The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-19
GOVERNOR JELKS
 MAKES MANY HAPPY Names Officials for the New
 County of Houston. .BESSEMER CASE SETTLED Appoints Members of the Police Com
Appoints Members of the Police Com mission Besides Filling Numerous Other Vacancies In Various
 Parts of the State.

Montgomery, March s.-(SpeciGl) )-Gov- ernor Jelks had busy day with appoint ments today. He named the officials for the county of Houston, the police com mission for Bessemer, tax collector and tax assessor for Henry. and about twenty five justices of the peace, notaries public, constables, etc.
 Most importance attaches to the new officials for Houston county. It appears that the people had gotten together In their recommendations for officers, and consequently the governor was not much troubled to make selections. The officers named are as follows;
 James L. Acree of Dothan, treasurer; w. c. Granger of Cottonwood, tax col lector; S. J. Hall of Gordon tax asses sor; C. E. Walker of Columbia, sheriff, c. H. Malone of Dothan, N. S. Fellows of Cowarts, Daniel G. Hudspeth of Kin cey and Y. s. Bracken of Daleva, com missioners. The governor announced that he would later announce the appointment of J. w Brown as superintendent of education.
 W. J. Whitehead of Capps was appoint ed tax collector of Henry county, J. E. Searcy of Abbeville, tax assessor.
 The Bessemer police commission was authorized by an act of the recent legis- lature, and the governor named the fol- lowing well known citizens to compose the first commission: H. I. Palmer. Sam Lefkcvlts, I. A. Lewis, P P. Moore and l.. A Little
 Other Appointments.
 Other appointments were announced as follows:
 To be constabes-R. L. Hicks, precinct 13, DeKalb county; A. I. Atkinson pre- cinct g, Covington county; John T. Mar GUS, precinct 10, Dallas county; Pat Nal loy, precinct Il, Lee county; Frances M. Cagle, precinct 10, Marion county; N. s. Childress, precinct IS, Marshall county.
 To be justices of the peace-J. T. Ma poles, precinct g. Covington county; Flu gene E. Johnson, precinct 13, Conecuh county Frank Simpkns, precinct 4. Clarke county; J. L. Cofield precinct ,, Marion county; John L. Simmons, pre- cinct 16, Marion county.
 To be notaries of the public and ex- officio justices of the peace-J. K. Cook, precinct 47, Jefferson county James Mcintyre precinct IS, Clay county; J. A. Fulford, precinct l, Dallas county; James 0leDHellSt DTtCliCl ~, IlOHdh SChiit9 Henry Page Burrus, precinct 10, Etowah county; w. M Rowland, precinct 10, Lamar county; J. W. Barrough, Whites burg, Madison county.
 To be notaries public-W. L. Goodman, Wetumpka. Lee Kayser, Birmingham. Hugh w. Jones, Monroeville Mrs. Ethel Haywood, Anniston.
 Sheriff Reeves Resigns.
 Sheriff Reeves of Pike has resigned and his resignation is on file in the office of the chief executive.
 This afternoon Governor Jelks said to a reporter that Sheriff Reeves had ten dered his resignation to him.
 The governor did not say when he would appoint MT. Reeves successor.
 A brother of Sheriff Reeves is re- ported to have been at the state house yesterday to see the governor, but it is not known that he saw him, and the pur- pose of his visit was not given out at the capitol.
 Sheriff Reeves was expected in the city today, but if he is here he did not call, nor did any of his friends at the execu- tive mansion this morning.
 Sheriff Reeves has been in Montgom- cry frequently of late, and has a large number of friends here.