The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-09
THE SEATTLE PosTNTEIIGENCER SATURDAY. JANUARY 1897

knows wen how % DO the routine work OF
the cfftce
- ye~iuefe. recording clerk. has
only been employed Cor q sha-- tire n
the county audltors 01fsce- bat previous %
being engaged there he was employed IN
asstraet vork ard tfus acquired a know
edge OF the work n which be e now en-
w CITES. vault Clerk, IS from Eaun-
CLAW. He has been r the auditors Office
for about year. bar Is a master % the
duties 20 watch he has been assigned
George u. Armour receiving clerk is a
resident ef Ballard He vas appointed
When Mr.. Ben1an vas first elected and
attends 70 the duties assigned 10 him n
ar able and systematic manner.
Miss Haidse Gasch. daughter OF County
Commissioner Gasca. IS one Of the Oldest
emp owes IN point OF service In the audit
ar's Office. although a very young woman.
She served saecessive,y under Aua!to~x
Forrest. Twicaen and Benan. Is well post
81 as 70 the work of she Office and can MI
almost any place there accepta5Iy
The superior Judges.
Judge Osoo-n. whose successor is Els
worth n Benson. has been on the superior
court bench for the past eight years.
Judge Osborn has earned an snviahle
reputation as q Woodworking Judge dur
Ing his term OF Office. Whenever any OF
the attorneys or 1ttgants came To him
with a case 10 be tried. whether il was
assigned 10 his department or not. he was
always ready TO try IL. and always said
that he was elected by the people TO try
cases. and that he was not going 10 shirk
hts duty. In fact, he has worked so hard
that he Is in poor health as q result OF
oyerwork. The haiiifTs in hts court are
T. ; Winehin and Albert A. Osborn.
Judge Humes. OF the criminal DEPART
rnent OF the superior court. is TO be sue
ceeded by Judge Orange Jacobs. Mr.
Humes has been superior Judge since
March lsso when he was appointed by
Gov. Ferry 10 eli a place created by an
act OF the legislature increasing the num-
Der OF judges from two 10 three and he
has held the place ever since. During his
term In Office he has won q splendid repu-
tation by the strict impartiality OF his rul-
ings and his able and fair decisions In
fact. all OF his acts while on the bench
have been OF the fairest character. II is
his intention TO re-enter the practice OF
the law.
One Of the hailiffs In Judge Humes'
court is Byron B. Brockway. He has been
a baniH in Judge Humes' court since IL
was first created. The other hsilif is l..
Fl. Pauley. who has served in that ca
pacity for the past two years.
Judge J. w. Langley has been on the
superior court bench for the past four
years. and his place in the equity depart
ment OF the superior court is TO be filed
by William Hickman Moore. Mr. Lang
ley has made one OF the faIrest judges
that ever sat on the superior court bench.
and this desire TO be fair is evidenced IN
all his utterances and all his actions when
on the bench. Judge Langley. after TAX
ing much needed rest. will embark In
the practice of the law.
There is only one bailiT In Judge Lang
ley's court. James Mason. and he has
filled the position for the past four years.
He Is a model OF courtesy.
County Superintendent of schools.
County Superintendent of Public Schools
J. NJ. Layhue is to be succeeded by VIII
lam J Meredith. This Is a case OF tit for
tat for Layhue is 70 succeed Meredith as
professor OF English literature at the
high school. and the matter simply
amounts TO a change OF places. Mr. Lay
hue has made a irst-class superintendent.
Among other things. he has instituted a
set OF records for every department OF the
schools over which he presides. and his
successor will have no trouble in looking
up any matter that has come up since he
went into Office. as everything Is indexed
and in its proper place. Miss Bertha E.
Howarth. clerk in Prof Layhue's office
has performed her duties in an able and
obliging manner. and has won many
friends by her ladylike demeanor.
The Assessors once.
Daniel r. Abrahams. the present as
SCISSOR. VIII be succeeded by Alexander Nc
Donald. Mr.. Abrahams, as soon as he was
indicted into the Office the FIRST time.
which was four years ago. began to in
troduce system Of plat books that have