The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-12

came deputy under George HO1brOOk,
who resigned, and Mr.. Fisher was
promoted to fill the place. Mr..
Fisher was the one who asked that
the books of this county be audited
so we should know where we stand,
and be able to open up the new sets
of books provided by the state, ano
know. that everything is just as the
books indicate. When the matter Of
employing the auditors was being
considered and state of indecision
had been reached, Mr.. Fisher is said
to have insisted on the audit, and
an audit we have with a net gain of
something like $4,000 after paying
the cost of the audit. When Mr..
Fisher decides whether he will run
for office or not we will tell you
thru the medium of our great re-
ligious paper.
R. w. Adair is said to be can
didate to succeed himself as county
attorney, but when confronted about
the matter on Wednesday he said he
had been informed that others
wanted the job of prosecutor and
peace-maker and he had nothing to
say. The editor of this. little paper
rises to remark that if any other
man has warnings for the job, we
will be glad to tell the public about
him and book his order for a stand
ing announcement in small space
at so much per, payable to us.
There is Judge ]. E. Good, holder
of the probate court and said to be
q 1iAot o IN h
judge and the editor are not good
friends and don't talk over their
cow trades and more, but each one
Is more or less of wholesome
booster for the other, and we take
this occasion to state positively that
If JudgeGood runs for office he will
get elected or defeated and we don't
know which.
Mrs.. Grace Faulconer has been
county supertindent one term, and
says she may or may not run again.
A funny joke happened two years
ago when she and the editor of this
little paper sat looking across an
| office table sparring about the cam
paign. She wanted to find out, as
most of them do, whether We editor
would support" her candidacy or
not, and We editor replied frankly
that he didn't know. He added
with equal frankness that it might
| be better to elect man to that place,
| since this county had had some very
unsatisfactory woman superinten-
dents and he was getting about half
disguised with the experiment.
| NoW nork what oh co;J CLo
said that according to the Idaho Re-
publican there had been some very
unsatisfactory officials among the
men-folks, and by the same token a.
person might not be justified in vot-
ing for men for any positions.
Thereupon We editor laughed and
stated that there was merit in her
logic, and for anything he knew he
might yet oppose them all or endorse
them all. He would wait and see
what turned up.
E. T. Malcolm is the assessor, and
by virtue of his office becomes the
chief watchdog of the bumkum-
place, for it is admitted that there
must be a good deal Of bunkum
about assessing all the property of
the county. Think Of it! No two
pieces OF property exactly alike or
worth exactly the same and vet a
man is expected to 60 about and
assess them all so that nobody will
Kick. Now here is where editor
Jones comes in. 1t is all right for
him to say, TT can't be did" Well.
in the words Of Aunt Samantha we
will continue on" and inform Won
that when Mr.. Malcolm was asked
on Wednesday, if he was going to
run again he acted bored and said
he didn't know. That's all we can
tell you about Malcolm till he has
another thought.
Each of the three county commits
sioners says he will not run again.
and as each of them is full grown
and reliable we suppose that settles
it.
1t has been reported that James
Pendlebury, manager of the Black
foot Potato Growers association and
godfather to the Non-Partisan league
IN this county, would be a candidate
for county commissioner, but when
asked on Wednesday he said no.
| Col. M. A. Fugate of Aberdeen
mas served once as commissioner and
good many of his constituents
want him again. Several fellows
don't care whether he runs or not
and a few would rather have some
other man. The Colonel doesn't
care to run again, but il they de-
eide to make him the goat, why goat
1t is, and he will come out on inter
mediate and six cylinders.
AS to localities, geographical no.
sitions you know, there isn't much
scramble this year. Blackfoot' has
a candidate for county commissioner
but 1t doesn't know it. It hasn't
found out yet who he is.
| Shelley has generally had a man
for the lower house of the legislature
but Shelley is saying this year that
II Blackfoot has a man for the
place they will not bother to nut nm
man, so you see it has become a
bother to them. :"
i Blackfoot has a senator now IN
L. r. Thomas, but We writer doesn't
know whether he will run gain. In