The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-22
CARY NAMES KARNES.
Ralph karnes, Of WaIworth
County, Appointed Super
intendent Of Schools
DARK HORSE WINS THE PRIZE
Young Karnes Had Not Been Known
to Be Candidate for the Position.
Was a Kenosha County Boy, and
Was Educated at Whitewater

Late Saturday afternoon State Su-
perintendentC Cary, of Madison, named
Prof. Ralph Karnes, of Fontana, Wal
worth county, to the Office of county
superintendent of schools to succeed
George w. Taylor, who recently re-
signed the position to enter the law
school of the State University. It is
understood that Prof. Karnes will ac-
cept the appointment and he will come
to Kenosha as soon as the winter term
for the schools at Fontana is over.
The appointment of Prof. Karnes
to the office came as great surprise
to people IN all parts of the county,
dark horse in the race. The name of
Karnes had not even so much as been
mentioned in political and school cir
cles in the county and it is thought
that the new man is the choice of the
state uperintendent, Among the
candidates for the Office who were
turned down were William We1ton, of
the town of Brighton, Miss Anna Adj
ans, of Salem, and Clarence Reynolds,
of Randall. 1t was thought that the
action of the LaFol1ette county COM
mittee in recommending Reynolds
would result in his securing the posi-
ton, but it seems that the state SUI
perintendent had decided upon his
man before the recommendation of
the committee arrived. There is con-
81 ara h1n cnraYocc n +11o+,oe SOMA 0f +loo
politicians today on account of the &C
ton of the superintendent in appoint
ing Karnes. Leading political lights
in the county had wasted no end of
stationery recommending the APP
pointment of the other candidates,
derstand the action Of the state Of
fetal
The new county uperintendent of
schools is Kenosha county boy. He
is son of James c. Karnes, of the
town of Bristol, and brother of ]. c.
Karnes, who was the recent candi-
date of the Democratic party for the
office of register of deeds. Mr.. Karnes
is Is years of age and has been teach
ing for several years. He was edu-
Gated in the district schools of Keno
sha county. and later he went to
the Whitewater State Normal, where
he completed his education. He is
graduate of the normal, and this fact
gives him the right to hold the Office
Of county superintendent of schools.
STr1N Ion IAn IT,
Karnes has been teaching in several
of the smaller towns of the state and
at the present time he is the principal
of the schools at Fontana.
It is supposed that Mr.. Karnes is
affiliated with the LaF Toilette wing of
the Republican party, but he comes
from one of the best known of the
rock ribbed Democratic families in
the county.
AS the appointment has been made
SO late it is probable that Mr.. Taylor
will remain in Office until the first of
January and Mr.. Karnes will start the
new year in the office.
Mr.. Karnes will find the affairs of
the Office in the best possible condi-
ton, as Mr.. Taylor has given much of
his time while at Madison to keeping
in touch with the schools of his home
county, and the letters which he has
sent to the teachers in the different
towns have kept the work going just
the same as if he had been in Keno
sha to look after the affairs of the Of
fee in person.
The office is a good appointment for
Mr.. Karnes. It pays salary of $500
year, and the expense allowance
made by the county board brings the
total amount up to $1,000.