here stand was
not sugar or street but something which
no gentleman would put into his mouth
Mr.. Dunbar does not recOllcct seeing the
bid IN Mr.. Knox's hands, but II may
have been there. However he distinct
ly states tat the Tribune's bid was
regularly before the commissioners; that
IL was examined by two Of them and
sneeringly commented upon by Que Of
them. 1t was put before the board the
same as all mast,rs Of n similar charac-
ter are presented. II was disposed of
very much the same AS many other
things which do not meet the approval
OF the com missioners are disposed Of
The language accompanying final dispo-
sitiOn of the Trlbune's bid was possibl,
n little ranker than usual but perhaps
The disaprDval was more emphatic. Now
this matter stands between the County
Commissioners and their clerk. Ii looks
very much AS though somebody has he'd
or that somebody has gone crazy. Yet
there was nothing that anybody noticed
in the demeanor OF any mem Der of the
board to Indicate that his mind WAS not
working assususl. IL somehow seems to
MS that there are three men In Canyon
County whose names will not frcquenll,
embelish published aftidavils."
Summary-The Tribune claims to
have submitted bid TO do the count,
printing at the rate of two cents "A line.
The files show that such n bid was ied
with Clerk Dunbar on january II, 1897.
Knox and Peterson swear that no such
bid from the Tribune was ever present
ed To the board. King says the same
but does not swear to It,. Dunbar makes
the statement and says he will swear to
the same. that the bid was presented to
the board In the regular order, that King
and Peterson both examined the bid.
that King ''looked look" and that
Peterson expressed himself in his usual
manner. He does not remember wheth-
er Knox examined the bid or not. but
sayshc may have done SO. The matter
thus stands and the whole scrap now
lies between the commissioners and Clerk
Dunbar. 1t is II straight fusion and re-
form proposition gentlemen. and silver
cranks and gold bugs can afford to stand
back and see the fun.