Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-01
new TERMS BEGIN
Change to be Made in Offices of
Sheriff and County Treas
urer Monday.
'OTHERS CONTINUE IN PLACES
Edward kittilsen and p. r. Cox As.
sumo Duties-Supervisors Choose
Attendants Next Week.

Monday three of the present county
their offices, and two new officials will
take up the duties of the positions to
which they were elected at the Novem
Der election. The officials who enter
on new terms in their offices are Coun.
| ty Judge E. E. Parmenter County
Clerk H. B. Hubbard, and County Su-
perintendent of Schools s. J. Ferguson
The new officers are Sheriff Edward
Kittilsen, who succeeds Sheriff w. G.
Heider, and County Treasurer p. F..
Cox, who succeeds d. H. Lyons
Retains His Deputies.
County Clerk Hubbard has announc-
ed that he will retain the present force
of deputies and clerks in his office, and
no change will be made whatever.
Sheriff KittilSen will not announce the
appointment of his deputies until he
has assumed the duties of his office
He is authorized by the circuit court to
appoint eight deputy sheriffs. County
Treasurer Cox is allowed one deputy,
and it is understood that he will ap-
point his daughter to that position. Mr..
Cox has filed in the county court his
bond in the required sum of $500, 600
The sureties are H. A Ainsworth. A. S.
Wright, John Samuels, Frank Allen,
S. Hirsch, George w. Johnson, C. H
Deere and H S. Chapman.
To Choose Attendants.
Tuesday afternoon the board of SUI
pervisors opens it's December session.
and number of important matters are
to be considered. The change in the
two county offices will necessitate some
consideration by the board, and at this
time the finance committee will make
its report on the investigation made
by the committee with the assistance
of an expert accountant. The commit
tee spent some time going over the
books of the county officers, and was
assisted by Frank P. WEIGH
Among the important matters to be
considered by the board will be the
selection of court house attendants and
a steward at the county infirmary for
the ensuing year. The present incum-
bents are all candidates for reappoint-
ment by the board, but several will
have some opposition. George H
Wright, engineer at the court house, is
deserving of reappointment. Steward
Swank of the infirmary is said to have
an opponent. Charles Oberg, janitor of
the court house, and George Duffin,
elevator conductor, have no opposition
as far as is known.
To Consider Finances.
At this session the board will also
consider the finances for the ensuing
year. 1t is understood that the board
will be asked to make an allowance
for the expenses of the county superin-
tendent of schools for visiting schools.
and other of the county officers VIII
enter various acquisitions.
New Rate in Eject.
With the beginning of the new term
the fees of the sheriff for boarding
prisoners at the county Jail will be re-
duced from 40 cents to 80 cents a day,
said to be the lowest rate in the state
The sheriff's livery hire is also reduc-
ed from $3.50 to $500 a year.
The salary of the county clerk and
that of the county judge were each in
creased 5000, to take effect with the
beginning of the new term. This
makes the salary of the county Judge
$4,000 a year, and that of the county
clerk $4,000 a year