The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-11-24
JONES REMAINS CO. AGENT
County Board Leaves in Body for
Annual "Trip to Visit the Racine
County Asylum for Insane and Is
deliberately Entertained

Joseph E. Dalton, of Silver Lake who
has served the county for the past three
years in very acceptable manner in
the office of Supervisor of Assessments
was reelected for a three year term
by the unanimous vote of the county
board at the conclusion of its session
on Thursday afternoon. Mr.. Dalton was
the only candidate for the Office and his
election came On the informal ballot
The record of Mr.. Dalton in office had
been such successful one that there
was not even any talk of his being
succeeded by another and the election
by the board was little more than a
form. The salary of the official was
fixed at $3.50 day with a maximum
pay Of IT'S days. This is a slight in
crease over the salary given the official
during the past, three years in that
the number of days for which he is
to receive pay is increased by twenty
five. This change is made in keeping
with the provisions Of the new law.
Mr.. Dalton appeared before the board
after his election and thanked the
members for their support and gave
them the assurance that he would seek
to perform the official duties in an
impartial manner.
County Clerk Russell H. Jones did
not have the close call for election as
County Agent that he had in seeking
the office of County Clerk as he was
the unanimous choice of the members
of the board for reelection to this of
fee The salary of the county Agent
will remain the same as last year and
Mr.. Jones will receive $500 for the
work of the Office in addition to his
salary as county clerk, AS in the case
of the Supervisor of Assessments there
was no opposing candidate. There had
been some talk of the election Of Mich,
ael Hensgen a former county agent
who is now member of the county
board but MIR. Hensgen had insisted
that the record made by the County
Clerk entitled him to reelection.
Little other business of Importance
was transacted by the board. The
deadline for the presentation of bills
to be acted on at this session of the
board was set for Monday afternoon at
two O'Clock and all bills presented
after that time will go over until
the January session. The committee in
charge of the annual apportionment of
the taxes is busy at work and hopes
to have it's report ready for action at
an early session of the board.
Early this morning the entire mem
bership of the board and a number of
the county officials went to Racine to
make the annual inspection of the Ra-
cine County Asylum for the insane. At
the limits of Racine the Kenosha Su-
pervisors were met by the members of
the Racine County Board and the mem
bers of the two bodies went to the asy-
lum on special car over the Chicago
Milwaukee and st. Paul railway. Great
preparations were made for the enter
tainment of the officials at the asylum.
The morning hours were given over to
the inspection of the institution and
at one O'Clock the annual turkey din
ner was served. Covers were laid for
more than seventy people and it was a
feast fit for king. After dinner
was over short speeches were made by
the leading members of the two boards.
The members of the Kenosha board re-
turned to Kenosha late this afternoon
and the report of the annual visit will
be made at the opening session of the
board On Saturday.
No matters of great Importance have
as yet come befora tue board but it is
expected that several matters win be
brought up the first of mkt week. Tt
now looks as if the sessions of the
board would be concluded by Thanks
giving day,