Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19
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Tile customers in their Wild search
far inrai issues III this tonn'y have,
aus,ng other thlngs, mndr an attack
upn republican, attorneys gcneraiiy
ani tlme. J.. lieilnmu ,n particular.
ON account ~ fces received lfaa tie
county, II the mcu who Aprang this
isslie had hcen even hair wcli Informed
ia ~ the rec0rd ~ the tSu parties on
i',is question, they would have been
rSeeelilng9g anxious 90 keep the mat 2
Ter out ~ politics Asa Is, the fcpub-
iican mfiy Is Profoundly grateful Ia
lhcm fpf additional campaign capital
Ia oidcr 10 clearly understand This
matter n viii IL wcli IT, give some
state aud county histnry. From the
llfne ~ tie adoption ~ .he state com
stttatIhn la lsln M tu .lanuary l. lse.
there wrfe no official county after
nsys There wfrc In The state. five
district attorneys nnc Tor each ludle-
iAi district, Who drew a salary uf ~.
.as per annnm, paid ht the stale and
W. - wv tNfAft = ttffAi tiFea AtthAt
htile ~ ne attention IL county maj.
iefS except IN he persecution otegimt
insl WtiuuN ia which the state MAS u
lrty.
The Idaho state constitution Art.
NNil, seeiiou 9 provides that, ethc
county commissioners may cmpltN
f'eupss when necessary, The state
was yui.ng many ocm and important
illsnst ions eans beftar rouuty cDmmls,
siaRets With tholr extensive 1urlsdi,-
ilan 10 ie dcsihcd and arted upon hN
ttrm. tnd Ia abnnt every county IN
tlFe state 2 laNscr WAS employed by
the commissioners u ari aS legal nj.
slsel Tor the commissioners aud other
ttunl, ai'icfgs and 81 represent The
fmnts la etYil eaS,s IA Which the
rtdsisls vas Interested coming new
To hssaenai county, wp hnd irum the
t'iiislal neal,sS Ia. following facts
80 lagAlaf1 e. lsgl the democratic
isani ri county commissioners en-.
pl'sed ~ " Nusert,e M special
esal.tSel aatl adviser IT the county com.
pilsAiasists t,,F u psflgI ~ tan years.
u, y SALARY u si.tsa per annnm. rhls
employment eSrltsJ the wrath II
ssohs. b. Mcfarland. democratic
iawNef, and thfuigh him iaAlrlYcf
lsrsslsiit stlt ~ lIase tn. ytuploy mcnt
- NaNSreyr so aslsl.. Tie eattse vas
trial Ia the district e.Hgt and the or.
giet VI the commissioners MS Sustained
tut THEREAFTER un tnls IL ls1i. NJ.
" Mussfevv Transferred tsss f.>igna-
ts'n As l.sXal adviser, Nbieh was AZ.
espassi. "a Jnl, :, isgi. l.fltion
elsned % citizens ~ tl-fnt d'Alens
aas rFsss nt~si |" lte county ssaants.
ssnnes~. ask ius thai .sI,~rt lsagan. a
siens@rattg aayrt, Who had hsvn
aasssuss : attorney 10 the ta>e als.,e
tsstiaeesli - ape.iut,ei trgai adviser
fsF tn commissioners ana other e.s,n.
~ nftls~F> aM tnlS "a lSni. r.,ti.
ssf,ii. slstsea ~ taAn4terS - Iatlttfruin
'sa> presented q tie commissioner.
.seAsns that CiAtS l.. listtmaN Is an
lsa'iiei s'tah iaysses l,f ihs l.aas,i aud
ssii'sf sys,iHtt niieefs. q waS a~vt.
tas1'ed ihat AllsFi ilwan would ns
snsFp' tlH appAn,ment ,er less thaa
tl.ssi iser annutn ana that Chas. L.
lieltalan would aecepi the appoint.
lnsai faf $50 M annH,n. The aclna-
ffatis commissioners, " caursss t,e,
siFed II apfsdn' ltsige ilagan. hnt in
NV iaf's ~ tsle diEctence between the
price |" IA pad the Democratic law.
.sf ai,h ths' prize "a lr paid Ga. r.put-
,h"n i'nter, Tie commissioners werr