Show TIM treasurers OFFICE william farrell wanta wants to be treasurer of weber county evidently a few other citizens support ills his desire because he lie received beneral u votes for this office at the last general election there seems to be one little obstacle in mr farrells way it ie Is not that he ie is personally incompetent or unworthy it is not that the few votes he received were insufficient to elect if all other matters were propitious but it Is because tho the office is now filled by another gentleman quite as competent and w orthy worthy elected by a rote vote incomparably greater and holding a commission so wo we are informed wormed from tho the governor of utah which ers him to perform the duties of the office until august undaunted by the fact that the position is already ably occupied I 1 mr N fr farrell insists upon coming in one of tho the steps necessary to enable him to come in is that he shall be able to present himself with a commission and demand the office and its wealth from the present incumbent one of tho the steps necessary to enable him to get the commission is that he shall file a bond to tho the acceptance of the probate judge of this county A momentary deadlock dead lock is discovered in th the e fact that judge shurtliff refuses to file and approve tho the bond the judge declaring that under the law no va cancy exists proceedings are beine t taken aken to compel him by writ of mandate to perform this act so far only the case has progressed no one can tell now w hether het herthe the writ will w ill be dismissed or made absolute the opinions of lawyers differ on this point but een even it if the absolute writ be issued and tho the bond bo be accepted can sir farrell receive a commission sir has a commission which docs does not expire until next year 5 car can the governor consistently double up commissions on one office in the meantime pingree holds the office lie ire may bo be found as usual a I 1 atthe at tho first national bank pacing paying county warrants at par |