The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-05-18
MILES CANNON A MISFIT IN THE
GOVERNORS CABINET.

GONEhNOhS CABINET.
; Under the heading Trials and
= Tribulations OF the Commissioner of
Agriculture the Miner has been fav-
ored with Monograph copy OF cor
respondence between Jesse Freeman.
sheriff Of Shoshone county, and Miles
Cannon, holding the position of COM
missioner Of agriculture in Governor
Davis cabinet. The copy consists of
two sheets SX16 inches enclosed in an
official envelope bearing l cent
stamp. 1t is presumed that all other
papers in the state received similar
copies. 1t is known that at least two
members of the legislature from this
county were likewise favored, from
which it is inferred that all members
OF the Legislature were on the mailing
hist and doubtless many other citizens
Of the state, for the commissioner of
agriculture is strong on publicity so
long as the expense is paid from the
public funds.
The correspondence deals solely with |
a claim for bounty on two coyotes
claimed by citizen of the st. Joe sec
zion Of this county. who made the nee
essary affidavit before a justice of the
peace at Calder. He should of course
have brought the pelts to the county
seat and exhibited them to the sheriff.
but as this procedure would have cost
him SIS or 500 while the bounty
amounted to only Sc. he thought that
the certificate of justice of the peace
under the circumstances would comply
with the spirit if not the letter of the
law, and Sheriff Freeman thought so
too. Sheriff Freeman therefore for
"arded the claim to the commissioner
Of agriculture with the explanation
iere given with the request that the
'laim be allowed But no loose bust
less methods go with the commission
II Of agriculture. Here was a new
roblem presented involving the pay
lent of So in real money for the
laughter of two predatory animals. .,
nd rather than assume the risk OF a,
ayment of the claim on the word of hC
he sheriff of Shoshone county and the er
srtificate of an unknown justice OF
lie peace the matter was referred 10 ~
lie attorney general for an opinion. yo
hat gentleman advised that it would
necessary to secure a certificate me
ON the clerk OF the district court in 10
i'd for Shoshone county to the effect ,bt
at the justice of the peace who had sal
esumed to certify that he had exam int
ed the pelts and found them to be of pr'
e coyote variety was a duly elected 30
appointed, qualified and active jus - ,
e of the peace at the time this claim to
Is prepared and that when this af PFC
avit is filed with the state auditor VIC
d when the money is available the
i'm will be filed in the usual order tom
The receipt of this ponderous com feis
nication from Commissioner Cannon has
the intricacies of the legal for
'cedure necessary to be followed in ny
Ter to secure a bounty for Kidding Co.
state Of two hapless coyotes. evi. and
atty stirred the visibility of Sheriff on
seman. In reply he enclosed a GER nav
cate OF the clerk of the court as re- VI
ssted. and then gave vent to his TOT
usement by expression Of well
sned regret that it was necessary to
ry this seemingly unimportant ques- .
to the attorney general of the nro,
te, but nevertheless gratified that ing
was solved without appeal to the type
orney general of the United States lne
facetious style and with biting sar- -, ~
m. the sheriff resented the insinua try