Kansas City daily journal., 1896-01-13
CHANGE OF OFFICIALS
MEN ELECTED LAST PAIL Will TAKE
rHE COUNTY OFFICES TO-DAY.
WILL MOVE A CHURCH BUILDING
MATTHIAS SPITTtOG TELLS ABouT
rHE BURYiNG on $4,000 IL GOLD.
Arrest OF Man Who Had stolen n Seal
skin Jacket IN Levcnwurth-Old
Aicutt Packing House Used as
Storehouse-Other
News.
WILL MOVE A CHURCH BUILDING
MATTHIAS sPLtTtoG TELLS ABOUT
rHE BuRYtNG on $4,000 IN GoLD.

This will be a busy day at the court
house. as there will be change In many
of the county Offices The officers elected
last fail with the exception Of the judge
and clerk ot the common pleas court and
the county treasurer. viii take their oaths
and assume charre Of their offices. Judge
Holt aud CLERK Hewlett Of the common
pleas court took charge of their Offices Jan
uary ]. County Treasurer Schuiere's pres
cnt term will not expire until October
Then he will succeed himself.
The county board will meet In special
session this forenoon and approve the bonds
of the various ofiiccrs-elect. The change
in offices viii occur at high noon.
In the sherin's office. y. VI. Peck will be
succeeded by ]. W. Longfelow MIR. Peck
was appointed by Governor Morrill, in No
Ncmber to I'll out the uncxpred term Of
the late Sherin Peterson. Mr. Peck was
a deputy in that Office for four years, ana
made a good official. lie Will likely be
gwen a deputyshIp under the new sheriff
~ Is also said that Mr.. I,ongfelow will
t.aPpoint Corvine Patterson and James
Judge Alden. who has served as Judge OF
the district court for the past six years
VIII VIII also succeed himself again to-day for
another term OF four years. -. w. SheT-
hsrd VIII also succeed himself as register
Leonard Daniels will take the place Of
G. u Bruce In the county clerks office
Mr. Bruce held the position for three con-
siNNttNt N'IHlN, or SIX years. ana he X one
OF the most popular officials Wyandottc
county ever had. MIR. Daniels h "A good
accountant, and Will no doubt make an
excellent official For the present ne will
only have one assistaut--Aliss Maud YOU
man, Who has been in the Office for about
t'n years and il acquainted with every
with the retirement Of william Jacks as
a member OF the board OF county commis-
sion'rs that body becomes Republican
through and through. Mr. Jack Is a pop-
ullSt aud was elected three years aEo. fits
successor, James w. Moore, is a Republic
an. Mr. Jacks Is not one Of those rabll
l"pulsts, lie Is q large property owner
IN ihe county, and his course IN the hand
hug OF county affairs has been upright
ana honorable, He retrcs with the con-
hdence and reflect OF the people Of tho
yoI55EEi yoqIatEEi Mr. Mtere VII no doubt, prove
a. - ~ - 1Ss}etlT owner and H. q thorough
-. '-Sess man. The boari will likely or
.Eize by tho reelection OF Major T.. s. W.
Drought as chairman.
pr. Y. l.. Tool viii subscribe himself
coroner after dinner. lie will succeed br.
n n Stevens who has held the place
for four y,ars. br. Stevens has made a
takers have passed resolutions thanking
him for ne fair treatment they were given
at his hands
Park Williamson strrs out of tho Office
OF county surveyor which position he has
occupied with credit 20 himself and salts
faction 10 his constituents for the past four
years. lie viii he succeeded by William
BARCLAY one Of the best civil engineers
IN the West.