TOLD by the PIONEERS - Washington Secretary of State
TOLD by the PIONEERS - Washington Secretary of State
TOLD by the PIONEERS - Washington Secretary of State
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Told<br />
<strong>by</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pioneers<br />
Then, when <strong>the</strong>y were dry <strong>the</strong>y would not be much longer than "knee<br />
pants".<br />
I remember an interesting court experience. Judge Green used to<br />
come from Seattle to hold court. There was an old Indian, known as<br />
Old Blevin, who was a pretty smart redskin. The judge saw him<br />
drunk and in order to learn who had sold him liquor, ordered his arrest.<br />
He was haled into court but wouldn't tell who had sold him whiskey.<br />
Finally, threatened v.ith jail unless he named <strong>the</strong> seller, after a<br />
lengthy parley he agreed to name <strong>the</strong> vender. This was fine, and <strong>the</strong><br />
court room was quiet while awaiting his. announcement. Expressing<br />
all his judicial authority, <strong>the</strong> dignified judge asked, "Well, who sold<br />
you <strong>the</strong> whiskey ~" The old Indian squinted one eye, grinned, and<br />
replied, "Judge Green." The court attendants and visitors yelled and<br />
roared <strong>the</strong>ir mirth, and <strong>the</strong> judge turned to <strong>the</strong> bailiff and said, "take<br />
him out."<br />
During my school days <strong>the</strong> most popular games were ball and anteover.<br />
Anything was used for a ball, usually a home-made yarn affair,<br />
with a rock wound in heavy material to lend weight. I saved my<br />
money for quite a while to buy a ball, and when fa<strong>the</strong>r and I went to<br />
Seattle, he gave me my money (about 50 cents), and loaned me an additional<br />
25 cents so I could buv <strong>the</strong> ball I wanted. It was <strong>of</strong> solid rub-<br />
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bel', and I had to save for quite a time to repay <strong>the</strong> loan.<br />
MRS. PETER McCLUNG<br />
(Daughter <strong>of</strong> Mr'. and Mrs. J. M. Pomeroy)<br />
Garfield County<br />
My earliest recollections are <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> counting <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> election ballots<br />
at our home~ which was <strong>the</strong> precinct voting place for <strong>the</strong> half dozen<br />
votes <strong>the</strong>n polled <strong>the</strong>re. It was my great privilege and delight to sit<br />
beside my fa<strong>the</strong>r, for many years one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> members <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> election<br />
board, and listen to <strong>the</strong> humdrum tones <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> men's voices as <strong>the</strong>y<br />
uttered <strong>the</strong> words that made for <strong>the</strong> success <strong>of</strong> some doughty pioneer<br />
with political ambitions, or <strong>the</strong> defeat <strong>of</strong> one who had fallen a victim<br />
to <strong>the</strong> solicitations <strong>of</strong> over-zealous friends.<br />
For several years my fa<strong>the</strong>r cast <strong>the</strong> only republican ballot in <strong>the</strong><br />
precinct. I soon reached an age that enabled me to comprehend that<br />
fact and know its significance. Our voting precinct contained many<br />
thousand square miles bounded on <strong>the</strong> south <strong>by</strong> <strong>the</strong> Blue Mountains,<br />
on <strong>the</strong> north <strong>by</strong> <strong>the</strong> Snake River, on <strong>the</strong> east <strong>by</strong> Idaho and on <strong>the</strong> west<br />
<strong>by</strong> <strong>the</strong> Touchet River.<br />
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