The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-13

Probate Judge"
The roster of county officers who were
sworn in yesterday and their deputies
follows:
Probate judge, Thos c. Wilson; deputy,
| Z E. EnOch.
| Sheriff. Henry Schad; deputy. Thomas
Voss; undersheriff. B. H. Downing; jailor,
Sandy Batten court bailiff, James Derr;
jury bailiff. Douglas Doaneliy.
County clerk John Chain; deputies,
Bert kellar. Frank j. Ford.
! Register of deeds. w L. Appling; dep
uty. H. D. Heiserman: copyist, Sara Roll.
Clerk District Court, George A Clark;
deputy. Newt Bridgeman; file clerk, Mr.
| Gnchrist.
County attorney. Otto Eckstein: assist
ant. Ed Dill.
Surveyor, W. p. Kessler.
Coroner VI. NJ McColllster.
County Commissioner, John Busenbark-
All morning the outgoing officers were
busy getting their private papers and ef-
| fects in shape to move out and turn the
office over 10 their seccussor. In some Of
the offices the incoming officer has been
around several days getting the run of
affairs and helping straighten up the
| books.
AT o'clock the new board of county
| commissioners met and their first business
was to approve the bond of the Andale
State bank and make il a county deposit
tory for funds amounting to S.cco. They
then turned their attention TO the selection
of the custodian. janitors, county physi-
clan. poor commissioner. and superin-
Custodian. J. II. Rutter.
Night Watch. W J. Miller.
Poor Commissioner. o. r. Hickln.
Superintendent of poor farm, Geo. w.
Moves
County physician, J. D. Clark
Janitor Z. Phillips; assistants. W. n.
Miller. John Frazier. and r. Van Zandt.
The appointive officers will begin their
labors on the first of February.
The salary Of the assistant county at
tornev was fixed at $500 per year and that
of the county physician at SIS per month
The Wednesday Eagle was made the
official county paper.
The affairs of Sedgwick county have
been ably conducted the past TWO years
By her officers Every man has shown
himself capable, enthusiastic and indus
trious. They have attended strictly TO
business. not one detail of their respective
Offices was neglected. They are genial
set of men, always ready and willing to
please and doing everything in their
ROVER to make their business and social
relations with each other and those out
side the court house agreeable and pleas
ant. Each has done his duty to the best
of his ability. and their records are il
good shape and as far as possible theil
offices were left in such shape that the
change will only be nominal and the new
, / incumbents will go in and commence
werk Just as his predecessor left it.
} The new officers are capable men, they
are earnest men and although they car
hardly hope to surpass the record made
: by their respective predecessors. they vii
: each strive to equal it. Sedgwick count,
nav well pride herself on her officers
past and present. They are and hav'
been men who strive 10 do what is jus
and fulfil their duties to the best Of theh
ability and the people may we'll - thank
ful if they always secure such generous
earnest and loyal men as rnose who hav'
lust left their Offices to so back into pr
vate life and those who have taken u
their work.
II was in the year Of 1870 that Sedg
wcik county was organized. \ year befor
some effort had been made TO organic
but il was not successful. IN that year
general convention was called and thi
= convention called a special election. The,
/. nominated men irrespective of party ait
the following officers were the first one
IN Sedgwick county:
County commissioners: T. s. Floyd \
I A English and Alex McwIliams. Tn
! county officers elected were: County cierl
/. James Steele; county attorney. F. J. Full
4 ton: register OF deeds. L. z. Ruggles
j clerk Of the district court. d. a. Bright
). probate judge Reuben Riggs: sheriff. "
@ y. Walker; treasurer. : c. Johnson; sup
o erintendent OF public instruction. job
:. p Hilton; surveyor. W. II. rim; ooro
e ner. E. 3. Allen; judge district court. "
= e Brown
I At that inauguration the officers too
X their seats in the county building. whic
a in reality. was Il livery stable. The Eagl
: came our Two years later and in its issu
$ OF June that year. thus describes tn
county building:
ne tft--A t-tt-Sr- -tSEtA ~ NElc
or its first orSat ization was a GEiou
u structure bult On . plan supposed To b
after Solomon's own heart. devised b
> the same architect that evolved the pla
a. the Buckhorn hotel. The inside FMS
= vas nice but not gaudy. Just Ike the out
side. The vestihule was occupied h
Jacob Fsytoa rs n saddle and harnes
mandatory. the rotunda was occupie
by Dutch Tobe. as q boot and shoe riary
: factory; an ante-chanber adjoining III
; ,otunda wss occupied BY the pVobs'
court The county attorney also had \
- library there. The east wing was d.
r voted 20 the oecGpany OF the sever.
county officers and the vaults FOR Il
\ safe keeping Of the county records.
Z. also contained q club roon and n con
p pIete OUTFIT consisting OF cooking stoT
?. and frying pan Il also contained a ju,
IS tees court rom All the lawyers. re.
, estate agents. surveyors and notarse
4 puSlic in the town Rad their Offices Their
:. hut the ruthless hand OF time has lai
y waste its walls
IN There has heen wonderful change
T. 80 fasr -H7-ss--r lfr-a vPT-S Hardly or