Warrant Wars and Financial Fights

Sheriff Anthony Meade, of Kittitas county, was in the city Monday on a fruitless search after a witness who had left the country. He made a visit to the artesian wells while here and considers he was well paid for his trip. Mr. Meade says the injunction suit brought to restrain the payment of certain county warrants was the result of the county commissioners creating a current expense fund, and instead of paying off the old warrants applied the receipts of the county to the liquidation of running expenses. Holders of the old series of warrants saw the value of their property depreciated to seventy-five cents on the dollar, or even less, for there is no sale for the warrants whatever, and they naturally objected, and the restraining order was the result.