The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-01-11
NEW COUNTY OFFICERS
Personnel at Court House I'm
dergOes Some Changes.
Five of County OmciaIs Were Re-
Elected Last NOvemb,r, the
Others New In Harness.

There will be a small shake up in the
personnel at the court house after next
Monday. At that time the new county
officers will assume control Five of the
county officials were re elected last No
vember, bur the sheriff, auditor, clerk,
treasurer and assessor are new men, and
several changes in deputyships will take
place.
Auditor Wheeler retires after service
OF ten years in his department, FIVE years
as auditor and five as deputy. He has
made an obhging aud efficient public
official. lt is understood that he will
remain In the Office for some time, or un-
til his successor, William NJ. Duncan of
Pullman, familiarizes himself with the
routine Of business. Il. ID. Eldredge of
La Crosse will be chief deputy in the
auditors office under the new regime.
Fred 5. Ratliff Of st. John will succeed
Joseph Canutt as sheriff Mr. Canutt
has been sheriff OF Whitman county for
six years-twO years from 1898 to 1900,
and four years from 1902 to the present
time. He is the only man who has
served three full terms as sheriff. j. f.
Nessly, it is understood, will be retained
as deputy by Mr.. Ratliff for several
weeks. 1t is also announced that w. |.
Daily, former chief of police at Palouse,
will be one Of the sheriffs field deputies.
l.. E. Allen as treasurer has been con-
nccted with that office for eight years
four years as deputy and four years as
treasurer. Milton L. McCroskey of Col
lax will take charge next Monday. Ira
FOllis OF COlfax will be deputy. Milton
Davis OF PalOuse is slated for book
keeper, and John Miller of Colfax, son of
August Miller, will be clerk. Newton
PocOck, who has been in the treasurer's
office Tor some time, will be retained for
awhile.
County Clerk McCaw retires after serv-
ing two terms. Hugh c. Todd of Pull
man, recent graduate of the Washing
ton State College, and particularly
young man Tor 50 responsible position,
will assume charge. He is a native of
eastern Washington and % years of age.
Mr. Todd Is q most obliging young man,
and promises to be as popular and eff
cient as was his predecessor. S. S. Read,
present deputy, will remain in the office
for short time. 1t is also given out
that Otto Harrison Of PalOuse and
Claude Swegle of Pullman will be depu-
ties in the office.
The assessors office will also change
hands, NJ. U. True, who has served two
years, being succeeded by Il. FL. Duff.
Mr., Duff served two years as assessor
previously, SO the duties connected there.
with will not be entirely new to him. I.
J. Welty will be chief deputy in the
assessors office.
Prosecuting Attorney Kipp, Superin-
tendent of Schools Showalter, County
Surveyor Murray and Coroner Crawford
we're all reelected by big msjorties and
are fixtures for the next two years.
There will probably be no changes in
deputyships.
There is but one change in the board
OF county commissioners. Samuel Ellis
was elected to succeed B. F. Sherfey. j.
r. Rupley was reelected in the Second
district, and W. G. Mccoy of the First
district is a hOldOyer.