| Show IDAHO ITEMS A continuous STORM A PECULIAR PALACE IDAHO SALARY BILL SCRAMBLE FOR OFFICE PARIS idaho feb 18 1897 editor deseret news our valley at present is all one color the fences sheds sta stables iDles and ona one story houses are nearly all invisible aud and happy is he who owns a two story house so that he can took look out of the upper story windows over the tops or of the drifts upon the broad expanse of the beautiful with which we are so abundantly blessed the present winter we have no reason to complain of the quantity of snow that lies upon the ground it not being over ever two feet le et deep except in in except drifts but w we e certainly ert ainaly e could ul g get et along alo ng with less frequent wind storms and if they were not quite so forcible they would be all the more enjoyable people sometimes complain oi of changeable weather but in ID this part of thel the country any such complaint as that cannot be iad at present since 1887 dawned upon us the weather has been quite the reverse 0 of f t this his tb that a t i is a w we e have had bad one continued ti aed storm sto M since january ja nu ary ast 1st I 1 s t until present writing with no prospect of any change in the near ear future in malast my last communication I 1 inadvertently referred to a gin palace about to be erected in our metropolis and I 1 understand parties have taken umbrage at my remarks Icer I 1 certainly tainY should apologize tor for calling a board shanty a pal ace this however is the only racy that occurred in regard to sell ing liquor it is understood that toe proprietors of the establishment alluded to above are not selling it in their paris yesterday the same firm mclennan 4 rogers were brought up before his honor judge grimmett and fined 25 and costs for selling liquor in montpelier without a license the salary bill passed by the late legislature has created quite a stir among chronic office seekers as it materially increases the compensation of nearly all the county officers now that the sheriff gets an annual salary of from 1200 to 1500 there are many aspirants for the office A few years ago it was a difficult matter to find a man who would hold the office no 10 loss less than three changes took place in in the year 1882 by resignation but things have changed since then now there are ducats dubats in sight and the time ime has come when no mormon need apply hence the scramble the irig is also a bone of contention the present incumbent mr arr R S spence holds over on account of no one having been elected to fill the position or rather the person who was elected was ineligible and another aspirant appears 0 on n the ground who seems determined to oust the present incumbent because he be is a mormon the case has already been argued before the board of county commissioners and they decided they had bad no jurisdiction in tile the matter and bu cube case ju usein to 60 oe up before the district court at its next sitting it seems to matter but little to these men whether the people want them or not the people elected mr spence to the position and he has ably and honorably filled it and no one desires to see a change except those who are working lor for pecuniary benefit it is to be hoped that not only in this case but in all similar ones where the P parties stir up strife in order to ag grandiose gran dise themselves that they will be b e foiled in their ignoble efforts since the noh non mormons came into office there seems to be a good deal of trouble in their camp and we on the outside the franchised disfranchised dis ones can look complacently on and laugh at their follies and profit by their inconsistencies our quarterly conference was well attended crowded meetings excellent instructions and a good spirit prevailed on account of snow blockades on the railroads our mails are from three to six days late but we are in hopes that troubles arising from this cause are nearly at an ala end for this season the oregon short line company have made herculean efforts to keep their road open and they have succeeded admirably mir ably the trains have unavoidably been late but they have seldom missed a run which considering the terrible weather we have had is an excellent showing or the company and em aloyes yours RUSTIC |
