The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-11-06
PIONEER OF LATAH COUNTY
TELLS ITS EARLY HISTORY

vest field-the medium of exchange
was "trade, store and jaw bone" My
old friend, Sam Tierney always tells
the boys the way he made his money
was by buying on claw bone" and
selling for cash.
The first post office was establish
ed March 10, 1873, and was called
Paradise Valley, with Harrison Craig
as postmaster. He was succeeded by
Samuel Edwards, appointed August
"a, 1874. The name was changed to
Moscow on December 26, 1876 and
Sarah F. Edwards was the first post
mistress of Moscow, receiving her ap-
pointment December 26, 1876. She
was succeeded by Almon A. Lieuallen,
who was appointed November 20,
1877. He was succeeded by Thomas
J. Craig, appointed April 27, 1881
and Craig was succeeded by Walter
P. Catron, who was appointed July
20, 1886.
The next postmaster was William
T. Griffin, appointed May 10, 1889.
He was succeeded by David Hinman,
appointed September 28, 1889 and
less than three years later Robert H.
Barton was appointed on July 27,
1892. Barton was succeeded by Hen
ry c. Shaver, appointed October 30,
1894 and he held the office four years
when Barton was again appointed on
November %, 1898. Barton held the
office almost six years, being sue
ceeded on April 27, 1905 by Joseph
R. Collins, who was succeeded by F.
E. Cornwall who received his APP
pointment November %, 1913. Corn
wall resigned, owing to i'll health and
died soon after his resignation. He
was succeeded upon his resignation
by William F. Morgareidge, who was
appointed March %, 1917 and still
holds the office. The post office was
first established one mile east of
Main street, but moved to the pres
ent business center in 1876 1t oc-
cupied numerous locations on Main T
street until the federal building was
erected on the block bounded by Sec
ond and Third and Washington and
Adams streets.
Latah county Idaho, was created by
an act of congress approved May
Ia, 1883. Section 2 of the bill pro-
vided that w. w. Langdon, j. L. Nay
or and William Frazier be appointed
of Latah county. I'm
Ter Section of this bill the COM
nissioners were to appoint all Off
,ers necessary to perfect the organi-
sation of the county, the officers so
appointed to hold office until the
next general election. The county
organized with the 20
lays required after the approval of
aid bill and appointed the following
'fficers to serve until the next gen
ole off
re:
Auditor and Recorder, w. B. Kyle;
Sheriff, Robert H. Barton; Assess
r l.. G. Roberts; Treasurer, R. S.
'rowne; Superintendent of Schools,
/. w. Lieuallen; Prosecuting Attor-
ey, G. B. Reynolds; Surveyor, S. L.
campbell; Coroner, William Gray.
'hese officers served until the fall
lection. ut is. significant and inter !
sting that j. L. Naylor and William S
'razier, two of the first commission {
rs, are still living here and each {
till owns his original homestead. {
Commissioner Langdon died at Walla
Valla about three years ago. &
The Moscow City Park was donated I
0 the city of Moscow by w. w. S
'aker R. H. Barton, John S. Boyer, t
rank u. boyer, FRANK w. and Ohm l
!. Paine, William Simpson and Henry I
!. Baker. t
An interesting part of the paper r
y Mr.. Naylor is the following copy
the first entries in the commits e
oners' journal of the first meeting a
nd organization Of the commission y
RS of Latah county, Idaho Terri t
'ry. 1t follows: a
Organization Of Latah County, Ida
0 Territory-First day, May %, 0
1888: In accordance with the act of a
,ngress approved on the 18th day of q :,
-ay, 1888, entitled "An act to Gre Z
,e and organize the County of La a
III, in the Territory of Idaho, ap-
ointing W. w. Langdon, J. L. Nay "
r and William Frazier commission u
s of said county of Latah; the said
:. w. Langdon, J. L. Naylor and
lillian Frazier met at the office of tc
oore & Langdon in the town of W
oscow, |. T., on Tuesday, the 28th fl