The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-08-31

Canadian, but (what-do-you-call-
'em-s'blue-bellied," isn't IT'D Yam
kee. Bob's Canadian residence
came about this way: His mother,
Whose home was in Maine, was Wis
| ting at the home of her parents
over the line in Canada at the time
Benton county's deputy sheriff was
born. At the age Of three weeks,
Bob emigrated across the line to
Maine and daddy and that ended
his Canuck career.
| Lords inside track with the pres
ent sheriff's organization, howev-
er, will be counterbalanced by
| Shepherds longer residence in the
county. He was up there in the
sagebrush when the White Bluffs
Hanford country was in its swad-
ding clothes, and, with the excep-
ton of the time he was in the SER
vice, has been there ever since.
Nor is he altogether without ex-
perience in the business of arrest
/ ing folks. He was the very effic-
lent deputy for the up-river coun-
try under former Sheriff G. E.
Duffy during his two terms. That
he made good is attested by the
fact that his former boss is today |
one of his strongest supporters.
Unless political traditions are up
set Shepherd should roll up good
sized lead this side of the county's |
Mason & Dixon line which, by the
way, runs today several miles
nearer Prosser than ever before.
But whether the republicans
choice is Bob or Jim, provided of
course, he can get by the farmer
labor candidate in November, the
people Of the county can rest as
sured that Benton county will have
a sheriff with whom there will be
no key-business when it comes
to enforcing the laws. It really
looks bad for the moonshiners and
the booze-peddlers. But when it
comes to collecting the taxes let
up hope the sheriff, whoever he be,
will exercise bit Of human kind
ness.
Most laundering oversight! This
race has been run with one entry
left at the starting post. L. L.
Case Of Prosser, is also candidate :
on the republican ticket. All the
Courier-Reporter knows of Mr..
Case is that he is brother Of u.
S. Case, who is well known in all
parts of the county, chiefly by rea-
son of his activities in the Pomona
Grange. Friends Of Mr.. Case say ,
he is mighty substantial sort of
citizen. Outside Of limited per-
sonal acquaintance he is unknown
in this part of the county. AS the ,
writer sees it the effect of his
candidacy will be to weaken Lord !;
and strengthen Shepherd.
For assessor, republican voters
are to choose between Harry For
syth and E. o. Rice, both Of Pros
ser. Forsyth is Ben Rupert's of
flee deputy and as such is familiar ,
with the details of the assessors :
office. Mr.. Rice is farmer. He .
has been active in the farm bureau :
movement since its inception in this
county and gave up the presidency
Of it to become candidate. He
will undoubtedly pull strongly of ,
the farmer vote. A rather limited :
acquaintance leads the writer OF {
look with favor upon Mr.. Rice's
candidacy. He is regarded as
man of sound progressive ideas,
who, if elected, will put forth an
honest endeavor to handle the aft ,
fairs of his office with fairness and :
and will be actuated {
with a desire to promote the coun- ;
ty welfare. There is general
feeling among farmers that in
times past they have had too little
direct participation in the political :
affairs of the county, state and ma
ton. This feeling is not without (
foundation and when farmer Of (
the type of Mr.. Rice is willing to
undertake the duties Of public of
flee, the editor Of this paper is dis
posed to further his desires.
The experience of Benton county .
has been that one man is elected :
and draws the salary as county en-
gineer and some other man is hir-
ed to do the engineering work
Engineer Stradling seems to have
been no exception to the rule. There
has been continual friction between
his office and the board of county
Hostilities devel- :
oped early in his term when he (
placed his sons on the engineering (
If the writer understands :
the mixup Alright the commission :
ers ordered the sons, or one of .
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