The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-02
OUR COUNTY OFFICIALS---TfiE
OLD AND THE NEW.

The New Year starts off with
a splendid set of new officials,
who are succeeding as clever a
lot of old ones as Rankin county
ever had.
/ Maj. Pat Henry, whose COM
manding figure was ever seen in
his seat in the senate chamber
when in session is succeeded by
wv. T. Simmons. Rankin and
Smith alternate in furnishing the
senator and while Mr.. Simmons
is not generally known here our
people know that any one that
that intelligent constituency
would elect will measure up to
the required standard.
/ Hon. r. S. McLaurin, who so
long and ably filled the Office of
district attorney, died last Au-
gust and was succeeded by Hon.
j. r. East, a self-made man who
will attend to the states inter-
ests in the circuit court with his
best efforts.
J. C. Robinson and j. S. Rob-
erts, representatives, were al
ways on hand and their votes.
were cast in accordance with
their convictions. To Mr.. Rob-
erts is due the credit for the law
increasing the pay of jurors
from So to $3.50 per day. w. d.
Heslep, a substantial citizen of
Pelahatchie, whose practical
ideas and sterling honesty will
make him a useful member, is
one of the members elect. Judge
Albert G. Norrell, of Plain, who
served Yazoo county years ago
in the legislature, is the other.
At the end Of his term he located
in Salt Lake City, Utah, and
after filing a federal appoint
Iment, was elected a judge Of one
|of the higher courts of the terri
tory. A gentleman of polished
manners, a learned Judge, a leg
islator of experience, he returns
to Jackson as well equipped as
any there will be in that deliber-
ative body to make our laws.
j J. L. Buchanan, that splendid
citizen that New Prospect fur
nished four years ago as sheriff,
retireS from office with the es-
TEEN of every one who admires
an official whose duties have
been we'll done. G. w. White,
who succeeds to the shrievalty,
has served once before as such,
land has also been a most compe-
tent chancery clerk, and his past
record is an earnest that the
Isheriff's office will be conducted
as we'll as any in the state.
| j. G. Bruce succeeded the late
ISol Dobson, who died year and
a half ago, and is considered a
faithful, public servant. John
| A. Gayden, the chancery clerk
elect, is familiar with the Office,
having filled it one term years
ago, and will keep the books ac-
curately and neatly.
| Bob Brown succeeds himself
as circuit clerk, and no more con-
scientious, careful, painstaking
clerk is to be found in the state.
| j. G. Atkins is another who is
| his own successor, and the peo-
pie of Rankin feel confident that
when John makes up his tax list
| that there will be no mistakes.
| Because Uncle Dave benson
was prohibited from holding the
treasurer's office a second term
the people Of Brandon beg Of
him to continue his monthly Wis
Its, for the smile of Happy
Dave" can cure any case of
blues. Dan Ward, of Pelahatch-
lie, of sturdy Scotch ancestry,
won the office for the ensuing
term and the purse strings of
Rankin county were never given
Into more honest keeping.
| Sam Myers will again look
after the schools and he will
work in the future as in the
past, for everything that pertains
to the upbuilding of the free
schools of Rankin.
| Rev. j. II. Whitfield will con-
tinue to survey our lands with
the same accuracy that has
characterized his work in the
past and a jollier surveyor does
not live.
i The people will be glad to know
!, that ]. G. Bruce will be retained
1 in theschancery clerks office by