The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-12-05
Kenosha Man Long in the Service
Of the Government to Give Up
Post at Washington
HAS HELD IMPORTANT PLACES
Began His Work in Washington at the
Treasury Department but Lately
Has Been Auditor of the Post
Office Department

Political circles in Kenosha and in
Wisconsin had something of sur
prise on Thursday when it became
known that Ernst @. Timme, of this
city, had sent to the secretary of the
treasury his resignation as auditor
for the postofice department and he
will close his long off cial career in
Washington within the next month
and return to his home. in Kenosha.
It is understood that Mr.. Timme will
not seek another office in the gift of
the government but will retire to
private life. To a few of the dear
personal friends of Captain Timme in
Kenosha the announcement of his re-
tirement from the service of the gov
eminent did not come as a surprise as
at the time of his last visit to Keno
sha he had announced his intention
of permanently retiring from the SER
vice of the government. The step
was made necessary on account of the
condition of the health of Mr.. Timme
and his wife who is with him in Wash
ington.
The position of auditor of the post
Office department is one that has been
eagerly sought by politicians. 1t
carries with it salary of 1000
year and the auditor has more than
eight hundred men under him. The
work of Captain Tinme since he
went into the department has been
of such nature that it has brought
forth very favorable comment from
the president and from the secretary
Of the treasury. The announcement
of the resignation of Capt. Timme
came as complete surprise to the
officials at Washington and President
Roosevelt has as yet made no choice
of successor for the Kenosha man.
However it is not thought that the
office will be given to a Wisconsin
man.
The departure of Captain Timme
from Washington will end political
career of more than usual interest.
Captain Timme served the state as
Secretary of State for nine years and
served in the State Senate as a repre-
sentative of the Racine Kenosha
county district He first went to
Washington during the second Har-
rison administra alton, when he was
named as an auditor in the Treasury
department. He was reappointed to
the position when Mckinley was
elected president and continued to
hold the Office under President Roose-
welt. He had done much to bring the
affairs of the department into high
state of perfection and few years
ago he was transferred to the post of
auditor of the Postoffice department.
The work proved to be very arduous,
but Captain Timme made good and
brought the department into a sp1en-
did condition within year after he
was appointed. However, he had
learned the routine of the Treasury
department, and he found the routine
of his new Office decidedly exacting.
The large number of clerks under his
direction demanded his constant care
and supervision and the work was
much heavier than the work in the
former position. Mr.. Timme has no
plans for the future save to return to
Kenosha and make his home here. 1t
is expected that the members of the
family will reach Kenosha in time to
spend the holidays at the Timme
home on Ashland avenue.