The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-01-09
CANYON COUNTY
OFFICERS TAKE
PLACES MONDAY
New Officials are sworn
in; Henry Beck Chair
man of Board of Com
missioners.

into the hands OF the Progressiv,
iparty Monday when new officers tool
over the reins of affairs Every mem.
Der of the new administration with
the single exception OF Mrs. K. !.
Tatum. county school superintendent
elect, was sworn in. Old elective
officers and a number OF the deputies
who have been holding forth at the
court house passed into the status of
private citizenship again.
Ceremonies OF installation were brief
and simple Miss Rose Edwards. re-
firing county clerk, swore in the new
board of county commissioners who
in turn followed with the remainder
of the elective county officers.
As we predicted, no objection was
raised TO the installation OF Henry
Beck, new commissioner from the
Caldwell district When elected, Mr..
Beck was not a resident of the Cald-
well district and it was thought that
this might prevent him qualifying
provided his election was contested.
Mr.. Beck has since moved to Mid
dleton, establishing his residence with
i'll the district.
County assessors office, office dep
uty, Miss Pearl Snyder of Caldwell. |
District clerks office and office of
county recorder, deputies: B. L. New
ell of Caldwell, E w. Rice of Nampa,
Mrs. H. c. Tozier OF Greenleaf and
Miss Evalena Hollrich of Caldwell,
Miss Hollrich has held the position
under Miss Edwards for quite a while.
Probate judges office, assistant,
Mrs. Kathryn c. Wolfe of Caldwell.
County treasurer's office, one as
;istant, announced Frank Willmarth
of the Midway community.
Sheriff, o. Y. Mason of the. River
ide community; probate judge, {. A.
of Midway; treasurer, Mrs.
Myrtle Bernard of Nampa; county at
orney, l.. d. Hyslop of Nampa; coun-
y assessor, s. ID. Garman of the
ireenleaf community; district clerk
ounty recorder, J. A. Dunbar OF the
huston community; county commits
toner's, Mr.. Beck of Caldwell, II. J.
,enieke of the Melba community and
!. s. Brown of the Wilder commun-
y; county engineer, w. II. Schenck
{ Caldwell and county superintend-
Mt of public instruction, Mrs. X. J. :
atum of the Mclba community.
Deputies and clerks to the several
ifccrs will be as follows: sheriff's
ifcc: office deputy, f. c. Goodale OF
ampa; field deputy, II. Z. FELTON, of
ampa.
Miss Margaret Knowlton refused to
We up her office to Mrs. Tatum
hen the latter, who was late, ap- b,
,arcd to take il over Mrs. Tatum,
no holds accodng to Miss knowl- b,
II. three year normal certificate @,
teach in Idaho, was sworn i'll by pf
c new board OF county commission
$. She went to Miss Knowlton's an
flee, together with her attorney, NJ
illiam Langroise of Boise. and de- ha
anded that Miss Knowlton turn the
flee over to her. The Miss Knowl- ~
n refused to do, taking the stand
at Mrs. Tatum was not qualified TO
Id the office.
According to Idaho school law, -
unity school superintendent must 90.
Id an eight year state certificate. no
aho statutes provide that any coun- oa
officer must hold office until his ,h,
,cessor qualities. This is the basis ,,s
the decision OF Miss Knowlton
/ to turn over the office. ,o,
No statement could be obtained pli
'nday from either Mrs. Tatum or die
board of commissioners. Ii is sal
,sumed. however. that legal steps der
be taken in an effort to evict |
IS Knowlton from office. on,
n discussing her stand, Miss Knowl- at
explained that she was doing
a, she considered TO be her duty. drr
/ she had only the interest OF up'
ny schools at heart without re- bro
d TO her own welfare and that she Gus
been urged to take this step by the
ierous persons in and without her roo
ty Miss Knowl,on is a Demo- his
. city