The Dickinson press., 1913-01-11

portant office is $40. 600. The Office of
the,clerk of court is to be in the old reg
lister Of deeds Office on the west side of
the court house. Mr.. Koch was married
t o Miss Fischer three years ago and
they have two children.
STATES ATTORNEY MURTHA
Thomas F. Murtha was born in How
ard county, Iowa. and after finishing
at the Glenwood schools in Wisconsin
the entered the college of law a the
! University of Minnesota, graduating in
1901. Attorney Murtha was admitted
to, the bar in South Dakota, practicine
for three years at Gettysburg. He came
to Dickinson on July 7th. 1906. and for
two years represented the Northern Blue
Grass Land Co.. selling 81, 600 acres for
the firm in Adams. Dunn and Mckenzie
counties. Mr.. Murtha served as clerk
Of court by appointment in Dunn county
for q year. He was elected states at
torney Of Stark county on the demo-
cratic ticket the fall of 1910 and was
reelected in 1912. He has been adj
mitted to practice in both state and
federal courts. Attorney ], P. Cain
acted as deputy to States Attorney
Murtha until the first of the year.. MIR.
Murtha was married to Miss DAILY in
1908. and they have two sons.
SCHOOL SUPT. WARD
Charles E. Ward, county superintend-
en- Of schools, was born in Boulder,
Illinois, and received his education in
the schools of Irwin. Iowa. He came
to North Dakota seven years ago. teach
ing in the rural schools south of Bel
field and Antelope and then a year in
Billings county. He was principal of
the Gladstone village school for two
years and for the past two years has
been principal of the Roosevelt school
in Belfeld. Mrs. Ward, who has been
appointed deputy county superintendent
by her husband, came from Iowa some
years ago with her parents. MIR. and
Mrs. ]. A. Kemble, and has been
teaching in the county about the same
length of time as Mr.. Ward. including
one year at Taylor and four years at
Gladstone. Supt. Ward plans on Civ
ing special attention to the beau tlfying
of school grounds. He believes that
the grounds should be fenced as provid-
ed by law, trees planted, buildings
painted. etc. With attractive and,
sanitary surroundings the pupils will
be more healthy and will take a great
a interest in their work. Mr.. Wards
work has been very successful in the
county and he will now endeavor to
give his very best efforts to public
school supervision.
SURVEYOR vEIGEL
W. r. Veigel, superintendent of high
why's in stark county. came to Dickin-
son from Mankato, Mimi. in 1892. He
had government contracts at the time
for surveying lands in this state and
continued to do work for Uncle Sam,
more or less, during the summer sea-
sons, until about two years ago when
he first accepted the SUPPLEMENTARY of
6oad work in this county. He was also
holding the position of county surveyor.
which Office he holds at the present
time. Mr.. Veigel is also city surveyor
and with his county work, getting calls
now and then to plat townsites, etc.,
he has his hands about full. There
has been q great deal of bridge and
construction work the past two years
and Supt. Veieel has not been able to
make much of q showing on roads. The
coming two years will see more road
grading, followed by dragging. and
much better roads will be the result.
The appropriation last year was SIS. 600
for roads and s.. 600 for bridges and it
will likely be about the same this year.
Surveyor Veigel has a wife and chill
dfen and a good home on Second Ave.
West. /
SHERIFF GEO. BROWN
George Brown, the new sheriff, was
bern and educated at Perham. Mimi.
where he resided on a farm until "a
years Of age. He vas married to Miss
Catherine O'Day on October nth. 1904.