The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1909-01-16

by common consent had served until the noon hour
on Monday, and those who were not elected to sue
ceed themselves, relinqushed their positions to
their successors.
Most of those who had previously occupied Off
cal positions were reelected such being the case
with the treasurer Chas. Adams; county engineer,
w. NJ Manning; sheriff, W. H. Graham; county
superintendent Daisy L. Hard; county assessor,
F. F. Bottorff; coroner, Dr. A. B. Cook.
Geo. H. Shaver county clerk, whose term ex-
pired by the four year limit, was succeeded by his
chief deputy w. Lon Johnson and the same was
true in the county auditors office where L. E. Jes-
seph, chief deputy, succeeded F. A. Savage.
Judge D. H. Carey of the superior court, who was
elected to succeed himself, was not upon the bench
at the opening of court, but Judge c. H. Neal, who
was elected superior judge in Lincoln county, made
his first judicial appearance in court since his eec
ton, although he served eight years in Lincoln
county as superior judge prior to January, 1905
The force in most of the offices will not be ma
terially changed and few new official faces are
seen about the courthouse The exceptions are
DR.. G. W. Sutherland of Newport and w. W. Bry-
ant of Daisy, who were elected to succeed w. l.
Fountain of Locke and Thos. R. Major of Cedonia.
The other member of the board is S. S. Beggs of
Colville, who holds over on four year term. G.
w. OuCIlcIldHO cllCcIS upOu d IOuI ycdI CCIW cIiu
w. W. Bryant upon a two year term. The board
organized formally at 1:3O o'clock Monday by the
election of G. w. Sutherland as chairman. The
three members of the board voted for chairman by
ballot Mr.. Sutherland receiving three votes A. J.
Montgomery was detailed by County Auditor Jes-
seph to act as clerk of the board.
The only circumstance in connection with the
official change which excited any considerable
comment was the failure of H. G. Kirkpatrick,
who was elected prosecuting attorney on the
republican ticket to appear and assume his official
duties. This fact became more interesting when
Judge Neal upon convening the superior court
called upon the prosecuting attorney to appear in
behalf of state matters Inquiry at the clerks
office disclosed the fact that he had filed his oath
of office but no bond appeared to have been depos-
tied as required by law. 1t unofficially
reported to the court that Mr. Kirkpatrick has
been in ill health and went to California twomonths
ago, hoping to gain sufficient strength to enter
upon the work of his office in good form. He has
been in hospital in Los Angeles and will be
unable to return for several weeks. Mr. Krkpat-
had prepared bond and the fee to the surety
company of $23 rs for the writing of the bond had
been audited and allowed paid. Judge Neal thought
it proper for j. A. Rockford the outgoing prosecut
ing attorney, to continue his duties, since he is
more familiar with the requirements of the office,
until the return of Mr.. kirkpatrick. Mr.. Roch-
ford said that he had closed his official work and
abandoned the office to his successor, but would
acquiesce in the request of the court and continue
the work until Mr.. Kirkpatrick's return if that
would be in a short time.
One of the most important changes at the court
house is that in the political complexion of the
board of county commissioners. For two years
the board has been entirely democratic, and dur
ing their term of office the members reduced the
county debt $23, 600. No republican board has
yet reduced the county debt.
During the term of Mr.. Major more actual road
work was done in his district than in all the pre-
vious history of the county. He has it to his
credit in building the first turnpike in the county.
He has seen the county raised from the 9th to
the 17th class, and doubled in population. In four
years he has put SIG 900 on roads at three-mill
levy
Mr. Fountain has put $4,000 into roads in his
district in the last two years at a three-m levy,
and Mr.. Beggs $4,000 in two years at four and
five mill levy.
These commissioners have built Jail, installed
heating plant for the courthouse and JAIL and have
paid for it. They contracted for the first steel
bridge in the county. In the last four years $70,
600 has been put into bridges, which is as much
if not more than all the previous history of the
county, Immense improvements have been made
in roads all over the county. The road from
Newport to Metaline has been opened The road
between Colville and lone has been opened where
before Mr. Beggs took hold of it, it was nothing
but trail. A road was opened between Colville
and Northport via Clugston creek. Thousands of
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