The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-05

Hraf o. fHE Dsbcs IN exGrzsent order
and entered ugou the Discharge nf his
duties IT once bv ssispaschIng severos
minor matters ret feF hearing. Miss
EsIgsnia MeCon4ha has heen appointed
CLERK OF the court, Ssee Miss Rice. who
WI enter Rochester. Lewis & fsfIman's
Office. and Judge 0sborn's daughter,
Miss Lotste 4. will aet a. assistant
clerk
At the sheriff Office the pictures Of
Cleveland and Hendricks placed ssfson
the walls b. Bill Ccchrane when he
took possession 81 the osssee tuo wears
ago. were turned lace 20 the w1sl hv
Sheriff ]. II. MctsraE, wfsen be ssenpees
Iufe the Office 81 O'Clock Yesterday
n1ernlng- The change II this Office
did not take long. and the retiring
sheriff WAS not Obliged 70 expsaia the
manner 81 conducting tie business of
tffS Office % his successor. who was
also his predecessor The sheriff = o.
nee Is more lucrative one than IL
was sao years ago. when Mr.. McGYau
turned il over 20 Mr.. Gorhrane. and IL
viii likely pay h:u 5000 this year.
Dave u. HcKinIay. who " as DEPUTY
sheriE under Mr.. Mcfsr4g during the
last terra he was In cfsice. has been re-
appointed To that office and viii have
charge Of the clerical wurk r. Far
raber, who served as ja1ler under Me-
Graw nearly three years. IS back IN
his Old position Appointments Of
other Deputies viii likely be made IN a
few days
Owitsstn the enormous rush OF bus
mess during The last two weeks II wAs
Impossible for Treasurer Frank 4.
Pontius 20 complete the rolls and
check them up ready 10 be turned over
TO Treasurer-elect w. Ct. I4afimer.
when he took his Office yesterday.
The Office Is IN such excellent shape.
however, that Mr.. Isatimer will have
no arrears OF business 10 bother him.
and the county funds were found to
balance 10 cent. Mr.. Pontius turned
over sI27 60 IN gold coin 20 his sac-
cessor Yesterday. and viii pay over
the balance when bis boss are
checked mp. Mr.. ponffna and his
deputy. T. J.. Craigin. will be kept
busy about two weeks winding up the
affairs Of the Office up to March 4. and
viii then turn ever as clean q set OF
books a. any ever kept ia King county.
Mr.. Isatimer has appointed Byron
Phelps, recently from Illinois. As his
deputy.
The yessonssl OF the new board which
met yesterday Il Is follows: Fred
Gfasch. Of Seattle; w. II. Taylor, of
Snoqualmie, and John Wooding. Of
Slaughter. Mr.. Gaseh was elected
chairman OF the board Commission
ers Allen and Wilkes. of the old board
wege present TO introduce their Sue
eossors TO the routine work
After organization the old board
drove the new ont 10 the County
Farm. The commissioners were we'll
pleased with what they saw at the
saTIsa. and announced their intention
Of retaining the superintendent nr.
Ayrics.
The new justices Of the peace were
sworn in Yesterday. Justice John
Miller will have his Office with ex-J IA
tice II. r. Jones for q few eiays until
lie can fif up an Office over kellogg
drug store Justice e. M. Rivers will
preside at the stand formerly occupied
by Justice Soderserg.
Constable Thornton viii he attached
/ 10 Rivers court ard Constable Rob
insen 10 Milier's court.
The promotion of City Clerk Ferris
TO the authorship left splendid ga
eancy Tor his deputy, C. w. Ferris,
who was found attending 10 the duties
OF his Office yesterday. Mr.. Ferris has
been deputy CITY clerk for nearly two
years and thoroughly understands
every detail shout the Office. He is a
very line accountant aud viii make q
wogthy successor 10 Mr. Forrest.
Clerk Of the District Court Ledger
wood. who is federal officer. still
holds lbe fort at the courthouse. His
Office Is unsinnSses.iy the latest one in
Washsa ga when Clers I.udlow
Oiled it about two years ago Ii VA
@urfb $lntsel year. and The business
land consequently the emolhIuents)
have nearly doubled since then.
The other county officers taking
otiieisl duties upon themselves yester-
day we're as follows. Assessor Julius
Horton, vice J. NJ. Qaiiter: school
Superintendent " a. Pascy. vice l.
T. Rich; Coroner j s, ~. Smart, vice
Dr. Roof: Surveyor c. n. Andersen,
vice 4 ftaft5npr