People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-01-13
AT THE COURTHOUSE.
New County Officers Take Their Offices
Monday.

New County Officers Take Their Offices
Monday.
Daily Mail. Monday:
Monday being the second Monday in
January, the county officers elected at
the November election took their offices.
Cigar smoke flOated in thick clouds
though the county's palace Of justice all
uay long and cigars free to all who
came. There was a mixture of feelings
prevailing. The reelected officers and
the officers who were elected year ago
wore smiles, as did the new officers,
while the retiring officers, as Judge Chap
man said, felt like be did when he was
mustered out OF the army. The offires
interested we're those Of the district
clerk, superintendent OF schools, probate
Judge, comfy attorney and commits
sioner. The district clerk, Geo. Ewing,
retains his office another term by virtue
OF the votes OF his party, while County
Superintendent Nc aughlin does like
wise Lyman Naugle takes the office OF
probate Judge, having been sworn in
some time ago with the other officers.
~hen they filed their bonds. He has
been in The office as deputy under Judge
Chapman and will he able to conduct
the office successfully IRON the start. G..
j. Carver steps into the county at
turney's office. He has been practic-
ing attorney in Wellington for some
years and will make good officer. j..
P. Faurot, prosperous farmer OF the
southern part OF the county, is the new
commissioner and is the only Republi-
can among the FIVE. C. J. Carver is a
Democrat and the remainder are
Populists.
About l1:30 o'clock Monday morning,
while the board OF commissioners were
in session to receive the new officer, John
L. Stewart moved that j. R. Heskett be
elected chairman Of the board and the
motion was carried This did not close
the morning ceremonies. Turner
Barnett, the courthouse janitor, had
solicited money for presents for too
many outgoing officers to let the three
present ones beslighted. Inconsequence
Judge j. E. Halsell arose and presented
B. A. Fletcher, the outgoing commits
sioner and ex-chairman of the board,
with an elegant cane. The Judge said
that it had been his duty several times
to make presentation speeches, both in
the courthouse and out; that it seemed
to him that when u gentleman honest
and respected had faithfully filled the
duties Of an office for many years, some
one should say, "Well done, good and
faithful servant" and that it afforded
him very great pleasure to make the
presentation. Mr.. Fletcher replied that
when IN alter life he was not SO vigorous
In body as now, he would have some
thing to remind him Of the appreciation
OF his fellow citizens; that he would not
make a speech but that there would
always remain in his heart feeling OF
pleasure at the manner in which be had
been treated by the county officials and
his fellow commissioners, and that he
again thanked them. Ex-Probate Judge
Chapman was then called forth to re.
ceive a similar cane. W. S. Whiting.
hill made the presentation speech. He
said that he thought he was untitled to
perform the duty and fully express the
feelings of those giving it; that two years
ago the judge came from his farm to the
Office and in filling it had shown himself
a gentleman worthy OF the regard and
esteem OF his fellow citizens; that he
thought a token OF regard should be pre-.
sented him; that his career, election and
retirement reminded him (WhittinghilD
OF the magni6cence OF the county in
which he lived and back to a part OF
which he would go when he retired; and
lastly that the cane should not be con-
sidered a measure OF the value and
esteem In which he was held. Judge
Chapman replied that he had not much
oil speech to make and was glad OF
lor ne was not able to make much of a
speech; that he didn't know how any
more appropriate present could have
been made as he was compelled to use a