The Glasgow courier., 1915-01-08
OFFICERS IN
NEW JOBS
New County Officers Sworn in
Monday.
THE COMMISSIONERS MEET
Old Occupants Move Out end New
Administration Takes Charte
Much Work Done.

A1~SUee W ~ - OVAsOs
Monday, January fourth, witnessed
the installation of the new county
officers to begin their new ofdcial
term. Every Office in the court
house, with the exception Of the
clerk Of court and county treasurer
has new incumbent. The county
treasurer does not go out of office
until March first and at that time
Truman M. Patten will succeed J.
G.. Duncan the present incumbent.
Courtland w. Powell, with his
staff of deputies took charge of the
Sheriff's Office Monday. Mr. Powell
moved down from Malta with his
family Friday and has taken up
his residence here. Henry J. Landre,
OF Hinsdale, is now occupying the
position of Under-Sheriff, with Clar
ence Hall and William Dickman as
deputies. William Dickman is also
occupying the position Of jailer and
has charge Of the guests tn the
Hotel de Powell During the first
few days of their regime they have
been acquainting themselves with
the work of the Office and have
been giving the Jail thorough
working over The work is not at
all new to the new Sheriff as Puck
has had enough previous expert
ence to be thoroughly familiar with
all the workings of the Office.
The Clerk and Recorders Office
has .een a very busy place since w.
Shoemaker took his position
there Monday. With the Phillips
County election coming UP next
month, the Office is now in the
midst of making preparations for it.
Despite a vacation of two years from
this position, MIR. Shoemaker has
stepped lin and taken up his duties
end they are by no means new to-
him. He is busy getting his staff
Of deputies and clerks organized in
to a good working machine. AS his
deputies in the Office Mr.. Shoemak-
er has J. J. Gritz and Mrs. Shoemak-
er. Both Mr.. Gritz and Mrs. Shoe
maker held positions under Mr..
Shoemaker during his former terms
and are thoroughly conversant with
me work of the Office. The oth<r
members of Mr. Shoemaker's staff
are L. E. Jones, c. w. Kampfer, LOU
E. Bretzke, A. J. Dorr, Grace Tuck
er, Mollie Monrad and w. B. Halbig
The new Board of County Com
missioners held their first meeting
Monday. Peter A. West and Carl
J. Anderson had their first expert
ence in their new positions in handl-
ing the affairs of the county. Mr..
c. w. Baylor the other member of
the Board, while elected at the fall
election. he was appointed in De-
cember to fill the vacancy caused
10y the resignation of Mr.. Atwood,
and attended several meetings of the
old Board. The new members have
taken up their duties with vim
and went through large amount
of work at their first meeting. The
Board adjourned Thursday night
and c. w. Baylor and Carl J. An
derson left for their homes in the
North country.
The new county surveyor, w. H.
Mann took up his new duties Mon
DAY, with L. V. Lockwood as his
deputy Like some of the other Of
flccrs Mr.. Mann has had previous
experience in the Office and is thor
oughly familiar with the work of
the Office and the needs Of the coun-
ty for good roads. He has already
laid out working campaign for
the coming year and with the enor-
nous amount of work to be done,
both Mr.. Mann and Mr.. Lockwood
will have their hands full.
The Office of the County Assessor
is now in the Court House in the
room used last year by the Superin.
tendent of Schools and Barton H.
Cottrell, with Joe Barr and Mr.
Jones as deputies.
Two of the newly elected officers
viii not have their offices in the
Court House. George w. Ruffcorn
county attorney, has his offices in
The new First National Bank Build
ing and Miss Alene McGregor, Sup
erintendent of Schools. also has her
office in this building. The County
Attorney has appointed his brother
lWm. Ruffcorn as his assistant and