The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-15

sworn in as commissioner from the Third
district, and as soon as the rev board or
! ganized and elected R q. Baner line
chairman of the board. they passed The
following resolution, which filed ali OF
! the Offices except sheriff and coroner
| Whereas: \. \. GODDARD. attorney gen
| eraI Of TIE state CT Kansas. in tho per-
Torrance of his official duties. has Yen
dered an official opinion. holding that r.he
several county clerks. register OF de eds
and county surveyors nov in Office vgir.
under the biennial election law passed in
the year 1891, ard under The provisions of
the constitution ard LAWS OF the state of
Kansas. continue To hold their said
Offices FROM the second Monday in Jan u
ary, 1862, Unit. the second Monday in
January. 1888. and until their SUCCESSORS
are elected and qualified and
Whereas: Public policy demands there
should be no uncertainty as 10 who are
the legal officials; therefore. acting in
harmony with said opinion. be it ~ the
board of county commissioners in session
sitting.
Resolved. That John NJ Chain. present
county clerk. John NJ. Kerr, present reg
lister Of deeds, Ransom II. Brown. present
3
hereby appointed to fiji each of lis re
spective Offices from the second Mo76ay
in January, 1862 until the second Monday
OF January, 1876. and until their SUCCESS
ors are elected and qualified"
The Offices OF sheriff and coro ner
Of this county Will be determined
as soon as the supreme court makes its
decision in the case OF the( sheriff of
Montgomery county. which has been Ia
ken Up as a test case to see whether the
man now holding that Office can stay
until his successor is duly elected. As
soon as that decision is made it VIII be
known: whether Governor Stanley VIII
have to appoint sheriffs and coroners in
all Of the counties OF the state.
The governor holds that the clause IN
the constitution which says that an Off
Ger can hold but two terms is legal, and
consequently he VIII be called upon TO
appoint a large number OF mer to those
Offices where the present incumbent has
been there his two terms. To make test
case of the matter. he appointed Andrew
Pruitt in Montgomery county and that
Sheriff refused to vacate, and the matter
has been taken to the supreme court.
The sheriffs claim that they should not
vacate their Offices until their successor
is duly elected and qualified.
In this county the treasurer does not
take his Office until October. and there is
no vacancy in that Office here. The pro-
bate judge also has a longer term 10
serve, as well as the distr IT judge.
Monday morning, just before noon. the
clerks at the court house 8 sthered il the
commissioners room and watched Dea-
con Wilson, the retiring commissioner.
He wondered what the Gro I'd was doing
there, but went ahead with the business
to be completed before ne retired from
Office. Finally County Attorney James
Comfy came into the room ard walked up
to Deacon and told the commissioner
that everyone about the court house held
him in his highest regard, but that they
had n grievance-whioh was that he was
not punctual enough ut all times 10 suit
them. so they had procured for him some !
thing that would always be useful and /
would in a measure express the esteem /
ana respect all had for him. Then the /
Deacon was handed a little red plush box !
which, on being opened with trembling /
fingers. showed a fine gold watch and a /
beautiful / O. O. +. and X. of p. charm. 4
Inscribed on the back of the case is:
TO d. A. Wilson. from his court house 1
friends, January 10. 1902. The Deacon I
was completely surprised and could only /
say Il thank you" but this eloqucntly 1
expressed how much he appreciated the I
respect the men around the court house
had for him.
The board Of county commissioners is
now conruosed Of r. G. Ballentine chair
man; J. C Redfield and G. V. Bradbury.
When they met at , o'clock NUMBER OF
tax compromises came up and after be-
ing disposed of motion was carried al
lowing W. F. Walker. a justice of the
peace, desk room in the coroner's office
in the court house
II your stomach is disOrdered. bowels
irregular, and YOU don't feel well. you
need Prickly Ash Filters. Il is very effec-
tive I'm removing this condition.