The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-06
NEW OFFICIALS
ARE INSTALLED
Changes Are Made in State and
County Jobs.
JUDGE M'CARTY is SWORN IN
MANY APPOINTEES FOR LESSER
POSITIONS CONFIRMED.

The atmosphere of the joint building
was yesterday thoroughly perneated
with the smoke and odor of good, bad
and Indifferent kinds of cigars. They
were gifts to the general public, even
including the women around the build
ing who wish to accept them as me
mentoes of the occasion, from the sew
eral neWly-inStalled county officers who
were elected last November.
There was much confusion and hustle
in the various county offices yesterday
as the result of the new officers ard
their corps of assistants taking charge.
Although they were not expected TO
reach their respective offices until noon.
the majority of them were on hand
bright and early to pick up what bits
of information they could relative to
their new duties.
William NJ. mccarthy of Richfield, for
mer judge of the Sixth judicial dis
trict. is now associate justice of the
supreme court. He took the oath of
office yesterday morning. and was the
first of the new officials TO be installed.
The oath was administered by Chief
Justice J. A. Miner, whose term of
office expired with the installation of
Justice McCarty.
Shortly before Justice McCarty took
his oath, Governor Fl. NJ. Wells had ac-
cepted his resignation as judge of the
Sixth district, which had been lying on
his desk since Saturday afternoon. The
resignation of the judge left a vacancy,
which was filled by the governor ap-
pointing District Attorney j. D. Chides-
ter of Panguitch to fill it, That va
cancy will be filed by Governor Wells
naming Joseph H. Erickson of Richfield
as district attorney. The retirement of
Judge Miner makes Judge r. n. Baskin
chief justice of the supreme court.
On motion of Attorney NJ l. Richie
Elmer o. Leatherwood. who is a prac
ticing attorney in Wisconsin. was adj
mitted to practice before the Utah SUI
preme court. The court then took
recess until Jan. Is.
Appointments Are Confirmed.
The new board of county commits
siOners met early in the morning and
confirmed the appointments made by
the various ingOing county officers
that there might be no delays in the
clerks getting down to work. The APP
pOintments confirmed were as follows:
By Sheriff c. Frank Emery. P.
White, Third precinct, chief deputy:
Alex Steele, First precinct, and James
COwan. Second precinct, criminal de-
partment; William B. Booth Third
precinct; Jonathan Rae, Second pre-
cinct. and Argent A. Butler. Fourth
precinct. bailiffs; T. l. Irvine, Third
precinct, and W. H. Wilkinson, First
precinct. jailers; Miss V. Williams,
Second precinct, stenographer. Chief
Deputy Eldredge and Civil Deputy
Cummock will be retained by Sheriff
Emery temporarily.
BY County Attorney George Wester-
velt-J. j. Whitaker, first assistant:
Dana T. Smith. second assistant and
Miss Ethel WcOdmansee, stenographer
By County Clerk John James-C. S.
Buckwalter to succeed Joseph F. Mac
Knight, whose appointment as land
and water commissioner was affirmed
by the council last night; David Smith
10 succeed c. Frank Emery, sheriff;
Miss Lucretia NJ. Cooley to succeed
Miss Ethel WOodmansee as stenograph-
er, and William H. POLAND as addi-
tional clerk.
BY County Treasurer w o. Carbis-
John NJ. Whitaker, Sugar House. chief
deputy; u. H. Jacobs, Third precinct,
second deputy; J. NJ. Rasmussen,
George Wilson and F.. A Swenson,
clerks.
BY County Recorder Walter j. Meeks
Jack May, chief deputy; Willard
Thompson. Howard o. Young, T. A.
Moore, Kate Milford. LYLE James.
Laura Gibson. Hazel Young and Nav
Smith. County Recorder Meeks will
retain the following clerks temporarily:
Alexander Carr, Bleasdale, Bush, Miss
Amy Smith and Mrs. Whitley
By County Auditor Fisher-PercivaI
o. Perkins, chief deputy.
BY County Surveyor Swenson-J. c.
Parker and probably the present Dep
uty McAllister
The council confirmed several APP
pOintments last evening. The vacan-
cies were caused by old county en-
ployes receiving appointments in vari-
Ous CITY offices