The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-09

s.v the nsH county officials vii
c< - .1a.s and the Old ones 90 OFT.
80 49, s..r azeep IL every Office IL ;hs
elective ard app0intlve, and
fsSssssas' ~,vesntion 81 . few deputies wn0
81 :. s..eened for a few weeks while the
80 { .s re learning the ropes. noae Will
- a 81 he tale Of Republican occu-
- - ths big building on Profanity
80 !. sure there was one P0pallst
~ - "a Officials, Treasurer j. ".
$50 - he ia succeeded by Charles +.
49, a silver Democrat. The lat
49, -st.!n Only one or t~o Of Treas
ss.afsse deputies The reEiring Of
~ - their deputies have always been
80 - accommodating 20 the public In
~ .na especially 20 the reporters.
esssse5 them every day bui Sunday
- =, .sarea for news. No matter how
Z =. .sev we're xith their Official duties
.ssaws had time 10 stop and give
~ 800 information was asked Of them.
49, 49,. nsDer takes this occa on 10 thank
- sssrsify for the many faycrs taat
s,ss been shown.
ThY County Clerks ONCE.
$3.50 " Gordon. VINO viii be sue
- ~ George NJ Holloway. has been
80 - essrs for -four years. or two terms
- vears each. TO show how popular
:. f.orsor il f. need but be said that he
- .s.elected tao years ago By one OF
- = ,.,,sst rnaJorltIss Of any man on the
-, FROM the time be assumed the
-. ~ county clerk his watchworG has
- s-onomy. and this Is shown by tho
- i whgch he has cut down expenses.
~ he asgumed the Office the pay roll
=, % ~ Der north. Now Il is i.sE0 per
- ara shiz has been done. too. In
- - tAe fact that the business has In
-....s In the Office with the Increase OF
4. SANITATION. During the four years OF
I. sSntnlktratlon the litigation has been
r~ssslnr enormous. The number Of
80. rat have been commenced reaches
:. large total OF 70, iea OF this number
- we're civil eases SO criminal and 80
..ha,s During the time that Mr. Cor
- has been county clerk he has handled
rssa and yet there has not been cent
= IN the county. In spite or the enor-
~sss aaantlty Of business transacted
r.ssty Clerk Gordon VII De able 10 turn
,ysr he affairs OF his office with the busi-
- recorded right up to date. In about
n mlaates.
A0ns reason for my success In carrying
n The Affairs OF my Office he said. has
YER thai have employed the very best
"A most trustworthy men as deputies. I
IA sech a good force that !t was next to
Ezsosslble for anything To 20 wrong. or
ssrse. looked closely after matters gem
sasy and saw 10 II that they went right.
Rsr had gotten my deputies properly
.scsa and had established A system Il
sss next to impossible for matters TO go
s;ssg Each man knew his duties. and
lss them properly"
re chief deputy h f. l.. Whlttemore,
shr has allied that position ably for the
~ four years or ever since Mr. Gordon
~ held the Office OF county clerk. Mr..
essa6n pays a high tribute TO the abilities
Nr whiftemore and gays that no bet
r man ever filed the position of chief
Avs,y IN this county.
Il G. Gordon has been the chief pro-
sia deputy IN the county clerks Office.
n work In that capacity has called forth
~ praise OF Judge Langley for TIA thor
nshness and accuracy. and County Clerk
gcraoa has only words OF praise for hts
| aslssy. He retires from office with the
st wishes OF the public with him. lie
= lake an important position With a lead
Incorporation on Monday.
! ., Roberts, the entry clerk. who is IA