Lyman's history of old Walla Walla County, embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties . Y. Ostrander, democrat; treasurer, F. C. Miller, republican; as-sessor, Garrett Romaine, republican; superintendent of schools, R. O. Hawks,republican; surveyor, W. McBride, democrat; coroner. Dr. E. H. Van Patten,democrat; sheep commissioner, H. B. Day, republican. A question of consider-able local interest was that frequent one of the building of a courthouse. Thisproposal carried 986 to 588. Another interesting question before the territorywas that of taxing church property. The vote i
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Lyman's history of old Walla Walla County, embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties . Y. Ostrander, democrat; treasurer, F. C. Miller, republican; as-sessor, Garrett Romaine, republican; superintendent of schools, R. O. Hawks, republican; surveyor, W. McBride, democrat; coroner. Dr. E. H. Van Patten, democrat; sheep commissioner, H. B. Day, republican. A question of consider-able local interest was that frequent one of the building of a courthouse. Thisproposal carried 986 to 588. Another interesting question before the territorywas that of taxing church property. The vote in Columbia County was S02 infavor and 701 against. The proposition, however, did not win in the territoryTwelve republicans and seven democrats were garnered into the official store-house, as a result of the election of 1884. The tide was turning toward repub-licanism. In the election of 1886 the republican candidates scored a sweepingsuccess, every county office except that of probate judge being filled by one ofthat party. The democratic candidate for Congress, however. Charles S. Vor- o !:3173 O a;. OLD WALLA WALLA COUNTY 337 hees, again led the procession with 974 to 940 for C. M. Bradshaw. Wm. Ayers, democrat, was chosen to the council, and George Eckler, a republican, was chosento the House of Representatives. The local officers were these: Sherifif, W. R.Marquis; auditor, Jay A. Kellogg; county commissioners, John Fudge, J. W.Fields and D. W. Gritman; prosecuting attorney, C. R. Dorr; probate judge, J.H. Gough; treasurer, F. C. Miller; assessor, Garrett Romaine; school superin-tendent, R. O. Hawks; surveyor, John Patrick; coroner, Dr. E. Bories; sheepcommissioner, H. B. Day. There was one rather curious event in that election, leading to a decision by Attorney R. F. Sturdevant, which has some generalinterest. D. W. Gritman and Alexander Price had an equal number of votesfor commissioner, 946. The former was a republican, the latter a democrat. Mr.Sturdevant decided that th