The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-01-14
NEW OFFICERS
SWORN IN
Monday Morning the Officers
in charge OF interests OF
Lemhi County Took
Their 0athS.

Monday morning at ten o clock the
outgoing board Of county commits
sioners met and swCre in the new
board, after which the new hoard
proceeded to elect their chairmru
aud administer the oath TO the other
county officers.
Louis f. kamey was elected chair
man and the other members Of tie
board are II. +. W. Neimann, Of the
third district and George Gruhb OF
the second district. All three gentle
men are heavy taxpayers in the
county and will do their utmost t.
give the county an et'cient and eco
nomical administration during the
next two years
Mr. Ramey who represents the
first commissioner district, owns a
ranch three miles south OF town and
has been resident OF Lemhi county
for seven years. MIR, Neimann, uf
the third district owns and resides on
his ranch on Big Flat below Carmen.
lie also has heen a resident or Lemhi
county for a number Of years. At
present he Is president Of the salmon
Milling company. Mr.. Grubh Of the
second district is resident OF the
Pahsimaroi valley and has the dis
tinction.o OF being the first commits.
sioner to he elected from that valley,
or at least for several years While
each is supposed to look after the In
terests Of their separate districts, yet
they have the hest interests Of the
90 ire county at neart and will en-
deavor to give Of their time and tnl.
ent for the good Of all
The other officers, who we're re-
elected were James l.. kirltey IT.,
clerk Of the District chuFt aud eX-
| oficio recorder and auditor; Frank
+. McCracken, Probate Judge
/ Thomas Stroud, sheriff Albert II
Ford, assf ssor; Wm. g. Doeber, cor
oner and George W. Meitzler treas.
urer and tax collector
Besides the commissioners, the
! other new officers were Allen G.
q Merritt, county surveyor; Mrs Clar,
Digp les, county superintendent anc
b John r. ReGs, prosecuting attorney
I. Allen Merritt has served rhe county
, in this capacity before and is famil
: iur-with the duies OF bis office Mrs
2 Digglrs and John T.. Rees are new
/ IN their work aud will perhaps hnt
5 more difficulty In adjusting them
+. selves to the work of their respectiv,
= offices
Mrs Clara Dipgles, the new count.
superintendent will enter upUn he
duties ner the most favorable condi
, tions. When Miss SIC Donald tool
possession Of that Office six years age
1 lhs entire records II the cniee wcr
} kept in one book When Eny infor
= nation was resired ON any subject o
0 interest TO the schools, the eutir
= book had TO be'searched as there was
net even an index. Soon after TAX
ing up the work Miss McDonald reAl
lied hat another syste u WAS needed
. and sat about 10 provide record book
y for the various departments of schoc
> work.
Today there Is q complete set q
up-to-date records. maps and all nee
9. essary hies for The use Of the 0tlic
't which will last the county for yeat
} te come. All tuis has required yeul
~ IT hard and cOusC ientious labor I
i prepare. From now on the ~oIk WI
e be comparatively eBsy for the eumin
b isuperinteudpnats Miss Nc Donal
retires from office with tie satisIar
~ tiuu of knowing that she has give
n. six years Of bard labor fsr the ul
p. building uf tie schools Of the cOyntl
"A That the rural schools uf the count
d. have prodted by this unllring wOi
none can question. She has give
her hest efforts for the advaucemei
81 of tue schools of Lemhi county 40
Pr may we'll feel proud of the results.
Iu the past tao years there hat
10 Js five nes school houses built an
1t In the past ie4r two ne~ schools Q
~ taalisued one at the d. c. ran,
Is ard the others betU cen Patterson af
IN Guldbutg There are a. teachers en
ih pioyed Ia the county.
/" Two years ago Miss Mcdonald O
ef fered "a silver cup to the scabol shoT
'e ing the greatest Advancement IN pc.
rs % nship and the Baker school carrie
b. cf the honors and the cup for ~
IN wears and to them Miss Mcbona
&c will award the trophy II Il
is schools Of our county make as muC
Improvement IN the coming SIX yea