The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-01-07
COURT HOUSE CHANGES
All the New County Officials are
Democrats and now Occupy a
Majority of the Offices.

G. P. Arnold who was last week appoint
ed to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Ted Morris, the senior
member of the board and w. l.. Edmond
son the new member who was elected
at the. last election to serve the full
term Of three years. Both the new mem
bers are democrats, thus giving the
democrats majority of the board. Mr..
Arnold who was appointed to fill the
vacancy is one Of the sterling good men
of Garden Grove township who will
carry business methods with him, and
the county officials who made the APP
pointment have been highly praised for
selecting him to this important office.
Mr.. w. l.. Edmondson the other new
member is from the extreme south
western part of the county, Bloomington
township and the magnificent vote given
him last fall by the people Of his home
township and the entire county speaks
volumes for his personal popularity and
the confidence of the taxpayers in his
handling of county affairs. Upon con-
vening the board organized by the
selection of G. w. Barr, the senior mem-
Der as chairman for the coming year, it
being an unwritten law that the senior
member should preside as chairman, the
motion that he be named being made by
Mr.. Arnold and was warmly seconded
by Mr.. Edmondson.
The various new county officers took
the oath of office and their bonds were
approved by the board.
A rather unusual thing in Deca-
tur county is the swearing in of an en-
tire new set of democratic county Off
ciaIs, and it has been many years since
some of the offices were filled by demo-
Gratis.
Hon. E. j. Sankey the member Of the
legislature from this county does not
take his office until the convening of
the. legislature at Des Moines next
Monday, when he will take the oath Of
office.
In the treasurer's Office there was no
change, the voters having decided to
keep w. H. Young in Office for second
term, and elected him by a handsome
majority. During the two years Mr..
Young has held this office he has con-
Quoted it in a manner that has fully
satisfied the public that he was the
right man in the right office. He has
been ably assisted by deputy treasurer
Geo. w. Sanger, who will remain in
office as deputy. Treasurer Young filed
a bond for $5O,0OO with the following
sureties: W. B. Gilreath, H. Brown,
Patrick Griffin, j. v. Foland, S. H. Gov
ington, L. T. Greenland, James Jones, W..
G. Overholtzer and James Daughton.
In the sheriff's office Thomas e. Wall
lace steps in relieving r. D. Martin,
who has filled the Office one term. Mr..
Martin retires with the best wishes Of
many friends. He made good oflic-
ial, but the fates were against him this
year and he was defeated for reelection
along with the balance of the republic
can candidates. Mr.. Wallace is one of
the best men in Decatur county, and
that he will make model sheriff goes
without saying. His friends all over
the county were bound to see him in
the sherif's Office, and when he was de-
feated two years ago they urged him to
make the race again, and this time
victory crowned his efforts. He is the
first democratic sheriff Decatur county
has had for twenty years, the last one
being w. A. Brown, now deceased. Mr..
Wallace has selected John w. Osborn, a
prominent farmer of Morgan township,
as his deputy. The sheriff gave bond
for $4,000 signed by E. Housh, j. NJ.
Caster, Geo. w. Wadsworth, Il. Griffin,
M. Griffin and Dennis Daughton. Dep
uty sheriff Osborne gave bond for $500
signed by w. G. Cozad and c. A. Small
wood.
Prof. Eli Hutchinson the new county
superintendent, takes the place of Prof.
y. A. Mcintosh who held the Office for
four years, giving good satisfaction in
the Office, but was retired when he made
the race for third term. Prof. Hutch
inson is the first democrat elected to
this Office for twenty years, the last one
being Miss Lou Armel, now Mrs. A. A.
Roy, who held the Office up to 1886
The new county superintendent is one
Of Decatur county's foremost instruc-
tors, young man of exemplary charac-
ter, and his friends predict that he will
make one of the best county superin-
tendents this county has ever had. He
did not seek the office, in being truly a
case where the Office sought the man
7 and we have no fears for the record he
will make in the discharge of his duties
He gave bond in the sum of $4,000 with
7. c. Lane, j. S. Beavers and J. q. Lentz
as sureties.