Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-06-23
REARRANGE BOUNDARIES OF CON.
MISSIONER DISTRICTS.
WeSipOrt and South Side of HarbOr
Placed in Aberdeen District. ASSis.
tant Prosecuting Attorney for
Grand jury. Will Kiingenberg Tell
Al! About the GOhI Gana!

MONTESANO, June 22.-At the
meeting of the county commission
ers Monday, County Attorney Camp
bells request for an additional assist
ant, at $75 per month, during the
session of the grand jury, was grant
ed
Considering the possible importance
of the grand jury session, the allow.
ance for counsel seems very small
If that body is to make thorough in.
vestigation of the various offices of
the county--as is its plain duty-the
services Of an experienced Investigate
or should be secured, regardless of the
cost. 1t would be cheaper in the end
and would set i'll founded reports at
rest, while an inefficient investigation
will leave the rumors still afoat
with others pertaining to the causes
of the inelficiency added.
1t is given out that John Klingen.
berg, confessed murdered of Charles
Hadberg, will be called before the
grand jury, at which some wonder
is expressed in legal circles. 1t is not
customary to examine accused per
sons before grand juries. Their pro-
vince is to secure all the testimony
possible for the state, not the defense
and the fact that, despite two sworn
confessions-both corroborated be-
yond doubt-no information charg
ing klingenberg with murder has yet
been filed.
1t is possible that Klingenberg may
be examined with a view of the i'm
plication of others in the Gohl gang
and he is quoted as saying he would
tell true story" to the grand jury
This may mean that he will tell all
he knows of the crimes of the gang
or that he will deny the truth of his
written confession and testimony on
the stand that had so much to dc
with the conviction of Gohl
AT the meeting of the board of
county commissioners last Monday
some important changes were made
in the boundaries of the commission
err districts. All the territory lying
south of Grays HarbOr was transfer
red from District No. 3 to District No
2, in order to place the new road to
Westport in the Aberdeen district.
In the exchange District No. 8 gets
parth of townships 1879, 1919, 20-9 and
21-S, all lying in the northern part
of the county, and formerly in Dis
trict No g This was done to equal
ize values somewhat.
A large block in the southern part
of District No. 1 was added to District
No. 2, which gives the second Dis
trict control of the North River road
In exchange large block of terri
tory was taken out of the west cen
ter of No. 2 and added to District
No. 1, as the territory therein is con
Sidered tributary to Montesano.
Under the old arrangement the
last valuation Of property by districts
gave the folofing showing:
District No. 1-$3 100000.
District No. 2-$2,610,000.
District No. 3-$3,35 900.
The new lines equalize the assess
ed valuations in Districts Nos. 2 and
3, and makes the three districts OF
similar taxable value. An idea pre-
walls in some quarters that the
changes will have political effect
which is wrong While each commits
sioner must be a resident of the dis
trict he represents, all three are voted
for by the county at large.
The auditor was directed to notify
the engineer of the G. H. e p. S
ny. lHdI tHe company IluSI DIT OlCe
construct an approach to the cross
ing of the county road, near the up
per Oakville bridge.
Mrs. Emma Swedblom was granted
a license by the commissioners tC
operate a ferry on the Hoquiam river
near Polsons slough.
John H. Taylor was awarded con
tract for graveling a portion of the
Wynooche valley at rs cents yard
for the first 1000 feet. and 81 yard
for the remainder. c. c. Wade was
given the contract for making chang
es in the Wynooche valley road
known as the Minkler cutoff, he be
ing the only bidder