The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-01-07
Co. INAUGURAL.
Strange Faces at the COun-
ty Capitol.
Personnel OF Hand COunty's New Officers
Good Bye to the Old.
County Officials.

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about the court house viii be seen
no more. The county's administra-
ton remains largely the same, by
reason of the three old and efficient
members of the county board re-
naming, viz: Chairman Bailey, Com
missioners Hooking and Thomson.
The board is completed by two new
members. p. H. Coquillette. from the
second district and Stephen Duckeck
from the fifth district, the retiring
members being Thomas Trythall and
G. W. Rudd. The services of these
two experienced men have been valu-
able to the conduct of the county
business in conjunction.with the able
services OF their three colleagues who
remain. The new members are both
young men, well qualified for the
work before them. The three old
members are republican in politics,
and the two new ones are populists,
but as they manage and direct the
county business for the whole people
there will be little or nc conflict of
politics in their administration.
The meeting of the board was de-
layed!until Wednesday, awaiting ar
rival of the members delayed by the
storm. On Wednesday commissions
ers Bailey, Coquillette and Duckeck
organized by re-electing Chairman
Bailey. commissioners Thompson
and Hooking arrived today, and reg
ular county work is now in progress.
COUNTY AUDITOR.
The auditors Office, the origin of
county business, will continue to be
ably presided oyer, under the law,
until March LIST, by Auditor Chas.
Thomson. with his estimabIe and
competent wife as deputy. Their Of
iCc ID al lilOuel vi tblIcCUueSS Ill Tile
arrangement OF all work. Charley
isn't secretary OF state, but he's ali
right. The auditOr-elect is Mr.. Peter
Gross, who has removed to Miller
from Plato township, and occupies
Il dwelling north of the lake. Mr..
Gross will doubtless continue the
very efficient methods of his prede-
cessor, as he will %familiarize himself
with the Office during the next two
months.
COUNTY TREASURER.
Peter Olson begins his second term
with ripe experience. He is an Oblig-
ing, agreeable and industrious officer,
and wisely retains his efficient and
popular deputy, Jay Morrill,. Drop
your taxes in the slot before March
Is, to AVOID the penalty.
REGISTER OF DEEDS.
The fates of politics decreed that
one OF Hand County's best officers,
like the great Benjamin Harrison,
should retire after n term of SER
vice, and George Moore lays down
the recorders pen with the satisfac-
ton OF very general endorsement of
his cOmmendable administration of
that Office. His successor is Captain
John Campbell, OF Ontario township,
and he has taken up his residence in
Miller in the Gass house on third
street. Register Campbell's daugh-
ter will assist him in the Office.
CLERK OF COURTS.
After six years o~fexcellent and pop
ular service, W. H.. Smith "and his
smile retires from the clerks office.
His cheerful greeting will he missed
by many, Notwithstanding his en-
counter with the wave, Wills friends
are legion, and correctly insist that
he has been Hand County's best Clerk
OF Courts. Thomas Wade, of Mon
damn township, is the new clerk.
Mr.. Wade is a farmer-stockman, one
OF South Hands earliest settlers,
and is also engaged in the harness
business in Miller. He will make q
good officer very quickly, as he
becomes familiar with his office.
Herman Barnes has been selected by
Mr.. Wade rs deputy clerk, for which