Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-03
Governor Stephens Appointments

Governor Stephens Appointments.
From the Columbia Herald.
Governor Lon v. Stephens viii not
have a great amount of patronage to
bestow. The following is a list of
offices which he must fill:
Private secretary, salary $4,000.
Present occupant, Kim Winston. For
this position Gov. Stephens has named
Paul B. Moore, of Mississippi county.
Superintendent of Insurance, $4,000
a year.. Present incumbent, j. r.
Waddell, of Kansas City. Term ex-
pires March 1, 1897.
Acknowledgements, $4,000 a year.
Present occupant, j. A. Wickham, OF
Gallatin. Term expires at pleasure OF
Governor.
Warden of penitentiary salary s2,26O
with house, servants, fuel and light
furnished. Present incumbent, James
L. Pace, of Butler; term expires at
| pleasure of Governor. Senator John
D. Starke, of Cooper county, is slated
for this position.
Commissioner OF the bureau of labor
statistics, salary, $4,000. Present in
cumbent, Lee Meriwether of st. Louis;
term expires February, 1897.
Excise commissioner for st. Louis,
fees So for each license issued. Pres
ent incumbent, Nicholas M. Bell; term
expires at pleasure of Governor. This
is the best paying Office in the gift of
the Governor.
| Police commissioners of st. Louis,
| 81, 900 a year. The term of John A.
Lee expires January 1, 1897; that of
James Bannerman and DIR. Foster in
| 1899.
Police commissioners of Kansas
City, salary, 81, 1000 a year. Terms ex-
pire February 9, 1897.
Police commissioners of st. Joseph,
salary, $1,000 a year. Terms expire
April /, 1896 and 1897.
Coal oil inspector of st. Louis, fees
amounting to about $4,000 a year.
Present incumbent, F. p. Bronaugh,
of St. Louis; term expires in June,
1897.
State board of pharmacy, no salary.
Terms expire July, 1897, 1898 and
1899.
State board of health, no salary, but
expenses paid. Terms expire in April,
1897, and July, 1898.
State board of embalming, expenses
paid. Terms expire in April, 1897,
1898, 1899 and 1900.
State board of agriculture expenses
paid, fifteen members. Terms of five
expire July 20, 1897; five in July, 1898,
and five in July, 1899.
State geologist, $4,000 a year; ap-
pointed by Governor and bureau of
geology and mines. Present incum-
bent, Charles r. Reyes. Term expires
at pleasure of the board.
Bureau of geology and mines, ex-
penses and 500 a year; four members.
Terms expire in May, 1897.
Inspector of tobacco,fees amounting
to $1,000 a year. Present incumbent,
E. s. Brooks. Term ends in April,
1897.
State fish commission; no salary.
Present incumbents, John T. Crisp,
Joseph l.. Griswold, DR.. E. A. Done
Ian. Terms expire in January, 1897.
Game and fish warden, no salary.
Present incumbent, Jesse ". Henry,
term expires at pleasure of Governor.
Seventy-one coal oil inspectors with
small fees.
Board of curators of the State Uni
versity; salary 500 a year and travel
ing expenses; terms of g. M. Wood
ward, VIM. Fades and Nat NJ. Shelton
| expire in January, 1897; G. B. Rollins,
| R. B. Oliver and j. T. Moore in 1899,
and M. E. Benton, Garder Lathrop and
3. r. C%authorn, in 1901.
Regents of the Normal Schools at
Warrensburg, Cape Girardeau and
Kirksville; salary 500 a year and ex-
penses; terms expire in January, 1897,
1899 and 1901.
Regents of Lincoln Institute, salary
800 a year and expenses; terms ex-
pire January, 1897, 1899 and 1901.
Board of managers State Lunatic
Asylum, No. 1, at Fulton, salary 500
a year and expenses; terms expire
February, 1897, and February, 1899.
Board of managers of State Lunatic
Asylum, No. 2, at st. Joseph; salary
500 a year and expenses; terms ex-
pire February, 1885,, and February, 1899.
Board of managers of State Lunatic
Asylum, No. 3, at Nevada, salary 800
and expenses; terms expire in Feb
ruary, 1897, and February, 1899.
Board of managers of the Missouri
School for the Blind, st. Louis, salary
800 a year and expenses; terms ex-
pire in February, 1897, and February,
1899.
Board of managers of the State In
dustrial Home for girls, Chillicothe,
salary 800 a year and expenses; terms
expire in Februry, 1897 and February,
1899.
Managers State Reform School at
Boonville, 800 a year and expenses;
terms expire in 1897 and 1899.