The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-12
Wheatland Man Elected Chairman OIL
the County Board After a Hard
Contest This Morning.
ITCH GIVES HOME GROWN GAvEL
Board Is Formally Organized and Gets
Down to Work This Afternoon by APP
pointing Standing Committees.

Henry Runkel, who for the last four
terms has represented the town of
Wheatland on the County Board, will
preside over the destinies of the Board
at the present session. He was elected
chairman of the Board over Michael
Hensgen this morning after a sharp
contest of FIVE ballots.
The first session of the Board showed
that the county had won the usual
victory over the city by the election of
Mr.. Runkel. Michael Hensgen, of the
Eighth ward, was the name proposed
for chairman by the city members of
the Board and for five ballots the city
members held firm and prevented the
election of Mr.. Runkel. On the sixth
ballot one of the city members went to
Runkel and gave him the necessary
nine votes.
The opening session of the Board
was devoid of interest. Many of the
familiar faces of the Board we're miss
ing and in their place came new MEM
bers. L. c. Williams, who was to have
represented the town Of Paris, found it
impossible for him to attend the meet
ings Of the session and in his place
sent r. r. Jones, who was formally
admitted by the other members.
Among the retiring mem bers we're
John Tigh, who was chairman of the
Board last year and who is succeeded
by W. S. Haven, of Brighton; A. r.
Cornwall, of Bristol, gives way to
Frank Roberts. who has been spoken
of as a possible candidate of the Re-
publicans of the county for the Office
of member of the assembly. In the
city there are many changes. A. ].
Burg, who had been member of the
Board for many years, gave up his
place of honor at the head of the city
delegation to DR.. ]. H. Vietch; Henry
Jordan succeeds Fred Becker in the
Third ward and Fred FL. Becker takes
the place of Charles H. Gonnermann
in the Fourth ward. Nicholas Maurice
becomes the first Social Democratic
member of the Board as the successor
have about as lonely time politically
on the Board as his fellow socialist,
Kaufman, has on the Council. There
has been no show of politics on the
Board and every indication points to-
wards a harmonious meeting.
After the roll had been changed to
include the new members the session
was called to order by retiring Chair
man John T. Tigh, of Brighton, and
the balloting for chairman began.
After the election of the chairman Mr..
Runkel accepted the honor in short
speech, and Retiring Chairman Tigh
presented the chairman with a genuine
home grown, home made, home blessed
black walnut gave1. Chairman Run
KEEL took his seat as chairman and the
Board was in session.
A committee consisting of Supervis-
ors McKesson, Hensgen, Flemming,
Buchanan and Roberts was appointed
to draft the list Of standing commit.
tees for the session. The Board then
took an adjournment until two o'clock.
Little business of Importance is
scheduled for the session and the only
matter that promises to be of interest
is the making of the appropriation for
the new bridge in the village of Will
mot and the annual assessment. The
members of the Board are planning to
finish up the work with all possible
dispatch and short session is ex-
pected. AT the session this afternoon
the committee presented the following
list of standing committees, which was
endorsed by the Board:
Finance-Karne1l, McKesson, Hens
gen, Piper, Buchanan.
Judiciary-Runke1, Maurice, Powell,
Becker, Roberts.
Justice ACCOMPLISHMENT, Roberts,
Veitch, Karnell, Jones.
Assessments -McKesson Hensgen,
Fiemming, Runkel, Buchanan.
Sheriff's ACCOMPLISHMENTS ming ,zeiv-
ers, Haven.
Tramps and Poor-Becker, Powell,
Piper.
County Buildings and Printing
Hensgen, Flemming, Buchanan.
General Bills-Veitch, Haven, Jones.
Special Bills-Piper, Becker, Maur-
ice.
Official Bonds Jordan. Maurice,
Flemming.
County Clerk and County Agents
Accounts Jones, Veitch, Runkel.
County Treasurer's Accounts
Powell, Zievers, McKesson.
PROPOSALS FOR WOOD BED COMBI-
nrAmTONr HOSE VIZ AnON