The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-04

1t is now Sheriff Pryor, County
Treasurer Kelly. Prothonotary Cope
land, Clerk of the Courts Daniels. Re-
corder Warnke. Register of Wills Koch,
Jury Commissioner Doherty, Jury Com
missioner Virgins. and. as formerly,
District Attorney John r. Jones.
The new county officials took their
Offices at high noon yesterday. The
three judges came on the bench at II
o'clock and heard the reading of the
commissions, after which Sheriff Pry
or submitted his appointments, which
were approved They are the same as
printed yesterday in The Tribune. and
include the additional matron for the
jail, which means the appointment of
Mrs. Kate +. Hurd and the retention
of Mrs. Cora NJ. Johnson. Warden
Simpsons salary was fixed at 500 a
month. The deputies receive SIS: the
keepers, $40; and the matrons,s5 The
deputies took their oaths of office be-
fore Clerk Of the Courts Daniels, "Sher-
iff" Bortree. of Moscow among them.
In the clerk of the courts Office the
force will consist of Emil Bonn, chief
deputy and Elmer Daniels, assistant.
Mr.. Daniels was formerly in the re-
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OF the Courts Daniels, and resident
of Taylor. The retention of Charles
Mertz was deemed inexpedient for geo.
graphical reasons, both he and Mr..
Bonn being residents of the South Side.
YOOS APPOINTED.
Charles A, Yoos, a brother-in-law of
Recorder Warnke, is the appointee in
the recorders office, omitted from yes
terday's list.
In the registers. prothonotary's and
treasurer's offices the working force is
as printed yesterday, Henry r. Koch
Ter. deputy register; p. II. Coyne,
deputy treasurer, and NJ. G. Kasson
and j. F. Cummings, deputy prothono-
taries.
The courts commissioners, organized
at noon by electing S. w. Roberts
chairman. Giles Roberts was last years
chairman. Charles f. Wagner, chief
clerk: l.. +. Robathan, first assistant
and Fred W. Kirchoif, second assist
ant, were reelected. Hon. H. A.
Knapp continues as county solicitor.
Dr. d. A. Donne was chosen TO sue
ceed DR.. ID. II. Jenkins as Jail physi-
clan. The selection of janitors, ground
httDSiS anu 'ilt ilht was pdSScu oNeI
for the present.
Congratulations. cigar smoke and
Expert John Center changing the
combinations on the office safes was
the order of the afternoon in the lower
corridor.
Clerk Of the Courts Daniels first
official act was to issue marriage
! license to a colored couple.
The first official act of Prothonotary
Copeland was to file an order of court
appointing NJ =. Cawley a master to
take depositions in the matter of the
| restoration Of a lost deed to the prop
| erty of Mary Barrett, of Carbondale
| Il. p. Duffy was the attorney.
SHERIFFS FIRST ACT.
Sheriff Pryors first act was to issue
| an order to his son. Deputy George f.
! Pryor, to take a man down from jail
| to enter bail.
| The final act of eX-Sheriff ClemonS
was to sell out the Lackawanna Drus
| store and Waters hat store. In taking
! leave of his force at the Jail, eX-Sher'
| iff Clemons said he had them to thanh
for the fact that during his term the
Lackawanna county jail continued t.
be the best conducted Jail in the state
| He was sorry, he said, that Sheriff
! Pryor could not see his way clear tt
! retain them all; he had recommended
each and every one of them to the new
sheriff. The retiring sheriff then passed
| q box Of cigars.