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Good Old Days

Series: Good Old Days | Story 19

8 years ago

Colfax Gazette

Friday, Jan. 15, 1897

All Whitman County Officials Are Now Populists

The county is now under populist guidance and control.

Monday noon, January 11, the last remnant of republicanism in officialism in this county were relegated to private life with the retiring of Superior Judge Sullivan and Sherrif John Lathrum and the installation of their successors. The change in the janitors will not occur until February 1, when Henry Miller and M.E. Scantlin made way for Wm. Larkin and August Drasher. There was no ceremony observed in the changes, except in the case of Superi...

 

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