Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-10-17
Fight For a Couty Seat.
Nezperce, Ito and Vollmer War For The Loca-
ton of Permanent County Seat.

AS contiguous territory and what part of Grand Old
Nezperce Clearwater county takes great interest in the lively
fight now going on in twin sister, Lewis county, for the To-
cation OF the permanent county seat Three contestants
the field Nezyerce Ito and Volmer Of the three candidates
for county seat hono Nezpee the oldest perhaps
best known although the Vomero fight during the past
three has attracted considerable attention and
Washington, c. well district supreme courts
These two latter points have and fought town
site location wasting their substance while their old neghbor
the east has sawed wood and built her energies for time
need Briefly speaking Nezperce and the people the eastern
section OF the county Init the county matter
and working shoulder to shoulder all other interests buried for
the time being least to retain possible that which they have
honestly won the county seat OF Lewis the most compact and
thrifty well the best and economically administered
county government in the state Some may say that in the
matter of county Nezperce city had nothing
whatever to do with the matter Such has not been the
With the to have dictated every office the citizens
Nezperce with unsefh devotion the welfare of the new
commonwealth stepped to side and invited the qualified
of her citizens regardless of locality to seats at her county board
and administers OF her county Offices The result has been
clean able administration of county affairs reflects
credit upon its sponsors the citizens of Nezpece and the
prairie people in general Starting its county officers
salaries proceeding slowly and buying cautiously has saved
many thousands of dollars to the taxpayers county, as is
evidenced by its eqy of 10 the $OO while that Clear
Water, with more taxable property is 345-9O Although
the center OF the county geographically is by miles
to the center of the csunt population than any other point
aspong for county seat honor The popuous sections
Russell and Kamiah much to Neperces pluck public
Kama the best Idaho and Nezperce energy was
largely instrumental in their upbulng Especially this true
OF the Kamah section which dep ne ely upon Nezperce as
market for its early fruits Garden truck The maintaining
OF the county seat at Nezpecc The enhancing of
every of the rich Kama vae end average in
egence could think otherwise with facts in the case before
him for consideration trip TO the county Nezperce
from the kamah section could be de half day while the
trip to the points the three DAYS by
rail and two by team We might other advantages
WEIGH to to subsauate Nezpeces claim county
trul fear IF
successful contradiction that there section of Lewis county
but prospeed directly indirectly by the pluck energy
the present county seat To briefly was the
Nezperce spirit that conquered the waerless of
prairie REGION that successfully fought the selfish interests
Lewiston and forced her to agreement county division
that built the Loo plant successfully operated in
Nezperce and Kama that perssety fought the build
ing electric railroad from Lewiston the prairie that re-
suited in the building of the Camas Prairie Line Grangeve
and later the Johnson road to Vomer thereby enhancing the
value of every of land within the confines of Lewis county,
that engaged financing road to dewater These are