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The County Commissioners
met on Wednesday last to canvas
the election returns and to tran
sact other county business, as
this being an adjourned meeting
from the regular October session.
This the last meeting of the pres
ent Board, and in all honor and
fairness to them we can say that
regardless of all the kicking
by many, this Board has run the
affairs of the county in such an
Economical manner that the in.
debtedness of the county
during the past two years
has been reduced several thous
and dollars. This is not a paid
puff" but facts, as the records
show, and we are glad to give
credit to whom credit is due. OF
course they may have made mis-
takes, but the human family are
liable to errors. Our only hope
is that the incoming Board will
reduce Custer county's indebted
ness as much as the outgoing
Board has done. Politically we
are opposed to the present Board
of County Commissioners, but
that matters not one way or the
other, but we have known these
gentlemen years before they
we're county officers. and can say
frankly that Custer county has
not within its borders three moro
honorable men than Henry II.
Knapp, William J. Treloar and
George MCGOWAN, and we do not
believe that they would know;
ingly wrong an individual or the
county to the value of anything.
They have done what they have
thought was for the best interest
of the county. They may have
been mistaken in some things.
Show US an individual or set OF
individuals that never make q
mistake and we will show you
there are none such living on
+. ~; ~ earth. During the past two
't en.s tho nresent Board to July
e years OnY SfN----- ,7~nntv's in.
/. last had reduced the eo1.,ss,'.--- =
Y debtedness S9,923.04. These ar
h facts which no one can dispute
: And by Jan. 1st, 1899, from a
!. indications there will be still a
l. least further reduction of 50,
C 600. making total reduction fo
o the past two years of $11, 923. .04
, This is a pretty good record i
r two years. Now one great faul
!, with the masses is tha
e they do not take the trouble +
!, inform themselves in regard t
the county affairs, but jump a
conclusions and censure the Com
missioners unjustly. The bes
way to do is to post yourselvn
thoroughly on these matters
know that you are in the righ
and the Board are in the wrong
then give "Mr. County Dad
| HI. We admit that ou
, county officers should publish
at least twice a year a full anC
complete financial statement o
the county. 1t is due to tn,
people, and they should not b,
kept in ignorance. All othel
counties in Idaho publish thi.
kind of a statement, why SHOULD
not Custer county ? To be &
County Commissioner in Custer
county, and we are of the opin
ion the same condition prevails
throughout the State, one mus
be hardened to all kinds of abuse
and vile names, and receive the
''kicks" of the county and re
ceive very small remuneration
, for his labor. He is like unto 8
newspaper editor. Some claim
that there is big pay in being q
County Commissioner. Now il
you will only take the trouble tc
look up this item you will be
surprised to learn what small
compensation our Board have re.
ceived during their administra,
ton. Be just and give credit to
whom credit is due. You have
your faults, so have others. We
do not claim infallibility for our
1present Board, but we do claim
that they are good, honorable,
straightforward, common sense
business men.