The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-17
Russell B. Jones is Named to
Succeed W. C. Crosby by
the County Board
SEEK MORE WESTERN TRAINS
Every Member of the Board Signs the
Petition to the State Railway
Commission for More Trains
for Western Division

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of Kenosha county to succeed w.
c. Crosby at the meeting of the
County Board this afternoon. The
election of Jones came on the fifth
ballot when he received nine votes
and John T. Tigh, of Brighton, was
second with five votes. Jones had
shown strength from the start and he
continued to gain on each vote. On
the final ballot Jones had nine votes,
Tigh FIVE, Mat Kleist one and M. F.
Zens one.
The new clerk is we'll qualified for
the Office. He was for several years
town clerk of the town of Paris and
is we'll known throughout the county.
AT present he is employed as con-
ductor with the Kenosha Electric Rail
way Co. Mr.. Jones is Republican
in politics.
He will qualify for the Office at
once and it is expected that he will
take his oath of office tomorrow.
At the meeting of the Board this
morning the Supervisors opened the
way for balloting on the election of a
Clerk by receiving the formal resig-
nation of Clerk Crosby with the under
standing that it was to take effect
when a successor had been elected
and qualified.
With the acceptance of the resigna-
ton the Board received applications
for the Office, and eleven formal APP
plications we're filed. The Republi-
cans seeking the Office were, NJ. F.
Zens, Russell B. Jones, G. L. Ferry,
Charles e. Likes and Albert Frans-
way of Kenosha; ]. A. Foster of Sa-
lem, Charles Turnock of Salem, W.
Roberts of Paris. The Democrats who
made formal application were, Joseph
Banaszynski of Kenosha, William
Welton and John T Tigh of Brigh-
ton. A letter was presented from the
people of the Third ward presenting
the name of James E. Tully, but he
did not make formal application for
the appointment. AS the members
of the Board desired time to look over
the recommendation of the candi-
dates the matter of balloting was laid
over to the afternoon session.
At the morning session of the Board
a petition to the State Railway Com
mission asking for more trains on the
Chicago & North Western road west
of Kenosha was presented to the
Board, and in connection the friends
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similar petitions we're being circu-
lated about the county. The Board
officially sanctioned the move for bet
ter train service, and the petition was
signed by every mem Der. All of the
county officials also signed the petit
ton. The petitions will be for
warded to the State Commission
within the next few days.
At the, morning session of the Board
the final report of retiring treasurer,
Henry Faultless, was presented by
John Zens, the deputy treasurer. It
showed a balance in the treasury of
Sc, 509.48. This amount has been
turned over to the new treasurer.
Bids for the heating plants to be
installed in the jail and the court
house were opened this morning but
no action was taken IN regard to
them. The bids were as follows:
For heating court room A. G. Douglas
$3.50, Charles H. Goodman 1866, KEEL
Der & Kraft $915. For the Jail, A. C.
Douglas $261 o. c. H. Goodman
$275.75 and Kelber & Kraft $315.75.
TIE Board plans to make con-
tract for the work at the present ses-
sion in order that it may be com
pleted before the opening of another
winter season. The new heating
plant in the court house is giving
good satisfaction, but it has not suffi-
cient capacity to heat the court room.
The remainder of the time of the
Board today was given to the consid-
GRAFTON of routine business and aud
iting bills against the county. No
new business Of importance came up.