The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-11-19


Be it remembered, that on this 10th
day of November, A. D. 1914, pursuant
to Statute and a former adjournment
of this Board, The Board of County
Commissioners of Lincoln Conunty,
State of Idaho, met as a Board of Can
vassers to canvass and make up abb
stracts of the votes as polled at the
General Election held November 3rd,
A. D. 1914.
Present: w. ]. Taper, Chairman,
w. A. Heiss and Thos. H. Gooding,
Commissioners and Harry w. Anderson,
Clerk.
The Board proceeded to canvass the
returns of the General Election held
November 3rd A. D. 1914 in the fol-
lowing precincts of Lincoln County,
Idaho: Shoshone, North Shoshone, Diet
rich, Marley, Burns, Richield, Haddock,
Jerome, South Jerome, Grandview,
Oakes, Fall City, and Kimama, and it
appearing to the Board that the returns
as brought in by the Judges from the
precincts of Richfield and South Jerome
are, incomplete, informal, ambiguous
and uncertain; whereupon the said in
complete, informal, ambiguous and un-
certain returns from the said precincts
of Richfield and South Jerume, so re-
jected by this Board of Canyassers
were delivered by said Board of Can
vassers to the Sheriff of Lincoln County,
Idaho, with instructions that he pro-
ceed at once to the said precincts of
Richfeld and south Jerome and summon
and call together the Boards of Judges
of Election of said precincts from which
said incomplete, informal, ambiguous
and uncertain returns were received,
and inform them that such returns had
been rejected.
Whereupon the Board of Canvassers
discontinued the further canvass of the
returns of the General Election held
November 3rd, 1914, until such correct
ed returns from the precincts of Rich
field and South Jerome should be, by
the Sheriff of Lincoln County, Idaho,
aforesaid, delivered to this Board of
Canvassers, and thereupon this Board,
as a Board of Couny Commissioners,
proceeded to the consideration of gen
eral county business.
This being the day set for the final
petition of Alvin Eskelson and 139
others asking for the creation of herd
district as heretofore described on page
210 of this Volume, the Board having |
also under consideration in conjunction
Herewith the remonstrance signed by |
Patrich Byrne and 1913 others objecting
to the creation of such herd district, |
the parties petitioning for such herd
district being represented by Paul 5.
Haddock Esq and the parties remon-
against the creation thereof |
being represented by Jas. R. Boutwell,,
ESQ.,; the Board listened to the argu
ments of council and others both for
and against the creation of such herd |
district and the Idaho Irrigation Com
pany appeared before this Board by |
H. E. Essley and W. P. Burke and rep
resented that it represents or has con-
troll of approximately two-thirds OF the
land to be embrased within said pro-
posed herd district and that, in their
opinion, the creation of such herd dis
trict would be very detrimental to the
best interests of the said Idaho 1rriga-
ton Company as well as to the settlers
now located upon these lands, and that,
in their judgment, the time was not
yet ripe for the creation of such herd
district; and the Board being fully ad-
yised in the premises, denies the pc
tition asking for the creation of such |
herd district on the grounds and for the
reason that, in the opinion of the Board.
the opportune time for the creation of |
a herd district to embrace the territory |
proposed to be embraced within the
herd district herein petitioned for, has
not yet arrived.
Whereupon the Board adjourned until
9 A. NJ tomorrow.
Shoshone, Idaho, Nov. 1lth, 1914.
A full Board convened this day pur
suant to adjournment.
The Sheriff of Lincoln County, State
Of Idaho, appeard before the Board,
sitting as Board of Canvassers, and
this Board, that, in accordance
with the instructions of this Board,
heretofore given, and in accordance
with the law in such cases made and
he had proceeded to the cleo
ion precincts of Richfeld and South
Jerome; that upon arriving at each of
he above named precincts he at once
and called together the
Boards of Judges of Election OF said
precincts, delivered to them the returns
If said precincts as rejected by this