Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-12-17

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to take effect on and after Decemhor
is, 1909 and was duly accented nv
the Board. ~
The appointment of A. NJ. john
son, as Deputy County Treasurer
was duly approved by the Board.
AT this time the Board made a con-
tract with Codd & Mckenzie for
| lighting the Court House at $40 90
per month for IA period of three wears
The Board contracted with the u
| Howard Clock Company through NJ
a. Rose for installing a clock in the
tower OF the Whitman County Court
House; clock to cost $t,240.00.
lhe Auditors certified list of sal
aries for the month of November
1909, was duly approved by the
Board.
The Auditors report on checking
the books of the Treasurer was dulv
approved.
The Auditors report on the ex-
p'uJiture of the appropriation made
on the 10th day of September, 1909,
was approved by the Board.
The report of h. A. Cox. on ex-
pense of the Poor Farm for the
month of November, 1909. showing
the expenditure Of $22S.6O for the
month, was approved.
The COMMITTEE appointed by the
Board of County Commissioners for
the A, Y. p. EXpositionfi submitted
the following report:
We, Your Commi ttee, appointed to
look after an exhibit for Whitman
County. at the A. Y. p. Exposition at
Seattle, Washington, beg leave to
make the following report
The Committee secured and main
tanned General Exhibit during the
Exposition and expended thereon
about all that in their judgement
was eXpedient, considering the space
allotted to this County at the Ex-
position. Had we started a year
earlier and had sufficient space we
could have made much better
showing for the County; as it was
the county received several General
and Individual awards, probably as
many as fell to the lot of any other
agricultural county. We received a
gold medal on seeds, grasses and
grains, in the straw, a gold medal
on flour, and the grand prize for the
best display of grapes during the
season. Also the grand prize for the
best display of peaches during the
season, extending from July |, to
October Is, 1909. We received the
silver medal for our display of can
ned fruits; also several prizes for
monthly exhibits that have not as
yet been reported to this committee.
OF the individual prizes, Mr.. Silas
Smith of this County received
bronze medal for cherries, Mr.. Geo.
Reudy o gold medal for cherries and
nuts; J. II, Mckenzie, a gold medal
for cherries, and Mr.. G. r. Moys, a
bronze medal for cherries. We under
stand that Whitman county received
second prize on general agricultural
exhibit. According to the best in
formation that we have, Klickitat
county received first prize for gen
eral agricultural exhibit
In Offering you this report, we want
to especially commend the services of
Mr.. |, B. Harris, who was in charge
of the exhibit from this county at
the Exposition. From our own per-
sonal observation and from what we
have heard from many others, who
visited the Exposition, we have every
reason to believe that the exhibit of
no county in the State of Washing
ton was in better hands than that of
Whitman county. To the best of our
knowledge, vouchers have been sign
ed for all items of expense, the ac-
tual of which covering claims of all
natures, whatsoever, are $3,699.05.
Respectfully submitted by the I'M
dersigned, Your committee in charge
WIN. l.. LAFOLLETTE,
VIM. DULING,
A. X. FINLEY,
JOHN II. BLOOM,
Committee.
The Report of the Committee was
received by the Board as follows:
1t is hereby ordered by this Board
that inasmuch as we feel that the
committee appointed by this Board
to collect and prepare an exhibit
from Whitman county for the A. Y.
p. Exposition have done their full
duty and have performed the services
required Of them without any person
al financial remuneration, whatever,
even paying their own personal eX-
penses, themselves, while away from
home, that we take this opportunity
to thank them in behalf of the tax
payers Of the county and to express
our personal appreciation of the un-
selfish manner in which their work
was perform ed. The space allotted
to Whitman county was much too
small but owing to the lateness of
the decision to make a display at all,
it could not be changed, and was in
no way the fault of the committee or
the manager. The work having been
fully completed for which this com
mittee was appointed, it is hereby
discharged from further service.
]. r. RUPLY,
Chairman Of the Board of County
Commi ssioners.
At this time a petition was pre-
scented in regular form signed by a
lawful mum Der of the citizens of Al
biOn asking the Board Of County
Commissioners to order an election
that the citizens Of said town might
vote on the matter of incorporation.
The petition had been properly adj
vertised and the hearing on the same
was continued until the fourth day of
January, 1910, at the hour of 1890
o'clock, A. M.
At this time an order was made