The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-01-05
new OFFICERS SWORN
Mahaska County Begins New Year
With New Administration.


istration. ! he officers elected to po-
sition at the general election i'm Nov
ember, 1910, were today placed in
Office upon administration OF the oath
of office.
The old board with X. w. Moore OF
Cedar presiding, met at nine o'clock
this Tuesday morning and proceeded
to take up the unfinished affairs of
its administration. This was the
reading of the minutes of the Noyem-
Der and December sessions. This
completed. John Cleveland moved the
adjournment of the old board sine
die. The motion was put by the
chairman, Mr.. Moore. who thereupon
declared the old board ex-otiicio.
I. J. Wilson. member of the board.
elect for the term beginning Janu-
airy 1911. and John Cleveland for the
term. beginning January 1912, were
then duly sworn by County Auditor
l.. X. Briggs. Mr.. Moore vacated his
large easy chair and the new mem.
bers took their places about the Ia.
BILE whereat the supervisors transact
business.
The first thing to be accomplished
was the organization of the board un.
der the new administration. John
Cleveland, who serves under former
election until January 1919, was
elected chairman of the Board for
the year. These preliminary formal.
ties completed, the board proceeded
with the business next in order. A
number of matters presented. by citi.
zens were given attention and occu.
pied a part of the morning. The
board then proceeded with the exam.
ination of bonds of the ofiicers-elect,
which were duly approved and turn.
ed over to the county auditor for rec.
ord and filing.
The new county officers are:
l. NJ. Reed of Rose Hill, county
sheriff. Mr.. Reed has not yet made
appointment of a deputy. Ex-Sheriff
f. l.. Valentine will remain in the Of
flee with Mr.. Reed indefinitely and
announcement of deputy will be
made later.
Leroy Corlett, of Oskaloosa, clerk
of the court. Deputy clerk. Earl f.
Dusenbery.
J. G. Patterson, county attorney,
succeeds himself in the position.
L. r. Briggs, county auditor, who is
clerk of the board. succeeds himself
under reelection. Mr.. Briggs has as
yet made no selection of his deputy.
r. B. White remains in the position
for the time being.
Frank Shoemaker succeeds himself
as county recorder. Miss Mary o.
Roberts, deputy recorder.
Charles Young, county superintend-
ent of schools, succeeds himself for
another term.
Chas. l.. Munroe. elected to the Of
fee of county treasurer, will not he
sworn in to take his office until
Wednesday, on account of the bereaVe.
ment in his family. Mr.. Munroe has
announced for his deputy; Tully E.
Graham, formerly of New Sharon
and known to OskaIoosa people as
former secretary of the Oskaloosa
'NN'SAi Shohto SAooOSlotlOIl. d. ~
Endicott, assistant in the office of the
treasurer, will also remain in the Of
fee for an indefinite period.
George Thompson, now ex-treasur.
er, will remain in the city for the
present. He contemplates returning
to his farm but cannot secure posses
sion of his place before March
The change of administrations was
effected without ceremony or display
of any kind. The matters incident to
the change moved with precision and
dispatch. There was not even a
speech by the retiring board mem.
Der, r. w. Moore, upon the vacation
of his seat which he has held for
term of sly years, or since January
1905. following his election to the po-
sitiOn in 1904
Mr.. Moore has made a consistent
board member and has had the in
terests of the county always in mind
in the handling of the details of the
responsibilities placed upon him.