Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-06
News Of each Community Gathered each
week by Our Rustling Associate Editors
Our County officials.

IUVNidy morning NJ zen O'CLOCK
marked the beginning of tie terms of
our recently elected county officials.
There are but three changes made
IN the official roster, the Sheriff,
Clerk and one Commissioner. New
men were placed in these offices.
The Judge, Treasurer, Surveyor and
Coroner were reelected. The As
SCISSOR, School Superintendent and
one Commissioner are hold-overs,
their term expiring two years hence.
The retiring officers are Ira Wade,
Clerk, j. H. Ross, Sheriff, and John
Fogarty, Commissioner. Mr.. Wade
was elected to the office of Clerk on
June 2, 1902, to succeed the late
Hurley Lrtz. He was reelected in
1901, 1906 and 1908, and when he
retired he had been in office eight
and one half years. During the en-
tire term as public servant Mr..
Wade has always had the interests
OF the public at heart; he has been
accommodating, careful and hard
working, and has always been spo-
ken of rs one of the best informed
county clerks in the State. No per-
son has ever had a complaint of one
single official,act of Ira Wade. Mrt
Wade's retirement is not the wish of
the people of Lincoln county, who
would gladly give him any favor
within their power, but it is prompt
ell by n decline in health due to
oVerrwork. He will remain on his
homestead on the Siletz for the next
few years, at least, tD forget the
strenuous life of a public servant.
Sheriff James Fl. Ross began rs a
public servant in this county in
1896, as deputy sheriff under cx-
Sheriff George A. Lands, in which
capacity he served for two years.
In 1898 he was elected Sheriff,
and was reelected to that office
every succeeding two years, until
the election in last November,
when he refused to again accept the
office, having, as he thought, served
the people continuously for fourteen
and one-half years ard is entitled to
a rest. The record of Mr.. Ross
proves he has made satisfactory
official. The taxpayers of the
county have been saved thousands
OF dollars by the careful, intelligent
management of the offices of Clerk
and Sheriff. Mr.. Ross, too leaves
his Office without a blemish on his
administration, and with the hearty
thanks Of all our citizens for services
well and faithfully performed.
Our other retiring official is Com
missioner John Fogarty, who steps
down from public service because of
his private business affairs. Mr..
Fogarty has made u good Commits
sioner during the four years of his
term. He has been progressive and
careful. The Commissioners Court,
OF which he composed part, has
accomplished much during the past
term. They have made many new
roads and repaired many others, un-
til now the roads of the county are
in better shape than ever before.
In all county affairs Mr.. Fogarty as
well as all other members of the
court, has always acted with good
judgment, and has done his work
well.
With the retiring clerk and sher-
iff goes Deputy Clerk Lee Wade, who
has most ably assisted his brother in
the office for the past several years.
Mr.. Wade will devote his future to
personal business. Miss Ruth OFFS
tedahl will remain as Deputy to
Clerk Howell. Miss Verne Ross,
who has been assistant in the sher-
it's office for a number Of years,