Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-08-13
by F. W. Boyd.
CHAPTED Xiv

by F. W, Boyd.
CHAPTED Xiv
In the fall of 1900. at the general
erection, John S. Lewis and LEROY
oooper were elected justices of the
ppa0e o. mountain Home precinct
ana Y. u. Stillwell constable.
HON. j. s. Lewis was a familiar
lisure both in Owyhee and Gilmore
counties. In 1856 he was a member
OF the House of Representatives
from OWyhee county, and while in
BOISE at that session, more than one
unsuccessful attempt was made by
the Ha1ley coterie to buy him owe
10 their side. Uncle Dick" as he
was 1amlliarly called, served in that
pouy ABLY and honorably. He came
10 Mountain Home to reside in the
spring OF 1900, from Three Greek.
owyhee county, where he had served
a number Of years as postmaster, and
very soon was a universal favorite
IN Mountain Home. Uncle Dick was
the last survivor of Col. Doniphan's
famous regiment, which, in the Mex
lean war, made the wonderful march
from independence, Missouri, to San
Ia Fe, New Mexico, across mountains
and plains, clearing every obstacle,
yanquishtng hostile Indians and fl
nally reaching the ancient Spanish
American city in battle array, and
compelling the Mexican commander,
De Leon, TO surrender the city uncon-
~dltlonally. Being a member of the
color guard, Uncle Dick was one of
that squad VINO had the honor of
being the first to hoist the Stars and
Stripes over the walls OF the ancient
American City of the Aztecs and
Castlllians. In the war of the rebel
lion, Uncle Dick, a native of Dixie's
summer land, when he heard the
beating of the drums and the "call
to arms" linked his fate with the
renowned Lee, and served with hon
or and credit fighting for the ''lost
cause" Mr.. Lewis died in the spring
of 1902, and was buried with hon
ors in the Mountain Home cemetery.
Peace to his soul and verdue to his
memory.
In the spring of 1901, Frank w.
Boyd, jeff D. Whitson, John H.
Brady, August Kunnecke and Charles
Fl. Keefer were elected to the village
council. A. M. Sinnott was elected
clerk; H. w. Tanner, marshal; j. M.
Cowen, treasurer; George w. Smith,
street commissioner. f. w. Boyd,
on the organization of the board,
became mayor.
Jeff Whitson, on account of some
unwarranted criticism of the acts of
the board and the clerk, resigned,
and Mayor Boyd did likewise. John
H. Brady became mayor to fill the
vacancy. George f. Mahonley was
elected to fill the place of Whitson,
and Don a deadlock occurred in the
new board-Brady and Keefer on
one side, and Kunnecke and Mahoney
ON the other. This deadlock con-
tinued until the new board succeeded
this one in April, 1902.
In March the board made an order,
directing the clerk to call for bids
for printing the ballots for the en-
suing election. This the clerk OBJ
jected to, stating that, in the absence
of a printing contract, it was not a
matter of the board but of the clerk
TO have the ballots printed, and that
he proposed to attend to that, indie
pendent of the board, and that he
would get them printed wherever he
pleased.
The board met on the following
Saturday, and the clerk stated that
ne had not called for bids, and would
not. A motion was made for the re-
moval of the clerk. The clerk said
that the board might pretent to re-
him, but could not do SO, and
that If the motion prevailed he would
hold on to the books and archives
and refuse to turn them over to his
pretended successor. The matter
was finally referred to the attorney
general Of the state, who upheld the
taken by Clerk Sinnott.
In 1891 the telephone system was
begun and completed, putting Noun
tain Home on speaking terms with
The outside world.