The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1911-12-29
ICHlfS N OFFICERS
FOR JACKSON COUNTY
SHERIFF s. |. lINO|NGfR
CHAMCtnY CLERK TAYLOR
New sosrd OF Supervisors Con.
vs1Nfkst Session Same
Sy When Donds OF OF.
flclals Must Be- Filed.

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Next Monday moroinp the oiiicefs
~ the county, chosen by the people
In the August primaries and again In
the November general election, will
assume charge OF their respective %.
,tions. No particular fotmality Is
expected ~ mark the change IN the
oficial family other thar the forms OF
the iaw that must be observed.
The board ~ supervisors will hold
It's first meeting ou Monday morning.
IL Is the ffst meeting of the newly
elected members, the new board be-
Ing composed " w J Johnson. +.
Colmer, n. A. Roberts, George Robin.
son and J. J Fletcher. AS soon as
organization Is perfected, the bonds
OF the newly elected officers will be
inspected and approved, and the old
Official family will have passed into
history.
The new county Officers, exclusive
OF the board OF supervisors, are;
Fred L. Lindinger, sheriff and tax
collector, succeeding r. d. Mcleod;
present tax assessor.
Fred Taylor, chancery clerk, sue.
ceeding |. p. Delmas: present circuit
clerk.
w. g. Havens. circuit clerk, sue
ceeding Fred Taylor; first political
office.
w. D. Bullard, county attorney, sue.
ceeding T. G. Hibbler; holes no Office
at present.
w. W. Woodman, tax assessor, sue
ceedins Fred L. Lindinger: holds no
political Office at present.
Judge Charles E. Chidsey and
George Matthieu, justices OF the
peace. Judge Chidsey is reelected;
Mr.. Matthew holds no political Office
at present.
Jules Morlet, constable third dis
trict, succeeding e. d. Manstield;
holds no political Office at present.
Ebb j. Ford, district attorney, sue
ceedlng himself In Office.
WHO THEY ARE.
The newly elected officers are among
the best known and most popular men
la the county, as was attested by the
handsome majoritIes given each
Fred LindInger, the new sheriff, is
thoroughly familiar with thsduties OF
his office, as he has been connected
with the sheriff's department., d..
rectly or indirectly, for number Of
years. He has not announced the
appointments for chief deputy, jailer,
etc, and may not do so until lie for.
mally takes charge OF his Office.
Fred Taylor, for SO many years the
clever and efficient circuit clerk,
merely transfers the scene OF his
operations to the other side OF the
courthouse In assuming charge as
chancery clerk. During the past few
weeks he has mad W. @. Havens, the
newly elected circuit clerk, in his
Office as deputy clerk for the purpose
Of familiarizing the young man with
the details OF the work he IL now
called upon TO assume.
W. D. Bullard, who becomes coun.
ty attorney, Is perhaps one of the
best known men Of the county. w.
w. Woodman, better known through
out the county as "Pat" Woodman, in
assuming charge as tax assessor
marks another stride In his deter
mined upward efforts. Judge Child.
sey Is SO well known that 1t is but
natural that hls name be included 10
the new officers, and George Matthieu,
one time justice Of the peace, but re-
turns to the position OF bis choice.
Jules Morlet is making his tlrst entry
into politics as constable In the Pas.
cagoula beat, and he promises to be a
success.
| Ebb' J. Ford has shown that he ia
not only one Of the best known and
most popular men 10 the county but
10 the entire district, which returns
him as district attorney. Every mem.
Der Of the new olIicial family gives
promise OF further advancement 10
the political neld, each being pecu.
liarly competent to oil the respective
once to which he has been chosen.