Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-01-12

The old board of county commits
sioners got busy early Monday morn
ing and by 10:30 had cleared up all
the old business. allowed the bills and
were ready to step down and out
Before the new commissioners took
their oath of office, Chairman Brush
on behalf of the old board made sew
eral recommendations to the incom-
ing officers. the first being the nee
essity of continuing the killing OF
rabhits which are a menace to the
crops, the next being the abolition
of the poor farm. He then recited
how the old board had endeavored
to .eaualize the taxes Of all on a
basis of equality, not favoring any
one. He said the tax rolls at the
present time were very near equit-
able for all classes Of property and
urged the new board to maintain
the equality.
r. j. Mcmahon, speaking as pri-
vate citizen, (as he had not as yet
farmer was not getting a square deal.
that the recent sales had shown cat
tie, hogs and horses selling for next
to nothing and they were entitled to
relief.
The old board adjourned sine die
and Clerk of the Court Bowler then
swore in the new county commission
ers r. ]. Mcmahon, w. T. Peterson,
and r. J. Lemon. The new board
then organized by Patterson moving
that McA1ahon be made chairman of
the board This being carried unani-
mously Mcmahon took the chair.
The swearing in of the newly cleo
ted officers being the next step;
Chairman Mcmahon swore them in
in the following order, Clerk, A. E.
Bowler; Judge of Probate Court, E.
Noble; surveyor, Joe c. Vernon;
sheriff, Clarence Wheeler; assessor,
N E. Morrison; superintendent of in
struction, Mrs. Leah NJ. Burnside;
public administrator, Stella Cook;
treasurer, Stella Cook; tax collector.
Stella Cook Miss Cook holding three
positions in one had to be sworn in
three times. The rest of the elected
officials not being present the admin
istering of the oath of office was left
to some future time.
Then came the swearing in of the
county attorney. Haddock presented
his bond and said while it was not |
necessary to be sworn in as the law |
provided for his holding over until |
his successor was elected and quail /
fled it could be done as the form was \
on the bond. Mcmahon then said /
the board would hold the matter in
abeyance until it could consult legal
phases of the matter
The board then settled down to
routine business by taking up the
jury list for the coming year and
picking out those to serve during 1928.
The new commissioners then ad-
journed for dinner feeling the need
Of sustenance before beginning the
strenuous campaign marked out for
the afternoon. When they reassem-
bled the fun began and az the after
noon wore on the heat became in
tense. They called in the assessor.
the treasurer, the superintendent OF
public instruction, the clerk and the
sheriff and told them economy was
the watchword for the coming year.
that they proposed that the clerk
should have only one deputy one de-
puty should do the extra work re
apiged ln the conblnsd offices ~ the
0ssefsor che treasurer ana the super
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