Weekly journal-miner., 1911-10-18

He was appointed by the board of supervisors to succeed J. B Jolly, county school superintendent. who re- signed in 1907 owing to i'll health. The board paid Persons ability a strong compliment when they appoint ed him. a republican, over two demo- cratic aspirants for the same place, although the board itself was demo- cratic
 Persons is a graduate of the Cort- land State Normal school of New York. He is a graduate of the class of 1904 and deserves credit for hay ing worked his way through this in stitutiOn.
 "The man who has put into effect the best assessment roll since Arizona has been on the map" this is the opinion of one of the territOry's 8 leading democrats. The sentiment he expressed is shared by men of all parties and is fitting tribute to the assessor, who by his fearless per sistenee and integrity combined with a sincere desire to show the people who elected him that he was the right man for the place has caused Tom Campbell to be looked upon as certain of reelection to the high posi- ton he now holds.
 Born in Prescott in 1878 he is un- questionably credit to the native sons of old Yavapai. He is a gradu- ate of the Prescott Grammar and High schools and St. Mary's college in Oakland, Cal. Before entering upon the duties of county assessor he was employed in the local post-offiee as assistant postmaster and served as postmaster in Jerome for six years He was a member of the Twenty first legislature, being the first native son to be a representative in that body.
 Since 1900 he has been interested in mining in Yavapai county.
 He was appointed to the position he now holds in 1907 and was unan- imously reappointed by a board con- sisting of men from both parties in 1911.
 After two years of service as coun- tv assessor. he saw the advantage to be gained by an assessors assoeia- tiOn. and it is due to his efforts that that body was formed this year. He is the president of that body at the present time. He is also a member of the International Tax association and is the Arizona delegate to that body.
 Campbell's most noted success con ssts in having raised the assessment of the grant lands in this county and in making a tax roll which enabled Yavapai to come into the Union with the lowest tax rate of any county in the new state.
 Clerk of the Superior Court.
 Major J. NJ. Watts, who has served as clerk in the territorial courts since 1890 is a candidate for reelee l tion. Major Watts is a native of Indiana and enlisted from that state in 1861 as a private. He served at the front with singular bravery and credit and was made second lieuten ant then first lieutenant, adjutant and finally major. He was discharged from the army in March 1865 with a brevet commission for meritOrious servise and the rank of lieutenant colonel and colonel in the United States volunteer army.
 Major Watts is well known to every citizen of the county and his long experience and ability combined with the excellent record for service in the army have made him a most ae ceptable candidate for the office of clark of the court. According to the constitution the county probate court has been abolished and the work of this court has been added to that of the Superior court. This means a vast amount of added work for the clerk of the Superior court, and it is essential that a man of long experi- ence in procedure of this sort be chosen for this office. It need not be added that Major Watts is the right man for the place.
 County Surveyor
 J. William Waara, a graduate of the Michigan College of Mines, has been a resident of the territory for the past six years, four of which have been spent in Yavapai. He held the