| Show ABOUT THE STATE OFFICES PRESIDENT OF THE HORTICULTURAL HORTICULTU-RAL BOARD APPOINTED J A Wright Nniucil By the Governor Gover-nor Cleric IulcIlJT Rciliilred to Miki Iloom For the Secretary of Mates Brother State Auditor Will Follow Mr Vnrlans Advice in Allowing Counties Juror anil Witness Fee Will Only Pay Them in Criminal Cases Governor Wells yesterday named J A Wright of Weber county as his selection for the presidency of the state board of horticulture Under the act creating the board the governor gover-nor is empowered and required to appoint ap-point the president of the board and one member for each county is chosen by the board of county commissioners commission-ers ersThe The governor also appointed yesterday yester-day two notaries public They were David Evans and A G Horn both of Weber county RADCLIFF MAKES ROOM FOR A BROTHER I is apparently becoming popular among the state officers to have the subordinate officers filled by near relatives re-latives of the heads of time latves heas ot tle departments depart-ments A few days ago A S Greenup was required to resign his position as private secretary to Governor Wells to make room for a brother of the executive and yesterday Secretary of State Hammond asked for the resignation resigna-tion of J Harold Radcliff one of the clerks in the office and appointed in his stead his brother D R Hammond In both instances the gentlemen retired re-tired were eminently competent attaches at-taches a was evidenced by the written recommendations they received upon I stepping out and were only required to resign to keep the emoluments of the position in the family I LAND BOARD PONED MEETING POST The meeting of the state board of land commissioners was again postponed post-poned yesterday WILL FOLLOW VARIANS ADVICE State Auditor Richards has decided to act in accordance with tIre opinion of Acting AttorneyGeneral Varian in the matter of auditing and drawing warrants for juror and witness fees when the various counties present their statements for such fees that is he will audit and draw warrants for the payments to the counties for juror and witness fees when the county clerks statement is accompanied by a certification certifica-tion that they are for fees in criminal cases and he will so inform the various county c rks I ha been suggested to Mr Richards Rich-ards that he bring the matter to the attention of the supreme court but he ha decided to act in conformity with Mr Varians opinion and leave i to any county which takes exception to his course to go before the court clerks The auditor will s advise the county HAS NOT YET REPLIED I Acting AttorneyGeneral Varian has not as yet rendered his a opinion relative rela-tive to the questions put to him by the state board of equalization as published II I pub-lished in yesterdays Herald |
