The Rock Island Argus., 1885-09-01
HONORS TO HENRY.
The 'Untamed Bison's' Victory.
The Deputy Collectorship in Good
Hands---The Alderman From the
Third Ward Gets 6 Plum.
THE DEPUTY coLLEcToRsnIr.

THE DEPUTY CoLLECToRsHIP.
There was letter in the mail for Al
dcrman George w. Henry, of the Third
ward, this morning; it bore the postmark
of Quincy, and on opening it Mr.. Henry |
found it to contain his commission as
deputy collector to succeed J. NJ. Boards
ley in the second division of the fourth |
revenue district. 1t was an honor which |
Mr. Henry is eminently deserving of, and
which, while a compliment to the entire
democracy in Rock Island and the other
counties where his jurisdiction extends,
is the placing of an important trust in
safe and worthy hands. The official doc
ument dates from September /, and upon
receiving it, Mr.. Henry Immediately set
about getting the proper signatures for
his bond which is in the sum of $50, 900.
He was not long in securing as sound a
voucher as could be made, in the names
of Judge Cornelius G. Lynde and Mrs.
A. C. Burial
The new deputy needs no introduction
to the citizens of Rock Island, any more
than he does to the people of the entire
county, but for the benefit of those in
other counties where Mr.. Henry's du>
ties will call him, brief sketch of his
career may he given. He was born
in the empire state half century
ago and came to Rock Island county in
1855, settling at Carbon Cliff, where for
seventeen years he operated coal
mine There it was, too, that he
received his first official appoint
ment-that of postmaster and his
commission was signed by President
Buchanan, He soon gained in popular>
ity, and was elected a member of the
board of supervisors from Hampton
township. He served so successfully that
he was elected commissioner of high
ways for many years. He was for num-
Der of years station and express agent
there, and afterward justice of the peace,
town clerk. collector and treasurer, holds
ing the latter Office for nine consecutive
years. He lived here for short time
, previous to his removal TO Carbon Cliff,
and in 1879 he came to Rock Island for
permanent abode and in 1880 was elected
alderman in the Second ward. He was
instrumental in redistrictug the city in
! 1880, and in 1881 was returned to the
council from the Third ward by a hand
f some majority. The voters of the
e Third ward returned him to the
council in 1888, and at the spring elec'
+ ton of this year he was retained to look
n after the interests of the Third ward in
t the municipal body. Owing to his ener'
gy as a worker and influence in the coun-
q Gil. he has been termed by his republican
h friends as the 'untamed bison of thC
3 Third ward He has been an indefatiN
gable worker IN all matters of public in
8 terest and the G. S welfare, and a sount
G democrat at all times and on all occa
b sions.
a Deputy Henry will enter upon his new
a duties at once, his jurisdiction extendin!
g over Rock Island, Mercer, Warren
IT Schuyler, Fulton and McDonough coun
: ties. His headquarters will of course b,
;, in Rock Island, as were Captain Beard
It sleys during his eight years of service
is but the office room has not yet been de
a cided upon.
" TIE STA z DEPUTY.
Another man who is receiving the con
ID gratulations of his many friends and &C
% quaintances today is g. Otto Huckstaedt
ID bookkeeper in the Peoples Nationa
bank, who succeeds George Cook a
stamp deputy here. Mr. Huckstacdt wa
IL born in Davenport thirty three years ago
u and his parents live there still. He cam
= to Rock Island eight years ago and ha
" been identified with the interests of tn
democracy here since. Although quiC
. and unostentatious in his manners, hi
# influence as political worker has bee
al felt, and whenever there has been a nee
* of party funds he has contribute,
r with willing hand. He
A' upright. bright and reliable as
4 business man, and the duties Of hi
t., new Office will be discharged in a manne