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Show 'mills WANT ALL II BEAVER LAKE Would Displace Montpclier -Postmaster; Only Salaried Gentile in County. Special to Tlio Tribune. WASHINGTON, 'March 30. An Interesting Inter-esting controversy over tho appointment of postmaator at Monlpellcr ln Beaver Lake county, Idaho, will probably be settled set-tled early noxt week. Beaver Lake county coun-ty has a majority of Mormon population but tho city of Montpellor Is overwhelmingly overwhelm-ingly Gentile. The present postmaster, J. L. "Underwood, Is a Gentile. Mormon Recommended. Representative French recommended Frank Winters, a Mormon, and Senator Hcyburn concurred ln tho recommendation. recommenda-tion. Tho nomination was sent to tho Senate, but hold ud on complalntn from Gentile citizens from Montpeller, who protested against tho appointment of a Mormon In a Gentllo community. Only One Left. Senator Dubois presented tholr memorial, me-morial, which recited that tho Montpellor Montpe-llor postofllce carrying a salary of $1800 a year. la the last salaried office In the county held by a Gentile. The nomination woo referred to Son-ator Son-ator Carter of Montana as a sub-com-mlttco to report upon It. Up to this time ho has not acted, but It Is understood developments de-velopments mi'.y be expected early next week. |