The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-01-15
THE OLD AND THE NEW.
The November Election Goes into Prac.
teal Force and Effect at
the Court House.
HAIL AND FAREWELL.

Promptly at noon last Monday Joe
Smith took the right hand of Hon. J.
B. Smith cordially in his left and Civ
ing it hearty shake said, Judge,
congratulate you upon your triumph
ant election and take great pleasure
in turning over to you the keys, cash
and all ather symbols andsinsignia OF
the office to which the suffrages of the
people have chosen you. You have
my best wishes for long life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness" And
the good EXAMPLE of courtesy and
good will thus set was followed in the
County superintendent Office where
Mr.. Jones gave way to Mr.. Billbe and
in the County Attorneys office which
Mr.. Bennett surrendered to Mr.. Rit-
ter, and in the District Clerks office
where Mr.. Travis relinquished his
titles and emOluments to Mr.. Miller,
and in the county commissioners
court where Mr.. Lockhart succeeded
Mr.. Ard.
The retiring officers return to the
ranks of private life with the satisfac-
ton that must come from an exper-
fence of important public duty faith
| fully performed. Mr.. Jones has sorv-
ed the schools of the county with a
single minded zeal and industry that
is worthy of all commendatiOn, and
his life has been an example to the
young men and women with whom
he has come into such intimate con-
tact during the past four years. Too
close attention to office duties has
somewhat undermined his health,
unfortunately, and instead of resum-
ing work at his profession as teacher,
Mr.. Jones has retired to his farm in
Deer Creek township where he hopes
that out door life and exercise will re-
store him, hope which will be
warmly shared by all his friends.
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Mr.. Bennett deserves better than
he received from the hands of those
whom he served with faithfulness and
ability. He ought to have been re-
elected, and he would have been if
the people had known him as well be-
fore the election as they do now. An
injustice was done him in his defeat
that will some day be atOned for.
But no word of complaint has come
from Mr.. Bennett. He accepted the
verdict with perfect good humOr, con-
tent to await the vindication that
time has already brought. And it is
safe to say that he has more friends
to-day than he ever had.
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Mr.. n. l.. Ard has performed with
the utmost fidelity the important and
poorly paid duties of county COM
missioner. He has shown good judg-
ment in matters of detail and has
given the public business as great
care as if it had been his own. The
county owes him-as it does every
other faithful commissioners good
deal more than it has ever paid him.
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If there are any who ought to be
competent to pass judgement on the
Clerk of the District Court it is the
members of the bar who practice in
the court he serves. Nothing needs
be added by the REGISTER therefore,
in commentator of Frank L. Travis
to the following resolutions which
were presented by Major Foust at
the closing hour of the last term of
Court and which, after cordial and
complimentary endorsement by MEM
bers of the bar present, were ordered
by the Judge to be spread upon the
records of the Court.
In Re action of Court and Bar on expiration of
term of Office of Frank L. Travis, Clerk of Dis
trict Court, Allen county, Ksns.
Be it remembered that on this sth day of
January 1897 the following preamble and reso-
buttons were unanimously adopted by the
Court, and Bar of Allen county Kans. District
Court,
WHEREAS on this the last day of the adjourn
ed session of this Court Cof its November term.