Gunnison news-champion., 1910-08-19
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Ne~s-Champ.on takes good deal
81 pride IA esll,as sftestsoa W ske
good record which has besa made
by GssnIson county officials d.r,aS
the Iass year and esxht saopths
They are demacsst,c ofac.sls every
ooe Of them, sossetnIng before M
heard ct IN Guaasss,a co~sts. The
paper worked hard ~ help etecs
them, belsessas IN their integrity
and ability They have made good
in . way that has Iett few, If ANY
complaints.
IL is true the board of eoanty
commissioners had been demcFsss.
for some wears before. and the spIea-
did execstlve record of the three
members in redeemins the d,i'esest
funds from hsbsssal bsakrspscy and
plscsnG esch one oa cash basis was
veil knewn. Jos. II. Colllss hss
had much experience IN the dilsicslt
posst,oa, but HE task wss made
easier by the addition Of EIsser
Wiley and W. w. Whalen ~ The
board Both Of these aentleusen
bFo&ght vide kaowledae of eoasty
affairs. u the msBlns and the rSsch
interests and prscsical bsssssss
training 10 the problem Of msaag
ing county finances and at the
monthly meetlnas, instead OF parti-
ssBship IL hes been straight business
and an earnest effort 10 do what wss
best for the cossty and the psople.
r j HsrIey never had superior
in the cosRty clerks Office. The
records ore kept with nestness end
dsspstch, thanks in part no dosbt 10
the popslss clrrks. y ". Hsrper
ssd n. j Schmitz. The snivessal
cosrsesy extended 10 everyone vho
had business in the Office hes >ede
Mr.. Hsriey . much liked official.
Across the hall, Mrs. Annie N.
DowRey - cosRty treasurer hos
made = pecord 10 be proud II.
Three ssditiHg committees ct the
cad Of tkpse Successive years have
ckeckeA tAe b,oks kept by her ssd
+. O. Palmer asd fossd thsa hsl-
sncsd 70 . dot. Besides, Mrs.
Downey always treats you 50 cheer
folly il 10 almost pleasure 70 pay
taxes with her in the Office. The
dif6csk problem Of assessing these
taxes, g job which requires extensive
knowledge Of property and people
and comparative values has again
been satisfactorily performed by
Alex Thomas and depaties under his
direction. The assessments are
generally considered 80 equitable
thst hardly q complaint is heard
Mr.. Thomas 10 always looking out
for the interests Of Gsnnison county
at meetings Of the state assessors
and bosrd of equalization and always
successful in seeing that we get a
fair deal.
Pat hsnlon 10 getting 10 he al
most % popular in the county at
large - he wss in Crested Butte AZ
town marshsl, and we know he got
q couple of hundred majority last
election in that usually republican
stronghold. Pat does not make any
grand stand plays, but he always
gets his man and has done some
splendid detective work in the field,
while the office work more particu-
lsrly in charge of Deputy Lehan 10
kept mp to date in every particular.
The duties Of county surveyor are
not arduons, but W. 5 Smith has
made an excellent official. Same
way with county coroner I. OLeary
who hes been promptly on the
job in the few cases that needed
coroner's sttention. Miss Easterlv
has sarprised esen her ardent friends
by the qsiet vet effective manner in
which she transacted the business Of
the Office Of superintendent Of
schoola and developed new interest
in the schools of GHnnison county.
Judge Hetherington has now held
the Office for nine years and con-
tinses to merit the confidence of the
people - . wise and upright Judge.
Altogether We believe il is the
best two yesrs record ever made BY
any set Of officials here and the
democratic party of the county can
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