The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-01-07
County Officials Elected at Last
General Election Took Hold
Of Their Work Monday
COLD STAR FOR NEW SHERIFF
Few Changes Are Made at the Court
House as a Result of the Opening
of the New Official Terms
New County Surveyor
(From Monday s Daily

(ff0m MONDAY S Dally)
Today was moving day among the
county officials of Kenosha county as
it marked the opening Of the new term
of the men who had been elected by
the people at the general election held
last November There were not a
great many changes in the county of
fees as all but TWO of the former If
fcals were reelected and the begin
ming of their new term simply meant
the opening of new set Of books.
The main change was at the county
Jail where Charles H. Pfennig turned
over the office Of sheriff to Will ~
HI. Gunter of Bristol. Mr.. Gunter and
his bride moved into the jail this
morning. Even with the coming of
the new sheriff there was little change
at the Jail as he found the usual house
full of prisoners and Ward Shields who
had served as turnkey under the re-
firing sheriff was retained by Sheriff
Gunter
Sheriff Gunter took charge of the
office with a gold star on his vest as
Saturday night he was the guest of
honor at very interesting little cere-
mony at the Elzs Club and during this
ceremony he was presented with the
gold star as token of the high appre
citation in which he was held by his
friends The presentation speech was
made by B. f. Windsor and while the
gift came as a complete surprise to
the new sheriff he made short speech
in which he thanked his friends for
their kindness to him.
George Villnow named as under
sheriff by Sheriff Pfennig retired this
morning and was replaced by former
sheriff DIR. j. HI. Veitch. There were
many minor changes among the depu-
ties of the sheriff IS office
Sheriff Pfennig turned over the
Jail to his successor with a record of
which he may well be proud and his
service to the county as sheriff should
not be passed without the highest
commentator. During the two years
that Sheriff Pfennig was in charge Of
the office the duties have greatly in
creased but he has handled them in
a mastery manner During the two
years with an ever increasing number
of prisoners Sheriff Pfennig goes out
of office with a record of not single
prisoner having escaped him. He will
also be remembered for the manner in
which he traced John Bradley wanted
for murder in Kenosha and the sue
cessful outcome Of this long hunt is
one of the brightest pages of the his
tory OF the Pfennig administration. Mr..
Pfennig brought to the Office his best
efforts and he retires with the best
wishes of all his associates, both in the
city and county.
The only other change in the county
officials is the coming Of John G.. Will
lams to succeed the late William A.
p McKesson as county surveyor. The
office of county surveyor in Kenosha
county has been held by few men in
the last seventy. years and it is proba-
BILE that Mr.. Williams is starting on
long term of service.
There is little or no change in the
staff Of deputies named by the various
county officials with the exception that
no deputy has been named by Coroner
Frank E. Andre. The County Board
has held that under the law the coroner
can not name deputy and that in
quests when not held by the coroner
may be held by any Justice of the
Peace. DR.. George E. Thompson was
named by Coroner Andre as his deputy
last year
There will be no further changes il
the county Offices until the spring cleo
tion when the people will elect 6
county judge and county super
intendent of schools.