The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-09
REPUBLICANS HOLD REINS.
For First Time in History of Cache
County They Control All
County Offices.

Logan. Jan. THE new county officers
took their seats today at noon, and for
the first time in the history Of Cache
county, the Republicans are in full and
complete control When Commissioner
w. ii. barley completed his four-year
term today the last Democratic office
holder in the county proper retired. The
change was not accompanied by much
ceremony. Chairman Hendricks of the
retiring board made brief address in
which he stated that the county was even
with the world. the bonded Indebtedness
balance of $32.31s
Then the new board took charge and
for little while there was an interest
ing time. Joseph c. Knowles. the hold
over commissioners. was of course the log
ical candidate of the board. especially SO.
as he lives in Logan, while the others live
out in the county. but Knowles has al
ways been a strong Hammond or anti
machine man. and while he compelled the
SmoOt gang TO recognize him two years
ago, il bumps him whenever it gets the
chance and thinks it can afford TO do
so. 1t handed him hard jolt today.
When he called for nominations for
chairman, there was long silence. and
then a subdued conversation. as a result
OF which Commissioner Godfrey finally
named A. NJ. Israelsen for chairman. Is
raelsen is the Hyrum ballot expert. who,
with w. o. Parkinson. was recently dis
charged after having received official bal
lots from an electiOn judge when he had
right to do so.
There was a long and very distressing
silence and then Israelsen ventured: Now
If Brother Knowles will second that mo-
ton" He got no further.
Not much" snorted Knowles: eff you
want it seconded, second IL yourself. i m
going to vote no: I'm against you"
"All right" said Israelsen. I'll second
it," and Knowles shouted, Take it; it's
yours. But vote me No will you?"
Knowles was hopping mad. and when
the board reconvened he handed out some
warm rOaSts for the machine gang
When deputyS name was proposed. he
wanted to know whether the man was
! competent or whether lit was just trick
of the machine"
II am against the machine he blurted
out, and ! want you to know it, It's
running things here, / know, but I'm
against it. just the same
ana then, TO emphasize this fact. he
delivered scorching roast 10 the retir-
ing treasurer. who had appeared before
the board to make a request.
The deputies named are: Deputy treas
urer, w. y. Moses; deputy clerk. w Lar
sen; deputy assessor, Ephraim Christen-
sen; deputy sheriff Clarence NJ. Ham
mond.
For fish and game warden liver Mel
sen OF Hyrum was named: for county
physician, DR.. II. X. Merrill: for ianitor
of the courthouse. William King: deputy
recorders Rhea Kicks, Maggie MoTehead,
Zeltie Turner. GwendOline Davis.
Hyrum NJ. Davidson has filed suit in the
district court against the Independent
Telephone company to recover $40. % dam
ages. He alleges that on March % 1905.
while driving home i'm the dark. and when
at the intersection of Third North and
Fifth East streets he encountered a guy
wire stretched from one of the company 5
poles, as result of which he was thrown
from his wagon and hurt. his collar bone
! being broken among other injuries.
Caroline ]. Larsen has filed suit for di-
vOrce from John o. Larsen. alleging cru
! city. She asks for her share of about
$500 worth of real estate and personal
property.
Nettie T. Sloan has been awarded d.
vorce from r. w. Sloan on the ground OF
desertiOn The plaintiff was awarded the
! for its support, while the defendant is
J given the other child