The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1914-11-06
some CHANGES In
COUNTY OFFICIALS
New Officers Sworn in at Batesville
Last Saturday and Took
Charge of Affairs

GERS were sworn III at BateSvllle
last Saturday and took charge of
their respective offices.
Hugh Z. Williamson was sworn
in as prosecuting attorney, sue
ceeding Hon Claude NJ. Erwin
who has so ably performed the
duties of this important position
for the past four years.
Lawrence Ruddell took the oath
as sheriff, succeeding w. A. Fike
who has made the county a most
excellent officer. S. ". Clark was
sworn in as deputy sheriff, and
will be chief deputy during Sher-
if Ruddell's term Of office.
7. NJ. Waldrip surrendered the
county CLERK S office to E. K. Hoop
er who was sworn in and took
charge of the office. Alvin Pick
ems who has been working in the
office for some time, will continue
in the office as deputy clerk. For
mer Deputy Joe kennard retires
and will probably take a position
with Collector Burt Arnold as
deputy tax collector.
Former County Clerk T. NJ.
Waldrip, after retiring from the
clerks office, took the oath as
county and probate judge, sue
ceeding Judge ] W. Scott, and
will now preside over the county
court, having Wrested that august
tribunal from the clutches Of
Republican Judge There is no
complaint, however, against the
administration of Judge Scott, and
despite the fact of his being a
lifelong and out-spoken member
of the Republican party, his ad-
minist1ation is freely commended
and Judge Scott retires from office
with the good will of all.
Then comes the surrender of
that old battle SCARED veteran,
Uncle Franklin Perrin, whose
courage, loyalty and devotion to
duty is, by that old wooden leg
silently and grimly yet more WV
idly and eloquently attested than
it is possible to portray in words.
But the surrender of this old one
legged, gray-headed and infrm
veteran whom his friends delight
to call Uncle Frank" does not
mean defeat, dishonor nor disre-
spect, for he has the distinction
aud the honor of having been re-
tanned in office for a longer period
of time than any man who has
occupied any official position in
Independence county in a quarter
of a century. And it is further
due him to say that possibly no
other man in Independence county
could have held any office for so
many successive terms as Uncle
Frank has served as county treas
urer. In independence county, the
good old Democratic rule of 1.-TWO
Terms and Out, is a part of the
creed of every voter, regardless of
party utilization. But this rule
was, by common consent, suspend
ed as special mark of honor and
appreciation Of Uncle Frank, who, |
in all probability, will be the last
of that once formidable, and, yes
teryear, now, and forever, noble
yet rapidly diminishing ban,
of Confederate soldiers who will
hold office in this county, old
Father Time having kept them
on the march so rapidly as to rem
der their few remaining forces
unable to engage in the strenuous
campaigns that form Sc large Il
part Of our modern politics.
Uncle Franks surrender left
the treaSurer's office in good and
capable hands. W. X. Westbrook
filed his bond and was sworn in as
official keeper of the county's
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