The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-15
NEW OFFICIALS IN.
Outgoing Office Holders Re-
ceive Gifts From Employees,
COMMISSIONERS ORGANIZE
And Elect Deacon Wilson
Chairman of the New Board

The Office Of County Clerk John Chain
presented the appearance Of being a high
class furniture parlor about noon yester-
day. The occasion was the presentation
Of a number Of valuable and useful gifts
to the outgoing Office holders at the coun-
ty court house
Al noon yesterday the Transformation
scene took place.
Both the outgoing and incoming office
holders gathered in the county clerks
Office, where the official life Of several
who had enjoyed the confidence Of the
public was to be brought to a close.
Retiring Commissioner ]. E. Howard,
on behalf Of the employees at the court
house, was presented with an office chair
and a rocker, in a neat speech by retir-
ting County Attorney S. B. Amidon.
Judge Haymaker Of the probate court,
was also the recipient of rocker from
the court house boys, and feelingly re-
sponded to the remarks of Mr.. AnlidOn,
who made the presentation Mr.. AmidOn
then presented retiring Clerk Of the Dis
trict Court Arnett with a rocker, which
was also q present from the court house
attaches. Mr.. Arnett alluded to his con-
nechon with the different attorneys dur
ing his term Of Office and stated that he
had come to the CONCLUSION that they
were not as bad a set as is generally pic
tured
After Mr. Amidon had made the pre-
sentatfon speeches, as scheduled above,
he made some reference to the close Of
his own official life and remarked that
he was politically dead. Then, Sam.
interrupted James Comfy, may YOU rest
( in peace. for this couch and chair belong
to you"
The witty remarks Of Mr. Comfy pro-
voked the assembled spectators to laugh
ter and it was some time before Mr. Ami
don could thank the attaches for their
kind remembrance. Mr.. Amidon was pre-
scented a with leather couch and arm
chair.
After these formaIities had been gone
through and fellcitatons exchanged the
board of county commissioners organized
by electing Deacon Wilson chairman Of
the board. The new board consists Of
Deacon Wilson, Robert BaIlentine and J.
c. Redield. The latter was elected to
! succeed Mr.. Howard. Clerk John Chan
! administered the oath CT Office to Mr.
Redheld just before the session Of the
board began.
In the matter of appointing a successor
to County Superintendent Of Schools Col
vile, the commissioners held that to
make change at the present time would
be prejudicial to the interests Of the
school and accordingly Mr.. Colville was
appointed to succeed himself for the
short term which will end in May
T. J. Anthony, an old soldier was ap-
pointed janitor at the court house by the
/ commissioners. His assignment will be
made later. No other business was trans
acted by them
Thos. c. Wilson, the new Judge Of the
probate court, began his term well by is
suing a marriage license, the first act Of
his official life. Later he appointed D.
s Howe as administrator over his wife's
property.
| Judge Wilson viii be ably assisted in
/ his new duties by E. E. Enoch, who held
the Office Of deputy judge during a prevI-
/ GUS term. Fred F. Williams and Charles
/ Phillip Will for the next two years hold
/ forth in the Office Of clerk of the district
court, which during the past four years
/ has been so ably managed by P. l. Ar
nett and Charles Goodyear.
/ Judge Haymaker, who retired from the
probate bench, viii remain at the court
/ house for a few days settling up his af-
/ fairs in that Office and after the first of
/ the coming month vii open a law office
/ in one of the Office buildings in the down
/ town portion of the city.