E. C. Houston
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- Dec 14, 1916The Secret Courthouse Bond Deal Benton County Tried to Ram ThroughCommissioners Clements and McNeill authorized $125,000 in bonds for a Prosser courthouse after a closed-door plan their own lawyer admitted was designed to keep taxpayers in the dark. A Kennewick lawsuit put the deal before Judge Grady.Benton County Courthouse, Prosser, WA
- Dec 15, 1916The Battle for the Benton County CourthouseTaxpayers mount a legal challenge to halt a $125,000 bond issue, alleging backroom deals and corrupt influence by county commissioners.Benton County Courthouse, Prosser, WA
- Dec 21, 1916The Commissioner's ConfusionLocal official E.C. Houston faces a political crisis after hesitating to take his seat, leaving his tenure in doubt.Prosser, WA
- Jan 11, 1917Benton County's Courthouse Fight Turns Into a Four-Commissioner CircusA newly elected commissioner is kept waiting, a courthouse contract is let in defiance of a court order, and $125,000 in bonds leave just $1,362 for furnishings.Benton County Courthouse, Prosser, WA
- Feb 1, 1917The Never-Ending Court House Legal WarA legal stalemate in Benton County leaves lawyers, litigants, and commissioners in a dizzying spiral of injunctions and contempt charges.Kennewick, WA
- Jun 8, 1917Benton County Committee Calls for Conscription of LaborWith food scarcity looming in 1917, local authorities propose closing schools early and conscripting the unemployed to save the harvest.Prosser, WA